Dreaming Down-Under
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Dreaming Down-Under is a 1998 speculative fiction
anthology
edited by Jack Dann
and Janeen Webb
In 1999 and 2000 it was republished as two separate volumes. It was released in the United Kingdom by Swift Publishers in 2000 and in the United States by Tor Books
in hardback and paperback formats in 2001 and 2002 respectively. Dreaming Down-Under won the 1999 World Fantasy Award
for best anthology and the 1999 Ditmar Award
for best Australian magazine or anthology. It was also a short-list nominee for the 1998 Aurealis Award
's Peter McNamara Conveners' Award for Excellence and it finished 16th out of 20 in the Locus Award
for best anthology.
Dreaming Down-Under features 31 stories from 30 authors. The 1999 Ditmar Award
for best Australian short fiction had six nominees all of which were taken from Dreaming Down-Under. "The Marsh Runners" by Paul Brandon, "Dream Until God Burns" by Andrew Enstice, "To Avalon" by Jane Routley
, "The Evil Within" by Sara Douglass, and "Queen of Soulmates" by Sean McMullen
were all short-list nominees in this award losing to "The Truth About Weena" by David J. Lake. "The Truth About Weena" by David J. Lake also won the 1998 Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story
, while "To Avalon" by Jane Routley and "Queen of Soulmates" by Sean McMullen were also short-list nominees for the Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story
and "The Marsh Runners" by Paul Brandon was also a short-list nominee for the Aurealis Award for best horror short story
. Another winning story was "A Walk-On Part in the War
" by Stephen Dedman
which won the Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story. While "The Third Rail" by Aaron Sterns was a short-list nominee for the Aurealis Award for best horror short story, "Jetsam" by Kerry Greenwood
was a short-list nominee for best fantasy short story in the Aurealis Awards, "Real Men" by Rosaleen Love
was a short-list nominee for the Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story and "The Body Politic" by Tess Williams was a long-list nominee 1999 James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award.
Speculative fiction
Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...
anthology
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
edited by Jack Dann
Jack Dann
Jack Dann is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-editor of story anthologies in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres...
and Janeen Webb
Janeen Webb
Janeen Webb is an Australian writer, critic, and editor working mainly in the field of science fiction and fantasy.-Biography:...
Background
Dreaming Down-Under was first published in Australia in November 1998 by Voyager Books in trade paperback format.In 1999 and 2000 it was republished as two separate volumes. It was released in the United Kingdom by Swift Publishers in 2000 and in the United States by Tor Books
Tor Books
Tor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...
in hardback and paperback formats in 2001 and 2002 respectively. Dreaming Down-Under won the 1999 World Fantasy Award
World Fantasy Award
The World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...
for best anthology and the 1999 Ditmar Award
Ditmar Award
The Ditmar Award has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in Australian science fiction and science fiction fandom...
for best Australian magazine or anthology. It was also a short-list nominee for the 1998 Aurealis Award
Aurealis Award
Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award.-History:...
's Peter McNamara Conveners' Award for Excellence and it finished 16th out of 20 in the Locus Award
Locus Award
The Locus Award is a literary award established in 1971 and presented to winners of Locus magazine's annual readers' poll. Currently, the Locus Awards are presented at an annual banquet...
for best anthology.
Dreaming Down-Under features 31 stories from 30 authors. The 1999 Ditmar Award
Ditmar Award
The Ditmar Award has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in Australian science fiction and science fiction fandom...
for best Australian short fiction had six nominees all of which were taken from Dreaming Down-Under. "The Marsh Runners" by Paul Brandon, "Dream Until God Burns" by Andrew Enstice, "To Avalon" by Jane Routley
Jane Routley
Jane Routley is an Australian writer of fantasy fiction.-Biography:Routley was born in Melbourne, Australia. In 1996 Routley's first book was released in the U.S., entitled Mage Heart which is the first book in the Mage Heart series. She has since released two more novels in the series. In 2000 all...
, "The Evil Within" by Sara Douglass, and "Queen of Soulmates" by Sean McMullen
Sean McMullen
Sean Christopher McMullen is an Australian science fiction and fantasy author.-Biography:McMullen has a degree in physics and history from Melbourne University , a postgraduate degree in library and information science, and a PhD in Medieval Literature...
were all short-list nominees in this award losing to "The Truth About Weena" by David J. Lake. "The Truth About Weena" by David J. Lake also won the 1998 Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story
Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story
The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers"...
