Maxine McArthur | |
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 Maxine McArthur in 2012. | |
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Notable awards | Aurealis Award Science fiction division 2004 Less Than Human |
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Maxine McArthur is an Australian writer of science fiction.
McArthur spent 16 years living in Japan but returned to live in Canberra in 1996. [1] In 1999 McArthur's first book was released in Australia, entitled Time Future. [2] It won the 1999 George Turner Award and finished ninth in 2000 Locus Awards for best first novel. [3] In 2002 she released the sequel to her first novel entitled Time Past which was a short-list nominee for the 2003 Ditmar Award for best Australian novel. [3] In 2004 her third novel Less Than Human won the 2004 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel which also was a short-list nominee for the 2005 Ditmar Award for best novel. [3] [4] In the 2005 Ditmar Awards McArthur and co-editor Donna Hanson were short-list nominees for best collected work with their anthology Encounters. [3]
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