Francis Payne (author)

Francis Payne (born 1953) is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.

Francis Payne
Born1953 (age 70–71)
Scotland
NationalityAustralian
GenreSpeculative fiction

Biography

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Payne was born in 1953 in Scotland. In 1967 Payne emigrated to Australia.[1] Payne won his first award in 1978 with his work "Albert's Bellyful" which won the Ditmar Award for best Australian short fiction.[2] In 1995 he won the Aurealis Award for best horror short story with his chapbook "Olympia".[3][4] Payne has a wife and child and is currently living outside Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Work Category Result
1978 Ditmar Award "Albert's Bellyful" Best Australian short fiction Won[2]
1995 Aurealis Award "Olympia" Best horror short story Won[4]

Bibliography

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Short fiction

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  • "Albert's Bellyful" (1977) in Yggdrasil February 1977
  • "What the Stone of Ciparri Says" (1995) in Bloodsongs #6 (ed. Steve Proposch)
  • "Olympia" (1995)

References

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General

Specific

  1. ^ a b "Francis Payne". ericlindsay.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1978 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 23 January 2002. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Olympia by Francis Payne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  4. ^ a b "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1996 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 25 January 2002. Retrieved 25 December 2010.