Shane Dix (born 1960 in Wales^[1]) is an Australianscience fictionauthor best known for his collaborative work withSean Williams in theStar Wars:New Jedi Order series.^[2]

In addition to his novels with Sean Williams, Dix has had short stories published in various magazines and anthologies, includingAurealis: Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction,Eidolon: The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy,Borderlands,Twenty3 : A Miscellany (1998), andAlien Shores: An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction (1994).^[3]

While primarily known for his science-fiction work, since 2007 Dix has been branching out into other genres and fields of writing with a number of original novels. Four of these manuscripts are now complete, and he is currently looking for an agent to represent them.

His daughter Katelin Dix is also a writer, with promising work in both teenage and fantasy fiction.

Cogal Series (co-written with Sean Williams)

• The Unknown Soldier (1995)

Evergence Series (co-written with Sean Williams)

• The Prodigal Sun (1999)
• The Dying Light (2000)
• The Dark Imbalance (2001)

Orphans (co-written with Sean Williams)

• Echoes of Earth (2002)
• Orphans of Earth (2002)
• Heirs of Earth (2003)

Star Wars:The New Jedi Order (co-written with Sean Williams)

• Force Heretic I: Remnant (2003)
• Force Heretic II: Refugee (2003)
• Force Heretic III: Reunion(2003)
• Or Die Trying (2004 short story co-written with Sean Williams)

• Geodesica: Ascent (February 2005) (co-written with Sean Williams)
• Geodesica: Descent (February 2006) (co-written with Sean Williams)

• 1995 nominated forAurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel forThe Unknown Soldier
• 1996 nominated forDitmar Award for Best Long Fiction forThe Unknown Soldier
• 2000 nominated forAurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel forThe Dying Light
• 2001 winner ofAurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel forThe Dark Imbalance
• 2001 winner ofDitmar Award for Best Long Fiction forThe Dying Light
• 2002 nominated forAurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel forEchoes of Earth
• 2003 nominated forAurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel forOrphans of Earth
• 2003 winner ofDitmar Award for Best Australian Novel forEchoes of Earth
• 2004 nominated forAurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel forHeirs of Earth
• 2004 nominated forDitmar Award for Best Novel forOrphans of Earth
• 2005 nominated forAurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel forAscent
• 2006 nominated forAurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel forDescent
• 2006 winner ofDitmar Award for Best Novel forAscent

• Space Invader by Susie O'Brien,The Advertiser 25 March 2000

• A Conversation with Sean Williams and Shane Dix with Lisa DuMond, The SF Site, January 2002^[4]
• Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine no. 23, 2006, pp 107–111

• Fantastic Fiction Entry on Shane Dix
• Shane Dix at theInternet Speculative Fiction Database

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