Steven Paulsen
Encyclopedia
Steven Paulsen is a prize winning Australian writer
of science fiction
, fantasy
and horror
fiction whose work has been published in books, magazines, journals and newspapers around the world. He is the author of the best selling children's book, The Stray Cat, which has seen publication in several foreign language editions, and his short stories have appeared in anthologies such as Dreaming Down-Under
, Terror Australis: Best Australian Horror
, Strange Fruit, Fantastic Worlds, and The Cthulhu Cycle: Thirteen Tentacles of Terror.
Paulsen has also written extensively about Australian Speculative Fiction
in various publications including Bloodsongs, Eidolon (magazine), Sirius, Interzone
, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
, Fantasy Annual, The St James Guide to Horror, Ghost and Gothic Writers, and The Melbourne University Press Encyclopedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy. In the 1990s he conceived and edited The Australian SF Writer’s News, a writer’s resource magazine for Australian Speculative Fiction writers, which was later incorporated into Aurealis
magazine. He has conducted interviews with a variety of Australian Speculative Fiction
writers, and was a judge for 2000 Aurealis Awards.
He returned to writing in 2010 after a ten year hiatus.
Foreign Language Editions
.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
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...
, fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
and horror
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
fiction whose work has been published in books, magazines, journals and newspapers around the world. He is the author of the best selling children's book, The Stray Cat, which has seen publication in several foreign language editions, and his short stories have appeared in anthologies such as Dreaming Down-Under
Dreaming Down-Under
Dreaming Down-Under is a 1998 speculative fiction anthology edited by Jack Dann and Janeen Webb-Background:Dreaming Down-Under was first published in Australia in November 1998 by Voyager Books in trade paperback format....
, Terror Australis: Best Australian Horror
Terror Australis: Best Australian Horror
Terror Australis: Best Australian Horror was Australia's first original mass-market horror anthology for adults. It was edited by Leigh Blackmore....
, Strange Fruit, Fantastic Worlds, and The Cthulhu Cycle: Thirteen Tentacles of Terror.
Paulsen has also written extensively about Australian Speculative Fiction
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...
in various publications including Bloodsongs, Eidolon (magazine), Sirius, Interzone
Interzone
Interzone may refer to:* International zone, such as in Tangiers* Interzone , the title of a short story collection by William Burroughs; it is also a setting in his 1959 novel Naked Lunch...
, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy is a 1997 reference work on fantasy, edited by John Clute and John Grant. Other contributors include Mike Ashley, Neil Gaiman, Diana Wynne Jones, David Langford, Sam J. Lundwall, Michael Scott Rohan, Brian Stableford and Lisa Tuttle.The book was well-received upon...
, Fantasy Annual, The St James Guide to Horror, Ghost and Gothic Writers, and The Melbourne University Press Encyclopedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy. In the 1990s he conceived and edited The Australian SF Writer’s News, a writer’s resource magazine for Australian Speculative Fiction writers, which was later incorporated into Aurealis
Aurealis
Aurealis is a Australian speculative fiction magazine published by Chimaera Publications. The magazine was launched in September 1990 to provide a market for speculative fiction writers, with a particular emphasis on raising the profile of Australian authors.In 1995 the magazine instituted the...
magazine. He has conducted interviews with a variety of Australian Speculative Fiction
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...
writers, and was a judge for 2000 Aurealis Awards.
He returned to writing in 2010 after a ten year hiatus.
Books
English Language Editions- The Stray Cat (illustrated by Shaun TanShaun TanShaun Tan is the illustrator and author of award-winning children's books such as The Red Tree, The Lost Thing and The Arrival...
), Lothian Books, 1996. ISBN 978-0850917857 - The Stray Cat (illustrated by Shaun TanShaun TanShaun Tan is the illustrator and author of award-winning children's books such as The Red Tree, The Lost Thing and The Arrival...
