Christopher Green | |
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Born | United States |
Nationality | Australian |
Period | 2008–present |
Genre | Speculative short fiction |
Notable awards | Aurealis Award Best fantasy short story 2009 " Father's Kill" |
Website | |
christophergreen |
Christopher Green is an Australian writer of speculative short fiction.
Green is a graduate of Clarion South and currently lives in Geelong, Australia. [1] His first story was published in 2008, entitled "Lakeside" which was published in the anthology Dreaming Again, edited by Jack Dann. "Lakeside" was a finalist at the 2008 Australian Shadow Awards. [2] In 2009 Green had three stories on the short-list at the Aurealis Award – "Having Faith" was a finalist in the horror short story division but lost to Paul Haines' " Slice of Life", a "A Hundredth Name" was a finalist in the science fiction short story division but lost to Peter M. Ball's " Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens", and " Father's Kill" won the fantasy short story award. [3] [4] [5]
Green was also a short-listed for the 2010 Ditmar Award for new talent. [6] In 2011 Green started writing his first novel. Entitled Arizona Afterwards he published the novel online as a free one-chapter-a-week novel. [7] Green also released his first collection, Love and Other Losses, which contained 14 short stories. It was published by Nighttime Logic as an Amazon Kindle e-book. [8] [9]
Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
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2011 | Love and Other Losses | Nighttime Logic | Contains 14 short stories. |
Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
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2011 | Arizona Afterwards | – | Published online as a free one-chapter-a-week novel. Contains 53 chapters. |
Year | Title | Original publication | Awards and nominations |
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2008 | "Lakeside" | Dreaming Again (ed. Jack Dann) | Nomination: 2008 Australian Shadows Award [10] |
2009 | "Having Faith" | Nossa Morte February 2009 | Nomination: 2009 Aurealis Award for best horror short story [11] |
2009 | "A Hundredth Name" | Abyss & Apex No. 31 | Nomination: 2009 Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story [11] |
2009 | "A Crazy Kind of Love" | Nossa Morte | |
2009 | "Reservations" | Expanded Horizons | |
2009 | " Father's Kill" | Beneath Ceaseless Skies No. 24 | Win: 2009 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story [11] |
2009 | "My Rough Cut" | The Edge of Propinquity | |
2010 | "Darwin's Daughter" | The Tangled Bank (ed. Chris Lynch) | |
2010 | "Stickman" | Night Chills No. 1 | |
2010 | "Jumbuck" | Aurealis No. 44 | |
2010 | "Where We Go to be Made Lighter" | Midnight Echo No. 4 | |
2010 | "Linger" | Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine No. 46 | |
2010 | "Darkling" | Fifty-Two Stitches | |
2010 | "Holding Hands" | Fantastique Unfettered | |
2011 | "Stitched" | Shock Totem No. 3 | |
2011 | "Letters of Love from the Once and Newly Dead" | Midnight Echo No. 5 | Win: 2010 AHWA Short Story Competition [12] |
Christopher Green | |
---|---|
Born | United States |
Nationality | Australian |
Period | 2008–present |
Genre | Speculative short fiction |
Notable awards | Aurealis Award Best fantasy short story 2009 " Father's Kill" |
Website | |
christophergreen |
Christopher Green is an Australian writer of speculative short fiction.
Green is a graduate of Clarion South and currently lives in Geelong, Australia. [1] His first story was published in 2008, entitled "Lakeside" which was published in the anthology Dreaming Again, edited by Jack Dann. "Lakeside" was a finalist at the 2008 Australian Shadow Awards. [2] In 2009 Green had three stories on the short-list at the Aurealis Award – "Having Faith" was a finalist in the horror short story division but lost to Paul Haines' " Slice of Life", a "A Hundredth Name" was a finalist in the science fiction short story division but lost to Peter M. Ball's " Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens", and " Father's Kill" won the fantasy short story award. [3] [4] [5]
Green was also a short-listed for the 2010 Ditmar Award for new talent. [6] In 2011 Green started writing his first novel. Entitled Arizona Afterwards he published the novel online as a free one-chapter-a-week novel. [7] Green also released his first collection, Love and Other Losses, which contained 14 short stories. It was published by Nighttime Logic as an Amazon Kindle e-book. [8] [9]
Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | Love and Other Losses | Nighttime Logic | Contains 14 short stories. |
Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2011 | Arizona Afterwards | – | Published online as a free one-chapter-a-week novel. Contains 53 chapters. |
Year | Title | Original publication | Awards and nominations |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | "Lakeside" | Dreaming Again (ed. Jack Dann) | Nomination: 2008 Australian Shadows Award [10] |
2009 | "Having Faith" | Nossa Morte February 2009 | Nomination: 2009 Aurealis Award for best horror short story [11] |
2009 | "A Hundredth Name" | Abyss & Apex No. 31 | Nomination: 2009 Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story [11] |
2009 | "A Crazy Kind of Love" | Nossa Morte | |
2009 | "Reservations" | Expanded Horizons | |
2009 | " Father's Kill" | Beneath Ceaseless Skies No. 24 | Win: 2009 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story [11] |
2009 | "My Rough Cut" | The Edge of Propinquity | |
2010 | "Darwin's Daughter" | The Tangled Bank (ed. Chris Lynch) | |
2010 | "Stickman" | Night Chills No. 1 | |
2010 | "Jumbuck" | Aurealis No. 44 | |
2010 | "Where We Go to be Made Lighter" | Midnight Echo No. 4 | |
2010 | "Linger" | Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine No. 46 | |
2010 | "Darkling" | Fifty-Two Stitches | |
2010 | "Holding Hands" | Fantastique Unfettered | |
2011 | "Stitched" | Shock Totem No. 3 | |
2011 | "Letters of Love from the Once and Newly Dead" | Midnight Echo No. 5 | Win: 2010 AHWA Short Story Competition [12] |