Kirsten Jane Bishop is an Australian writer and artist. In 2004, her first book, ''

The Etched City ''The Etched City'' is the first novel (and the only one published to date) of the Australian science-fiction writer K. J. Bishop. It was published for the first time by Prime Books in 2003 (cover art done by Bishop herself), then by Tor/Pan M ...

'', was nominated for a

World Fantasy Award for Best Novel The world is the totality of entities, the whole of reality, or everything that exists. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the world as unique, while others talk of a "plu ...

. She is a recipient of the Aurealis Award for best collection.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''

'' (2003)

Collections

* ''That Book Your Mad Ancestor Wrote'' (e-book publication in 2012)

Short fiction

* "The Art of Dying" (1997) * "The Love of Beauty" (1999) * "The Memorial Page" (2002) * "On the Origins of the Fragrant Hill" (2002) * "Beach Rubble" (2003) * "Maldoror Abroad" (2003) * "Reminiscence" ('' The Thackery T Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases'', 2003) * "Alsiso" (''The Alsiso Project'', 2004) * "We the Enclosed" (2004) * "Vision Splendid", in ''Baggage'' (published by Eneit Press run by Sharyn Lilley)(2010)

Awards

*2004 William L. Crawford Award for Best First Novel *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 Novel *2004 Ditmar Award for Best New Talent

References

External links

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Interview
by

Jeff VanderMeer Jeff VanderMeer (born July 7, 1968) is an American author, editor, and literary critic. Initially associated with the New Weird literary genre, VanderMeer crossed over into mainstream success with his bestselling Southern Reach Series. The se ...

for

Clarkesworld Magazine ''Clarkesworld Magazine'' is an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine edited by Neil Clarke. It released its first issue October 1, 2006, and has maintained a regular monthly schedule since, publishing fiction by authors such as ...

(April, 2008)
Interview
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