Deborah Biancotti Explained

Deborah Biancotti
Birth Place:Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Period:2000–present
Genre:Speculative fiction

Deborah Biancotti is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.

Biography

Biancotti was born in 1971 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia.[1] Her first work was published in 2000 with her short story "The First and Final Game" which was featured in Altair and won the 2000 Aurealis Award for best horror short story.[2] [3] In 2001 she won the Ditmar Award for best new talent.[4] Biancotti's fifth short story, "King of All and the Metal Sentinel" was published in 2002 and won the 2003 Ditmar Award for best Australian short fiction.[5] In 2007 her story "A Scar for Leida" won the Aurealis Award for best young-adult short story.[6] Biancotti is now based in Sydney.[1]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkCategoryResult
2000 "The First and Final Game" Won
2001 Best new talent Won
Ditmar Award "The First and Final Game" Best short story Nomination
2002 Ditmar Award Best fan writer Nomination[7]
2003 Ditmar Award "King of All and the Metal Sentinel" Best Australian short fiction Won
2004 Ditmar Award "The Singular Life of Eddy Dovewater" Best short story Nomination[8]
2005 Ditmar Award "Number 3 Raw Place" Best short story Nomination[9]
2006 Aurealis Award "The Dying Light" Nomination[10]
"The Dying Light" Nomination[11]
Ditmar Award "Summa Seltzer Missive" Best short story Nomination[12]
2007 Aurealis Award "A Scar for Leida" Best young-adult short story Won
Ditmar Award "Surrender 1: Rope Artist" Best short story Nomination[13]
2008 Aurealis Award "Pale Dark Soldier" Best horror short story Nomination[14]
Aurealis Award "The Tailor of Time" Best young-adult short story Nomination
Ditmar Award
(with Jonathan Strahan, Garth Nix, Trevor Stafford)
Professional achievement Nomination[15]
Ditmar Award "A Scar for Leida" Best short story Nomination
2009 Aurealis Award A Book of Endings Nomination[16]
Australian Shadows Awards A Book of Endings Best long fiction Nomination[17]
Australian Shadows Awards "Six Suicides" Best short fiction Won[18]
Ditmar Award "Pale Dark Soldier" Best short story Nomination[19]
2010 A Book of Endings Nomination[20]
Ditmar Award A Book of Endings Best collected work Nomination[21]
Ditmar Award "Six Suicides" Best short story Nomination
A Book of Endings Best collection Nomination[22]

Bibliography

Short fiction

Collections

Novella

Novels

References

General

Specific

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bio . Deborahbiancotti.net . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723083304/http://deborahbiancotti.net/the/bio.htm . 23 July 2011 . dead . dmy .
  2. Web site: Publications . Deborahbiancotti.net . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723083357/http://deborahbiancotti.net/the/biblio.htm . 23 July 2011 . dead . dmy .
  3. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2001 Aurealis Awards . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110317044123/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2001.html#hs . 17 March 2011 . dead . dmy .
  4. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2001 Ditmar Awards . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110917075407/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2001.html#new . 17 September 2011 . dead . dmy .
  5. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2003 Ditmar Awards . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110917004802/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2003.html#shf . 17 September 2011 . dead . dmy .
  6. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2008 Aurealis Awards . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110315235639/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2008.html#ys . 15 March 2011 . dead . dmy .
  7. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2002 Ditmar Awards . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110917045237/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2002.html#fanw . 17 September 2011 . dead . dmy .
  8. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2004 Ditmar Awards . . 24 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050213031159/http://locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2004.html#shf . 13 February 2005 . dmy-all .
  9. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Ditmar Awards . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110917044245/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2005.html#shf . 17 September 2011 . dead . dmy .
  10. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Aurealis Awards . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110315234930/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2007.html#ys . 15 March 2011 . dead . dmy .
  11. Web site: 2006 Shortlist . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707191351/http://australianhorror.com/index.php?view=42 . 7 July 2011 . live . dmy .
  12. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2006 Ditmar Awards . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110916192156/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2006.html#shf . 16 September 2011 . dead . dmy .
  13. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Ditmar Awards . . 24 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100118115716/http://locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2007.html#shf . 18 January 2010 . dmy-all .
  14. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Aurealis Awards . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514045114/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2009.html . 14 May 2011 . dead . dmy .
  15. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2008 Ditmar Awards . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110917041247/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2008.html#pro . 17 September 2011 . dead . dmy .
  16. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2010 Aurealis Awards . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110203165416/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2010.html#null . 3 February 2011 . dead . dmy .
  17. Web site: 2009 Australian Shadows Award: Finalists . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110108174718/http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=195 . 8 January 2011 . live . dmy .
  18. Web site: 2009 Australian Shadows Award: Winners . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707191116/http://australianhorror.com/index.php?view=196 . 7 July 2011 . live . dmy .
  19. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Ditmar Awards . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100815003545/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2009.html#shf . 15 August 2010 . dead . dmy .
  20. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2010 William L. Crawford – IAFA Fantasy Award . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110203173200/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Crawford2010.html#null . 3 February 2011 . dead . dmy .
  21. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2010 Ditmar Awards . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110203165421/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2010.html#cln . 3 February 2011 . dead . dmy .
  22. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2010 Locus Awards . . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101219082708/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Locus2010.html#cln . 19 December 2010 . dead . dmy .