Christopher Green (author)
Christopher Green | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Period | 2008–present |
| Genre | Speculative short fiction |
| Notable awards | Aurealis Award Best fantasy short story 2009 "Father's Kill" |
| Website | |
| christophergreen | |
Christopher Green is an Australian writer of speculative short fiction.
Biography[edit]
Green is a graduate of Clarion South and currently lives in Geelong, Australia.[1] His first story was published in 2008, entitled "Lakeside" which was published in the anthology Dreaming Again, edited by Jack Dann. "Lakeside" was a finalist at the 2008 Australian Shadow Awards.[2] In 2009 Green had three stories on the short-list at the Aurealis Award – "Having Faith" was a finalist in the horror short story division but lost to Paul Haines' "Slice of Life", a "A Hundredth Name" was a finalist in the science fiction short story division but lost to Peter M. Ball's "Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens", and "Father's Kill" won the fantasy short story award.[3][4][5]
Green was also a short-listed for the 2010 Ditmar Award for new talent.[6] In 2011 Green started writing his first novel. Entitled Arizona Afterwards he published the novel online as a free one-chapter-a-week novel.[7] Green also released his first collection, Love and Other Losses, which contained 14 short stories. It was published by Nighttime Logic as an Amazon Kindle e-book.[8][9]
Bibliography[edit]
Collections[edit]
| Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Love and Other Losses | Nighttime Logic | Contains 14 short stories. |
Novels[edit]
| Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Arizona Afterwards | – | Published online as a free one-chapter-a-week novel. Contains 53 chapters. |
Short fiction[edit]
| Year | Title | Original publication | Awards and nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Lakeside" | Dreaming Again (ed. Jack Dann) | Nomination: 2008 Australian Shadows Award[10] |
| 2009 | "Having Faith" | Nossa Morte February 2009 | Nomination: 2009 Aurealis Award for best horror short story[11] |
| 2009 | "A Hundredth Name" | Abyss & Apex No. 31 | Nomination: 2009 Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story[11] |
| 2009 | "A Crazy Kind of Love" | Nossa Morte | |
| 2009 | "Reservations" | Expanded Horizons | |
| 2009 | "Father's Kill" | Beneath Ceaseless Skies No. 24 | Win: 2009 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story[11] |
| 2009 | "My Rough Cut" | The Edge of Propinquity | |
| 2010 | "Darwin's Daughter" | The Tangled Bank (ed. Chris Lynch) | |
| 2010 | "Stickman" | Night Chills No. 1 | |
| 2010 | "Jumbuck" | Aurealis No. 44 | |
| 2010 | "Where We Go to be Made Lighter" | Midnight Echo No. 4 | |
| 2010 | "Linger" | Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine No. 46 | |
| 2010 | "Darkling" | Fifty-Two Stitches | |
| 2010 | "Holding Hands" | Fantastique Unfettered | |
| 2011 | "Stitched" | Shock Totem No. 3 | |
| 2011 | "Letters of Love from the Once and Newly Dead" | Midnight Echo No. 5 | Win: 2010 AHWA Short Story Competition[12] |
References[edit]
- General
- About (bibliography) at christophergreen.wordpress.com
- Specific
- ^ "Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue No. 24" (PDF). Firkin Press. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "News: Australian Shadows Award finalists". HorrorScope. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Aurealis Awards 2009 Horror Judges' Report" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Aurealis Awards 2009 Science Fiction Short Story Judges' Report" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "Aurealis Awards 2009 Fantasy Short Story Judges' Report" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2010 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ "Arizona Afterwards". Arizonaafterwards.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "So, it turned out to be a big week…". Christopher Green. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "Love and other Losses". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ "2008 Australian Shadows Award: The Shortlist". Australian Horror Writers Association. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ a b c "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2010 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "2010 Winners". Australian Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
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