Chuck McKenzie

Chuck McKenzie
Born1970 (age 55–56)
Melbourne, Australia
OccupationAuthor
Writing career
Period1999–present
GenreSpeculative fiction

Chuck McKenzie is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.

Biography

McKenzie was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1970. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing & Literature from Deakin University. McKenzie's varied work history includes stints as a telemarketer, a restaurant manager, a retail lighting salesman, Club DJ, television actor, and bookseller.

Between 1990 and 1998, McKenzie enjoyed some success as a playwright and feature writer for mainstream publications, with his first work of fiction - the novel Worlds Apart - published in 1999.

From 2012 to 2014 McKenzie owned and operated Notions Unlimited Bookshop, which specialized in science fiction, fantasy, horror, and related genres. He has also sat on the judging panels for both the Aurealis and Australian Shadows awards on several occasions.

He received his first award nomination in 2002 for the anthology AustrAlien Absurdities which he co-edited with Tansy Rayner Roberts. It was nominated for the 2003 Ditmar Award for best Australian collected work but lost to Cat Sparks' anthology Agog! Fantastic Fiction.

McKenzie has been nominated on seven other occasions for his work in short fiction and as a fan writer.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Category Result
2003Ditmar AwardAustrAlien Absurdities (with Tansy Rayner Roberts as editors)Best Australian collected workNomination
2004Ditmar Award"Alien Space Nazis Must Die"Best Australian novella or noveletteNomination
Ditmar Award"The Mark of His Hands"Best short storyNomination
2005Aurealis Award"Eight-Beat Bar"Best horror short storyNomination
2009Ditmar AwardFor work in HorrorScopeBest fan writerNomination
2010Ditmar AwardFor work in HorrorScopeBest fan writerNomination
Ditmar Award"The Dead Walk! ... Into a Bookstore Near You"William Atheling Jr. AwardNomination
2011Ditmar AwardFor work in HorrorScopeBest fan writerNomination

Bibliography

Novels

Anthologies

As editor

Collections

Short fiction

Essays

Other

References

General
Specific
  1. 1 2 "Predatory Instincts by Chuck McKenzie". Anna Tambour and Others. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  2. 1 2 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Literary Nominees". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 3 August 2002. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  3. 1 2 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2003 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 24 February 2004. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  4. 1 2 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2004 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 13 February 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2006 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 22 May 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  7. 1 2 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2010 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 3 February 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  8. ↑ "News: Chuck McKenzie's Deadwalkers". HorrorScope. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2011.