Kirstyn McDermott
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Kirstyn McDermott | |
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| Born | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Period | 1993–present |
| Genre | Speculative fiction |
| Notable awards | 2020 Convenors' Award for excellence (Aurealis Award) |
| Spouse | Jason Nahrung |
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Kirstyn McDermott is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.
McDermott was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on 31 October.[1] She grew up in Woodberry, New South Wales and attended the University of Newcastle where she completed a Bachelor of Arts.[1][2] In 1995 McDermott moved to Melbourne where she currently lives with her husband Jason Nahrung.[1] McDermott is a member of the SuperNOVA writers group.[3]
McDermott was first published in 1993 with the short story "I Am the Silent Voyeur" being featured in Daarke Worlde No. 4.[4] Her 2003 short story "The Truth About Pug Roberts", featured in the anthology Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural, was nominated for the 2004 Ditmar Award for best short story.[5] Her short story "Painlessness" won the 2008 Aurealis Award for Best Horror Short Story and the 2009 Ditmar Award for best novella or novelette.[6][7] In 2010 her first novel, Madigan Mine, was published by Picador and won the 2010 Aurealis Award for best horror novel as well as being nominated for three other awards.[8]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result |
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| 2001 | Aurealis Award | "Smile for Me" | Best horror short story | Honourable mention[9] |
| 2004 | Ditmar Award | "The Truth About Pug Roberts" | Best short story | Nomination[5] |
| 2007 | Ditmar Award | "Cold" | Best short story | Nomination[10] |
| 2008 | Aurealis Award | "Painlessness" | Best horror short story | Won[6] |
| 2009 | Chronos Award | "Painlessness" | Best short fiction | Won[11] |
| Ditmar Award | Midnight Echo (with Ian Mond) | Best collected work | Nomination[7] | |
| "Painlessness" | Best Australian novella or novelette | Won[7] | ||
| 2010 | Aurealis Award | Madigan Mine | Best horror novel | Won[8] |
| Australian Shadows Award | Madigan Mine | Best long fiction | Nomination[12] | |
| "She Said" | Best short fiction | Won[13] | ||
| Bram Stoker Award | "Monsters Among Us" | Best long fiction | Nomination[14] | |
| 2011 | Chronos Award | Madigan Mine | Best long fiction | Won[15] |
| Ditmar Award | Madigan Mine | Best novel | Nomination[16] | |
| "She Said" | Best short story | Won[16] | ||
| 2012 | Aurealis Award | Perfections | Best horror novel | Won[17] |
| 2020 | Aurealis Award | Never Afters: Female Friendship and Collaboration in Contemporary Re-visioned Fairy Tales by Women | Convenors’ award for excellence | Won[18] |