, while "To Avalon" by Jane Routley and "Queen of Soulmates" by Sean McMullen were also short-list nominees for the Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story
Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story
The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers"...
and "The Marsh Runners" by Paul Brandon was also a short-list nominee for the Aurealis Award for best horror short story
Aurealis Award for best horror short story
The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers"...
. Another winning story was "A Walk-On Part in the War
A Walk-On Part in the War
"A Walk-On Part in the War" is a 1998 fantasy short story by Stephen Dedman.-Background:"A Walk-On Part in the War" was first published in Australia November 1998 in the Dreaming Down-Under anthology, edited by Jack Dann and Janeen Webb and published by Voyager Books...
" by Stephen Dedman
Stephen Dedman
Stephen Dedman is an Australian author of dark fantasy and science fiction stories and novels.-Biography:...
which won the Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story. While "The Third Rail" by Aaron Sterns was a short-list nominee for the Aurealis Award for best horror short story, "Jetsam" by Kerry Greenwood
Kerry Greenwood
Kerry Greenwood is a solicitor from Melbourne, Australia. She is also the author of many plays and books, most notably a string of historical detective novels centred on the character of Phryne Fisher. She writes mysteries, science-fiction, historical fiction, and children's stories, as well as...
was a short-list nominee for best fantasy short story in the Aurealis Awards, "Real Men" by Rosaleen Love
Rosaleen Love
Rosaleen Love is an Australian science journalist and writer. She has a PhD in the history and philosophy of science from the University of Melbourne. She has written works on the Great Barrier Reef and other science or conservation topics. She has also written science fiction, which has been...
was a short-list nominee for the Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story and "The Body Politic" by Tess Williams was a long-list nominee 1999 James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award.
Contents
- What Stands for a Preface by Harlan EllisonHarlan EllisonHarlan Jay Ellison is an American writer. His principal genre is speculative fiction.His published works include over 1,700 short stories, novellas, screenplays, teleplays, essays, a wide range of criticism covering literature, film, television, and print media...
- Introduction by Jack DannJack DannJack Dann is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-editor of story anthologies in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres...
and Janeen WebbJaneen WebbJaneen Webb is an Australian writer, critic, and editor working mainly in the field of science fiction and fantasy.-Biography:... - "Entre les Beaux Morts en Vie (Among the Beautiful Living Dead)", novelette by Sean Williams
- "The Dancing Floor", novelette by Cherry WilderCherry WilderCherry Wilder was the pseudonym of science fiction and fantasy writer Cherry Barbara Grimm, née Lockett, who was born in Auckland, New Zealand....
- "Descent", short story by Cecily Scutt
- "The Soldier in the Machine", novelette by Russell BlackfordRussell BlackfordRussell Blackford is an Australian writer, philosopher, and critic, based for many years in Melbourne, Victoria. He was born in Sydney, and grew up in Lake Macquarie district, near Newcastle, NSW. He moved to Melbourne in 1979, but returned to Newcastle to live and work in 2009.-Writing career:As a...
- "Matilda Told Such Dreadful Lies", short story by Lucy SussexLucy SussexLucy Sussex is a fantasy and science fiction author, editor, academic and teacher currently residing in Melbourne, Australia.She is often associated with feminist science fiction.-Personal life:...
- "The Womb", novelette by Damien BroderickDamien BroderickDamien Francis Broderick is an Australian science fiction and popular science writer. His science fiction novel The Judas Mandala is sometimes credited with the first appearance of the term "virtual reality," and his 1997 popular science book The Spike was the first to investigate the...
- "A Walk-On Part in the WarA Walk-On Part in the War"A Walk-On Part in the War" is a 1998 fantasy short story by Stephen Dedman.-Background:"A Walk-On Part in the War" was first published in Australia November 1998 in the Dreaming Down-Under anthology, edited by Jack Dann and Janeen Webb and published by Voyager Books...
", short story by Stephen DedmanStephen DedmanStephen Dedman is an Australian author of dark fantasy and science fiction stories and novels.-Biography:... - "Wired Dreaming", short story by Paul CollinsPaul Collins (fantasy writer)Paul Collins is an Australian writer and editor who specializes in science fiction and fantasy.Collins has written many books for younger readers...
