Steven Paulsen
Steven Paulsen is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction whose work has been published in books, magazines, journals and newspapers around the world. He is the author of the best selling children's book, The Stray Cat, which has seen publication in several foreign language editions, and his short stories have appeared in anthologies such as Dreaming Down-Under, , Strange Fruit, Fantastic Worlds, and The Cthulhu Cycle: Thirteen Tentacles of Terror.
Paulsen has also written extensively about Australian speculative fiction in various publications including Bloodsongs, Eidolon, Sirius, Interzone, The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, Fantasy Annual, The St James Guide to Horror, Ghost and Gothic Writers, and The Melbourne University Press Encyclopedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy. In the 1990s he conceived and edited The Australian SF Writer's News, a writer's resource magazine for Australian Speculative Fiction writers, which was later incorporated into Aurealis magazine. He has conducted interviews with a variety of Australian Speculative Fiction writers, and was a judge for 2000 Aurealis Awards.
He returned to writing in 2010 after a ten-year hiatus.
Books
;English Language Editions- The Stray Cat, Lothian Books, 1996.
- The Stray Cat, Franklin Watts, 1996.
- Misteri Kucing Tersesat, PT Elex Media Komputindo, 1997.
- Le Chat Errant, Hachette Jeunesse, 1998.
- Die Streunende Katz, G&G Kinder – und Jugendbuch, 1999. Hardcover
- After Dark, Publisher: Bookhouse Co., Ltd, 2002.
Short stories (selected)
- "Art Critic" – The Cygnus Chronicler, ed. Neville J. Angove, June 1982
- "Logic Loop" – Aphelion Magazine #5, ed. Peter McNamara, Summer 1986/87
- "Errand Run" – Aphelion Magazine #5, ed. Peter McNamara, Summer 1986/87
- "The Place" – Terror Australis No. 1, ed. Leigh Blackmore, Chris G.C. Sequeira and Bryce J. Stevens. April 1988
- "Old Wood" – Terror Australis No. 2, ed. Leigh Blackmore, Chris G.C. Sequeira and Bryce J. Stevens. July 1990
- "Two Tomorrow" – Eidolon No. 3 – Spring 1990
- "Stray Cat" – EOD Magazine No. 7. ed. Chris Masters, September 1992
- "Greater Garbo" – Australian & New Zealand PC User, October 1992
- "In the Light of the Lamp" – ed. Leigh Blackmore, 1993
- "Old Wood " – Strange Fruit – July 1995
- "Two Tomorrow " – Beyond – June 1995
- "In the Light of the Lamp" – The Cthulhu Cycle: Thirteen Tentacles of Terror ed. Robert M. Price, 1996
- "The Sorcerer's Looking Glass" – Fantastic Worlds, ed. Paul Collins, February 1997
- "Ma Rung" – Dreaming Down-Under, ed. Jack Dann and Janeen Webb, 1998
- "Severing Ties" – Short and Twisted ed. Kathryn Duncan, 2009
Essays (selected)
- "The State of the Australian Horror Fiction Magazine" – Bloodsongs No. 1, ed. Chris Masters and Steve Proposch, 1993
- "The Quest for Australian Fantasy " – Aurealis No. 13, 1994
- "The Search for Early Australian Horror" – Bloodsongs No. 2, ed. Chris Masters and Steve Proposch, 1994
- "The Hunt for Australian Horror " – Aurealis No. 14, 1994
- "The Art of HAK)" – Bloodsongs No. 3, ed. Chris Masters and Steve Proposch, 1994
- "The State of the Aust. Horror Fiction Magazine – SF Fan Resource Book, 1995
- "Pulp Fiction in Oz)" – Bloodsongs No. 4, ed. Chris Masters and Steve Proposch, 1995
- "Kid's Stuff) " – Bloodsongs No. 5, ed. Chris Masters and Steve Proposch, 1995
- "The Hunt for Australian HorrorFictionThe ScreamFactory#16, 1995
- "Australian Children's TV " – Sirius No. 10, 1995
- "A Touch of Darkness – Gary Crew)" – Bloodsongs No. 6, ed. Chris Masters and Steve Proposch, 1995
- "Cowboys and Atmosfear)" – Bloodsongs No. 7, ed. Chris Masters and Steve Proposch, 1996
- "Australian Fantasy " – The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, ed. John Clute and John Grant, 1997
- Author entries for Conrad Aiken, Gary Crew, Terry Dowling, G. M. Hague, Robert Hood, Victor Kelleher, Rick Kennett, Isaac Bashevis Singer and Rosemary Timperley – St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers, ed. David Pringle, 1997
