Rob Gerrand
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Rob Gerrand is an Australia
n writer of science fiction
Together with Bruce Gillespie
and Carey Handfield he was a partner in the Australian publishing company Norstrilia Press, 1975-1989.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n writer of science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
Books
- Transmutations (Editor, 1979),
- Fortress (novel, 1993)
- Rewrite Your Life! (self help, co-written with Eve Ash, 2002),
- Rewrite Your Relationships! (self help, co-written with Eve Ash, 2004)
- The Best Australian Science Fiction Writing: a Fifty Year Collection (editor, 2004)
Short Stories
His short stories have appeared in the following publications:- The Altered I (ed. Lee HardingLee Harding (writer)Lee John Harding is an Australian freelance photographer, who became a writer of science fiction novels and short stories.-Science fiction writing:...
, 1975), - Envisaged Worlds (ed. Paul CollinsPaul Collins (fantasy writer)Paul Collins is an Australian writer and editor who specializes in science fiction and fantasy.Collins has written many books for younger readers...
, 1978) - Alien Worlds (ed. Paul CollinsPaul Collins (fantasy writer)Paul Collins is an Australian writer and editor who specializes in science fiction and fantasy.Collins has written many books for younger readers...
, 1979)
Other
He founded the Victorian Arts Centre Magazine in 1982, and was its Editor-in-Chief until 1987.Together with Bruce Gillespie
Bruce Gillespie
Bruce Gillespie is a prominent Australian science fiction fan best known for his long-running sf fanzine SF Commentary. Along with Carey Handfield and Rob Gerrand, he was a founding editor of Norstrilia Press, which published Greg Egan's first novel.He was fan guest of honor at Aussiecon 3, the...
and Carey Handfield he was a partner in the Australian publishing company Norstrilia Press, 1975-1989.