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Born: Established: 1990 North Perth, Inner Perth, Perth, Western Australia, ;
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1 1 y separately published work icon Eidolon 1 Jonathan Strahan (editor), Jeremy G. Byrne (editor), North Perth : Eidolon Publications , 2006 Z1350848 2006 anthology short story science fiction fantasy

Eidolon: the Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy delivered groundbreaking work by some of speculative fiction's biggest names during the 1990s. In this original anthology, editors Strahan and Byrne present 17 stories that range from powerful, moving and disturbing to funny. The authors are World Fantasy Award Winners Margo Lanagan and Jeff VanderMeer; Hugo and Nebula Award winner Eleanor Arnason; Campbell Award winner Elizabeth Bear; and Nebula and Campbell nominee Tim Pratt; along with Hal Duncan, Lucy Sussex, Kim Westwood, Holly Phillips, Carol Ryles, Grace Dugan, Deborah Biancotti, Simon Brown, Chris Lawson, Alistair Ong, Deborah Roggie and William R. Eakin.
1 4 y separately published work icon Blackwater Days Terry Dowling , North Perth : Eidolon Publications , 2000 Z668700 2000 selected work short story horror

Blackwater Days, is a collection of seven linked short stories set in and around the Blackwater Psychiatric Hospital in New South Wales' Hunter Valley. The stories, inspired by Shaun Tan's painting 'Black Water', were written in a creative burst in mid-1996.
1 y separately published work icon The Fantastic Self : Essays on the Subject of the Self Janeen Webb (editor), Andrew Enstice (editor), North Perth : Eidolon Publications , 1999 Z216385 1999 anthology criticism essay

This anthology is a compilation of papers presented at the tenth international conference of the Mythopoeic Literature Association of Australia held at Newman College, Melbourne in July 1994. It focuses on the definitions of self and identity and how these themes are portrayed in works of science fiction, fantasy, children's and young adult literature. It also contains other material which has not been indexed.
1 y separately published work icon The Secret Life Of Rubber Suit Monsters: Collected Essays 1990-95 Robin Pen , North Perth : Eidolon Publications , 1996 Z1249526 1996 single work criticism

Discusses typical plot structures and narrative forms of science-fiction and fantasy films.
1 y separately published work icon The Mars You Have in Me Terry Dowling , North Perth : Eidolon Publications , 1992 Z1754322 1992 single work short story horror
1 8 y separately published work icon Eidolon : The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy Jonathan Strahan (editor), Jeremy G. Byrne (editor), Robin Pen (editor), Richard Scriven (editor), Keira McKenzie (editor), Chris Stronach (editor), 1990 Perth : Eidolon Publications , 1990-2000 Z965832 1990 periodical (26 issues)

Taking its name from the tiny winged creature found on ancient Greek vases, Eidolon: The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy was conceived by a group of individuals who came together for the first time during Swancon XV, the fifteenth annual Western Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention. Published out of North Perth, Western Australia by Eidolon Publications, itself founded by Jonathan Strahan and Jeremy G. Byrne, a total of 26 issues were published between 1990 and 2000.

Issues 1-4 were edited by the Eidolon Editorial Committee comprising Byrne, Strahan, Robin Pen, Richard Scriven, Strahan, Keira McKenzie and Chris Stronach. Issues 5-24 were jointly edited by Scriven, Strahan and Byrne. Strahan and Byrne continued as editorial partners through issues 25/26-28, and Byrne was the sole editor of the final issue 25/26.
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