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Paul Richard Haines 8 June 1970 – 5 March 2012
The Australian speculative fiction community is in mourning this week after the death of Paul Haines, following his long fight with cancer. One of the things we noticed here at Thirteen O’Clock, as we kept track of the outpouring of grief online, was that many people had heard of Paul and his work, but hadn’t read much of it. Or people had never heard of his work but, based on the esteem it was clear he was held in, said how they really should check it out.
We decided to post here a full account of Paul Haines’ incredible achievements as a writer, listing all his published stories and awards. If we’ve missed anything, please forgive us. We’ve done our best to collate all the information as accurately as possible. If you do notice any mistakes, please comment and we’ll make corrections.
Firstly, a bit about Paul Haines, to get a flavour of the man. From the Bio on his website:
Paul Haines was raised in the ‘70s, in the wrong part of Auckland, New Zealand. After completing a degree in the frozen, drunken depths of Otago he wound up working in computers and was eventually lured by sex and money to Australia in the ‘90s.
Paul attended the inaugural Clarion South writers workshop in 2004, and has won the Aurealis, Ditmar, Chronos and Sir Julius Vogel Awards and made the James Tiptree Jr Honours List and the Locus Recommended Reading List and Ellen Datlow’s list for his writing.
The best place to find the majority of Paul’s work is in his three published collections of short fiction. The first is:
Doorways For The Dispossessed (Prime Books, 2006)
This collection won the 2007 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Collection and was nominated for the 2007 Ditmar Award for Best Collection.
Paul’s second collection is:
Slice Of Life (The Mayne Press, 2009)
Available from The Mayne Press
EDIT: This collection is also available as an ebook from Morrigan Books here.
This collection won the 2010 Ditmar Award for Best Collection and the 2010 Chronos Award for Best Collection.
It was nominated for the 2009 Aurealis Award for Best Collection and 2010 Sir Julius Vogel Award for Best Collection.
Slice Of Life was published after Paul had been diagnosed with cancer and all proceeds from sales of the book went to help finance his treatment. All sale proceeds now will continue to go to Paul’s wife and daughter.
Paul’s third and most recent collection is:
The Last Days Of Kali Yuga (Brimstone Press, 2011)
This collection has been nominated for the 2011 Aurealis Award for Best Collection.
This collection is eligible for the Ditmar Awards, Aurealis Awards, Sir Julius Vogel Awards and Chronos Awards for 2011.
EDIT: This collection, and the original story in it, reaped a swag of Awards posthumously, awarded during 2012. The collection won:
The original story from this collection, The Past Is A Bridge Best Left Burnt, won:
The awards Paul received for the collections above are only a small selection of his wins and nominations. In total, Paul won the following awards:
Paul received many other award nominations:
Paul could still win some awards posthumously and his fans and readers can get involved. If you’re eligible to vote for the Ditmar or Chronos awards, the following works of Paul’s qualify:
Best Novella or Novelette:
“The Past is a Bridge Best Left Burnt“, Paul Haines, in The Last Days of Kali Yuga, Brimstone Press.
Best Short Story:
“Deep Clean“, Adam Browne and Paul Haines, Cosmos 40.
Best Collected Work:
The Last Days of Kali Yuga by Paul Haines, Brimstone Press.
EDIT: The wins and nominations of the work still eligible after Paul’s death have been added to the lists above.
If you’d like to learn more about Paul Haines, Gillian Polack conducted an excellent interview with him for BiblioBuffet in 2010. You can find that here.
Paul’s website is here: http://www.paulhaines.com/
Paul also kept a LiveJournal account where he wrote openly and candidly about everything, including all the details of his fight against cancer. You can find that here: http://paulhaines.livejournal.com/
Following is a list of all Paul’s published fiction, taken from his website, Hapax Legomena:
EDIT: I’ve updated this post with the recent Aurealis Award nominations, and will continue to update it with any further nominations or wins so that it remains a complete list of Paul’s work and achievements. – Alan
EDIT: 12th June 2012 – I’ve updated the lists of award nominations and wins with all the recent award results. I think I’ve covered everything and this is now a full list of Paul’s incredible achievements. Please do comment below if I’ve made any mistakes or missed anything. – Alan
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New horror fiction podcast Tales to Terrify debuted in January 2012, and already boasts seven issues and some impressive talent, such as Joe R Lansdale, Mike Allen, Gary McMahon, and John Everson.
Tales to Terrify is the brainchild of Tony Smith, Hugo award winner for his well known science fiction podcast Star Ship Sofa which has podcast stories from authors such as Gene Wolf, Pat Cadigan, and Michael Moorcock.
The latest episode of this exciting new horror podcast was released on February 25th and can be found here.
Enjoy, darklings. We know we will.
Black Inc. is pleased to announce Sonya Hartnett will edit The Best Australian Stories 2012, Ramona Koval will edit The Best Australian Essays 2012, and John Tranter will edit The Best Australian Poems 2012.
Submissions for the Best Australian Stories, Essays and Poems are now open.
The Best Australian Stories 2012 The deadline for submissions is 1 August 2012, but early submission would be appreciated. Please send one story – recent work only, published or unpublished – to Sonya Hartnett at the address below. Previously published work must have been published after 1 August 2011.
Sonya Hartnett c/- Black Inc. 37 – 39 Langridge St Collingwood VIC 3066
The Best Australian Essays 2012 The deadline for submissions is 1 August 2012, but early submission would be appreciated. Please send one essay – recent work only, published or unpublished – to Ramona Koval at the address below. Previously published work must have been published after 1 August 2011.
Ramona Koval c/- Black Inc. 37 – 39 Langridge St Collingwood VIC 3066
The Best Australian Poems 2012 The deadline for submissions is 1 August 2012, but early submission would be appreciated. Please send up to three poems – recent work only, published or unpublished – to John Tranter at the address below. Previously published work must have been published after 1 August 2011.
John Tranter c/- Black Inc. 37 – 39 Langridge St Collingwood VIC 3066
Word count: There is no official minimum or maximum length for stories, essays or poems, but please keep in mind that space limitations make very long pieces harder to accept. Please consult previous years’ collections to get a sense of the usual upper and lower limits.
Formatting: There are no particular requirements when it comes to formatting. If in doubt, double-spaced, single-sided, stapled and Times New Roman are safe bets. There is no official entry form. Please include your name and contact details, preferably an email address as well as a postal address, with your submission. Please also include the name and contact details, preferably an email address as well as a postal address, of your literary agent if applicable.
Owing to the number of submissions received, submissions cannot be returned and the editors are unable to comment on individual submissions.
The editors’ selections will be announced on the website in October 2012.
Questions regarding submissions can be directed to submissions@blackincbooks.com (Please note, submissions are NOT accepted via email, unless you are living overseas or travelling for an extended period.)
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