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| name = Agog! Smashing Stories
| name = Agog! Smashing Stories
| image = Sparks - Agog! Smashing Stories Coverart.png
| image = Sparks - Agog! Smashing Stories Coverart.png
| caption = ''Agog! Smashing Stories'' first edition cover.
| caption = ''Agog! Smashing Stories'' first edition cover
| author = [[Cat Sparks]] (editor)
| author = [[Cat Sparks]] (editor)
| cover_artist = Cat Sparks
| cover_artist = Cat Sparks
| country = Australia
| country = Australia
| language = English
| language = English
| genre = [[Speculative fiction]] [[anthology]]
| genre = [[Speculative fiction]]
| publisher = [[Agog! Press]]
|publisher = [[Agog! Press]]
| pub_date = 2004
| pub_date = 2004
| media_type = Print ([[Paperback]])
| media_type = Print ([[paperback]])
| pages = 291 pp ''(first edition)''
| pages = 291 (first edition)
| isbn = 0-9580567-3-0
| isbn = 0-9580567-3-0
| oclc =
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'''''Agog! Smashing Stories''''' is a 2004 [[speculative fiction]] [[anthology]] edited by [[Cat Sparks]].
'''''Agog! Smashing Stories''''' is a 2004 Australian [[speculative fiction]] [[anthology]] edited by [[Cat Sparks]].


==Background==
==Background==
''Agog! Smashing Stories'' was first published in Australia in 2004 by [[Agog! Press]] in [[Paperback#Trade paperback|trade paperback]] format.<ref name="ISFDB ASS">{{cite web | url = http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?615549 | title = Bibliography: Agog! Smashing Stories: New Australian Speculative Fiction | publisher = [[ISFDB]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-03-09}}</ref> It was a short-list nominee for best collected work at the 2005 [[Ditmar Awards]] but lost to ''[[Black Juice]]'' by [[Margo Lanagan]].<ref name="LO 2005DA">{{cite web | url = http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2005.html | title = The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Ditmar Awards | publisher = [[Locus Online]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-03-09}}</ref> ''Agog! Smashing Stories'' features 20 stories by 20 authors.<ref name="ISFDB PL">{{cite web | url = http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?GGSMSHNGST2004 | title = Publication Listing | publisher = [[ISFDB]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-03-09}}</ref> Two of the stories featured in the anthology won an [[Aurealis Award]]. [[Brendan Duffy]]'s "[[Come to Daddy (short story)|Come to Daddy]]" won the 2004 [[Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story]] and [[Louise Katz]]' "[[Weavers of Twilight]]" won the 2004 [[Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story]]. Four other stories were also short-list nominees and the Ditmar Awards and the Aurealis Awards – "[[The Border (short story)|The Border]]" by [[Richard Harland]] was a finalist for the [[Aurealis Award for best horror short story]], [[Simon Brown (author)|Simon Brown]]'s "[[Water Babies (novelette)|Water Babies]]" was a nominee for the 2005 Ditmar Award for best novella or novelette, and [[Ben Peek]]'s "[[R (short story)|R]]" and [[Deborah Biancotti]]'s "[[Number 3 Raw Place]]" were both short-list nominees for the 2005 Ditmar Award for best short story.<ref name="LO INDEX">{{cite web | url = http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Books2.html | title = The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Book Sources | publisher = [[Locus Online]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-03-09}}</ref> Artwork by Cat Sparks for ''Agog! Smashing Stories'' was also a short-list nominee but lost to [[Kerri Valkova]] who created the cover for [[Richard Harland]]'s ''[[The Black Crusade]]''.<ref name="LO 2005DA"/>
''Agog! Smashing Stories'' was first published in Australia in 2004 by [[Agog! Press]] in [[Paperback#Trade paperback|trade paperback]] format.<ref name="ISFDB ASS">{{cite web | url = http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?615549 | title = Bibliography: Agog! Smashing Stories: New Australian Speculative Fiction | publisher = [[ISFDB]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-03-09}}</ref> It was a short-list nominee for best collected work at the 2005 [[Ditmar Awards]] but lost to ''[[Black Juice]]'' by [[Margo Lanagan]].<ref name="LO 2005DA">{{cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2005.html |title=The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Ditmar Awards |publisher=[[Locus Online]] |accessdate=2010-03-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118121837/http://locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2005.html |archivedate=2010-01-18 }}</ref> ''Agog! Smashing Stories'' features 20 stories by 20 authors.<ref name="ISFDB PL">{{cite web | url = http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?GGSMSHNGST2004 | title = Publication Listing | publisher = [[ISFDB]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-03-09}}</ref> Two of the stories featured in the anthology won an [[Aurealis Award]]. [[Brendan Duffy]]'s, "[[Come to Daddy (short story)|Come to Daddy]]" won the 2004 [[Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story]] and [[Louise Katz]]' "[[Weavers of the Twilight]]" won the 2004 [[Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story]]. Four other stories were also short-list nominees and the Ditmar Awards and the Aurealis Awards – "[[The Border (short story)|The Border]]" by [[Richard Harland]] was a finalist for the [[Aurealis Award for best horror short story]], [[Simon Brown (author)|Simon Brown]]'s, "[[Water Babies (novelette)|Water Babies]]" was a nominee for the 2005 Ditmar Award for best novella or novelette, and [[Ben Peek]]'s "[[R (short story)|R]]" and [[Deborah Biancotti]]'s "[[Number 3 Raw Place]]" were both short-list nominees for the 2005 Ditmar Award for best short story.<ref name="LO INDEX">{{cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Books2.html |title=The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Book Sources |publisher=[[Locus Online]] |accessdate=2010-03-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070905044907/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Books2.html |archivedate=2007-09-05 }}</ref> Artwork by Cat Sparks for ''Agog! Smashing Stories'' was also a short-list nominee but lost to [[Kerri Valkova]] who created the cover for [[Richard Harland]]'s ''[[The Black Crusade]]''.<ref name="LO 2005DA"/>


