| Birth date | 1962 (age 64–65) |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Website | www.maxinemcarthur.com/Default.htm |
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.[1] In 1999 McArthur's first book was released in Australia, entitled Time Future.[2] It won the 1999 George Turner Award and finished ninth in 2000 Locus Awards for best first novel.[3] In 2002 she released the sequel to her first novel entitled Time Past which was a short-list nominee for the 2003 Ditmar Award for best Australian novel.[3] In 2004 her third novel Less Than Human won the 2004 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel which also was a short-list nominee for the 2005 Ditmar Award for best novel.[3][4] In the 2005 Ditmar Awards McArthur and co-editor Donna Hanson were short-list nominees for best collected work with their anthology Encounters.[3]
Bibliography
Novels
- Time Future (1999)
- Time Past (2002)
- Less Than Human (2004)
Short stories
- Playing Possum (2001) in Nor of Human... An Anthology of Fantastic Creatures (ed. Geoffrey Maloney)
- Remembering Bathys (2002) in Machinations: An Anthology of Ingenious Designs (ed. Chris Andrews)
- The Dragon Bell (2002) in Aurealis #30 (ed. Keith Stevenson)
- Sword of Liberation (2003) in Elsewhere: An Anthology of Incredible Places (ed. Michael Barry)
- Kappas (2004) in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Issue #13 (ed. Andrew Finch)
- Bakemono (2006) in The Outcast : An Anthology of Exiles and Strangers (ed. Nicole R. Murphy)
- Breaking the Ice (2007) in Daikaiju! 2 Revenge of the Giant Monsters (ed. Robin Pen, Robert Hood)
Anthologies
- Encounters: An Anthology of Australian Speculative Fiction (2004) (with Donna Hanson)
Non-fiction
- Historical Dictionary of Japanese Science and Technology (2002) (with Morris Low)
References
- ^ "Bio". Maxine McArthur. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
- ^ "Maxine McArthur - Summary Bibliography". ISFDB. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Literary Nominees". Locus Online. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
- ^ "aurealis awards, previous years' results". Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2009-01-15.