- "A History of Australian Horror " – Bonescribes: Year's Best Australian Horror: 1995 ed. Bill Congreve and Robert Hood, 1996
- "The Quest for Australian Fantasy – Continues " – Fantasy Annual, 1997
- "Fantastique et horreur made in Australie" " – Ténèbres No. 3, ed. Daniel Conrad, July 1998
- "Golden Age or New Dawn?" – Aussiecon 3 Souvenir Book for the 57th World Science Fiction Convention, ed. Marc Ortlieb, 1999
- "Hakwork: An Appreciation of John Brosnan" – Studies in Australian Weird Fiction Volume 3, ed. Benjamin Szumskyj, 2009
Editor
- The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy
- The Australian SF Writers' News – Editor, issues 1–10
- Eidolon – Contributing Editor, issues 19–27
- The Coode St Review of Science Fiction, 1999
Interviews (selected)
- Stephen R. Donaldson – Dark Horizons, Issue 27, Summer 1983
- Martin Middleton – The Australian SF Writers' News No. 2, June 1992 and Sirius No. 1, March 1993
- Sean McMullen – The Australian SF Writers' News No. 3, September 1992
- Paul Voermans – The Australian SF Writers' News No. 4, December 1992 and Interzone No. 76, October 1993
- Rick Kennett – The Australian SF Writers' News No. 5, March 1993 and Sirius No. 2, June 1993
- Victor Kelleher – The Australian SF Writers' News No. 6, June 1993 and Sirius No. 4, February 1994
- Sherry-Anne Jacobs – The Australian SF Writers' News No. 9, March 1994 and Sirius No. 5, September 1994
- Sean Williams – The Australian SF Writers' News No. 10, June 1994
- Paul Collins – Sirius No. 7, December 1994
- Isobelle Carmody – Sirius No. 8, March 1995
- Paul Jennings – Sirius No. 9, July 1995
- Sean McMullen – Eidolon No. 21, April 1996 and Interzone No. 107, May 1996
- Garth Nix – Eidolon #22/23, September 1996
- Simon Brown – Eidolon #22/23, February 1997
- Lucy Sussex – Eidolon No. 24, June 1997
- Simon Brown "From Sydney to Troy: An Interview with Simon Brown" – Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature # 41, Volume 15, Number 1, 1998
- Gary Crew – Eidolon No. 27, April 1998
- Richard Harland – Eidolon No. 27, April 1998
- Terry Dowling "Smoking Mirrors, with a Hint of Scrimshaw" Interzone No. 146, August 1999
Awards
Wins Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- 1990 Eastern Regional Libraries Short Story Competition – Special Local Award for "Talisman”
- 1995 William Atheling Jr. Award for "The Hunt for Australian Horror Fiction" with Bill Congreve, Sean McMullen, The Scream Factory No. 16.
- 1997 William Atheling Jr. Award for "Australian Fantasy" with Sean McMullen,
Nominations Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- 1996 Ditmar Award nomination for Best Australian Short Fiction: The Stray Cat
- 1998 William Atheling Jr. Award nomination for Contributions to The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy
- 1998 Aurealis Award – Convenor's Award nomination for Contributions to The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy
- 2000 William Atheling Jr. Award nomination for The Coode Street Review of Science Fiction with Jonathan Strahan
- 2000 Ditmar Award for Best Fan Production for The Coode Street Review of Science Fiction with Jonathan Strahan
Contributions Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- 1996 Origins Award for Best Game-Related Fiction won by The Cthulhu Cycle: Thirteen Tentacles of Terror edited by Robert M. Price which contained Paulsen's short story 'In the Light of the Lamp'
- 1999 William Atheling Jr. Award won by Paul Collins for The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy for which Paulsen was Assistant Editor and primary contributor
- 1999 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology won by Dreaming Down-Under, Edited by Jack Dann and Janeen Webb which contained Paulsen's short story 'Ma Rung'
- 1999 Ditmar Award for Best Anthology won by Dreaming Down-Under, Edited by Jack Dann and Janeen Webb which contained Paulsen's short story 'Ma Rung'