Karen Attard

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Karen Attard
Born1958
Nationality Australian
Genre Fantasy, short fiction
Notable awardsAurealis Award
Best fantasy short story
1995 Harvest Bay

Karen Attard (born 1958) [1] is an Australian writer of fantasy and short fiction.

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Biography

Attard's first work to be published was in 1975 with a poem published by Meuse Press, entitled Like an Omen. [2] In 1995 she published a poetry collection published by Five Islands Press entitled Whisper Dark and a short story, Harvest Bay which was featured in the Eidolon (Australian magazine) magazine. [3] Harvest Bay won the 1995 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story. [4] In 1997 she released two more short stories which were both featured in the Eidolon magazine. [3]

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References

  1. "Attard, Karen - Full record view - Libraries Australia Search". librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  2. "Like an omen : poem / by Karen Attard". National Library of Australia . Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Karen Attard - Summary Bibliography". ISFDB . Retrieved 9 February 2010.
  4. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1996 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online . Retrieved 9 February 2010.