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Paul Haines

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Pōru Heinsu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1970-06-08 （New Zealand）
Died
2012-03-05 （Victoria, Australia） age 41
Nationality
New Zealand, Australia
Languages
English
Residence History
Auckland, New Zealand → Melbourne, Australia

Career

Occupations
Writer, IT consultant
Active Years
1999-2012
Affiliations
Australian Horror Writers Association, SuperNOVA writers group
Memberships
SuperNOVA writers group, Australian Horror Writers Association
Influenced By
Iain Banks, Clive Barker, James Herbert, Stephen King, George R. R. Martin, Robert Silverberg, Peter Straub, Irvine Welsh
Nominations
2012 Aurealis Award, Collection: The Last Days of Kali Yuga, 2012 Aurealis Award, Horror Short story: The Past is a Bridge Best Left Burnt, 2011 Sir Julius Vogel Award, Short Story: I've Seen The Man, 2011 Ditmar Award, Novella/novelette: Her Gallant Needs

Education

University of Otago
Period: 1990年代初頭以前
Country: New Zealand
Completed university degree before moving to Australia in the 1990s

Awards

Chronos Award
2011
Work: Her Gallant Needs
Category: Best Short Fiction
Result: Win
Sir Julius Vogel Award
2011
Work: High Tide at Hot Water Beach
Category: Best Short Story
Result: Win
Sir Julius Vogel Award
2011
Work: A Tale Of The Interferers: Hunger For Forbidden Flesh
Category: Best Novella
Result: Win
Ditmar Award
2010
Work: Wives
Category: Best Novella
Result: Win
Sir Julius Vogel Award
2010
Work: Wives
Category: Best Novella
Result: Win
Ditmar Award
2010
Work: Slice Of Life
Category: Best Collection
Result: Win
Chronos Award
2010
Work: Slice Of Life
Category: Best Collection
Result: Win
Aurealis Award
2009
Work: Wives
Category: Best Horror Short Story
Result: Win (Tie)
Aurealis Award
2009
Work: Slice of Life – A Spot of Liver
Category: Best Horror Short Story
Result: Win (Tie)
Sir Julius Vogel Award
2008
Work: Doorways For The Dispossessed
Category: Collection
Result: Win
Ditmar Award
2007
Work: The Devil In Mr Pussy (Or How I Found God Inside My Wife)
Category: Novella/novelette
Result: Win
Ditmar Award
2005
Work: The Last Days of Kali Yuga
Category: Novella/novelette
Result: Win
Ditmar Award
2005
Category: Best New Talent
Result: Win
Aurealis Award
2004
Work: The Last Days of Kali Yuga
Category: Horror short story
Result: Win

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

High Tide at Hot Water Beach

2011 Horror short story

Details unknown. Winner of Sir Julius Vogel Award.

Horror

Doorways for the Dispossessed

2006 Short story collection

Paul Haines' first short story collection.

Speculative fiction

Slice of Life

2009 Short story collection

Short story collection featuring themes of cannibalism and sexual sadism.

CannibalismSexual sadism

The Last Days of Kali Yuga

2011 Short story collection

Collection including award-winning works.

Horror

Bibliography

  • The Last Days of Kali Yuga (2011)
  • Slice of Life (2009)
  • Doorways for the Dispossessed (2006)
  • The Garden of Jahal'Adin (2001)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Blend of horror and speculative fictionProvocative and extreme style
Recurring Motifs
CannibalismSexual sadismNormalization of vices

Health

  • Cancer
    2007-2012
    Fundraising for medical treatment; impacted writing and led to death in 2012.

Legacy

Acclaimed in Australian and New Zealand horror/speculative fiction, multiple award winner known for extreme themes.

In Popular Culture

  • Compared to Hunter S. Thompson and Philip K. Dick by critics.

Quotes

  • The danger of reading Haines’ stories is coming perilously close to accepting cannibalism or sexual sadism as reasonable behaviour.
    Source: Review by Simon Petrie (2013)
  • Take a slab of Hunter S. Thompson, add some Philip K. Dick... Add Grimm's and American Psycho.
    Source: Review by R.J. Burgess (2006)

Trivia

  • Attended inaugural Clarion South workshop (2004)
  • Lived in Melbourne with wife and daughter