| Maxine McArthur | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 49–50) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genres | Science fiction |
| Notable award(s) | Aurealis Award Science fiction division 2004 Less Than Human |
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Maxine McArthur is an Australian writer of science fiction.
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McArthur spent 16 years living in Japan but returned to live in Canberra in 1996.[1] In 1999 McArthur's first book was released in Australia, entitled Time Future.[2] It won the 1999 George Turner Award and finished ninth in 2000 Locus Awards for best first novel.[3] In 2002 she released the sequel to her first novel entitled Time Past which was a short-list nominee for the 2003 Ditmar Award for best Australian novel.[3] In 2004 her third novel Less Than Human won the 2004 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel which also was a short-list nominee for the 2005 Ditmar Award for best novel.[3][4] In the 2005 Ditmar Awards McArthur and co-editor Donna Hanson were short-list nominees for best collected work with their anthology Encounters.[3]