Encounters is the fourth short story anthology

Anthology

An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...

 published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild. Printed in 2004 and edited by Maxine McArthur

Maxine McArthur

-Biography:McArthur spent 16 years living in Japan but returned to live in Canberra in 1996. In 1999 McArthur's first book was released in Australia, entitled Time Future. It won the 1999 George Turner Award and finished ninth in 2000 Locus Awards for best first novel...

 and Donna Maree Hanson, it contains stories from several Australian speculative fiction

Speculative fiction

Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...

 authors.

Stories

The collection contains the following stories:

• "Vortle" by Lee Battersby
  Lee Battersby
  Lee Battersby is an Australian author of science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction. His story "Carrying The God" made him the first Western Australian winner in the Writers of the Future Competition in 2002, and was awarded the 2003 Ditmar Award for Best New Talent...
  
  
• "Davey's Gift" by Kate Eltham
• "The Souvenir" by Richard Harland
  Richard Harland
  Richard Harland Richard Harland Richard Harland (born 15 January 1947 in Yorkshire is an English fantasy and science fiction writer, living in New South Wales, Australia. He was born in 1947 in Huddersfield, United Kingdom and migrated to Australia in 1970...
  
  
• "Don't Got No Wings" by Trent Jamieson
  Trent Jamieson
  -Biography:Jamieson was first published in 1994 with the short story "Threnody " which was published in the winter edition Eidolon. In 2003 Jamieson was nominated for the Ditmar Award for best professional achievement but lost to Jonathan Strahan. In 2005 Jamieson won the Aurealis Award for best...
  
  
• "Garden Light" by Shane M. Brown
• "The Flatmate From Hell" by Dirk Flinthart
• "The Ceremony of Innocence" by Conor Bendle
• "Crazy Little Thing" by Stuart Barrow
• "Una, the One" by Frankie Seymour
• "The Faithless Priest and the Nameless King" by Cory Daniells
• "Stella's Transformation" by Kim Westwood
  Kim Westwood
  Kim Westwood is an Australian author born in Sydney and currently living in Canberra, the Australian Capital Territory.She is an Aurealis Award winner and twice finalist for her short stories, a number of which have appeared in Years Best anthologies in Australia and the USA, as well as broadcast...
  
  
• "Boys" by Ben Payne
• "Sleeping With Monsters" by Michael Barry
• "Remembering Bliss" by Carol Ryles
• "Guarding the Mound" by Kaaron Warren
  Kaaron Warren
  Kaaron Warren is an Australian author of horror, science fiction, and fantasy short stories and novels.She is the author of the short story collections The Grinding House, which won the 2006 ACT Writing and Publishing Awards and Dead Sea Fruit...
  
  
• "The Final Battle" by Scott Robinson
• "Meltdown my Plutonium Heart" by Cat Sparks
• "Beggars on the Shore" by Bruce Clark
• "The Teller" by Monica Carroll
• "Happy Faces For Happy Families" by Gillian Polack
  Gillian Polack
  Gillian Polack is an Australian writer and editor working mainly in the field of speculative fiction. She has published two novels, numerous short stories and nonfiction articles, and is the creator of the New Ceres universe.-Life:...
  
  
• "The Dove" by Nigel Read
• "The Glass Flower" by Chris Barnes

All stories are illustrated by Les Petersen.

ISBN

• ISBN 0-9581390-2-4

See also

• Nor of Human
  Nor of human
  Nor of Human: An Anthology of Fantastic Creatures is the first short story anthology published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild...
  
  
• Machinations: An Anthology of Ingenious Designs
• Elsewhere
  Elsewhere (Anthology)
  Elsewhere: An Anthology of Incredible Places is the third short story anthology published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild. Printed in 2003 and edited by Michael Barry, it contains stories from several Australian speculative fiction authors....
  
  
• The Outcast
  The Outcast (Anthology)
  The Outcast is the seventh short story anthology published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild. Printed in 2006 and edited by Nicole R...
  
  
• Gastronomicon
  Gastronomicon
  Gastronomicon is a short story and recipe collection published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild. Printed in 2005 and edited by Stuart Barrow, it contains stories and recipes from several Australian speculative fiction authors.-Stories:...
  
  
• The Grinding House
  The Grinding House
  The Grinding House is a short story collection published by the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild. Printed in 2005 and edited by Donna Maree Hanson, it contains stories by Kaaron Warren...
  
  

External links

• CSFG home page
• Maxine McArthur home page
• Les Petersen home page