- Van Ikin
Dr. Van Ikin is an academic and science fiction writer and editor. He is Senior Lecturer in English at the
University of Western Australia , and has acted as supervisor for several Australian writers completing their post-graduate degrees and doctorates - including science fiction and fantasy writersTerry Dowling ,Stephen Dedman , andDave Luckett - and received the University's Excellence in Teaching Award for Postgraduate Research Supervision in 2000.Dr Ikin is probably best known for his editorship of the long-running critical journal "Science Fiction." He has reviewed science fiction and fantasy for "The
Sydney Morning Herald " since 1984.Critical Works
*"Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction" (with
Russell Blackford &Sean McMullen ) Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998.Magazines Edited
*"Enigma" (
University of Sydney SF Association, 1972-79)*"Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature" (Issues 1-39, 1977-97)
Anthologies Edited
*"Australian Science Fiction" (University of Queensland Press, 1981; reprint, Academy Editions, US, 1984).
*"Glass Reptile Breakout" (Centre for Studies in Aust Literature, University of WA, 1990)
* "Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF" (with
Terry Dowling ) (Hodder/Coronet, 1993).Awards
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Australian Science Fiction Foundation ,Chandler Award for his contribution to Australian science fiction (1992).References
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Paul Collins (ed). "The MUP Encyclopedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy" Melbourne, Vic: Melbourne University Press, 1998, p. 94.Persondata
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