Kirstyn McDermott | |
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Born | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Australian |
Period | 1993–present |
Genre | Speculative fiction |
Notable awards | 2020 Convenors' Award for excellence (Aurealis Award) |
Spouse | Jason Nahrung |
Website | |
kirstynmcdermott |
Kirstyn McDermott is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.
McDermott was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on 31 October. [1] She grew up in Woodberry, New South Wales and attended the University of Newcastle where she completed a Bachelor of Arts. [1] [2] In 1995 McDermott moved to Melbourne where she currently lives with her husband Jason Nahrung. [1] McDermott is a member of the SuperNOVA writers group. [3]
McDermott was first published in 1993 with the short story "I Am the Silent Voyeur" being featured in Daarke Worlde No. 4. [4] Her 2003 short story "The Truth About Pug Roberts", featured in the anthology Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural, was nominated for the 2004 Ditmar Award for best short story. [5] Her short story " Painlessness" won the 2008 Aurealis Award for Best Horror Short Story and the 2009 Ditmar Award for best novella or novelette. [6] [7] In 2010 her first novel, Madigan Mine, was published by Picador and won the 2010 Aurealis Award for best horror novel as well as being nominated for three other awards. [8]
Year | Award | Work | Category | Result |
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2001 | Aurealis Award | "Smile for Me" | Best horror short story | Honourable mention [9] |
2004 | Ditmar Award | "The Truth About Pug Roberts" | Best short story | Nomination [5] |
2007 | Ditmar Award | "Cold" | Best short story | Nomination [10] |
2008 | Aurealis Award | " Painlessness" | Best horror short story | Won [6] |
2009 | Chronos Award | "Painlessness" | Best short fiction | Won [11] |
Ditmar Award | Midnight Echo (with Ian Mond) | Best collected work | Nomination [7] | |
"Painlessness" | Best Australian novella or novelette | Won [7] | ||
2010 | Aurealis Award | Madigan Mine | Best horror novel | Won [8] |
Australian Shadows Award | Madigan Mine | Best long fiction | Nomination [12] | |
" She Said" | Best short fiction | Won [13] | ||
Bram Stoker Award | "Monsters Among Us" | Best long fiction | Nomination [14] | |
2011 | Chronos Award | Madigan Mine | Best long fiction | Won [15] |
Ditmar Award | Madigan Mine | Best novel | Nomination [16] | |
"She Said" | Best short story | Won [16] | ||
2012 | Aurealis Award | Perfections | Best horror novel | Won [17] |
2020 | Aurealis Award | Never Afters: Female Friendship and Collaboration in Contemporary Re-visioned Fairy Tales by Women | Convenors’ award for excellence | Won [18] |
Kirstyn McDermott | |
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Born | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | Australian |
Period | 1993–present |
Genre | Speculative fiction |
Notable awards | 2020 Convenors' Award for excellence (Aurealis Award) |
Spouse | Jason Nahrung |
Website | |
kirstynmcdermott |
Kirstyn McDermott is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.
McDermott was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on 31 October. [1] She grew up in Woodberry, New South Wales and attended the University of Newcastle where she completed a Bachelor of Arts. [1] [2] In 1995 McDermott moved to Melbourne where she currently lives with her husband Jason Nahrung. [1] McDermott is a member of the SuperNOVA writers group. [3]
McDermott was first published in 1993 with the short story "I Am the Silent Voyeur" being featured in Daarke Worlde No. 4. [4] Her 2003 short story "The Truth About Pug Roberts", featured in the anthology Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural, was nominated for the 2004 Ditmar Award for best short story. [5] Her short story " Painlessness" won the 2008 Aurealis Award for Best Horror Short Story and the 2009 Ditmar Award for best novella or novelette. [6] [7] In 2010 her first novel, Madigan Mine, was published by Picador and won the 2010 Aurealis Award for best horror novel as well as being nominated for three other awards. [8]
Year | Award | Work | Category | Result |
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2001 | Aurealis Award | "Smile for Me" | Best horror short story | Honourable mention [9] |
2004 | Ditmar Award | "The Truth About Pug Roberts" | Best short story | Nomination [5] |
2007 | Ditmar Award | "Cold" | Best short story | Nomination [10] |
2008 | Aurealis Award | " Painlessness" | Best horror short story | Won [6] |
2009 | Chronos Award | "Painlessness" | Best short fiction | Won [11] |
Ditmar Award | Midnight Echo (with Ian Mond) | Best collected work | Nomination [7] | |
"Painlessness" | Best Australian novella or novelette | Won [7] | ||
2010 | Aurealis Award | Madigan Mine | Best horror novel | Won [8] |
Australian Shadows Award | Madigan Mine | Best long fiction | Nomination [12] | |
" She Said" | Best short fiction | Won [13] | ||
Bram Stoker Award | "Monsters Among Us" | Best long fiction | Nomination [14] | |
2011 | Chronos Award | Madigan Mine | Best long fiction | Won [15] |
Ditmar Award | Madigan Mine | Best novel | Nomination [16] | |
"She Said" | Best short story | Won [16] | ||
2012 | Aurealis Award | Perfections | Best horror novel | Won [17] |
2020 | Aurealis Award | Never Afters: Female Friendship and Collaboration in Contemporary Re-visioned Fairy Tales by Women | Convenors’ award for excellence | Won [18] |