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Cameron Rogers 
Cameron Rogers in 2007Born 5 May 1972
Cairns, Queensland, AustraliaPen name Rowley Monkfish Nationality Australian Genres Speculative fiction
www.cameron-rogers.comCameron Rogers is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.
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Biography
Rogers was born in 1972 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia and currently lives in Melbourne.[1][2] His first work to be published was a young-adult novel, entitled The Vampires which he collaborated with Anthony Short who provided the illustrations. The Vampires is the twenty first book in the After Dark which was originally started in 1991 by Gary Crew.[3] In 2001 Rogers released his novel The Music of Razors which was published by Penguin Books in Australia and by Del Rey Books in the United States.[4] The Music of Razors was nominated for three awards at the 2001 Aurealis Awards – fantasy, horror, and young-adult categories however lost all three.[5] In 2005 Rodgers released Nicholas and the Chronoporter as under the name Rowley Monkfish which is part of the Aussie Chomps series.[6][7] and in 2007 The Music of Razors was released in the United States by Random House as an uncorrected proofs edition which featured an additional 40,000 words than the original release.[8] He is currently working on a book entitled Fateless which he started before The Music of Razors and an untitled steampunk fantasy novel. Rogers is also currently writing a screenplay.[9]
Bibliography
- The Vampires (1997, part of the After Dark series)
- The Music of Razors (2001)
- Nicholas and the Chronoporter (2005, as Rowley Monkfish, part of the Aussie Chomps series)
Source: ISFDB, cameron-rogers.com
Nominations
- The Music of Razors
- Nomination: 2001 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel
- Nomination: 2001 Aurealis Award for best horror novel
- Nomination: 2001 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel
References
- ^ "Author Details: Cameron Rogers". Penguin Books. http://www.penguin.com.au/PUFFIN/Authors/author-profile.cfm?AuthorId=0000002448&Author=Cameron%20Rogers. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ "Cameron Rogers". Penguin Books. http://www.penguin.com.au/PUFFIN/Authors/Questions/0000002448.cfm?Heading=Yes. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ "After Dark". Fantastic Fiction. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/series/after-dark/. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ "The Music of Razors by Cameron Rogers". Fantastic Fiction. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/r/cameron-rogers/music-of-razors.htm. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2002 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2002.html. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ "Nicholas and the Chronoporter, Rowley Monkfish Cameron Rogers". Fishpond.com.au. http://www.fishpond.com.au/Books/Childrens/Fiction/General/9780143302001/?cf=3&rid=197106723&i=1&keywords=chronoporter. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ "Bibliography". homepages.ihug.com.au. http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~cwrogers/books.html. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ "The Music of Razors". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0345493192/. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ Carroll, David (2001). "Of Angels and Gunslingers: An interview with Cameron Rogers". Tabula Rasa. http://www.tabula-rasa.info/AusHorror/CameronRogers.html. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
External links
- Official site
- Cameron Rogers at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Categories:- 1972 births
- Australian fantasy writers
- Living people
- Australian writer stubs
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