Chris Lawson (writer)

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Chris Lawson
Born1966 (age 5657)
Melbourne, Australia
OccupationWriter, physician
NationalityAustralian
Period1993–present
Genre Speculative fiction
Website
members.ozemail.com.au/~claw/

Chris Lawson is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.

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Early life and education

Lawson was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1966. [1] [2] During his childhood Lawson spent time in Papua New Guinea, where his father worked as a biologist on a crocodile farm and his mother studied psychology of personal identity. [1] Later he studied medicine, attaining a graduate diploma in biostatistics, epidemiology and human genetics. [3]

Career

Medicine

Lawson worked for the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service and Merck Sharp & Dohme. As of 2011 was practising as a family doctor. [3]

Writing

Lawson's first work was published in 1993, entitled "Metacarcinoma" his short story was published in the Summer 1993 edition of Eidolon (Australian magazine) . [4] He received his first award for his work in 2000 when his short story "Written in Blood" won both the 1999 Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story and the 2000 Ditmar Award for best short fiction. [5] [6]

Personal life

Lawson is married and has two children and as of 2011 was living in Melbourne. [1]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkCategoryResult
1999 Aurealis Award "Chinese Rooms" Best science fiction short story Nomination [5]
1999Aurealis Award"Written in Blood"Best science fiction short storyWon [5]
2000 Ditmar Award "Written in Blood"Best short storyWon [6]
2003Ditmar AwardBest fan writerNomination [7]
2006Aurealis Award"Hieronymous Boche" Best horror short story Nomination [8]
2006Ditmar Award"Body Parts" William Atheling Jr. Award Nomination [9]
2006Ditmar Award"Countless Screaming Argonauts"Best Australian novella or noveletteNomination [9]
2008Ditmar AwardTalking SquidBest fan productionNomination [10]

Bibliography

Short fiction

Collections

Essays

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