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Steven Paulsen Steven Paulsen i(A32800 works by) (a.k.a. Steven Keith Paulesen)
Born: Established: 1955 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Paulsen has a close association with the field of science fiction as a reader, bibliographer, writer, reviewer, interviewer and editor. He has twice won the William Atheling Award for excellence in science fiction criticism. Paulsen was the founder and editor of The Australian SF Writers' News (1992-1994) and his interviews, articles and short fiction have appeared in a range of science fiction journals and anthologies. Paulsen was assistant editor and primary contributor to The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy (1998).

(Source: Dreaming Down Under : Book One / Jack Dann and Janeen Webb (eds.), 1999.)

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

1999 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — William Atheling Jr Award For contributions to The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy.
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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Shadows on the Wall : Dark and Weird Stories Shadows on the Wall : Weird Tales of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and the Supernatural Victoria : IFWG Publishing Inc , 2018 12793169 2018 selected work short story fantasy horror

'Shadows on the Wall contains the very best of Paulsen's dark and weird tales, plus stunning new fiction written expressly for this volume.

- Glimpse a future where population controls force families into terrible choices.

- Visit Colonial British India and experience the awakening of an eldritch horror.

- Walk the steaming jungles of Vietnam alongside the spirits of the forest.

- Light an ancient oil lamp but beware, the shadows on the wall.

'Steven Paulsen's stories have appeared in award-winning anthologies, and have been published around the world. Cover art and frontispiece by Acadamy-award winning artist, Shaun Tan.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.
2018 shortlisted Australian Shadows Award — Collection
y separately published work icon The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy Carlton South : Melbourne University Press , 1998 Z83205 1998 reference bibliography biography
1999 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Australian Magazine or Anthology
1999 winner Ditmar Awards — William Atheling Jr Award
1998 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Peter McNamara Convenors' Award
y separately published work icon The Stray Cat Port Melbourne : Lothian , 1996 Z833974 1996 single work children's fiction children's horror 'Nathan and his mother have not long moved into an old farmhouse when a strange, ugly cat wanders in, much to the fury of their dog, Zane. The cat seems to have lived there before, and won't be discouraged. After a while, strange events begin to happen...' (Source: bookseller's website).
1997 shortlisted Ditmar Awards — Best Short Story
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