Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural
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Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural is a 2003 speculative fiction
anthology
edited by Bill Congreve
" by Lucy Sussex
won the 2003 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story
and the 2004 Ditmar Award
for best novella or novelette. It was also a short-list nominee at the 2004 International Horror Guild Awards for best medium fiction but lost to Glen Hirshberg
's "Dancing Men". Kirstyn McDermott
's "The Truth About Pug Roberts" was a short-list nominee for the 2004 Ditmar Award
for best short story but lost to Trudi Canavan
's "A Room for Improvement".
Speculative fiction
Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...
anthology
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
edited by Bill Congreve
Bill Congreve
-Biography:Congreve's first work was published in 1987 with his short story "Collector" which was featured in the Summer 1986/1987 edition of Aphelion Science Fiction Magazine. In 1992 Congreve's first edited anthology was released by Five Islands Press, featuring a short story and introduction by...
Background
Southern Blood was first published in Australia in June 2003 by Sandglass Enterprises in trade paperback format. It was a short-list nominee for best anthology at the 2004 Bram Stoker Awards and the 2004 International Horror Guild Awards and for best collected work at the 2004 Ditmar Awards. Southern Blood features 16 stories from 16 authors. One of the stories, "La SentinelleLa Sentinelle (novelette)
-Background:"La Sentinelle" was first published in 2003 in Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural, edited by Bill Congreve and published by Sandglass Enterprises...
" by Lucy Sussex
Lucy Sussex
Lucy Sussex is a fantasy and science fiction author, editor, academic and teacher currently residing in Melbourne, Australia.She is often associated with feminist science fiction.-Personal life:...
won the 2003 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story
Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story
The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers"...
and the 2004 Ditmar Award
Ditmar Award
The Ditmar Award has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in Australian science fiction and science fiction fandom...
for best novella or novelette. It was also a short-list nominee at the 2004 International Horror Guild Awards for best medium fiction but lost to Glen Hirshberg
Glen Hirshberg
Glen Hirshberg is an American author of horror fiction. His works include the short story collection The Two Sams, published in 2003 by Carroll & Graf; the collection American Morons, published in 2006 by Earthling Publications; and the novel The Snowman's Children, published by Carroll & Graf in...
's "Dancing Men". Kirstyn McDermott
Kirstyn McDermott
Kirstyn McDermott is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.-Biography:McDermott was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on 31 October. She grew up in Woodberry, New South Wales and attended the University of Newcastle where she completed a Bachelor of Arts. In 1995 McDermott moved...
's "The Truth About Pug Roberts" was a short-list nominee for the 2004 Ditmar Award
Ditmar Award
The Ditmar Award has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in Australian science fiction and science fiction fandom...
for best short story but lost to Trudi Canavan
Trudi Canavan
Trudi Canavan is an Australian writer of fantasy novels, best known for her best-selling fantasy trilogies The Black Magician trilogy and Age of the Five. While establishing her writing career she worked as a graphic designer...
's "A Room for Improvement".
Contents
- "Waiting at Golgotha", short story by Simon Brown
- "The Truth About Pug Roberts", short fiction by Kirstyn McDermottKirstyn McDermottKirstyn McDermott is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.-Biography:McDermott was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on 31 October. She grew up in Woodberry, New South Wales and attended the University of Newcastle where she completed a Bachelor of Arts. In 1995 McDermott moved...
- "Relish", short fiction by David Carroll
- "The Pique of Death", short fiction by Naomi Hatchman
- "Legacy", shortfiction by Bill Congreve
- "Stone by Stone", short fiction by Deborah BiancottiDeborah Biancotti-Biography:Biancotti was born in 1971 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Her first work was published in 2000 with her short story "The First and Final Game" which was featured in Altair and won the 2000 Aurealis Award for best horror short story. In 2001 she won the Ditmar Award for best new talent...
- "La SentinelleLa Sentinelle (novelette)-Background:"La Sentinelle" was first published in 2003 in Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural, edited by Bill Congreve and published by Sandglass Enterprises...
", novelette by Lucy SussexLucy SussexLucy Sussex is a fantasy and science fiction author, editor, academic and teacher currently residing in Melbourne, Australia.She is often associated with feminist science fiction.-Personal life:... - "Madly", short fiction by Stephen DedmanStephen DedmanStephen Dedman is an Australian author of dark fantasy and science fiction stories and novels.-Biography:...
- "In the Shadow of the Stones", short fiction by Rosaleen LoveRosaleen LoveRosaleen Love is an Australian science journalist and writer. She has a PhD in the history and philosophy of science from the University of Melbourne. She has written works on the Great Barrier Reef and other science or conservation topics. She has also written science fiction, which has been...
- "In Quinn's Paddock", short fiction by Rick KennettRick KennettRick Kennett is an Australian writer of science fiction, horror and ghost stories. He is the most prolific and widely-published author in Australia after Paul Collins, Terry Dowling and Greg Egan, with stories in a wide variety of magazines and anthologies in Australia, the US and the UK.His first...
- "Hunting Ground", short fiction by Sean Williams
- "Doing Shadow Time", short fiction by Sue IsleSue IsleSue Isle is the author of the Young Adult literature Fantasy novel Scale Of Dragon, Tooth Of Wolf and nonfiction children's book 'Wolf Children'....
- "Blue Eyes", short fiction by George Ivanoff
- "Beware! The Pincushionman", short fiction by Robert HoodRob HoodRobert Hood is an Australian writer and editor recognised as one of Australia's leading horror writers. He has published five young adult novels, three collections of his short fiction, fifteen children's books and over 100 short stories in anthologies and magazines in Australia and overseas...
- "Basic Black", novelette by Terry DowlingTerry DowlingTerence William Dowling, born at Lystra Private Hospital , is an Australian writer, freelance journalist, award-winning critic, editor, game designer and reviewer...
- "A Sixpence for Sophie", short fiction by Geoffrey MaloneyGeoffrey MaloneyGeoffrey Maloney is an Australian writer of speculative short fiction.-Biography:Maloney's first story, "5 Cigarettes and 2 Snakes", was published in 1990 in Aurealis #1. In 1997 Maloney's "The Embargo Traders" was nominated for Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story. Along with Maxine...