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Marty Young Marty Young i(A95803 works by)
Born: Established:
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region,
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Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 2000
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BiographyHistory

Marty Young has a doctorate in Earth Sciences and has worked for CSIRO Petroleum as a biostratigrapher. He is also a published writer of horror fiction.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2009 shortlisted Ditmar Awards Best Achievement Nominated with the AHWA Committee for promoting horror through the Australian Horror Writers Association

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Gutterbreed Australia : Eclectic Trio , 2020 21454528 2020 single work novel horror

'Bi-polar has ruined Detective Jenny Ashton’s life, but when she gets the chance to use the disease for good, she takes it, even though it leads her into a world that shouldn’t exist, filled with monsters of the very worst kind.

'Something lurks within the dark alleyways of Parkton, preying upon the Gutterbreed forever trapped there. A naturally evolved predator, one the town itself doesn't want – and one Ashton has already faced before.

'Byron James knows these alleys and the Darkness they contain. He’s spent a lifetime walking them. A lifetime trying to escape. His skin is marked with the passage of his trespass – but he’s never encountered anything like this.

'As Byron guides Ash deeper into insanity on the hunt for a killer, they discover far worse than Albert ‘Skinner’ Reynolds waiting for them in the dark. A growing nightmare festers in the shadows of Parkton, its madness eager for the real world.

'Only Ash can stand in its way - but is this a battle she’s ready or willing to fight?'

Source : publisher's blurb

2020 finalist Australian Shadows Award Novel
2020 finalist Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Horror Division Novel
y separately published work icon Behind the Midnight Blinds with Other Devilish Things Australia : Things in the Well , 2020 21453865 2020 selected work short story horror

'From the introduction by multiple award-winning author Kaaron Warren:

"Marty Young epitomizes the theory that horror writers are amongst the nicest people. He’s done enormous amounts for the Australian horror writing community and continues to do so. He represents a positive figure to me, a person who loves genre and believes in it.

All of this shines through his work. This collection is like a love story to horror, and it demonstrates his skill as an author, his great knowledge of the genre, and his abiding, deep humanity. Marty Young has a heart (and no, it doesn’t belong to that guy who went missing a year or so ago).

This might be a controversial take, but I think the best horror is a testament to the importance of relationships, of love, of caring, and of being a part of whatever community you inhabit in the best way you can. There are cautionary tales here where things go wrong, where selfish people cause damage and become monstrous. There are stories that cut open the guts and show us what really writhes within, stories that hit you at a body-horror level, making you question reality. Then there are the stories of true monsters."

Source : publication summary

2020 finalist Australian Shadows Award Collection
y separately published work icon Blurring the Line Australia : Cohesion Press , 2015 9312812 2015 anthology short story horror
2015 winner Australian Shadows Award Edited Publication
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