Keith Stevenson
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Keith Stevenson is a speculative fiction writer, editor, reviewer, publisher and podcaster. Born in Scotland, he emigrated to Australia in 1990. From 1999 he was submissions manager for Aurealis Magazine - Australian Fantasy and Science Fiction and later became editor of the magazine from 2001 to the end of 2004. During that time he was also organising convenor of the Aurealis Awards for several years and has since served as a judge on a number of occasions. In 2005 he formed coeur de lion publishing with fellow Melbourne-based writer Andrew Macrae. In 2007 he became science fiction and horror reviewer for Aurealis Magazine. In 2008 he commenced the Terra Incognita Australian Speculative Fiction Podcast. He now lives in Sydney with his partner.
1 Works Edited
Keith was editor of Aurealis Magazine for issues #29 to #33-35 released between April 2002 and December 2004. His editorials for all issues are archived on his website.
In 2006, coeur de lion published c0ck - adventures in masculinity an anthology of all new speculative fiction stories that interrogated masculinity and included the 2006 Ditmar Award
winning novella 'The Devil in Mr Pussy' by Paul Haines. c0ck also included Geoffrey Maloney's 'My Beautiful Wife' which received an honourable mention in Datlow's Year's Best Fantasy and Science Fiction.
c0ck received a number of favourable reviews:
'The first title from a new Australian small press is an
exploration of masculinity through the speculative fiction short
story. There is some impressive work here. This is the kind
of project which can only be done by the small press, and
which makes the small press essential.' Aurealis Magazine
‘c0ck is … sometimes playful, sometimes insecure,
sometimes fatalistic. It is a diverse approach to a question
that, in many ways, drives our society.’ Horrorscope
'this slim volume features 11 disturbing, humiliating,
gratifying, annoying and mind-blasting stories ... A brilliant
debut collection.' Orb Magazine
In 2007, coeur de lion published Rynemonn by Terry Dowling
. Rynemonn was the final collection of Tom Rynosseros stories, concluding this popular saga begun in Rynosseros (first published by Aphelion Publications, an independent Australian publisher, in 1990, and reprinted by Mirrodanse Books in 2003) and continued in Blue Tyson (Aphelion Publications 1992), and Twilight Beach (Aphelion Publications 1993). Rynemonn contained a number of stories published previously in magazines and the final triptych of Tom stories which fist appeared in the Forever Shores collection edited by Peter McNamara and Margret Winch (Wakefield Press 2003). Rynemonn also contained four previously unpublished Tom stories, the linking narrative 'Doing the Line' and 'Swordplay', 'Tesserina and The Target Man' and 'The Bull of September'.
Reviews for Rynemonn included:
'Noted Australian wordsmith Dowling brings a close to the adventures of Tom Rynosseros
in this collection of 11 stories, three original, with extensive bridging material. "This is the
conclusion to the best and most ambitious Australian SF series ever written, and one of the
best, ever - period." ' Locus and Australian SF Reader
Terry Dowling received the Peter McNamara award at the 2007 Aurealis Awards for excellence in speculative fiction in part due to the publication of Rynemonn.
In 2009, coeur de lion published X6 - a novellanthology featuring six all new novellas from six Australian speculative fiction authors: Margo Lanagan
, Terry Dowling
, Paul Haines
, Louise Katz
, Cat Sparks and Trent Jamieson
. X6 was a finalist in the 2009 Aurealis Awards in the anthology/ collection category. Paul Haines's X6 novella 'Wives' won the 2009 Aurealis Awards for best horror short fiction and went on to win the 2009 Ditmar for best novella, the 2009 Sir Julius Vogel (NZ) Award for best novella, and made the James Tiptree Jr Literary Award honour list. Margo Lanagan's X6 novella 'Sea-Hearts' won the 2010 World Fantasy Award for best novella. X6 appeared on the Locus Magazine 2009 Recommended Reads list.
The Australian Bookseller and Publisher magazine (November 2009) described X6 as 'a solid collection that will appeal to fans of Dreaming Down-Under and other recent anthologies.'
2 Works Published
The following speculative fiction short stories by Keith have been published:
'To That Which Kills' - Aurealis Magazine # 27/28 (Chimaera Publications 2001)
'... They First Make Mad' - Agog! Fantastic Fiction (Agog! Press 2002)
'To That Which Kills' (reprint) - Oceans of the Mind (2003)
Keith's urban horror short story, 'A Mirror, Darkly' will be published in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine in 2011.
