Francis Payne (author) explained
Francis Payne (born 1953) is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.
Biography
Payne was born in 1953 in Scotland. In 1967 Payne emigrated to Australia.[1] Payne won his first award in 1978 with his work "Albert's Bellyful" which won the Ditmar Award for best Australian short fiction.[2] In 1995 he won the Aurealis Award for best horror short story with his chapbook "Olympia".[3] [4] Payne has a wife and child and is currently living outside Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result |
|---|
| 1978 | | "Albert's Bellyful" | Best Australian short fiction | Won |
| 1995 | | "Olympia" | | Won | |
Bibliography
Short fiction
- "Albert's Bellyful" (1977) in Yggdrasil February 1977
- "What the Stone of Ciparri Says" (1995) in Bloodsongs #6 (ed. Steve Proposch)
- "Olympia" (1995)
References
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Specific
Notes and References
- Web site: Francis Payne . ericlindsay.com . 2010-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101217005407/http://ericlindsay.com/ozwriter/payne.htm . 2010-12-17 . live .
- Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1978 Ditmar Awards . . 2010-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020123032810/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar1978.html. 2002-01-23. dead.
- Web site: Olympia by Francis Payne . . 2010-12-25 .
- Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1996 Aurealis Awards . . 2010-12-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020125003716/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis1996.html. 2002-01-25. dead.
