Francis Payne (author)

Francis Payne is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.

Francis Payne
Born1953 (age 67–68)
Scotland
NationalityAustralian
GenreSpeculative fiction

Biography

Payne was born in 1953 in Scotland. In 1967 Payne emigrated to Australia.[1] Payne won his first award in 1978 with his work "Albert's Bellyful" which won the Ditmar Award for best Australian short fiction.[2] In 1995 he won the Aurealis Award for best horror short story with his chapbook "Olympia" beating works by Terry Dowling, Leanne Frahm, Philip Neilsen, and Kaaron Warren.[3][4] Payne has a wife and child and is currently living outside Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Work Category Result
1978Ditmar Award"Albert's Bellyful"Best Australian short fictionWon[2]
1995Aurealis Award"Olympia"Best horror short storyWon[4]

Bibliography

Short fiction
  • "Albert's Bellyful" (1977) in Yggdrasil February 1977
  • "What the Stone of Ciparri Says" (1995) in Bloodsongs #6 (ed. Steve Proposch)
  • "Olympia" (1995)

References

General

Specific

  1. "Francis Payne". ericlindsay.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
  2. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1978 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2002-01-23. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
  3. "Olympia by Francis Payne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
  4. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1996 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2002-01-25. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
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