==Contents==
==Contents==
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*"[[The Border (short story)|The Border]]", short story by [[Richard Harland]]
*"[[The Border (short story)|The Border]]", short story by [[Richard Harland]]
*"[[Water Babies (novelette)|Water Babies]]", novelette by [[Simon Brown (author)|Simon Brown]]
*"[[Water Babies (novelette)|Water Babies]]", novelette by [[Simon Brown (author)|Simon Brown]]
*"[[Weavers of Twilight]]", short story by [[Louise Katz]]
*"[[Weavers of the Twilight]]", short story by [[Louise Katz]]
*"Endure", short story by [[Trent Jamieson]]
*"Endure", short story by [[Trent Jamieson]]
*"[[Come to Daddy (short story)|Come to Daddy]]", short fiction by [[Brendan Duffy]]
*"[[Come to Daddy (short story)|Come to Daddy]]", short fiction by [[Brendan Duffy]]
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{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


[[Category:2004 books]]
[[Category:2004 anthologies]]
[[Category:Australian books]]
[[Category:Australian anthologies]]
[[Category:Fantasy anthologies]]
[[Category:Fantasy anthologies]]


Latest revision as of 21:34, 12 July 2022

Agog! Smashing Stories
Agog! Smashing Stories first edition cover
AuthorCat Sparks (editor)
Cover artistCat Sparks
LanguageEnglish
GenreSpeculative fiction
PublisherAgog! Press
Publication date
2004
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages291 (first edition)
ISBN0-9580567-3-0

Agog! Smashing Stories is a 2004 Australian speculative fiction anthology edited by Cat Sparks.

Background

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Agog! Smashing Stories was first published in Australia in 2004 by Agog! Press in trade paperback format.[1] It was a short-list nominee for best collected work at the 2005 Ditmar Awards but lost to Black Juice by Margo Lanagan.[2] Agog! Smashing Stories features 20 stories by 20 authors.[3] Two of the stories featured in the anthology won an Aurealis Award. Brendan Duffy's, "Come to Daddy" won the 2004 Aurealis Award for best science fiction short story and Louise Katz' "Weavers of the Twilight" won the 2004 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story. Four other stories were also short-list nominees and the Ditmar Awards and the Aurealis Awards – "The Border" by Richard Harland was a finalist for the Aurealis Award for best horror short story, Simon Brown's, "Water Babies" was a nominee for the 2005 Ditmar Award for best novella or novelette, and Ben Peek's "R" and Deborah Biancotti's "Number 3 Raw Place" were both short-list nominees for the 2005 Ditmar Award for best short story.[4] Artwork by Cat Sparks for Agog! Smashing Stories was also a short-list nominee but lost to Kerri Valkova who created the cover for Richard Harland's The Black Crusade.[2]

Contents

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References

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  1. ^ "Bibliography: Agog! Smashing Stories: New Australian Speculative Fiction". ISFDB. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  2. ^ a b "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-01-18. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  3. ^ "Publication Listing". ISFDB. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  4. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Book Sources". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2010-03-09.


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