), Franklin WattsFranklin Watts-History:Franklin Watts Inc. was formed in 1942. The company was sold to Grolier in 1957. When the namesake founder retired in 1967, he moved to London to start Franklin Watts Ltd. in 1969. Franklin Watts retired again in 1976....
(UK), 1996. ISBN 978-0749635237
Foreign Language Editions
- Misteri Kucing Tersesat (illustrated by Shaun TanShaun TanShaun Tan is the illustrator and author of award-winning children's books such as The Red Tree, The Lost Thing and The Arrival...
), PT Elex Media Komputindo (Indonesia), 1997. ISBN 9796637510 - Le Chat Errant, Hachette Jeunesse (France), 1998. ISBN 978-2012098312
- Die Streunende Katz (illustrated by Shaun TanShaun TanShaun Tan is the illustrator and author of award-winning children's books such as The Red Tree, The Lost Thing and The Arrival...
), G&G Kinder - und Jugendbuch (Germany), 1999. Hardcover ISBN 978-3707400380 - After Dark (illustrated by Shaun TanShaun TanShaun Tan is the illustrator and author of award-winning children's books such as The Red Tree, The Lost Thing and The Arrival...
), Publisher: Bookhouse Co., Ltd (Korea), 2002. ISBN 978-0850917857
Short stories (selected)
- "Art Critic" - The Cygnus Chronicler, ed. Neville J. Angove, June 1982
- "Logic Loop" - Aphelion Magazine #5, ed. Peter McNamara, Summer 1986/87
- "Errand Run" - Aphelion Magazine #5, ed. Peter McNamara, Summer 1986/87
- "The Place" - Terror AustralisTerror AustralisTerror Australis: the Australian Horror and Fantasy Magazine was Australia's first mass market horror magazine. It succeeded the Australian Horror and Fantasy Magazine edited by Barry Radburn and Stephen Studach and was the first magazine of its kind in Australia to pay authors...
#1, ed. Leigh BlackmoreLeigh BlackmoreLeigh David Blackmore is an Australian horror writer, critic, editor, occultist and musician. He served as the second President of the Australian Horror Writers Association . His work has been nominated twice for the Ditmar Award, once for fiction and once for criticism...
, Chris G.C. SequeiraChris G.C. SequeiraChristopher Sequeira is a Sydney-based Australian writer and artist who works predominantly in the speculative fiction realm, especially with the horror, science fiction and mystery genres...
and Bryce J. StevensBryce J. StevensBryce John Stevens is a horror writer/artist.Between 1987 and 1992 he co-edited, , Terror Australis: The Australian Horror and Fantasy Magazine...
. April 1988 - "Old Wood" - Terror AustralisTerror AustralisTerror Australis: the Australian Horror and Fantasy Magazine was Australia's first mass market horror magazine. It succeeded the Australian Horror and Fantasy Magazine edited by Barry Radburn and Stephen Studach and was the first magazine of its kind in Australia to pay authors...
#2, ed. Leigh BlackmoreLeigh BlackmoreLeigh David Blackmore is an Australian horror writer, critic, editor, occultist and musician. He served as the second President of the Australian Horror Writers Association . His work has been nominated twice for the Ditmar Award, once for fiction and once for criticism...
, Chris G.C. SequeiraChris G.C. SequeiraChristopher Sequeira is a Sydney-based Australian writer and artist who works predominantly in the speculative fiction realm, especially with the horror, science fiction and mystery genres...
and Bryce J. StevensBryce J. StevensBryce John Stevens is a horror writer/artist.Between 1987 and 1992 he co-edited, , Terror Australis: The Australian Horror and Fantasy Magazine...
. July 1990 - "Two Tomorrow" - Eidolon magazine #3 - Spring 1990
- "Stray Cat" - EOD Magazine #7. ed. Chris Masters, September 1992
- "Greater Garbo" - Australian & New Zealand PC User, October 1992
- "In the Light of the Lamp" - Terror Australis: Best Australian HorrorTerror Australis: Best Australian HorrorTerror Australis: Best Australian Horror was Australia's first original mass-market horror anthology for adults. It was edited by Leigh Blackmore....
