K. A. Bedford

Last updated

K. A. Bedford
BornKenneth Adrian Bedford
1963 (age 6061)
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Nationality Australian
Genre Science fiction
Notable awardsAurealis Award
Science fiction division
2005 Eclipse
2008 Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait
Website
www.edgewebsite.com

Kenneth Adrian Bedford, better known under the pseudonym of K. A. Bedford, is an Australian writer of science fiction.

Contents

Biography

Bedford was born in Fremantle, Western Australia.

In 2003 Bedford's first novel, Orbital Burn , [1] was released in Canada by Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. He has since published five more novels. Eclipse [2] and Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait [3] both won the Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 2005 and 2008 respectively, while Orbital Burn and Hydrogen Steel [4] both received short-list nominations in the same category. [5] Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait was also a shortlist nominee for the 2008 Philip K. Dick Award. [6] It was later released by an Australian publisher, Fremantle Press, in 2009 [7] and featured a different cover. Paradox Resolution , [8] the sequel to Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait, was released in 2012 and continues the adventures of Aloysius "Spider" Webb. Bedford is well known for both his humor as well as the detective and mystery elements in his novels.

On writing, Bedford is quoted as saying, "I have instructed my wife that if I ever pronounce that I have mastered writing, she is to hit me hard with a squid. I now live in fear of the squid." [9]

Bibliography

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sean McMullen</span> Australian science fiction and fantasy author

Sean Christopher McMullen is an Australian science fiction and fantasy author.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trudi Canavan</span> Australian writer of fantasy novels

Trudi Canavan is an Australian writer of fantasy novels, best known for her best-selling fantasy trilogies The Black Magician and Age of the Five. While establishing her writing career she worked as a graphic designer. She completed her third trilogy, The Traitor Spy trilogy, in August 2012 with The Traitor Queen. Subsequently, Canavan has written a series called Millennium's Rule, with a completely new setting consisting of multiple worlds which characters can cross between. Though originally planned as a trilogy, a fourth and final book in the Millennium's Rule series was published.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marianne de Pierres</span>

Marianne de Pierres is an Australian science fiction author. Born in Western Australia, she finished her undergraduate studies at Curtin University in Perth and later studied a Postgraduate Certificate of Arts in Writing, Editing and Publishing at the University of Queensland. In 2019, she completed her PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Queensland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jonathan Strahan</span> Northern Irish-born Australian editor and publisher

Jonathan Strahan is an editor and publisher of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1968, and he graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Arts in 1986.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kaaron Warren</span> Australian writer

Kaaron Warren is an Australian author of horror, science fiction, and fantasy short stories and novels.

Michael Pryor is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year; the presentation ceremony is held the following year. It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people.

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year; the presentation ceremony is held the following year. It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people.

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 November of the prior year and 31 October of the corresponding year; the presentation ceremony is held the following year. It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people.

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year; the presentation ceremony is held the following year. It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people.

<i>Eclipse</i> (Bedford novel) 2005 novel by K. A. Bedford

Eclipse is a 2005 science fiction novel by K. A. Bedford. It follows the story of James Dunne, an officer of the Royal Interstellar Service Academy whose first assignment becomes a nightmare when he is drafted into the First Contact Team.

<i>Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait</i> 2008 novel by K. A. Bedford

Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait is a 2008 science fiction novel by Australian writer K. A. Bedford. It follows the story of Spider who repairs time machines for a living until he discovers a corpse inside one of the machines he is fixing - leading the Department of Time and Space to take over the situation.

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year; the presentation ceremony is held the following year. It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people.

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year; the presentation ceremony is held the following year. It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people.

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year; the presentation ceremony is held the following year. It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people.

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers". To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year; the presentation ceremony is held the following year. It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people.

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year; the presentation ceremony is held the following year. It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people.

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year; the presentation ceremony is held the following year. It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people.

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year; the presentation ceremony is held the following year. It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people.

The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year; the presentation ceremony is held the following year. It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people.

References

  1. "Orbital Burn by K A Bedford". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  2. "Eclipse Listing". Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  3. "Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait Listing". Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  4. "Hydrogen Steel Listing". Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  5. "aurealis awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  6. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Philip K. Dick Award". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  7. "Australian Edition". GoodReads. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  8. "Paradox Resolution Listing". Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  9. "Full Biography K. A. Bedford". Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. Retrieved 10 January 2010.