Kyla Ward

Kyla Ward
Kyla Ward in 2007
Born	New South Wales, Australia
Pen name	Edwina Grey (shared)
Occupation	Writer, actor
Nationality	Australian
Period	1994–present
Genres	Speculative fiction
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Kyla (Lee) Ward is an Australian writer of speculative fiction, poet and actor.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Writing 3 Acting 4 Artwork 5 Awards and nominations 6 Bibliography 6.1 Novels 6.2 Short fiction 6.3 Poetry 6.4 Poems 6.5 Role-playing games 6.6 Scripts 6.7 Essays 6.8 Articles 7 References 8 External links

Biography

Ward was born in New South Wales, Australia. She attended the University of Technology, Sydney where she gained a BA in communications.^[1]

Writing

Ward was first published in 1994 with her poem "Mary" which was featured in the magazine Bloodsongs. In 2002 her short story "The Boneyard" was nominated for the Ditmar Award for best short fiction but lost to Lucy Sussex and Jack Dann.^[2] In 2006 she won her first award with the novel Prismatic, co-authored with Evan Paliatseas and David Carroll under the shared pseudonym of Edwina Grey. Prismatic tied with Will Elliott's The Pilo Family Circus to win the Aurealis Award for best horror novel.^[1][3]

Ward has also contributed to role-playing games including Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roleplaying Game by Eden Studios, Inc. and White Wolf's Demon: The Fallen.

Acting

Ward has also been a member of the Theatre of Blood repertory company where she acted and also wrote.^[1] Ward wrote and produced and acted in the short film Bad Reception which premiered at A Night of Horror 2009 and screened at the Vampire Film Festival in New Orleans. Ward has also worked as an assistant director and sound recordist in a number of short films.^[1], for instance as sound recordist on Indulgence (1996) (written and directed by Glenn Fraser).

Artwork

Ward also has contributed artwork for various publications including Fables and Reflections, the cover of Epiphanies of Blood: Tales of Desperation and Thirst, Southern Blood, Borderlands, Bloodsongs, Tabula-Rasa, and Burnt Toast.^[1]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Category	Result
2002	Ditmar Award	"The Boneyard"	Best short fiction	Nomination[2]
2002	Ditmar Award	Tabula-Rasa (with David Carroll)	Best fan production	Nomination[2]
2003	Aurealis Award	"Kijin Tea"	Best horror short story	Nomination[4]
2004	Ditmar Award	"Kijin Tea"	Best short story	Nomination[5]
2006	Aurealis Award	Prismatic (with Evan Paliatseas and David Carroll as Edwina Grey)	Best horror novel	Won[3]
2007	Ditmar Award	Prismatic (with Evan Paliatseas and David Carroll as Edwina Grey)	Best novel	Nomination[6]
2007	Ditmar Award	"The Bat's Boudoir"	Best short story	Nomination[6]

Bibliography

Novels

• Prismatic (2006, with Evan Paliatseas and David Carroll as Edwina Grey)

Short fiction

• "The Feast" (1999) in Aurealis #24 (ed. Dirk Strasser, Stephen Higgins)
• "The Boneyard" (2001) in Gothic.net September 2001
• "Poison" (2002) in Passing Strange (ed. Bill Congreve)
• "Sakoku" (2002) in Agog! Fantastic Fiction (ed. Cat Sparks)
• "Kijin Tea" (2003) in Agog! Terrific Tales (ed. Cat Sparks)
• "The Oracle of Brick and Bone" (2005) in Borderlands #5
• "The Bat's Boudoir" (2007) in Shadowed Realms #9
• "A Tour of the City of Assassins" (2009) in Ticon #4
• "Cursebreaker: The Welsh Widow and the Wandering Wooer" (2010) in Scary Kisses (ed. Liz Grzyb)
• "Erina Hearn and the God of Death" (2010) in Macabre: A Journey Into Australia's Worst Fears (ed. Angela Challis & Marty Young)

Poetry

• The Land of Bad Dreams (edited by Charles (Danny) Lovecraft). Sydney: P'rea Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-9804625-7-9. Illustrated by the author.

Poems

• "Mary" (1994) in Bloodsongs #3 (ed. Chris A. Masters, Steve Proposch)
• "Herbal Tea" (1995) in Bloodsongs #6 (ed. Steve Proposch)
• "Night Cars" (1999) in Abaddon #2
• "The Land of Dreams Gone Bad" (2011) in Midnight Echo #5
• "The Exorcism" (2011) in Midnight Echo #5

Role-playing games

• Mystical Places
• "Arcanities" (2001)
• "The Schriebach Estate" (2001)
• "The Scalper" (2009) in Eden Studio Presents #3
• The Demon Storyteller's Guide (2002, co-author)
• "Suffer the Children" (2003) in Fear to Tread
• "The Court of Chimera" (2009) in Eden Studio Presents #3
• "Dominion" (2009) in Pyramid Magazine #3/10

Contributed to:

• The Demon Players' Guide (2003)
• Damned and Deceived: the Book of Thralls (2003)
• Demon: The Earthbound (2003)
• Time of Judgment (2004)

Scripts

• Bad Reception (2008) directed by Andrew Orman, 4TOD Productions. Screened at A Night Of Horror 2009, and the Vampire Film Festival 2009
• Chocolate Curses, "a comedy in dubious taste." (2010) directed by Steve Hopley. Played as part of the Season II program of the Theatre of Blood

Essays

• "Scaring the Children" in Bloodsongs #8 (ed. Steve Proposch)
• "Playing the Classics: Role Playing Your Favorite Novels" (2002) in Black Gate (ed. John O'Neill)

Articles

• "Gaming Freeform" (1994) in Australian Realms #17
• "Australia" (1996) in The BFI Companion to Horror (ed. Kim Newman)
• "Castle, Sweet Castle" (2002) in d20weekly.com
• "Get Lost" (2004) in Dragon #326
• "Tomb Raider" (2005) in Dragon #327
• "The Petit Tarrasque and Other Monsters" (2005) in Dragon #329
• "Australian Gargoyles" (2007) in Art Monthly Australia #200
• "Coffin Culture" (2008) in Black: Australian Dark Culture #3
• "Dark Humour in Revelation of the Daleks" (2010, with David Carroll and Kate Orman) in Burnt Toast
• "Symbolism" (2010, with David Carroll and Kate Orman) in Burnt Toast
• "Dungeons and Deadlines" (2011) in WQ Magazine

References

General

• Kyla Ward at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Specific

External links

• Official site
• Kyla Ward at Tabula Rasa
• Kyla Ward at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Ward, Kyla
Alternative names	Grey, Edwina
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Place of birth	New South Wales, Australia
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