Christopher Green | |
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| Born | United States |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Period | 2008–present |
| Genre | Speculativeshort fiction |
| Notable awards | Aurealis Award Best fantasy short story 2009"Father's Kill" |
| Website | |
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Christopher Green is an Australian writer ofspeculativeshort fiction.
Green is a graduate ofClarion South and currently lives inGeelong, Australia.[1] His first story was published in 2008, entitled "Lakeside" which was published in the anthologyDreaming Again, edited byJack Dann. "Lakeside" was a finalist at the 2008Australian Shadow Awards.[2] In 2009 Green had three stories on the short-list at theAurealis Award – "Having Faith" was a finalist in thehorror short story division but lost toPaul Haines' "Slice of Life", a "A Hundredth Name" was a finalist in thescience fiction short story division but lost toPeter M. Ball's "Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens", and "Father's Kill" won thefantasy short story award.[3][4][5]
Green was also a short-listed for the 2010Ditmar Award for new talent.[6] In 2011 Green started writing his first novel. EntitledArizona Afterwards he published the novel online as a free one-chapter-a-week novel.[7] Green also released his first collection,Love and Other Losses, which contained 14 short stories. It was published by Nighttime Logic as anAmazon Kindlee-book.[8][9]
| Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Love and Other Losses | Nighttime Logic | Contains 14 short stories. |
| Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Arizona Afterwards | – | Published online as a free one-chapter-a-week novel. Contains 53 chapters. |
| Year | Title | Original publication | Awards and nominations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Lakeside" | Dreaming Again (ed.Jack Dann) | Nomination: 2008Australian Shadows Award[10] |
| 2009 | "Having Faith" | Nossa Morte February 2009 | Nomination: 2009Aurealis Award for best horror short story[11] |
| 2009 | "A Hundredth Name" | Abyss & Apex No. 31 | Nomination: 2009Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story[11] |
| 2009 | "A Crazy Kind of Love" | Nossa Morte | |
| 2009 | "Reservations" | Expanded Horizons | |
| 2009 | "Father's Kill" | Beneath Ceaseless Skies No. 24 | Win: 2009Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story[11] |
| 2009 | "My Rough Cut" | The Edge of Propinquity | |
| 2010 | "Darwin's Daughter" | The Tangled Bank (ed. Chris Lynch) | |
| 2010 | "Stickman" | Night Chills No. 1 | |
| 2010 | "Jumbuck" | Aurealis No. 44 | |
| 2010 | "Where We Go to be Made Lighter" | Midnight Echo No. 4 | |
| 2010 | "Linger" | Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine No. 46 | |
| 2010 | "Darkling" | Fifty-Two Stitches | |
| 2010 | "Holding Hands" | Fantastique Unfettered | |
| 2011 | "Stitched" | Shock Totem No. 3 | |
| 2011 | "Letters of Love from the Once and Newly Dead" | Midnight Echo No. 5 | Win: 2010AHWA Short Story Competition[12] |
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