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
Genre Speculative fiction
Website
kylaw.livejournal.com

Kyla (Lee) Ward is an Australian writer of speculative fiction, poet and actor. Her work has been nominated multiple times for the Ditmar Award, the Aurealis Award and the Rhysling Award. She won the Aurealis Award in 2006 for her collaborative novel Prismatic (as by 'Edwina Grey').

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]
2012 Rhysling Award "The Soldier's Return" Best long poem Nomination[7]
2012 Rhysling Award "The Kite" Best short poem Nomination[7]
2013 Rhysling Award "Lucubration"" Best long poem Nomination[8]

Bibliography

Novels

Short fiction

Poetry

Note: The launch of this book was accompanied by dramatic readings by various theatre groups. Video of the performances is available at Kyla Ward's website. Reviewing the volume at Hellnotes, the reviewer praised Ward's work:

Poems

Role-playing games

Contributed to:

Scripts

Essays

Articles

References

General
Specific
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Kyla Ward". Tabula-Rasa. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2002 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  4. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2004 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  5. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2004 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "The 2012 Rhysling Awards". Science Fiction Poetry Association. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  8. "The 2013 Rhysling Awards". Science Fiction Poetry Association. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

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