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Kaaron Warren Kaaron Warren i(A18765 works by)
Born: Established: 1965 Melbourne, Victoria, ;
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Kaaron Warren is a speculative fiction writer who has published in Australia, Wales and America. She wrote her first proper story at age 14 and started sending stories to publishers in her early twenties. The first to be published was 'White Bed' (1993). Since then she has sold over 70 short stories, along with three short story collections and three novels.

Warren has lived in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra, and spent three years in Fiji.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2023 nominated Ditmar Awards Best Short Story
2021 finalist Australian Shadows Award Non-fiction for 'Capturing Ghosts on the Page' (Brain Jar Press).

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Bitters Maryland : Cemetery Dance Publications , 2023 27084337 2023 single work novella horror

'The giant metal man has stood for hundreds of years, head tilted back, mouth open. All the dead of the town are disposed of this way, carried up the long, staircase that winds around him and tipped in. At his toe emerges the Bitters, the lifeblood of the town, keeping them healthy and prosperous as the sick and needy come to buy and drink.

'McNubbin is a happy man with all he wants in life. He’s carried the bodies up since he was 14, a worthwhile, respected job. But when he notices broken girl after broken girl, he can’t stay quiet, and speaking up will change his perfect life.' (Publication summary)

2023 finalist Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Science Fiction Division Novella
2023 finalist Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Horror Division Novella
Remnants and Bad Water 2022 single work short story
— Appears in: Damnation Games 2022;
2023 joint winner Ditmar Awards Best Novella or Novelette
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