(Hodder & Stoughton) ed. Leigh BlackmoreLeigh BlackmoreLeigh David Blackmore is an Australian horror writer, critic, editor, occultist and musician. He served as the second President of the Australian Horror Writers Association . His work has been nominated twice for the Ditmar Award, once for fiction and once for criticism...
, 1993 - "Old Wood (reprint) " - Strange Fruit (Penguin Books) - July 1995
- "Two Tomorrow (reprint)" - Beyond (UK) - June 1995
- "In the Light of the Lamp" - The Cthulhu Cycle: Thirteen Tentacles of Terror (Chaosium (USA) ed. Robert M. PriceRobert M. PriceRobert McNair Price is an American theologian and writer. He teaches philosophy and religion at the Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary, is professor of biblical criticism at the Center for Inquiry Institute, and the author of a number of books on theology and the historicity of Jesus, including...
, 1996 - "The Sorcerer's Looking Glass" - Fantastic Worlds (HarperCollins), ed. Paul CollinsPaul Collins-Athletes:* Paul Collins , American football player* Paul Collins , Canadian long-distance runner* Paul Collins , Australian rugby union international...
, February 1997 - "Ma Rung" - Dreaming Down-Under (HarperCollins), ed. Jack DannJack DannJack Dann is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-editor of story anthologies in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres...
and Janeen WebbJaneen WebbJaneen Webb is an Australian writer, critic, and editor working mainly in the field of science fiction and fantasy.-Biography:...
, 1998 - "Severing Ties" (with Maurice Xanthos) - Short and Twisted (Celapene Press) ed. Kathryn Duncan, 2009
Essays (selected)
- "The State of the Australian Horror Fiction Magazine" - Bloodsongs #1, ed. Chris Masters and Steve Proposch, 1993
- "The Quest for Australian Fantasy (with Sean McMullen) " - Aurealis #13, 1994
- "The Search for Early Australian Horror" - Bloodsongs #2, ed. Chris Masters and Steve Proposch, 1994
- "The Hunt for Australian Horror (with Sean McMullen)" - Aurealis #14, 1994 (reprinted in "The Aurealis Mega Oz SF Anthology", edited by Stephen Higgins and Dirk Strasser (Chimaera Publications), 1999)
- "The Art of HAK)" - Bloodsongs #3, ed. Chris Masters and Steve Proposch, 1994
- "The State of the Aust. Horror Fiction Magazine (reprint) - SF Fan Resource Book, 1995
- "Pulp Fiction in Oz)" - Bloodsongs #4, ed. Chris Masters and Steve Proposch, 1995
- "Kid’s Stuff) " - Bloodsongs #5, ed. Chris Masters and Steve Proposch, 1995
- "The Hunt for Australian HorrorFiction(with McMullen & Congreve)The ScreamFactory#16, 1995
- "Australian Children’s TV (with Sean McMullen) ) " - Sirius #10, 1995
- "A Touch of Darkness - Gary Crew)" - Bloodsongs #6, ed. Chris Masters and Steve Proposch, 1995
- "Cowboys and Atmosfear)" - Bloodsongs #7, ed. Chris Masters and Steve Proposch, 1996
- "Australian Fantasy (with Sean McMullenSean McMullenSean Christopher McMullen is an Australian science fiction and fantasy author.-Biography:McMullen has a degree in physics and history from Melbourne University , a postgraduate degree in library and information science, and a PhD in Medieval Literature...
)" - The Encyclopedia of FantasyThe Encyclopedia of FantasyThe Encyclopedia of Fantasy is a 1997 reference work on fantasy, edited by John Clute and John Grant. Other contributors include Mike Ashley, Neil Gaiman, Diana Wynne Jones, David Langford, Sam J. Lundwall, Michael Scott Rohan, Brian Stableford and Lisa Tuttle.The book was well-received upon...
