Ian McHugh
Encyclopedia
Ian McHugh is an Australia
n writer of speculative
short fiction.
#15. His first win came with his story "Bitter Dreams" which won the 2008 Writers of the Future
grand prize. It was also a nominee for the writers of the Future 3rd quarter at the same awards and was a short-list nominee for the 2008 Aurealis Award for best horror short story
. In 2009 McHugh's "Once a Month, On a Sunday
" was a joint-winner for the 2009 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story
. McHugh currently lives in Canberra
, Australia
and is a member of the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild.
Source: ISFDB, ianmchugh.wordpress.com
Writers of the Future
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n writer of speculative
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...
short fiction.
Biography
McHugh's first story was published in 2004, entitled "The Alchemical Automaton Blues" which was published in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight MagazineAndromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine
Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine or ASIM is a fantasy and science fiction magazine and webzine published out of Glenn Innes, New South Wales, Australia. The publishers of ASIM describe it as "Australia's Pulpiest SF Magazine". The magazine is currently edited by Robbie Matthews and is...
#15. His first win came with his story "Bitter Dreams" which won the 2008 Writers of the Future
Writers of the Future
Writers of the Future is a science fiction and fantasy story contest that was originated by L. Ron Hubbard in the early 1980s. Hubbard...
grand prize. It was also a nominee for the writers of the Future 3rd quarter at the same awards and was a short-list nominee for the 2008 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"...
. In 2009 McHugh's "Once a Month, On a Sunday
Once a Month, On a Sunday
"Once a Month, On a Sunday" is a 2009 fantasy short story by Ian McHugh.-Background:"Once a Month, On a Sunday" was first published in 2009 in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #40, edited by Simon Petrie and published by the ASIM Collective. It was published alongside nine other stories by the...
" was a joint-winner for the 2009 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"...
. McHugh currently lives in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and is a member of the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild.
Short fiction
- "The Alchemical Automaton Blues" (2004) in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight MagazineAndromeda Spaceways Inflight MagazineAndromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine or ASIM is a fantasy and science fiction magazine and webzine published out of Glenn Innes, New South Wales, Australia. The publishers of ASIM describe it as "Australia's Pulpiest SF Magazine". The magazine is currently edited by Robbie Matthews and is...
#15 (ed. Robbie Matthews) - "The Last Day of Rea" (2006) in All Star Stories presents: Twenty Epics
- "Grace" (2007) in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight MagazineAndromeda Spaceways Inflight MagazineAndromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine or ASIM is a fantasy and science fiction magazine and webzine published out of Glenn Innes, New South Wales, Australia. The publishers of ASIM describe it as "Australia's Pulpiest SF Magazine". The magazine is currently edited by Robbie Matthews and is...
#28 (ed. Zara Baxter) - "The Dao of Stones" (2007) in Challenging Destiny #24
- "Requiem in D-minor (for prions, whale and burning bush)" (2007) in HubHub (magazine)Hub is a UK based, online, speculative fiction magazine. It is published in PDF and mobipocket format. Each issue contains one or two stories, and a range of reviews and other articles...
#24 - "The Greatest Adventure of All" (2007) in Coyote Wild, Autumn 2007
- "Bitter Dreams" (2008) in Writers of the Future XXIV (ed. Algis BudrysAlgis BudrysAlgis Budrys was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor, and critic. He was also known under the pen names "Frank Mason", "Alger Rome", "John A. Sentry", "William Scarff", and "Paul Janvier."-Biography:...
) - "Stiletto" (2009) in GUDGUD MagazineGreatest Uncommon Denominator Magazine is an award-winning American literary magazine, the first publication from Greatest Uncommon Denominator Publishing, founded in Laconia, New Hampshire in July 2006....
#4 - "Angel Dust" (2009) in Clockwork Phoenix 2
- "Sleepless in the House of Ye" (2009) in Asimov's Science FictionAsimov's Science FictionAsimov's Science Fiction is an American science fiction magazine which publishes science fiction and fantasy and perpetuates the name of author and biochemist Isaac Asimov...
July 2009 (ed. Sheila WilliamsSheila Williams-Biography:Sheila grew up in a family of five in western Massachusetts. Her mother had a master's degree in microbiology. Ms. Williams’ interest in science fiction came from her father who read Edgar Rice Burroughs books to her as a child. Later Ms...
) - "Once a Month, On a SundayOnce a Month, On a Sunday"Once a Month, On a Sunday" is a 2009 fantasy short story by Ian McHugh.-Background:"Once a Month, On a Sunday" was first published in 2009 in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #40, edited by Simon Petrie and published by the ASIM Collective. It was published alongside nine other stories by the...
" (2009) in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight MagazineAndromeda Spaceways Inflight MagazineAndromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine or ASIM is a fantasy and science fiction magazine and webzine published out of Glenn Innes, New South Wales, Australia. The publishers of ASIM describe it as "Australia's Pulpiest SF Magazine". The magazine is currently edited by Robbie Matthews and is...
#40 - "Songdogs" (2009) in Beneath Ceaseless Skies #27
- "The Promises of Avalae" (TBA) in Blood & Devotion
- "Annicca" (TBA) in Greatest Uncommon Denominator #6
- "Cockatoo" (TBA) in All Hallows
Source: ISFDB, ianmchugh.wordpress.com
Awards and nominations
Aurealis Awards- Best fantasy short storyAurealis Award for best fantasy short storyThe 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"...
- 2009: Win: "Once a Month, On a SundayOnce a Month, On a Sunday"Once a Month, On a Sunday" is a 2009 fantasy short story by Ian McHugh.-Background:"Once a Month, On a Sunday" was first published in 2009 in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #40, edited by Simon Petrie and published by the ASIM Collective. It was published alongside nine other stories by the...
" - Best horror short storyAurealis Award for best horror short storyThe 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"...
- 2008: Nomination: "Bitter Dreams"
- Best young-adult short story
- 2009: Win: "Once a Month, On a Sunday"
Writers of the Future
- Writers of the Future grand prizeWriters of the FutureWriters of the Future is a science fiction and fantasy story contest that was originated by L. Ron Hubbard in the early 1980s. Hubbard...
- 2008: Win: "Bitter Dreams"
- Writers of the Future 3rd quarterWriters of the FutureWriters of the Future is a science fiction and fantasy story contest that was originated by L. Ron Hubbard in the early 1980s. Hubbard...
- 2008: Nominee: "Bitter Dreams"