Russell B. Farr

Russell B. Farr
Russell B. Farr at SwanCon 2007 holding two copies of the anthology Fantastic Wonder Stories.
Born
Perth, Western Australia
Writing career
Period1996-present
GenreSpeculative fiction
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Russell B. Farr is an Australian editor and writer of speculative fiction.

Biography

Farr was born in Perth, Western Australia. In 1996 he founded Ticonderoga Publications publishing works by authors such as Sean Williams and Stephen Dedman. In 1999 Farr created the online journal Ticonderoga Online, which in 2006 won the Ditmar Award for best fanzine. In 2008 Farr won the Ditmar Award for best collected work as the editor of the anthology Fantastic Wonder Stories. He also won the 2008 Aurealis Award for best collection as the editor of Sean Williams' collection Magic Dirt: The Best of Sean Williams. Farr as a writer has published over 100 stories articles, reviews and essays. He now lives in Greenwood, Western Australia.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Work Category Result
2004Ditmar AwardNo AwardBest fanzineNomination
2006Ditmar AwardTiconderoga OnlineBest fanzineWon
2007Ditmar Award—Professional achievementNomination
2008Aurealis AwardMagic Dirt: The Best of Sean Williams (with Sean Williams. Farr as editor)Best collectionWon
Ditmar Award—Professional achievementNomination
Ditmar AwardFantastic Wonder Stories (as editor)Best collected workWon
Ditmar AwardThe Workers' Paradise (with Nick Evans as editors)Best collected workNomination
2013Chandler AwardWon

Bibliography

Anthologies

As editor

Collections

As editor

Journals

As editor

Essays

References

General
Specific
  1. 1 2 3 "biography". Russell B. Farr. Archived from the original on 11 April 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2006 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2008 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  4. 1 2 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  5. ↑ Wright, Sean (2012). "2012 Snapshot Interview – Russell B Farr". Adventures of a Bookonaut. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2004 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  7. ↑ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
  8. ↑ DeNardo, John (2013). "WINNERS: 2013 Ditmar Awards". SF Signal.