, ed. John CluteJohn CluteJohn Frederick Clute is a Canadian born author and critic who has lived in Britain since 1969. He has been described as "an integral part of science fiction's history."...
and John GrantJohn GrantJohn Grant may refer to:*John Grant , Screenwriter, wrote for Abbott and Costello*Johannes Grant, engineer, believed by some scholars to have been Scottish, who fought in the Siege of Constantinople*John Gaston Grant , U.S...
, 1997 - Author entries (with Sean McMullen) for Conrad AikenConrad AikenConrad Potter Aiken was an American novelist and poet, whose work includes poetry, short stories, novels, a play and an autobiography.-Early years:...
, Gary CrewGary Crew-Life:Gary Crew was born in Brisbane, Queensland on 23 September 1947. An illness during childhood kept him home from school but enabled him to develop an interest in reading adventure stories....
, Terry DowlingTerry DowlingTerence William Dowling, born at Lystra Private Hospital , is an Australian writer, freelance journalist, award-winning critic, editor, game designer and reviewer...
, G. M. Hague, Robert HoodRobert HoodRobert Hood is an American electronic music producer and DJ. He is a founding member of group Underground Resistance as a 'Minister Of Information' with Mad Mike Banks & Jeff Mills. He is often considered to be one of the founders of minimal techno....
, Victor KelleherVictor KelleherVictor Kelleher is an Australian author. Victor was born in London and moved to Africa with his parents, at the age of fifteen. He spent the next twenty years travelling and studying in Africa, before moving to New Zealand. Kelleher received a teaching degree in Africa and has taught in Africa,...
, 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...
, Isaac Bashevis SingerIsaac Bashevis SingerIsaac Bashevis Singer – July 24, 1991) was a Polish Jewish American author noted for his short stories. He was one of the leading figures in the Yiddish literary movement, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978...
and Rosemary TimperleyRosemary TimperleyRosemary Timperley was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter. She wrote a wide range of fiction, publishing 66 novels in 33 years, and several hundred short stories, but is best remembered for her ghost stories which appear in many anthologies...
- St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers (St. James Press), ed. David Pringle, 1997 - "A History of Australian Horror (with Sean McMullenSean McMullenSean Christopher McMullen is an Australian science fiction and fantasy author.-Biography:McMullen has a degree in physics and history from Melbourne University , a postgraduate degree in library and information science, and a PhD in Medieval Literature...
& Bill CongreveBill 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...
) " - Bonescribes: Year's Best Australian Horror: 1995 (1996) ed. Bill CongreveBill 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...
and Robert Hood, 1996 - "The Quest for Australian Fantasy - Continues (with Sean McMullenSean McMullenSean Christopher McMullen is an Australian science fiction and fantasy author.-Biography:McMullen has a degree in physics and history from Melbourne University , a postgraduate degree in library and information science, and a PhD in Medieval Literature...
) " - Fantasy Annual (USA), 1997 - "Fantastique et horreur made in Australie" (with Bill CongreveBill 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...
)" - Ténèbres #3, ed. Daniel Conrad (France), July 1998 - "Golden Age or New Dawn?" - Aussiecon 3 Souvenir Book for the 57th World Science Fiction Convention, ed. Marc Ortlieb, 1999
- "Hakwork: An Appreciation of John Brosnan" - Studies in Australian Weird Fiction Volume 3, ed. Benjamin Szumskyj, 2009
Editor
- The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy (1998, assistant editor with Paul Collins)
- The Australian SF Writers' News - Editor, issues 1-10 (March 1992 - June 1994)
- Eidolon - Contributing Editor, issues 19-27 (1995–1998)
- The Coode St Review of Science Fiction (with Jonathan StrahanJonathan StrahanJonathan Strahan is an editor and publisher of science fiction. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1968, and he graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Arts in 1986....
