Andrew J McKiernan

Infobox Writer


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name = Andrew J McKiernan
pseudonym = Andrew McKiernan
birthdate = birth date and age|df=yes|1970|9|25
birthplace = Sydney, NSW, Australia
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occupation = Writer/Illustrator
nationality = flagicon|Australia Australian
period = 2006 to present
genre = Horror fiction/Science Fiction/Fantasy/Speculative fiction
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influences = Stephen King, HP Lovecraft, Iain M Banks
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website = http://www.kephra.com.au/

Andrew J McKiernan (born 25 September 1970, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian speculative fiction writer and Illustrator. He lives in Sydney, Australia with his wife and two children.

Andrew J McKiernan is a member of the Australian Horror Writers Association, and is the current Art Director for Aurealis Magazine. He was listed as a featured Illustrator in the 2005 release "Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview" [Hanson, Donna Maree (2005: 198). Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview. Murrumbateman: Australian Speculative Fiction.] . McKiernan is also a founding editor of the , an online news and reviews webzine.

In 2003, McKiernan founded Kephra Design [ [http://www.kephra.com.au/ Kephra Design - web | multimedia | print ] ] , a business specialising in graphic design, illustration and web development. McKiernan's web development work has mainly been focussed in servicing the particulars of the publishing market. Through Kephra Design he has designed and developed, or been involved with the development of, websites for authors such as Russell Kirkpatrick [ [http://www.russellkirpatrick.com/ Russell Kirkpatrick] ] , Karen Miller [ [http://www.karenmiller.net/ Karen Miller] ] , Kylie Chan [ [http://www.kyliechan.com/ Kylie Chan :: Home ] ] , Trudi Canavan [ [http://www.trudicanavan.com/ Trudi Canavan ] ] , Marianne de Pierres [ [http://www.mariannedepierres.com/ Marianne de Pierres :: Home ] ] and Nathan Burrage [ [http://www.nathanburrage.com/ Nathan Burrage ] ] , as well as publishers and organisations such as Eneit Press [ [http://www.eneitpress.com/ Eneit Press :: Home Entry Page ] ] , Gilgamesh Press [ [http://www.gilgameshpress.com/ Gilgamesh Press :: Home Entry Page ] ] , Aurealis [ [http://www.aurealis.com.au/ Aurealis - Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction ] ] and the Australian Horror Writers Association [ [http://www.australianhorror.com/ Australian Horror Writers Association :: Home ] ] .

In June of 2008, Andrew McKiernan was interviewed by Mark Deniz for the 'Stars of Speculative Fiction' interview series. The interview was published online at the 'A Boy Goes On a Journey' website on June 6th, 2008 [ [http://www.aboygoesonajourney.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=179 Stars of Speculative Fiction Interview] ] .

Bibliography

Illustrations

*"Shards: Forty Short Sharp Tales" by Shane Jiraiya Cummings, colour cover plus 39 internal illustrations - Ticonderoga Publications ("forthcoming")
*"Sobek's Tears" by Shane Jiraiya Cummings, black and white internal illustration - Aurealis #33/34/35 ("2004")
*"Cover Illustration" for Aurealis #37 ("2006")
*"In The Arms of Medusa" by Nathan Burrage, black and white internal illustration - Orb #7 ("2007")
*"In Bad Dreams" anthology edited by Mark S Deniz and Sharyn Lilley, 5 black and white internal illustration, Eneit Press (ISBN 978-1-873-67100-9) ("2007")
*"Spirals in the Sky" by Nathan Burrage, black and white internal illustration - Aurealis #40 ("forthcoming 2007")

hort Stories

*"Calliope: A Steam Romance" - "Shadow Plays" (ed. Elise Bunter), (ISBN 978-0-646-47127-3) ("2007")
*"All the Clowns in Clowntown" - "Macabre: A Journey Through Australian Horror" (ed. Angela Challis, Brimstone Press), ("forthcoming")
*"Sleep" - "Black Box e-anthology" (ed. Shane Jiraiya Cummings, Brimstone Press), ("2008")
*"Daivadana" - "In Bad Dreams 2: Where Death Stalks" (ed. Mark S Deniz and Sharyn Lilley, Eneit Press), ("forthcoming 2008")
*"The Haunting that Jack Built" - Aurealis #42 (ed. Stuart Mayne, Chimaera Publications), ("forthcoming 2008")
*"Last Words" - Shadowed Realms (ed. Angela Challis, Brimstone Press), ("forthcoming 2008")
*"He Who Saw the Deep" - "In The Footsteps of Gilgamesh" (ed. Mark S Deniz, Gilgamesh Press), ("forthcoming 2009")

References

External links

* [http://www.kephra.com.au/ Andrew J McKiernan's website]