Eugen Bacon

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Eugen Bacon is an African-Australian computer scientist and author of speculative fiction.

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She has won or been nominated for national and international awards, including the Philip K Dick Award, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, World Fantasy Award, British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Award, [1] Bridport Prize, [2] Australian Shadows Awards, [3] Ditmar Awards, [4] British Fantasy Award, [1] and Nommo Award for Speculative Fiction by Africans. [5] She also writes nonfiction. [6] She is a professional editor registered with the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd), [7] and has been a judge in various competitions including the Aurealis Awards, [8] Norma K Hemming Awards [9] and Australian Shadows Awards. [10]

Early life

She was born Eugen Matoyo in Tanzania, [11] [12] and she speaks English and Swahili. [13] She lived in the UK before moving to Melbourne, Australia. [13] [14]

Education

Eugen Bacon has a Master of Science with distinction in distributed computer systems from the University of Greenwich, UK. [15] She also holds a Master of Arts in creative writing and a doctorate in writing, both from Swinburne University of Technology in Australia. She worked in ICT in a service provider role before becoming a writer. [16]

Writing

She has published short fiction and novels in various genres within the literary speculative fiction field, including black speculative fiction and afrofuturism. She also writes nonfiction including essays, scholarly articles, book chapters and books. [17] [18]

Bibliography

Novels

Novellas

Short fiction

Collections
Stories [24]
TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collectedNotes
Human Beans2022Bacon, Eugen (September 2022). Life Beyond Us. European Astrobiology Institute.
The Devil Don't Come With Horns2022Bacon, Eugen (July 2022). Other Terrors: An Inclusive Anthology. Mariner
Naked Earth2022Bacon, Eugen (March 2022). Phase Change: Imagining Energy Futures. Twelfth Planet Press
The Failing Name2021Bacon, Eugen & Seb Doubinsky (August 2021). "The failing name". Fantasy Magazine. 70.
When the Water Stops2021Bacon, Eugen (May 2021). Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
A Visit in Whitechapel2021Bacon, Eugen (October 2021), London Centric: Tales of Future London , NewCon Press
Baba Klep2021Bacon, Eugen (September 2021), The Year's Best African Speculative Fiction , Jembefola
Unlimited Data2021Bacon, Eugen (February 2021), Cyberfunk! , MV Media

Anthologies (edited)

Poetry

Non-fiction

Books
Articles

Critical studies and reviews of Bacon's work

JayLit Interview Series with Eugen Bacon
Secondhand Daylight
Exclusive Interview. Eugen Bacon and Andrew Hook. Paulsemel.com
Publishers Weekly (2023). Secondhand Daylight.
Mage of Fools
Danged Black Thing
Publishers Weekly (2023). Danged Black Thing
The Road to Woop Woop and Other Stories
Claiming T-Mo

