Francis Payne (author)

Francis Payne is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.

Francis Payne
Born	1953 (age 67–68) Scotland
Nationality	Australian
Genre	Speculative fiction

Biography

Payne was born in 1953 in Scotland. In 1967 Payne emigrated to Australia.[1] Payne won his first award in 1978 with his work "Albert's Bellyful" which won the Ditmar Award for best Australian short fiction.[2] In 1995 he won the Aurealis Award for best horror short story with his chapbook "Olympia" beating works by Terry Dowling, Leanne Frahm, Philip Neilsen, and Kaaron Warren.[3][4] Payne has a wife and child and is currently living outside Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Category	Result
1978	Ditmar Award	"Albert's Bellyful"	Best Australian short fiction	Won[2]
1995	Aurealis Award	"Olympia"	Best horror short story	Won[4]

Bibliography

Short fiction

• "Albert's Bellyful" (1977) in Yggdrasil February 1977
• "What the Stone of Ciparri Says" (1995) in Bloodsongs #6 (ed. Steve Proposch)
• "Olympia" (1995)

References

General

• Francis Payne at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Specific

1. "Francis Payne". ericlindsay.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
2. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1978 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2002-01-23. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
3. "Olympia by Francis Payne". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
4. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1996 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2002-01-25. Retrieved 2010-12-25.