Orb Publications

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Orb Publications
Country of originFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Headquarters location Ringwood, Victoria
Fiction genres Speculative fiction
Official website Official site

Orb Publications is a publisher based in Ringwood, Victoria, Australia. The company currently publishes the speculative fiction magazine Orb Speculative Fiction.

Ringwood, Victoria Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Ringwood is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km (14 mi) east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2016 Census, Ringwood had a population of 17,471. Ringwood has many parks reserves, most notably, Ringwood Lake. As of July 2012, the average house price in Ringwood was $583,500 and $390,000 for a unit.

Australia Country in Oceania

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.

Speculative fiction Genre of fiction including science fiction, horror and fantasy

Speculative fiction is a broad genre encompassing fiction with certain elements that do not exist in the real world, often in the context of supernatural, futuristic or other imaginative themes. This includes, but is not limited to, science fiction, fantasy, superhero fiction, horror, utopian and dystopian fiction, fairytale fantasy, supernatural fiction as well as combinations thereof.

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History

Orb Publications began publishing the Orb Speculative Fiction magazine in 1999. [1]

Orb Speculative Fiction

Orb Speculative Fiction (also known simply as Orb) was first released in 1999 and was edited by Sarah Endacott. In 2002 Orb #2 was a short-list nominee in the Ditmar Awards for best collected work but lost to Earth Is But a Star , edited by Damien Broderick. [2]

Damien Broderick Australian writer

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Orb again was nominated for best collected work in 2005 and 2008 for the issues six and seven respectively. [3] [4] Two authors have won awards for their stories featured in Orb. Sue Isle's "The Woman of Endor" won the 2001 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story and Cat Sparks' "A Lady of Adestan" won the 2008 Ditmar Award for best novella as well as being a finalist in the 2007 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story. [3] [4] The magazine has also featured ten other short stories which have been finalists at the Aurealis and Ditmar Awards. [3] [4]

"The Woman of Endor" is a 2001 fantasy novelette by Sue Isle.

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Orb Publications". AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource . Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2002 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 24 December 2002. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Magazines - Page 57". Locus Online . Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Magazines - Pages 58". Locus Online . Retrieved 28 February 2010.
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