Chandler Award
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (2011) Winner
Paul Collins
ポール・コリンズ
Pōru Korinzu
Pen Names:
Marilyn Fate（Pen name used for writing）,
Roger Wilcox（Pseudonym shared with Sean McMullen）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-05-21 （Canvey Island, England）
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- England → New Zealand → Australia
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Editor, Publisher
- Active Years
- 1975-2024
- Affiliations
- Ford Street Publishing, Creative Net Speakers' Agency
- Influenced
- Wynne Whiteford, Jack Wodhams, Keith Taylor
- Nominations
- 1980s-2000s Nominations for Best Editor and Best Short Fiction in Australian SF Achievement Awards, 2000 Shortlisted for the Clayton's Award (The Dog King), 2009 Short-listed for the Chronos Award (Morgassa's Folly), 2010 Short-listed for The Speech Pathology Award (The Slightly Skewed Life of Toby Chrysler)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | William Atheling Jr. Award | The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy | — | Australian SF Achievement Awards | Winner |
| 2001 | Aurealis Convenor's Award | Spinouts Bronze | — | Aurealis | Winner |
| 2002 | Peter McNamara Award | — | — | — | Winner |
| 2011 | Chandler Award | — | — | — | Recipient |
William Atheling Jr. Award
1999
Work:
The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy
Organization:
Australian SF Achievement Awards
Result:
Winner
Aurealis Convenor's Award
2001
Work:
Spinouts Bronze
Organization:
Aurealis
Result:
Winner
Peter McNamara Award
2002
Result:
Winner
Chandler Award
2011
Result:
Recipient
Awards & Nominations
Oregon Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2014) Winner
ACT Book of the Year
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (2018) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Jelindel Chronicles
1997 FantasyFantasy series including Dragonlinks, Dragonfang, Dragonsight and Wardragon.
DragonsAdventure
The Quentaris Chronicles
2000 FantasyShared world fantasy series including Swords of Quentaris etc.
MagicPrincess of Shadows
The Maximus Black Files
2000 Science fictionSF series including Mole Hunt, Dyson's Drop.
SpyGalaxy
Bibliography
- Hot Lead-Cold Sweat
- Dragonlinks
- The Quentaris Chronicles
- Cyberskin
- The Beckoning
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Heroic fantasyCyberpunkYoung adult literature
- Recurring Motifs
- DragonsSF elementsAdventure
Legacy
Pioneer in Australian SF and fantasy as writer, editor, and publisher. Founded Ford Street Publishing and supported many authors.
Quotes
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Australia is not the science fiction capital of the world; in fact we are probably not even on the map. This unfortunate fact would change if we could produce more writers like Paul Collins.
Source: Australian Book Review
Trivia
- Holds black belts in Taekwondo and Jujitsu
- Former kickboxer
- Founded Void, Australia's first professional SF magazine since Vision of Tomorrow
- Founder of Ford Street Publishing