Kirstyn McDermott

Kirstyn McDermott
Born Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Occupation Writer
Nationality Australian
Period 1993–present
Genres Speculative fiction
Spouse(s) Jason Nahrung
kirstynmcdermott.com

Kirstyn McDermott is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.

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Biography

McDermott was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on 31 October.[1] She grew up in Woodberry, New South Wales and attended the University of Newcastle where she completed a Bachelor of Arts.[1][2] In 1995 McDermott moved to Melbourne where she currently lives with her husband Jason Nahrung.[1] McDermott is a member of the SuperNOVA writers group.[3]

McDermott was first published in 1993 with the short story "I Am the Silent Voyeur" being featured in Daarke Worlde No. 4.[4] Her 2003 short story "The Truth About Pug Roberts", featured in the anthology Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural, was nominated for the 2004 Ditmar Award for best short story.[5] Her short story "Painlessness" won the 2008 Aurealis Award for best horror short story and the 2009 Ditmar Award for best Australian novella or novelette.[6][7] In 2010 her first novel, Madigan Mine, was published by Picador and won the 2010 Aurealis Award for best horror novel as well as being nominated for three other awards.[8]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Category Result
2001 Aurealis Award "Smile for Me" Best horror short story Honourable mention[9]
2004 Ditmar Award "The Truth About Pug Roberts" Best short story Nomination[5]
2007 Ditmar Award "Cold" Best short story Nomination[10]
2008 Aurealis Award "Painlessness" Best horror short story Won[6]
2009 Chronos Award "Painlessness" Best short fiction Won[11]
Ditmar Award Midnight Echo (with Ian Mond) Best collected work Nomination[7]
"Painlessness" Best Australian novella or novelette Won[7]
2010 Aurealis Award Madigan Mine Best horror novel Won[8]
Australian Shadows Award Madigan Mine Best long fiction Nomination[12]
"She Said" Best short fiction Won[13]
Bram Stoker Award "Monsters Among Us" Best long fiction Nomination[14]
2011 Chronos Award Madigan Mine Best long fiction Won[15]
Ditmar Award Madigan Mine Best novel Nomination[16]
"She Said" Best short story Won[16]

Bibliography

Novels

Short fiction

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lazarevic, Jade. "Kirstyn McDermott talks about Madigan Mine". The Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/news/general/kirstyn-mcdermott-talks-about-madigan-mine/1900134.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-13. 
  2. ^ "About Me". Kirstynmcdermott.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. http://kirstynmcdermott.com/about/. Retrieved 2011-06-13. 
  3. ^ "http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2731811.Kirstyn_McDermott". Goodreads. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2731811.Kirstyn_McDermott. Retrieved 2011-06-13. 
  4. ^ "Fiction". Kirstynmcdermott.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. http://kirstynmcdermott.com/fiction/. Retrieved 2011-06-13. 
  5. ^ a b "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2004 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2004.html#shf. Retrieved 2011-06-13. 
  6. ^ a b "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2009.html#hs. Retrieved 2011-06-13. 
  7. ^ a b c "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2009.html#nva. Retrieved 2011-06-13. 
  8. ^ a b "2010 Aurealis Award winners" (PDF). SpecFaction NSW. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-30. http://www.aurealisawards.com/winners2010.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-30. 
  9. ^ "Aurealis Awards Previous Years' Results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2010-09-19. http://www.aurealisawards.com/downloads/aurealis-1995-2009-compiled-lists.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-19. 
  10. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2007.html#shf. Retrieved 2011-06-13. 
  11. ^ "2009 Nominees and Winners". Continuum Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. http://confound.wikispot.org/2009_Nominees_and_Winners. Retrieved 2011-06-13. 
  12. ^ "2010 Australian Shadows Awards: Finalists". Australian Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2011-02-27. http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=256. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
  13. ^ "2010 Australian Shadows Awards: Winners". Australian Horror Writers Association. Archived from the original on 2011-04-17. http://australianhorror.com/index.php?view=262. Retrieved 2011-04-17. 
  14. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2011 Bram Stoker Awards". Locus Online. http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Stoker2011.html#nva. Retrieved 2011-06-13. 
  15. ^ "2011 Nominees and Winners". Continuum Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. http://confound.wikispot.org/2011_Nominees_and_Winners. Retrieved 2011-06-13. 
  16. ^ a b "Natcon Fifty Ditmar Awards". SwanCon. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. http://2011.swancon.com.au/natcon-fifty-ditmar-awards/. Retrieved 2011-06-13.