Kyla Ward


Kyla Ward is an Australian writer of speculative fiction, poet and actor. Her work has been nominated multiple times for the Ditmar Award, the Aurealis Award and the Rhysling Award. She won the Aurealis Award in 2006 for her collaborative novel Prismatic.

Biography

Ward was born in New South Wales, Australia. She attended the University of Technology, Sydney where she gained a BA in communications.

Writing

Ward was first published in 1994 with her poem "Mary" which was featured in the magazine Bloodsongs. In 2002 her short story "The Boneyard" was nominated for the Ditmar Award for best short fiction but lost to Lucy Sussex and Jack Dann. In 2006 she won her first award with the novel Prismatic, co-authored with Evan Paliatseas and David Carroll under the shared pseudonym of Edwina Grey. Prismatic tied with Will Elliott's The Pilo Family Circus to win the Aurealis Award for best horror novel.
Ward has also contributed to role-playing games including Buffy the Vampire Slayer Roleplaying Game by Eden Studios, Inc. and White Wolf's .

Acting

Ward has also been a member of the Theatre of Blood repertory company where she acted and also wrote. Ward wrote and produced and acted in the short film Bad Reception which premiered at A Night of Horror 2009 and screened at the Vampire Film Festival in New Orleans. Ward has also worked as an assistant director and sound recordist in a number of short films, for instance as sound recordist on Indulgence .

Artwork

Ward also has contributed artwork for various publications including Fables and Reflections, the cover of Epiphanies of Blood: Tales of Desperation and Thirst, Southern Blood, Borderlands, Bloodsongs, Tabula-Rasa, and Burnt Toast.

Awards and nominations

Novels

Note: The launch of this book was accompanied by dramatic readings by various theatre groups. Video of the performances is available at Kyla Ward's website.
Reviewing the volume at Hellnotes, the reviewer praised Ward's work:

Poems

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