Awards and nominations

YearOrganisationCategoryWorkResultReference
2024 Philip K. Dick Award FictionDanged Black ThingNominee
2024 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards FictionSerengottiShortlist
2023 British Fantasy Awards Non-FictionAn Earnest BlacknessWinner
2023 Otherwise Award Otherwise AwardDanged Black ThingHonor List
2023 Shirley Jackson Awards Best NovellaBroken ParadiseFinalist
2023African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS)Nommo Awards for Speculative Fiction by Africans – NovellaBroken ParadiseFinalist
2024 Foreword Indies Awards LiterarySerengottiFinalist
2024 Foreword Indies Awards Science FictionSecondhand DaylightFinalist
2024British Science Fiction Association AwardsBest Shorter FictionBroken ParadiseShortlist
2024British Science Fiction Association AwardsBest Short Non Fiction'Dominant Themes in Afro-Centric Fiction'Shortlist
2024British Science Fiction Association AwardsBest ArtworkDanged Black ThingShortlist
2024British Science Fiction Association AwardsBest Short Fiction'Sina, The Child With No Echo'Longlist
2024British Science Fiction Association AwardsBest Short Fiction'Paperweight 'Longlist
2024British Science Fiction Association AwardsBest CollectionLanguages of WaterLonglist
2023 Foreword Indies Awards Science FictionMage of FoolsWinner - Silver
2023 Foreword Indies Awards Short StoryChasing WhispersFinalist
2023 World Fantasy Award Short Story'The Devil Don't Come With Horns'Finalist
2023 Locus Award Non-FictionAn Earnest BlacknessFinalist
2023 British Science Fiction Association Awards Best NovelMage of FoolsLonglist
2023 British Science Fiction Association Awards Best Non-fictionAn Earnest BlacknessLonglist
2023 British Science Fiction Association Awards Best ArtworkMage of FoolsLonglist
2023 British Science Fiction Association Awards Best ArtworkChasing WhispersLonglist
2022 World Fantasy Award Short Story'The Failing Name'Finalist
2022 Otherwise Award Otherwise FellowshipsN/AHonor list
2022 Aurealis Award Aurealis AwardsDanged Black ThingFinalist
2022 Foreword Indies Awards Best CollectionDanged Black ThingHonorable Mention
2022 Australian Horror Writers Association Australian Shadows Awards: Collected WorksDanged Black ThingFinalist
2022 British Science Fiction Association Awards Best Artwork (Peter Lo/Kara Walker)Danged Black ThingShort-Listed
2022 Rhysling Award Short Poem'Tons of Liquid Oxygen Buckle Too Late Under Strain' in Saving Shadows Nominee
2022 Elgin Awards Full-length Books Saving Shadows Nominee
2022 British Science Fiction Association Awards Best Artwork (Elena Betti)Saving ShadowsShort-Listed
2022 British Science Fiction Association Awards Short StoryThe Failing NameLong-Listed Archived 27 June 2022 at the Wayback Machine
2022 Locus Magazine Recommended Reading Novels - Science Fiction Mage of Fools 2022 Recommended Reading List
2022 Locus Magazine Recommended Reading Collection Chasing Whispers 2022 Recommended Reading List
2022 Locus Magazine Recommended Reading Non-fiction An Earnest Blackness 2022 Recommended Reading List
2021African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS)Nommo Awards for Speculative Fiction by Africans – NovellaIvory's StoryLong-Listed [54]
2021 Australian Horror Writers Association Australian Shadows Awards: Edited worksHadithi & The State of Black Speculative FictionFinalist
2021African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS)Nommo Awards for Speculative Fiction by Africans – Short Story'The Road to Woop Woop'
'A Visit in Whitechapel'
'Still She Visits'
'The One Who Sees'
Long-Listed [54]
2020 Foreword Indies Awards Short StoryThe Road to Woop Woop & Other StoriesFinalist [55]
2020 British Science Fiction Association Awards NovellaIvory's StoryShort-Listed [1]
2020 Locus Magazine Recommended Reading CollectionThe Road to Woop Woop & Other Stories2020 Recommended Reading List [56]
2020Katharine Susannah Prichard (KSP) Writers Centre Residency ProgrammeEmerging Writer-in-ResidenceN/AAwarded [57]
2020African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS)Nommo Awards for Speculative Fiction by Africans – NovelClaiming T-MoLong-Listed [5]
2020African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS)Nommo Awards for Speculative Fiction by Africans – Short StoryA PiningLong-Listed [5]
2020African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS)Nommo Awards for Speculative Fiction by Africans – Short StoryThe Day Chivalry DiedLong-Listed [5]
2020African Speculative Fiction Society (ASFS)Nommo Awards for Speculative Fiction by Africans – Short StoryA Good BallLong-Listed [5]
2019 Australasian Horror Writers Association The Rocky Wood Award for Non-Fiction and CriticismChapter 8 of Writing Speculative FictionFinalist [3]
2019Australian Science Fiction Foundation Ditmar Awards - NovelClaiming T-MoFinalist [4]
2019Australian Science Fiction Foundation Ditmar Awards – William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or ReviewWriting Speculative FictionFinalist [4]
2018 Bridport Prize Short StoryA PiningShortlisted
2017Copyright AgencyBest proseHoney Gone SourWinner [58]
2017 L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest Short StoryA Case of SeeingHonourable Mention
2016Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW) Literary AwardsMicrofiction AwardMahuikaHighly Commended
2016Fellowship of Australian Writers (FAW) Literary AwardsAngelo B. Natoli Short Story AwardJungoloCommended
2016Alan Marshall Short Story AwardShort StorySwimming with DaddyShortlisted
2014Lightship International Short Story PrizeShort StoryA Puzzle PieceShortlisted
2013Fish Short Story PrizeShort StoryUnusual SuspectsLonglisted
2012Lightship International Short Story PrizeShort StoryRozaria's MemoriesLonglisted
2006 Pushcart Prize Short StoryThe HybridNominated
2005Tarralla Writers GroupShort StoryThe Boy in the GleamShortlisted
2004Writers Bureau Short Story PrizeShort StoryMorning DewAwarded

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