K. J. Bishop

Kirsten Jane Bishop^[1] is an Australian writer and artist. In 2004, her first book, The Etched City, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. She is a recipient of the Aurealis Award for best collection.

K. J. Bishop
Born	Kirsten J. Bishop Melbourne, Australia
Occupation	Novelist, artist
Genre	Fantasy, science fiction

Bibliography

Novels

• The Etched City (2003)

Collections

• That Book Your Mad Ancestor Wrote (e-book publication in 2012)

Short fiction

• "The Art of Dying" (1997)
• "The Love of Beauty" (1999)
• "The Memorial Page" (2002)
• "On the Origins of the Fragrant Hill" (2002)
• "Beach Rubble" (2003)^[2]
• "Maldoror Abroad" (2003)
• "Reminiscence" (The Thackery T Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases, 2003)
• "Alsiso" (The Alsiso Project, 2004)
• "We the Enclosed" (2004)
• "Vision Splendid", in Baggage (published by Eneit Press run by Sharyn Lilley)(2010)

Awards

• 2004 William L. Crawford Award for Best First Novel
• 2004 Ditmar Award for Best Novel
• 2004 Ditmar Award for Best New Talent

References

1. "24894570".
2. Carroll and Ward, David and Kyra (2004). "Arch Bishop". Tabula Rasa. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

External links

• Official website
• K. J. Bishop at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Interview by Jeff VanderMeer for Clarkesworld Magazine (April, 2008)
• Interview by Jay Tomio (April, 2003)