3 Speculative Fiction Reviews
Keith's science fiction and horror reviews have appeared in Aurealis Magazine since issue #40 (April 2008). Reviews are on also on the Aurealis website . In addition, Keith broadcasts short review of Australian speculative fiction works as part of the Terra Incognita Australian Speculative Fiction monthly podcast.
4 Podcasting
In November 2008, Keith began producing and presenting the Terra Incognita Australian Speculative Fiction podcast which broadcasts stories written and read by the authors who created them. The show is podcast monthly from the TISF website and is also available on iTunes. The TISF podcast was shortlisted in the 2010 Parsec Awards in the Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast category.
Aurealis Magazine
coeur de lion publishing
Published writing
Podcasting
Contents
| 1 | Works Edited |
| 2 | Works Published |
| 3 | Speculative Fiction Reviews |
| 4 | Podcasting |
1 Works Edited
Keith was editor of Aurealis Magazine for issues #29 to #33-35 released between April 2002 and December 2004. His editorials for all issues are archived on his website.
In 2006, coeur de lion published c0ck - adventures in masculinity an anthology of all new speculative fiction stories that interrogated masculinity and included the 2006 Ditmar Award
Ditmar Award
The Ditmar Award has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in Australian science fiction and science fiction fandom...
winning novella 'The Devil in Mr Pussy' by Paul Haines. c0ck also included Geoffrey Maloney's 'My Beautiful Wife' which received an honourable mention in Datlow's Year's Best Fantasy and Science Fiction.
c0ck received a number of favourable reviews:
'The first title from a new Australian small press is an
exploration of masculinity through the speculative fiction short
story. There is some impressive work here. This is the kind
of project which can only be done by the small press, and
which makes the small press essential.' Aurealis Magazine
‘c0ck is … sometimes playful, sometimes insecure,
sometimes fatalistic. It is a diverse approach to a question
that, in many ways, drives our society.’ Horrorscope
HorrorScope (webzine)
HorrorScope: The Australian Dark Fiction Web Log is a news and review webzine dedicated to horror literature and movies. The zine was created by Australian independent publisher Brimstone Press in August 2005...
'this slim volume features 11 disturbing, humiliating,
gratifying, annoying and mind-blasting stories ... A brilliant
debut collection.' Orb Magazine
In 2007, coeur de lion published Rynemonn by Terry Dowling
Terry Dowling
Terence William Dowling, born at Lystra Private Hospital , is an Australian writer, freelance journalist, award-winning critic, editor, game designer and reviewer...
. Rynemonn was the final collection of Tom Rynosseros stories, concluding this popular saga begun in Rynosseros (first published by Aphelion Publications, an independent Australian publisher, in 1990, and reprinted by Mirrodanse Books in 2003) and continued in Blue Tyson (Aphelion Publications 1992), and Twilight Beach (Aphelion Publications 1993). Rynemonn contained a number of stories published previously in magazines and the final triptych of Tom stories which fist appeared in the Forever Shores collection edited by Peter McNamara and Margret Winch (Wakefield Press 2003). Rynemonn also contained four previously unpublished Tom stories, the linking narrative 'Doing the Line' and 'Swordplay', 'Tesserina and The Target Man' and 'The Bull of September'.
Reviews for Rynemonn included:
'Noted Australian wordsmith Dowling brings a close to the adventures of Tom Rynosseros
in this collection of 11 stories, three original, with extensive bridging material. "This is the
conclusion to the best and most ambitious Australian SF series ever written, and one of the
best, ever - period." ' Locus and Australian SF Reader
Terry Dowling received the Peter McNamara award at the 2007 Aurealis Awards for excellence in speculative fiction in part due to the publication of Rynemonn.
In 2009, coeur de lion published X6 - a novellanthology featuring six all new novellas from six Australian speculative fiction authors: Margo Lanagan
Margo Lanagan
Margo Lanagan in Waratah, New South Wales is an Australian writer of short stories and young adult fiction.Many of her books, including ye Young Adult fiction, were only published in Australia. Recently, several of her books have attracted worldwide attention. Her short story collection Black...
, Terry Dowling
Terry Dowling
Terence William Dowling, born at Lystra Private Hospital , is an Australian writer, freelance journalist, award-winning critic, editor, game designer and reviewer...
, Paul Haines
Paul Haines
Paul Haines is an award-winning New Zealand-born horror and speculative fiction writer. He lives in Melbourne, Australia with this wife and daughter....
