Francis Payne (author)

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Francis Payne
Born1953 (age 6869)
Scotland
Nationality Australian
Genre Speculative fiction

Francis Payne (born 1953) is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.

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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". [3] [4] Payne has a wife and child and is currently living outside Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [1]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkCategoryResult
1978 Ditmar Award "Albert's Bellyful"Best Australian short fictionWon [2]
1995 Aurealis Award "Olympia" Best horror short story Won [4]

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Short fiction

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  1. 1 2 "Francis Payne". ericlindsay.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1978 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 23 January 2002. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  3. "Olympia by Francis Payne". National Library of Australia . Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  4. 1 2 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1996 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 25 January 2002. Retrieved 25 December 2010.