''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.

Background

''Elsewhere'' was first published in Australia in October 2003 by CSFG Publishing. It was a short-list nominee for the 2004

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 ...

for best collected work but lost to '' Agog! Terrific Tales'', edited by

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

. ''Elsewhere'' features 26 stories by 26 authors, with two of the stories featured receiving nominations. " Alien Space Nazis Must Die" by Chuck McKenzie was a finalist for the 2004 Ditmar Award for best novella or novelette but lost to "

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" by

Lucy Sussex Lucy Sussex (born 1957 in New Zealand) is an author working in fantasy and science fiction, children's and teenage writing, non-fiction and true crime. She is also an editor, reviewer, academic and teacher, and currently resides in Melbourne, Aus ...

and " State of Oblivion" by

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 ''Through Splintered Walls'', ''The Grinding House'', and ''Dead Sea Fruit''. Her short st ...

was a short-list nominee for the 2004 Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story but lost to

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*Interior artwork by Les Petersen *Introduction by Michael Barry *"One Rainy Sunday in a Circus Far Away" short story by Craig Cormick *"Devil in the Text" short story by Richard Harland *"Orion's Womb" short story by Carol Ryles *"Web of Reality" short story by

Alison Venugoban Alison may refer to: People * Alison (given name), including a list of people with the name * Alison (surname) Music * ''Alison'' (album), aka ''Excuse Me'', a 1975 album by Australian singer Alison MacCallum * "Alison" (song), song by Elvi ...

*"Widdershins" short story by

Stuart Barrow Stuart may refer to: Names *Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Automobile * Stuart (automobile) Places Australia Generally * Stuart Highway, connecting South Australia and the Northern Territory North ...

*"The Surge" short story by

Cory Daniells As a given name, Cory is used by both males and females. It is a variation of the name Cora, which has Greek origins and is the maiden name of the goddess Persephone. The name also can have origins from the Gaelic word ''coire'', which means "in a ...

*"Kidnapping" short story by Euan Bowen *"617 Instances of Eleanor and Rising" short story by

Robert Hoge The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

*"Merrie Dawn" short story by Chris Andrews *"The Recipe" short story by Ben Peek *"City, Seen by Lightning" short story by Dave Luckett *"Armageddon Café" short story by Mik Bennett *" State of Oblivion" short story by

*"Heritage Planet" short story by David Walker *"Night Watch" short story by Jay d'Argo *"The Birdcage" short story by

*"Chance Meetings" short story by Robbie Matthews *"Impossible Railways" short story by Zara Baxter *"Sword of Liberation" short story by

Maxine McArthur Maxine McArthur is an Australian writer of science fiction. 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 th ...

*"Run the Program" short story by Nicole R. Murphy *" Alien Space Nazis Must Die!" short story by Chuck McKenzie *"The Hero and the Swordsmith" short story by Tessa Kum *"Oilcan Sam" short story by Scott Hopkins *"The Mind of the Almighty" short story by Anna Key *"Other" short story by

Donna Maree Hanson Donna may refer to the short form of the honorific ''nobildonna'', the female form of Don (honorific) in Italian. People *Donna (given name); includes name origin and list of people and characters with the name * Roberto Di Donna (born 1968), Ita ...

*"A Stone to Mark My Passing" short story by Lee Battersby

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External links

CSFG home pageReview of Elsewhere on ASif!
2003 anthologies Australian anthologies Fantasy anthologies Science fiction anthologies World Fantasy Award-winning works

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