), 1999
Interviews (selected)
Steven Paulsen conducted interviews with a number a leading Australian Speculative Fiction writers during the 1990s. These were notable because Paulsen conducted most of these interviews face-to-face instead of via e-mail, recording the interviews and transcribing the conversations. He also conducted a few interviews in collaboration with Van IkinVan Ikin
Van Ikin is an academic and science fiction writer and editor. He is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Western Australia, and has acted as supervisor for several Australian writers completing their post-graduate degrees and doctorates - including science fiction and fantasy writers...
.
- Stephen R. DonaldsonStephen R. DonaldsonStephen Reeder Donaldson is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist, most famous for his Thomas Covenant series...
- Dark Horizons (Journal of the British Fantasy Society), Issue 27, Summer 1983 - Martin Middleton - The Australian SF Writers' News #2, June 1992 and Sirius #1, March 1993
- Sean McMullenSean McMullenSean Christopher McMullen is an Australian science fiction and fantasy author.-Biography:McMullen has a degree in physics and history from Melbourne University , a postgraduate degree in library and information science, and a PhD in Medieval Literature...
- The Australian SF Writers' News #3, September 1992 - Paul VoermansPaul VoermansPaul Voermans is a science fiction author, community internetwork activist and performer. A strong stream of his art is comic, though dark and surreal at times...
- The Australian SF Writers' News #4, December 1992 and Interzone #76, October 1993 - 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...
- The Australian SF Writers' News #5, March 1993 and Sirius #2, June 1993 - Victor KelleherVictor KelleherVictor Kelleher is an Australian author. Victor was born in London and moved to Africa with his parents, at the age of fifteen. He spent the next twenty years travelling and studying in Africa, before moving to New Zealand. Kelleher received a teaching degree in Africa and has taught in Africa,...
- The Australian SF Writers' News #6, June 1993 and Sirius #4, February 1994 - Sherry-Anne Jacobs - The Australian SF Writers' News #9, March 1994 and Sirius #5, September 1994
- Sean WilliamsSean WilliamsSean Llewellyn Williams is a New York Times best selling science fiction author who lives in Adelaide, Australia. He was born in Whyalla, Australia. He is the author of almost seventy published short stories and twenty-seven novels, including the Books of the Catalcysm and Evergence, Orphans and...
- The Australian SF Writers' News #10, June 1994 - Paul CollinsPaul Collins-Athletes:* Paul Collins , American football player* Paul Collins , Canadian long-distance runner* Paul Collins , Australian rugby union international...
- Sirius #7, December 1994 - Isobelle CarmodyIsobelle CarmodyIsobelle Jane Carmody is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature, and young adult literature.-Biography:Carmody began work on the highly acclaimed Obernewtyn Chronicles at the age of fourteen...
- Sirius #8, March 1995 - Paul JenningsPaul JenningsPaul Jennings may refer to:* Paul Jennings , Australian children's author* Paul Jennings , UK humorist...
- Sirius #9, July 1995 - Sean McMullenSean McMullenSean Christopher McMullen is an Australian science fiction and fantasy author.-Biography:McMullen has a degree in physics and history from Melbourne University , a postgraduate degree in library and information science, and a PhD in Medieval Literature...
- Eidolon #21, April 1996 and Interzone #107, May 1996 - Garth NixGarth NixGarth Nix is an Australian author of young adult fantasy novels, most notably the Old Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series, and The Keys to the Kingdom series. He has frequently been asked if his name is a pseudonym, to which he has responded, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the...
- Eidolon #22/23, September 1996 - Simon BrownSimon BrownSimon Brown, born in 1956 in Sydney, New South Wales, is an Australian Science Fiction writer.He originally trained as a journalist and worked for a range of Australian Government Departments, including the Australian Electoral Commission and the NSW Railways Department...
