David Conyers (born 30 May 1971) is an Australian author. Conyers writes predominantly

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

and

Lovecraftian horror Lovecraftian horror, also called cosmic horror or eldritch horror, is a subgenre of horror, fantasy fiction and weird fiction that emphasizes the horror of the unknowable and incomprehensible more than gore or other elements of shock. It is na ...

Biography

Conyers was born in

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

. Most of his childhood was spent in the

Adelaide Hills The Adelaide Hills region is located in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. The largest town in the area, Mount Barker, South Australia, Mount Barker, is one of Australia's fastest-growi ...

, before moving to

Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ...

. There he achieved a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

civil engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

at the

University of Melbourne The University of Melbourne (colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public university, public research university located in Melbourne, Australia. Founded in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest university and the oldest in the state ...

in 1993. After several years working on remote outback construction sites in

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

, and extensive travel in Africa and Europe in 1995, he settled back in Melbourne, taking up a career in marketing and

corporate communications Corporate communication(s) is a set of activities involved in managing and orchestrating all internal and external communications aimed at creating a favourable point of view among stakeholders on which a company depends. Riel, Cees B.M. van; Fo ...

. He moved to

Adelaide Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...

in 2005.

Writing career

Convers published his first story ''Vanishing Curves'' in the ''Book of Dark Wisdom'' in 2004 and his first novel, '' The Spiraling Worm'' co-authored with United States horror writer John Sunseri, was published by

Chaosium Chaosium Inc. ( ) is a publisher of tabletop role-playing games established by Greg Stafford (game designer), Greg Stafford in 1975. Chaosium's major titles include ''Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game), Call of Cthulhu'', based on the horror fic ...

in 2007. The novel went on to receive an Honourable Mention for Best Australian Horror Novel in the 12th Annual

Aurealis Award The Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award. History The Aurealis Award was established in 1995 by ...

and the 2007 Australian Shadows Award. His science fiction short stories have been nominated for the Aurealis Award, the Australian Shadows Award, the

Ditmar Award The Ditmar Award (formally the Australian SF ("Ditmar") Award; formerly the "Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award") has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention (the "Natcon") to recognise ...

and the Aeon Award, the last presented by the Irish speculative fiction magazine Albedo One. In 2007 he won the Australian Horror Writers Association's Flash Fiction Award for his story ''Homo Canis'' and in 2011 won the Short Story category for the same award for ''Winds of Nzambi'' co-authored with David Kernot. Between 2004 and 2007, David was the Associate Editor of the ''Book of Dark Wisdom''. At the same time he was writing and editing

role-playing games A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, or abbreviated as RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, eith ...

, predominately for the '' Call of Cthulhu'' setting, based on the works of

H. P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft (, ; August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American writer of Weird fiction, weird, Science fiction, science, fantasy, and horror fiction. He is best known for his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos. Born in Provi ...

and published by Chaosium Inc. He is currently a reviews editor and interviewer with Albedo One.

Bibliography

The Harrison Peel series

Modern day

novel series set in the world of spies, government conspiracies and cosmic monsters. * '' The Spiraling Worm'' (2007), with John Sunseri, . Honourable Mention Best Horror Novel for the

(2007) and the Australian Shadows Award (2007). * '' The Eye of Infinity'' (2011).

Edited anthologies

* '' Cthulhu's Dark Cults'' (2010), * '' Cthulhu Unbound 3'' (2012) with Brian M. Sammons

Anthology appearances

*''False Containment'' (2005), ''Horrors Beyond'', ed. William Jones, Elder Signs Press. Reprinted in '' The Spiraling Worm'', Chaosium Inc. *''Aftermath'' (2006), ''Agog! Ripping Reads'', ed.

Cat Sparks Catriona (Cat) Sparks (born 11 September 1965, Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australians, Australian science fiction writer, editor and Publishing, publisher. Publishing As manager and editor of Agog! Press with her partner, Australian horr ...

