Chris Lawson (writer) explained

Chris Lawson
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Occupation:Writer, physician
Nationality:Australian
Period:1993–present
Genre:Speculative fiction

Chris Lawson is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.

Early life and education

Lawson was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1966.[1] [2] During his childhood Lawson spent time in Papua New Guinea, where his father worked as a biologist on a crocodile farm and his mother studied psychology of personal identity.[1] Later he studied medicine, attaining a graduate diploma in biostatistics, epidemiology and human genetics.

Career

Medicine

Lawson worked for the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service and Merck Sharp & Dohme. As of 2011 was practising as a family doctor.[3]

Writing

Lawson's first work was published in 1993, entitled "Metacarcinoma" his short story was published in the Summer 1993 edition of Eidolon (Australian magazine).[4] He received his first award for his work in 2000 when his short story "Written in Blood" won both the 1999 Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story and the 2000 Ditmar Award for best short fiction.[5] [6]

Personal life

Lawson is married and has two children and as of 2011 was living in Melbourne.[1]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkCategoryResult
1999 "Chinese Rooms" Nomination
1999 Aurealis Award "Written in Blood" Best science fiction short story Won
2000 "Written in Blood" Best short story Won
2003 Ditmar Award Best fan writer Nomination[7]
2006 Aurealis Award "Hieronymous Boche" Nomination[8]
2006 Ditmar Award "Body Parts" Nomination[9]
2006 Ditmar Award "Countless Screaming Argonauts" Best Australian novella or novelette Nomination
2008 Ditmar Award Talking Squid Best fan production Nomination[10]

Bibliography

Short fiction

Collections

Essays

References

General
Specific

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chris Lawson . . 10 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110217045813/http://www.tabula-rasa.info/MirrorDanse/ChrisLawson.html . 17 February 2011 . dead . dmy .
  2. Web site: Lawson, Chris . AusLit Agent . 10 April 2011 .
  3. Web site: About . CLAW! . 10 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110405140611/http://members.ozemail.com.au/~claw/about.htm . 5 April 2011 . dead . dmy .
  4. Web site: Bibliography . CLAW . 10 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110402151803/http://members.ozemail.com.au/~claw/biblio.htm . 2 April 2011 . dead . dmy .
  5. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2000 Aurealis Awards . . 10 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020124223358/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2000.html . 24 January 2002 . dead . dmy-all .
  6. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2000 Ditmar Awards . . 10 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020124022806/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2000.html#shf . 24 January 2002 . dead . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2003 Ditmar Awards . . 10 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040224191039/http://locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2003.html#fanw . 24 February 2004 . dead . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Aurealis Awards . . 10 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070902031919/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2007.html#hs . 2 September 2007 . dead . dmy-all .
  9. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2006 Ditmar Awards . . 10 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070304011936/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2006.html . 4 March 2007 . dead . dmy-all .
  10. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2008 Ditmar Awards . . 10 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100114065734/http://locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2008.html. 2010-01-14. dead.