The Australian Horror and Fantasy Magazine
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The Australian Horror and Fantasy Magazine (1984–87) was edited by Barry Radburn and Stephen Studach. It was published by Radburn's imprint Dark Press. Six issues were published, with the last issue being a double issue (5/6).
Though it did not pay authors, it was Australia's
first semi-professional magazine in the genre, publishing many local writers such as Rick Kennett
and Leigh Blackmore
who would go on to achieve lasting reputations, as well stories by American writers. It was continued under the editorship of Leigh Blackmore as Terror Australis
magazine.
Radburn, also a writer, contributed to such other magazines as Arkham Sampler (Strange Company new series), Eldritch Tales, Dark Dreams, Etchings and Odysseys, Footsteps, Haunts and Doppelganger in the late 1980s. He appeared to have left the horror writing scene in Australia subsequent to publishing his magazine; however in an interview in Studies in Australian Weird Fiction No 3 (2009) Radburn revealed that he has continued to write under a pseudonym
for various magazines published in Australia and the United States. Radburn is currently a member of the Australian Horror Writers Association
and has an online blog. He has edited The Imaginings Sampler and has won several literary awards for his fiction including the Melbourne University Literary Award and the Henry Lawson Festival Award. Radburn conducts independent writing courses as well as working as a Compliance Manager in the print/publishing industry (he has written several technical manuals for the print and publishing sector).
His novel The Crossing is forthcoming from Pantera Press (2011).
Steven Studach also published horror stories in various magazines including Eldritch Tales and Crypt of Cthulhu
. He has published two horror books - Penumbra (Galley Press, 1997) (short stories) and A Thing of Beauty (Adelaide: Paroxysm Press, 2004) (a novella). He also edited the third issue of Midnight Echo magazine for the Australian Horror Writers Association
. His tale "Rubber Monsters" was a finalist in the Australian Horror Writers Association contest for 2006. Studach is also a published poet, book and cinema reviewer, and has qualifications in film production and direction.
Though it did not pay authors, it was Australia's
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
first semi-professional magazine in the genre, publishing many local writers such as Rick Kennett
Rick Kennett
Rick Kennett is an Australian writer of science fiction, horror and ghost stories. He is the most prolific and widely-published author in Australia after Paul Collins, Terry Dowling and Greg Egan, with stories in a wide variety of magazines and anthologies in Australia, the US and the UK.His first...
and Leigh Blackmore
Leigh Blackmore
Leigh David Blackmore is an Australian horror writer, critic, editor, occultist and musician. He served as the second President of the Australian Horror Writers Association . His work has been nominated twice for the Ditmar Award, once for fiction and once for criticism...
who would go on to achieve lasting reputations, as well stories by American writers. It was continued under the editorship of Leigh Blackmore as Terror Australis
Terror Australis
Terror Australis: the Australian Horror and Fantasy Magazine was Australia's first mass market horror magazine. It succeeded the Australian Horror and Fantasy Magazine edited by Barry Radburn and Stephen Studach and was the first magazine of its kind in Australia to pay authors...
magazine.
Radburn, also a writer, contributed to such other magazines as Arkham Sampler (Strange Company new series), Eldritch Tales, Dark Dreams, Etchings and Odysseys, Footsteps, Haunts and Doppelganger in the late 1980s. He appeared to have left the horror writing scene in Australia subsequent to publishing his magazine; however in an interview in Studies in Australian Weird Fiction No 3 (2009) Radburn revealed that he has continued to write under a pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
for various magazines published in Australia and the United States. Radburn is currently a member of the Australian Horror Writers Association
Australian Horror Writers Association
The Australian Horror Writers Association is a non-profit organisation that commenced in 2003 with the goal of providing a unified voice and sense of community for Australian writers of dark fiction and to further the development of dark fiction in Australia.-History:The AHWA built to some extent...
and has an online blog. He has edited The Imaginings Sampler and has won several literary awards for his fiction including the Melbourne University Literary Award and the Henry Lawson Festival Award. Radburn conducts independent writing courses as well as working as a Compliance Manager in the print/publishing industry (he has written several technical manuals for the print and publishing sector).
His novel The Crossing is forthcoming from Pantera Press (2011).
Steven Studach also published horror stories in various magazines including Eldritch Tales and Crypt of Cthulhu
Crypt of Cthulhu
Crypt of Cthulhu was a fanzine devoted to the writings of H. P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos. It was published as part of the Esoteric Order of Dagon mailing lists for a short time, and was formally established in 1981 by Robert M...
. He has published two horror books - Penumbra (Galley Press, 1997) (short stories) and A Thing of Beauty (Adelaide: Paroxysm Press, 2004) (a novella). He also edited the third issue of Midnight Echo magazine for the Australian Horror Writers Association
Australian Horror Writers Association
The Australian Horror Writers Association is a non-profit organisation that commenced in 2003 with the goal of providing a unified voice and sense of community for Australian writers of dark fiction and to further the development of dark fiction in Australia.-History:The AHWA built to some extent...
. His tale "Rubber Monsters" was a finalist in the Australian Horror Writers Association contest for 2006. Studach is also a published poet, book and cinema reviewer, and has qualifications in film production and direction.
External links
- Podcast of Steven Studach's story "Drawing on Dead Air" http://writingshow.com/podcasts/2006/10312006.html
- Barry Radburn Member Page at AHWA: http://www.australianhorror.com/member_pages.php?page=142
See also
- Science fiction magazineScience fiction magazineA science fiction magazine is a publication that offers primarily science fiction, either in a hard copy periodical format or on the Internet....
- Fantasy fiction magazine
- Horror fiction magazineHorror fiction magazineA horror fiction magazine is a magazine that publishes primarily horror fiction with the main purpose of scaring or frightening the reader. Horror magazines can be in print, on the internet, or both.-Defunct magazines:*The Arkham Collector...
- MagazineMagazineMagazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...