Russell B. Farr

Russell B. Farr is an Australian editor and writer of speculative fiction.

Russell B. Farr
Russell B. Farr at SwanCon 2007 holding two copies of the anthology Fantastic Wonder Stories.
BornPerth, Western Australia
NationalityAustralian
Period1996-present
GenreSpeculative fiction
Website
members.iinet.net.au/~rustle/index.html

Biography

Farr was born in Perth, Western Australia. In 1996 he founded Ticonderoga Publications publishing works by authors such as Sean Williams and Stephen Dedman.[1] In 1999 Farr created the online journal Ticonderoga Online, which in 2006 won the Ditmar Award for best fanzine.[1][2] In 2008 Farr won the Ditmar Award for best collected work as the editor of the anthology Fantastic Wonder Stories. He also won the 2008 Aurealis Award for best collection as the editor of Sean Williams' collection Magic Dirt: The Best of Sean Williams.[3][4] Farr as a writer has published over 100 stories articles, reviews and essays.[1] He now lives in Greenwood, Western Australia.[5]

Awards and nominations
Year Award Work Category Result
2004Ditmar AwardNo AwardBest fanzineNomination[6]
2006Ditmar AwardTiconderoga OnlineBest fanzineWon[2]
2007Ditmar Award—Professional achievementNomination[7]
2008Aurealis AwardMagic Dirt: The Best of Sean Williams (with Sean Williams. Farr as editor)Best collectionWon[4]
Ditmar Award—Professional achievementNomination[3]
Ditmar AwardFantastic Wonder Stories (as editor)Best collected workWon[3]
Ditmar AwardThe Workers' Paradise (with Nick Evans as editors)Best collected workNomination[3]
2013Chandler AwardWon[8]

Bibliography

Anthologies
As editor
  • Fantastic Wonder Stories (2007)
  • The Workers' Paradise (2007, co-edited with Nick Evans)
  • Belong (2010)

Collections
As editor
  • Antique Futures: The Best of Terry Dowling (1999, co-editor)
  • Magic Dirt: The Best of Sean Williams (2008)

Journals
As editor
  • Ticonderoga Online (1999–present)

Essays
  • Afterword - Imagining Troy (2006) in Troy (a collection by Simon Brown)
  • Where There is the Fantastic, There is Wonder (2007) in Fantastic Wonder Stories

References
General
Specific
  1. "biography". Russell B. Farr. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  2. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2006 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  3. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2008 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  4. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  5. Wright, Sean (2012). "2012 Snapshot Interview – Russell B Farr". Adventures of a Bookonaut. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  6. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2004 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  7. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  8. DeNardo, John (2013). "WINNERS: 2013 Ditmar Awards". SF Signal.
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