- Eidolon #22/23, February 1997 - 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:...
- Eidolon #24, June 1997 - Simon BrownSimon BrownSimon Brown, born in 1956 in Sydney, New South Wales, is an Australian Science Fiction writer.He originally trained as a journalist and worked for a range of Australian Government Departments, including the Australian Electoral Commission and the NSW Railways Department...
"From Sydney to Troy: An Interview with Simon Brown" - Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature # 41, Volume 15, Number 1, 1998 (interview conducted in collaboration with Van IkinVan IkinVan Ikin is an academic and science fiction writer and editor. He is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Western Australia, and has acted as supervisor for several Australian writers completing their post-graduate degrees and doctorates - including science fiction and fantasy writers...
) - Gary CrewGary Crew-Life:Gary Crew was born in Brisbane, Queensland on 23 September 1947. An illness during childhood kept him home from school but enabled him to develop an interest in reading adventure stories....
- Eidolon #27, April 1998 - Richard HarlandRichard HarlandRichard Harland Richard Harland Richard Harland (born 15 January 1947 in Yorkshire is an English fantasy and science fiction writer, living in New South Wales, Australia. He was born in 1947 in Huddersfield, United Kingdom and migrated to Australia in 1970...
- Eidolon #27, April 1998 (interview conducted in collaboration with Van Ikin) - Terry DowlingTerry DowlingTerence William Dowling, born at Lystra Private Hospital , is an Australian writer, freelance journalist, award-winning critic, editor, game designer and reviewer...
"Smoking Mirrors, with a Hint of Scrimshaw" Interzone #146, August 1999 (interview conducted in collaboration with Van IkinVan IkinVan Ikin is an academic and science fiction writer and editor. He is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Western Australia, and has acted as supervisor for several Australian writers completing their post-graduate degrees and doctorates - including science fiction and fantasy writers...
)
Wins
- 1990 Eastern Regional LibrariesEastern regional librariesEastern Regional Libraries Corporation provides library services to the Cities of Knox, Maroondah and the Shire of Yarra Ranges. Together the three municipalities cover a large geographic area in the outer metropolitan area of Melbourne, Australia...
Short Story Competition - Special Local Award for “Talisman” - 1995 William Atheling Jr. AwardWilliam Atheling Jr. AwardThe William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review are a Special Category under the Ditmar Awards. "The Athelings", as they are known for short, are awarded for excellence in science fiction and speculative criticism, and were named for the pseudonym used by James Blish for his critical...
for "The Hunt for Australian Horror Fiction" with Bill CongreveBill 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...
, Sean McMullenSean McMullenSean Christopher McMullen is an Australian science fiction and fantasy author.-Biography:McMullen has a degree in physics and history from Melbourne University , a postgraduate degree in library and information science, and a PhD in Medieval Literature...
, The Scream FactoryThe Scream FactoryThe Scream Factory is an American publisher of horror comics. Most, if not all titles published by The Scream Factory are film-related.-Overview:...
#16. - 1997 William Atheling Jr. AwardWilliam Atheling Jr. AwardThe William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review are a Special Category under the Ditmar Awards. "The Athelings", as they are known for short, are awarded for excellence in science fiction and speculative criticism, and were named for the pseudonym used by James Blish for his critical...
for "Australian Fantasy" with Sean McMullenSean McMullenSean Christopher McMullen is an Australian science fiction and fantasy author.-Biography:McMullen has a degree in physics and history from Melbourne University , a postgraduate degree in library and information science, and a PhD in Medieval Literature...
,
Nominations
- 1996 Ditmar AwardDitmar AwardThe 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...
nomination for Best Australian Short Fiction: The Stray Cat (runner-up) - 1998 William Atheling Jr. AwardWilliam Atheling Jr. AwardThe William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review are a Special Category under the Ditmar Awards. "The Athelings", as they are known for short, are awarded for excellence in science fiction and speculative criticism, and were named for the pseudonym used by James Blish for his critical...
nomination for Contributions to The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy - 1998 Aurealis AwardAurealis AwardAurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award.-History:...
