Jason Nahrung

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occupation = Writer
Journalist
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genre = Horror fiction
Speculative fiction
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website = http://www.jasonnahrung.com/

Jason Nahrung (born 1968) is an Australian horror author and journalist who lives in Brisbane, Queensland with his partner Mil Clayton. Nahrung writes for "The Courier-Mail" newspaper in Queensland, with a special interest in speculative fiction and horror-related topics. [* [http://searchresults.news.com.au/Search.action?site=ninews&masthead=couriermail&queryterm=%22Jason+Nahrung%22&searchoption=yes The Courier-Mail newspaper list of articles by Jason Nahrung.] ] He was co-winner the 2005 William Atheling Jnr award for Criticism or Review. [* [http://splints.customer.netspace.net.au/ditmar1024res/calldit1024.html Inkspillers Ditmar Awards archive.] Retrieved 13-9-2007.] His first novel, "The Darkness Within" (co-written with Clayton), was published in June 2007 by Hachette Livre in Australia. [* [http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200706/s1945042.htm Kemble, Gary (9 June 2007). "Jason Nahrung and Mil Clayton: Looking on the dark side". "ABC online news (Articulate)".] ] Nahrung has also published some horror and speculative fiction short stories.

Bibliography

Novels

* "The Darkness Within" - "with Mil Clayton" (Hachette Livre)

hort stories

* "The Refugee", Fantastical Journeys to Brisbane
* "Kadimakara and Curlew", Daikaiju 2 (Agog! Press)
* "Pain Threshold", Agog! Ripping Reads (Agog! Press)
** Australian Dark Fantasy & Horror 2007 edition (Brimstone Press)
* "Time to Write", The Devil in Brisbane
* "Triage", Sf-envision
* "Night Watch", Elsewhere (CSFG Publishing)
* "Spare Parts", Glimpses
* "Prime Cuts", Antipodean SF
* "Summer Haze", Visions

Awards

Wins

* 2005 William Atheling Jr Award: "Why are publishers afraid of horror?" (Courier Mail)

Nominations

* 2008 Ditmar Award, Novel: "The Darkness Within"
* 2008 Ditmar Award, New Talent
* 2004 William Atheling Jr Award

Honourable Mentions

* 2008 Aurealis Award, Horror novel: "The Darkness Within"

Reviews

* [http://www.andromedaspaceways.com/book_0003.htm Review of "The Darkness Within" in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine by Tehani Wessley (August 2007)]
* [http://ozhorrorscope.blogspot.com/2007/08/review-darkness-within.html Review of "The Darkness Within" in HorrorScope by Mark Smith-Briggs (23 Aug 2007).]
* [http://www.asif.dreamhosters.com/doku.php?id=author:nahrung_jason Reviews of Nahrung's work on ASif!]

Notes

References

* [http://www.aurealisawards.com/Winners.htm Aurealis Awards winners archive] Retrieved 17-2-2008.
* [http://searchresults.news.com.au/Search.action?site=ninews&masthead=couriermail&queryterm=%22Jason+Nahrung%22&searchoption=yes The Courier-Mail newspaper list of articles by Jason Nahrung.]
* [http://ozhorrorscope.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-new-romantics.html Helene, Talie (June 2007). "Interview: The New Romantics". "HorrorScope".]
* [http://splints.customer.netspace.net.au/ditmar1024res/calldit1024.html Inkspillers Ditmar Awards archive.] Retrieved 17-2-2008.
* [http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200604/s1616997.htm Kemble, Gary (16 April 2006). "Jason Nahrung: the ups and downs of horror". "ABC online news (Articulate)".]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200706/s1945042.htm Kemble, Gary (9 June 2007). "Jason Nahrung and Mil Clayton: Looking on the dark side". "ABC online news (Articulate)".]
* [http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar.html Locus magazine index to Ditmar Awards.] Retrieved 17-2-2008.

External links

* [http://www.jasonnahrung.com/ Jason Nahrung website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/jasonnahrung Jason Nahrung MySpace page]
* [http://www.hha.com.au/authors/jasonnahrung.html Hachette Livre author page: Jason Nahrung]