Karen Attard (born 1958)[1] is an Australian writer of fantasy and short fiction.
Karen Attard | |
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Born | 1958 |
Nationality | Australian |
Genre | Fantasy, short fiction |
Notable awards | Aurealis Award Best fantasy short story 1995 Harvest Bay |
Attard's first work to be published was in 1975 with a poem published by Meuse Press, entitled Like an Omen.[2] In 1995 she published a poetry collection published by Five Islands Press entitled Whisper Dark and a short story, Harvest Bay which was featured in the Eidolon (Australian magazine) magazine.[3] Harvest Bay won the 1995 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story.[4] In 1997 she released two more short stories which were both featured in the Eidolon magazine.[3]