Kirstyn McDermott

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Kirstyn McDermott
Kirstyn McDermott.jpg
Born Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationWriter
NationalityAustralian
Period1993–present
Genre Speculative fiction
Notable awards2020 Convenors' Award for excellence (Aurealis Award)
Spouse Jason Nahrung
Website
kirstynmcdermott.com

Kirstyn McDermott is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.

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Biography

McDermott was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on 31 October. [1] She grew up in Woodberry, New South Wales and attended the University of Newcastle where she completed a Bachelor of Arts. [1] [2] In 1995 McDermott moved to Melbourne where she currently lives with her husband Jason Nahrung. [1] McDermott is a member of the SuperNOVA writers group. [3]

McDermott was first published in 1993 with the short story "I Am the Silent Voyeur" being featured in Daarke Worlde No. 4. [4] Her 2003 short story "The Truth About Pug Roberts", featured in the anthology Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural , was nominated for the 2004 Ditmar Award for best short story. [5] Her short story "Painlessness" won the 2008 Aurealis Award for Best Horror Short Story and the 2009 Ditmar Award for best novella or novelette. [6] [7] In 2010 her first novel, Madigan Mine , was published by Picador and won the 2010 Aurealis Award for best horror novel as well as being nominated for three other awards. [8]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkCategoryResult
2001 Aurealis Award "Smile for Me" Best horror short story Honourable mention [9]
2004 Ditmar Award "The Truth About Pug Roberts"Best short storyNomination [5]
2007Ditmar Award"Cold"Best short storyNomination [10]
2008Aurealis Award"Painlessness"Best horror short storyWon [6]
2009 Chronos Award "Painlessness"Best short fictionWon [11]
Ditmar AwardMidnight Echo (with Ian Mond)Best collected workNomination [7]
"Painlessness"Best Australian novella or noveletteWon [7]
2010Aurealis Award Madigan Mine Best horror novel Won [8]
Australian Shadows AwardMadigan MineBest long fictionNomination [12]
"She Said"Best short fictionWon [13]
Bram Stoker Award "Monsters Among Us"Best long fictionNomination [14]
2011Chronos AwardMadigan MineBest long fictionWon [15]
Ditmar AwardMadigan MineBest novelNomination [16]
"She Said"Best short storyWon [16]
2012Aurealis Award Perfections Best horror novelWon [17]
2020Aurealis AwardNever Afters: Female Friendship and Collaboration in Contemporary Re-visioned Fairy Tales by WomenConvenors’ award for excellenceWon [18]

Bibliography

Novels

Short fiction

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