Felicity Dowker Explained

Felicity Dowker
Birth Date:1980
Birth Place:Australia
Genre:Speculative fiction
Notableworks:"Bread and Circuses", "Jesse's Gift"
Awards:Ditmar Award

Felicity Dowker is a speculative fiction writer from Victoria, Australia. She is predominantly recognised as a writer in the horror genre.[1]

In 2009, she won the Ditmar Award (Australian SF Award) for Best New Talent.[2] Her story "Jesse's Gift" was nominated for the Aurealis Award for Horror Short Story.[3]

Dowker's stories have appeared in a number of Australian publications including Borderlands, Aurealis and Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine.[4] One story in particular, "Bread and Circuses", was the recipient of positive reviews after appearing in the Scary Kisses anthology, and was described in Scoop magazine as one of the highlights of the collection.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Her story, "Bread and Circuses" is a finalist for the 2010 Ditmar Award for Short Fiction as well as the 2010 Australian Shadows Award for Short Fiction.[10]

Dowker's first story collection, Bread and Circuses, was published in 2012.

Notes and References

  1. News: McKechnie. Robert. Airport West author signs horror book deal. 18 December 2010. Moonee Valley Leader. 4 December 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706113339/http://stage.moonee-valley-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/airport-west-author-signs-horror-book-deal/. 6 July 2011.
  2. Web site: 2009 Ditmar Awards. The Locus Index to SF Awards. 18 December 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100815003545/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2009.html. 15 August 2010.
  3. Web site: 2010 Aurealis Awards. The Locus Index to SF Awards. 18 December 2010.
  4. Web site: 2010 Australian Snapshot: Felicity Dowker. girlie jones. 18 February 2010. 18 December 2010.
  5. Scary Kisses. Scoop. Summer 2010. 54. 18 December 2010. 64.
  6. Web site: Slatter. Angela. Drive-bys and Circuses: Felicity Dowker. Angela Slatter. 18 December 2010. Angela Slatter. 18 August 2010.
  7. Web site: Harris. Narrelle. Narrelle Harris. Review: Scary Kisses edited by Liz Grzyb. Mortal words. 18 December 2010. 15 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718102953/http://narrellemharris.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/review-scary-kisses-edited-by-liz-grzyb/. 18 July 2011. dead.
  8. Web site: Tan. Charles. Book/Magazine Review: Scary Kisses edited by Liz Grzyb . Bibliophile Stalker. 18 December 2010. 10 May 2010.
  9. Web site: Petrie. Simon. Scary Kisses (Liz Grzyb, ed). The Specusphere. 18 December 2010. 27 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716115209/http://www.specusphere.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=963. 16 July 2011. dead.
  10. Web site: Australian Horror Writers Association :: 2010 Australian Shadows Awards: Finalists . 26 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110407075257/http://australianhorror.com/index.php?view=256 . 7 April 2011 . dead .

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