- "The Body Politic", short story by Tess Williams
- "The Truth About Weena", novelette by David J. Lake (part of the H. G. WellsH. G. WellsHerbert George Wells was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, even writing text books and rules for war games...
' Time MachineThe Time MachineThe Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895 for the first time and later adapted into at least two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It indirectly inspired many more works of fiction...
universe) - "The Marsh Runners", short story by Paul Brandon
- "Prelude to a Nocturne", novelette by Cory Daniells (as Rowena Cory Lindquist)
- "Real Men", short story by Rosaleen LoveRosaleen LoveRosaleen Love is an Australian science journalist and writer. She has a PhD in the history and philosophy of science from the University of Melbourne. She has written works on the Great Barrier Reef and other science or conservation topics. She has also written science fiction, which has been...
- "The Latest Dream I Ever Dreamed", short story by Norman Talbot
- "Ma Rung", short story by Steven PaulsenSteven PaulsenSteven Paulsen is a prize winning Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction whose work has been published in books, magazines, journals and newspapers around the world...
- "Dream, Until God Burns", short story by Andrew Enstice
- "Night of the Wandjina", short story by Wynne Whiteford
- "To Avalon", short story by Jane RoutleyJane RoutleyJane Routley is an Australian writer of fantasy fiction.-Biography:Routley was born in Melbourne, Australia. In 1996 Routley's first book was released in the U.S., entitled Mage Heart which is the first book in the Mage Heart series. She has since released two more novels in the series. In 2000 all...
- "He Tried to Catch the Light", novelette by Terry DowlingTerry DowlingTerence William Dowling, born at Lystra Private Hospital , is an Australian writer, freelance journalist, award-winning critic, editor, game designer and reviewer...
- "The Third Rail", short story by Aaron Sterns
- "Jetsam", short story by Kerry GreenwoodKerry GreenwoodKerry Greenwood is a solicitor from Melbourne, Australia. She is also the author of many plays and books, most notably a string of historical detective novels centred on the character of Phryne Fisher. She writes mysteries, science-fiction, historical fiction, and children's stories, as well as...
- "And Now Doth Time Waste Me", novella by George TurnerGeorge Turner (writer)George Reginald Turner was an Australian writer and critic, best known for the science fiction novels written in the later part of his career. He was notable for being a "late bloomer" in science fiction . His first SF story and novel appeared in 1978, when he was in his early sixties...
- Afterword (to "And Now Doth Time Waste Me") by Judith Raphael Buckrich
- Afterword (to "And Now Doth Time Waste Me") by Bruce GillespieBruce GillespieBruce Gillespie is a prominent Australian science fiction fan best known for his long-running sf fanzine SF Commentary. Along with Carey Handfield and Rob Gerrand, he was a founding editor of Norstrilia Press, which published Greg Egan's first novel.He was fan guest of honor at Aussiecon 3, the...
- "The Man Who Lost His Shadow", short story by Isobelle CarmodyIsobelle CarmodyIsobelle Jane Carmody is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature, and young adult literature.-Biography:Carmody began work on the highly acclaimed Obernewtyn Chronicles at the age of fourteen...
- "Unborn Again", short story by Chris LawsonChris Lawson-Biography:Lawson was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1966. During his childhood Lawson spent time in New Guinea where his father worked as a biologist on a crocodile farm and his mother studied psychology of personal identity. Later he studied medicine in which he has attained a graduate...
- "The Evil Within", novella by Sara Douglass
- "Two Recipes for Magic Beans", short story by Rosaleen Love
- "The Doppelgänger Effect", short story by Dirk Strasser
- "Tamed", short story by Robert HoodRob HoodRobert Hood is an Australian writer and editor recognised as one of Australia's leading horror writers. He has published five young adult novels, three collections of his short fiction, fifteen children's books and over 100 short stories in anthologies and magazines in Australia and overseas...
- "Queen of Soulmates", novelette by Sean McMullenSean McMullenSean Christopher McMullen is an Australian science fiction and fantasy author.-Biography:McMullen has a degree in physics and history from Melbourne University , a postgraduate degree in library and information science, and a PhD in Medieval Literature...
- "The Last Dance", short story by Ian Nichols
- "With Clouds at Our Feet", short story by Simon Brown