, Louise Katz
Louise Katz
Louise Katz is an Australian writer of fantasy and young-adult fiction.-Biography:Katz was born in Canberra, Australia and attended art school in Adelaide. In 1996 Katz' first book was released in Australia, entitled Myfanwy's Demon. In 2001 she released her second novel entitled The Other Face of...
, Cat Sparks and 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...
. X6 was a finalist in the 2009 Aurealis Awards in the anthology/ collection category. Paul Haines's X6 novella 'Wives' won the 2009 Aurealis Awards for best horror short fiction and went on to win the 2009 Ditmar for best novella, the 2009 Sir Julius Vogel (NZ) Award for best novella, and made the James Tiptree Jr Literary Award honour list. Margo Lanagan's X6 novella 'Sea-Hearts' won the 2010 World Fantasy Award for best novella. X6 appeared on the Locus Magazine 2009 Recommended Reads list.
The Australian Bookseller and Publisher magazine (November 2009) described X6 as 'a solid collection that will appeal to fans of Dreaming Down-Under and other recent anthologies.'
2 Works Published
The following speculative fiction short stories by Keith have been published:
'To That Which Kills' - Aurealis Magazine # 27/28 (Chimaera Publications 2001)
'... They First Make Mad' - Agog! Fantastic Fiction (Agog! Press 2002)
'To That Which Kills' (reprint) - Oceans of the Mind (2003)
Keith's urban horror short story, 'A Mirror, Darkly' will be published in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine in 2011.
3 Speculative Fiction Reviews
Keith's science fiction and horror reviews have appeared in Aurealis Magazine since issue #40 (April 2008). Reviews are on also on the Aurealis website . In addition, Keith broadcasts short review of Australian speculative fiction works as part of the Terra Incognita Australian Speculative Fiction monthly podcast.
4 Podcasting
In November 2008, Keith began producing and presenting the Terra Incognita Australian Speculative Fiction podcast which broadcasts stories written and read by the authors who created them. The show is podcast monthly from the TISF website and is also available on iTunes. The TISF podcast was shortlisted in the 2010 Parsec Awards in the Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast category.
External links
Aurealis Magazine
- Aurealis website
- Aurealis Magazine #29
- Editorial (Aurealis #29)
- Aurealis Magazine #30
- Editorial (Aurealis #30)
- Aurealis Magazine #31
- Editorial (Aurealis #31)
- Aurealis Magazine #32
- Editorial (Aurealis #32)
- Aurealis Magazine #33-35
- Editorial (Aurealis #33-35)
- Aurealis book reviews
coeur de lion publishing
- coeur de lion publishing website
- 2006 Ditmar winners – Best Novella ‘The Devil in Mr Pussy’ by Paul Haines in c0ck published by coeur de lion
- Horrorscope review of c0ck
- 2007 Peter McNamara Award – Terry Dowling for Rynemmon published by coeur de lion
- 2007 Locus Recommended Reads - Rynemonn by Terry Dowling published by coeur de lion
- 2009 World Fantasy Award best novella - 'Sea-Hearts' by Margo Lanagan in X6 edited by Keith Stevenson published by coeur de lion
- 2009 Aurealis Awards best horror short fiction - 'Wives' by Paul Haines in X6 edited by Keith Stevenson published by coeur de lion
- 2009 Sir Julius Vogel Awards best novella - 'Wives' by Paul Haines in X6 edited by Keith Stevenson published by coeur de lion
- 2009 Ditmar Awards best novella - 'Wives' by Paul Haines in X6 edited by Keith Stevenson published by coeur de lion
- 2009 James Tiptree Jr Literary Awards Honour List - 'Wives' by Paul Haines in X6 edited by Keith Stevenson published by coeur de lion
- 2009 Locus Recommended Reads - X6 edited by Keith Stevenson published by coeur de lion
- Review of X6 edited by Keith Stevenson appearing in Bookseller and Publisher Magazine November 2009, Vol 89, No. 4
- Review of X6 edited by Keith Stevenson appearing on the Strange Horizons website
- Review of Paul Haines's X6 novella 'Wives' appearing on the Strange Horizons website
Published writing
- 'To That Which Kills' by Keith Stevenson - Aurealis #27/28
- '... They First Make Mad' by Keith Stevenson - Agog! Fantastic Fiction
- 'To That Which Kills' by Keith Stevenson - Oceans of the Mind
Podcasting