- Convenor's Award nomination for Contributions to The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy - 2000 William Atheling Jr. AwardWilliam Atheling Jr. AwardThe William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review are a Special Category under the Ditmar Awards. "The Athelings", as they are known for short, are awarded for excellence in science fiction and speculative criticism, and were named for the pseudonym used by James Blish for his critical...
nomination for The Coode Street Review of Science Fiction with Jonathan StrahanJonathan StrahanJonathan Strahan is an editor and publisher of science fiction. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1968, and he graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Arts in 1986.... - 2000 Ditmar AwardDitmar AwardThe 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 Fan Production for The Coode Street Review of Science Fiction with Jonathan StrahanJonathan StrahanJonathan Strahan is an editor and publisher of science fiction. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1968, and he graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Arts in 1986....
Contributions
- 1996 Origins AwardOrigins AwardThe Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the game industry. They are presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the Origins Game Fair on an annual basis for the previous year, so the 1979 awards were given at the 1980 Origins.The Origins Award is commonly...
for Best Game-Related Fiction won by The Cthulhu Cycle: Thirteen Tentacles of Terror edited by Robert M. PriceRobert M. PriceRobert McNair Price is an American theologian and writer. He teaches philosophy and religion at the Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary, is professor of biblical criticism at the Center for Inquiry Institute, and the author of a number of books on theology and the historicity of Jesus, including...
which contained Paulsen's short story 'In the Light of the Lamp' - 1999 William Atheling Jr. AwardWilliam Atheling Jr. AwardThe William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review are a Special Category under the Ditmar Awards. "The Athelings", as they are known for short, are awarded for excellence in science fiction and speculative criticism, and were named for the pseudonym used by James Blish for his critical...
won by Paul CollinsPaul Collins-Athletes:* Paul Collins , American football player* Paul Collins , Canadian long-distance runner* Paul Collins , Australian rugby union international...
for The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy for which Paulsen was Assistant Editor and primary contributor - 1999 World Fantasy AwardWorld Fantasy AwardThe World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
for Best Anthology won by Dreaming Down-UnderDreaming Down-UnderDreaming Down-Under is a 1998 speculative fiction anthology edited by Jack Dann and Janeen Webb-Background:Dreaming Down-Under was first published in Australia in November 1998 by Voyager Books in trade paperback format....
, Edited by Jack DannJack DannJack Dann is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-editor of story anthologies in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres...
and Janeen WebbJaneen WebbJaneen Webb is an Australian writer, critic, and editor working mainly in the field of science fiction and fantasy.-Biography:...
(HarperCollins Australia/Voyager) which contained Paulsen's short story 'Ma Rung' - 1999 Ditmar AwardDitmar AwardThe 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 Anthology won by Dreaming Down-UnderDreaming Down-UnderDreaming Down-Under is a 1998 speculative fiction anthology edited by Jack Dann and Janeen Webb-Background:Dreaming Down-Under was first published in Australia in November 1998 by Voyager Books in trade paperback format....
, Edited by Jack DannJack DannJack Dann is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-editor of story anthologies in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres...
and Janeen WebbJaneen WebbJaneen Webb is an Australian writer, critic, and editor working mainly in the field of science fiction and fantasy.-Biography:...
(HarperCollins Australia/Voyager) which contained Paulsen's short story 'Ma Rung'
External links
- Steven Paulsen's official website
- Steven Paulsen’s old website
- Australian Horror Writers Association
- Steven Paulsen at the Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseInternet Speculative Fiction DatabaseThe Internet Speculative Fiction Database is a database of bibliographic information on science fiction and related genres such as fantasy fiction and horror fiction. The ISFDB is a volunteer effort, with both the database and wiki being open for editing and user contributions...