Kain Massin

Kain Massin
Nationality	Australian
Period	1998–present
Genre	Speculative fiction

Kain Massin is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.

Biography

Massin is based in Adelaide, South Australia where he is a high school maths and science teacher.^[1][2] He is also a member of the Blackwood Writers Group.^[1] Massin's first work was published in 1998 with his short story "Escape from Stalingrad" which was featured in fourth edition of Harbinger. "Escape from Stalingrad" was nominated for the 1999 Aurealis Award for best horror short story but lost to Sean Williams and Simon Brown's "Atrax".^[3] In 2008 Massin's first novel was published by ABC Books, entitled God for the Killing, after he won the 2008 ABC Fiction Award which has a A$10,000 prize and a publication deal for the novel.^[1]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Category	Result
1999	Aurealis Award	"Escape from Stalingrad"	Best horror short story	Nomination[3]
2008	ABC Fiction Award	God for the Killing	—	Won[1]

Bibliography

Anthologies

As editor

• Tales from the Black Wood (2006, co-editor^[1])

Novels

• God for the Killing (2008)

Short stories

• "Escape from Stalingrad" (1998) in Harbinger #4
• "Wrong Dreaming" (2000) in On Spec Fall 2000 (ed. Jena Snyder)
• "A Guide for the Grave-Robber" (2000) in Altair #5 (ed. Robert N. Stephenson, Jim Deed, Andrew Collings)

References

General

• Kain Massin at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

Specific

1. "News: Kain Massin wins 2008 ABC Fiction Award". HorrorScope. 2008-04-02. Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
2. "God for the Killing". Allen & Unwin. Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
3. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2000 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 2010-12-31.

External links

• Official site