, Agog! Press. Short-listed for the

(2006) and

(2007). Reprinted in '' Apex Online'' ed. Jason Sizemore. *''Regrowth'' (2006), '' Arkham Tales'', ed. William Jones, Chaosium Inc. *''Outside, Looking In'' (2006), ''Hardboiled Cthulhu'', ed. James Ambuehl, Elder Signs Press. *''As Above, So Below'' (2007), ''Secrets of Kenya'', Chaosium Inc. *''Made of Meat'' (2007), ''The Spiraling Worm'', Chaosium Inc. *''Impossible Object'' (2007), ''The Spiraling Worm'', Chaosium Inc. *''Weapon Grade'' (2007), ''The Spiraling Worm'', Chaosium Inc. *''The Spiraling Worm'' (2007) with John Sunseri, ''The Spiraling Worm'', Chaosium Inc. *''Subtle Invasion'' (2007), ''The Black Book of Horror'', ed. Charles Black, Mortbury Press. Short-listed for the Australian Shadows Award (2007). Reprinted in ''Australian Dark Fantasy & Horror Volume 3'', ed. Angela Challis,

Brimstone Press Brimstone Press was an Australia, Australian independent publisher of dark fiction (Horror fiction, horror and dark fantasy). Brimstone Press was established in 2004 by Shane Jiraiya Cummings and was based in Western Australia. The first publicatio ...

(2009) and in ''Best New Tales of the Apocalypse'', Permuted Press (Forthcoming). *''Soft Viscosity'' (2008), ''2012'', ed. Alisa Krasnostein and Ben Payne, Twelfth Planet Press. Short-listed for the Ditmar Award (2009). *''Hell's Ambassador'' (2008), ''Black Box'', ed. Shane Jiraiya Cummings,

. *''Homo Canis'' (2008), ''2008 Award Winning Australian Writing'', ed. David Tenenbuam, Melbourne Books. Reprinted in ''Midnight Echo #2'' (Australian Horror Writers Association, 2009). *''Six-Legged Shadows'' (2009) with Brian M Sammons, ''Monstrous'', Permuted Press. *''The Lord of the Law'' (2009), ''The Fourth Black Book of Horror'', Mortbury Press. *''Stomach Acid'' (2009) with Brian M Sammons, '' Cthulhu Unbound²'', ed. John Sunseri, Permuted Press. *''Sweet as Decay'' (2010) with David Witteveen, ''Macabre'', ed. Angela Challis and Marty Young,

*''Dream Machine'' (2010), '' Scenes from the Second Storey'', Morrigan Books. Short-listed for the Australian Shadows Award (2010). *''Sister of the Sands'' (2010), '' Cthulhu's Dark Cults'', ed. David Conyers, Chaosium Inc. *''The Nightmare Dimension'' (2011), '' Rage Against the Night'', ed. Shane Jiraiya Cummings,

*''The R'lyeh Singularity'' (2012) '' Cthulhu Unbound 3'', Permuted Press.

Selected magazine appearances

*''Vanishing Curves'' (2004), ''Book of Dark Wisdom #3'', ed. William Jones, Elder Signs Press. *''Solvent Hunger'' (2005), ''Book of Dark Wisdom #5'', ed. William Jones, Elder Signs Press. *''The Faceless Watchers'' (2005), ''Lovecraft's Weird Mysteries #10''. *''Cactus'' (2008), ''Midnight Echo #1''. *''Terraformer'' (2008), '' Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #37''. *''Black Water'' (2009), '' Jupiter Magazine #24''. Reprinted online at ''Albedo One''. *''The Octagon'' (2009), '' Jupiter Magazine #26''. *''Emergency Rebuild'' (2010), '' Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #43''. *''The Uncertainty Bridge'' (2010), '' Jupiter Magazine #30''. *''The Masked Messenger'' (2011) with John Goodrich, '' Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #52''. *''Winds of Nzambi'' (2011) with David Kernot, ''Midnight Echo #6''. *''The Advertising Imperative'' (2011), Ticon4.com. *''Expectant Green'' (2012) with John Kenny, '' Jupiter Magazine #35''.

Interviews

Interview
conducted with Innsmouth Free Press (2009)

conducted by Shane Jiraiya Cummings at ''OzHorrorScope'' (2007)
Interview
''Snapshot 2007'' conducted by Alisa Krasnostein for ''ASif'' (2007)

conducted by Gary Kemble at ''

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'' (2007)
Interview
conducted by Paul Maclean at ''Yog-Sothoth.com'' (2007) * ''Half a Page with... David Conyers'' (2007), ''Southern Write, April 2007'' Newsletter of the SA Writers' Centre, p. 7.

External links

*
"The Swelling" online story

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