Terry Dowling
Terry Dowling was born on March 21st, 1947 and is currently 78 years old. Terry Dowling was born in Sydney, Australia. Dowling attended Sydney University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Archaeology, and Ancient History then a Master of Arts in English Literature, University of Western Australia where he received a Ph. D. in Creative Writing and Sydney Teachers’ College where he received a Teacher's Certificate.
Terry Dowling is the author of 25 Short Stories/Novellas. The first short story published was The Man Who Walks Away Behind the Eyes, in 1982. The most recently published story was Toother which was released in 2007. There are no upcoming short stories.
Terry Dowling has also written the Short Story Collections series which has 9 books including Wormwood and An Intimate Knowledge of the Night.
Terry Dowling holds the distinction of having more stories than any other single writer selected for the anthology series Year's Best Horror and Fantasy during its twenty-year run from 1988 to 2008.
Terry tied for first for the International Horror Guild Award for best Collection in 2006, the other winner was Glen Hirshberg for his title
American Morons.
Two of Terry's short stories,
The Maze Man and
One Thing About the Night, are set to be filmed by director Sergio Pinheiro. Sergio has also prepared a screenplay titled
The Chamber based on Terry's tale
The Bullet That Grows in the Gun.
Terry authored three computer games titled,
Schizm: Mysterious Journey also known as
Mysterious Journey: Schizm,
Schizm II: Chameleon also known as
Mysterious Journey II, and
Sentinel: Descendants in Time also known as
Realms of Illusion. The games are based on Terry's story
The Ichneumon and the Dormeuse.
Schizm: Mysterious Journey was a 2001 finalist for the Aurealis Award in the Convenors' Award for Excellence category.
Terry Dowling: Awards & Accolades
Many of Terry Dowling's books have won awards, including:
- The Man Who Walks Away Behind the Eyes won the Ditmar Award, Best Australian Science Fiction or Fantasy, in 1983.
- Terrarium won the Ditmar Award, Best Australian Short Fiction, in 1985.
- The Bullet That Grows in the Gun won the Ditmar Award, Best Australian Short Fiction, in 1986.
- The Essential Ellison won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, in 1987.
- The Man Who Lost Red won the Ditmar Award, Best Australian Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Fiction, in 1987.
- The Last Elephant won the Ditmar Award, Best Australian Short Fiction, in 1988.
- For as Long as You Burn won the Ditmar Award, Best Australian Long Fiction, in 1988.
- The Quiet Redemption of Andy the House won the Ditmar Award, Best Australian Short Fiction, in 1990.
- Rynosseros won the Ditmar Award, Best Australian Novel or Anthology, in 1991.
- Wormwood won the Ditmar Award, Best Novel or Collection, in 1992.
- An Intimate Knowledge of the Night won the Aurealis Award, Best Horror Novel, in 1995.
- Jenny Come to Play won the Aurealis Award, Best Horror Short Story, in 1997.
- Antique Futures won the Aurealis Award, Convenors’ Award For Excellence, in 1999.
- The Saltimbanques won the Ditmar Award, Best Short Fiction, in 2001.
- Blackwater Days won the Ditmar Award, Best Collected Work, in 2001.
- Basic Black won the International Horror Guild Award, Best Collection, in 2006.
- Toother won the Australian Shadows Award, Excellence In Horror Fiction, in 2007.
The following novels by Terry Dowling were nominated for these awards:
- The Maze Man: Ditmar Award, Best Australian Short Fiction (1985).
- Time of the Star: Ditmar Award, Best Australian Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Fiction (1987).
- A Dragon Between His Fingers: Ditmar Award, Best Australian Science Fiction or Fantasy Short Fiction (1987).
- The Essential Ellison: Hugo Award, Other Forms (1987).
- Marmordesse: Ditmar Award, Best Australian Short Fiction (1988).
- Vanities: Ditmar Award, Best Short Fiction (1992).
- A Deadly Edge Their Red Beaks Pass Along: Ditmar Award, Best Short Fiction (1992).
- Nobody's Fool: Ditmar Award, Best Short Fiction (1992).
- Blue Tyson: Ditmar Award, Best Long Fiction (1993).
- Privateers' Moon: Ditmar Award, Best Short Fiction (1993).
- Ship's Eye: Ditmar Award, Best Short Fiction (1993).
- Twilight Beach: Ditmar Award, Best Long Fiction or Collection (1994).
- Scaring the Train: Aurealis Award, Best Horror Short Story (1995).
- An Intimate Knowledge of the Night: Ditmar Award, Best Long Fiction (1996).
- The Ichneumon and the Dormeuse: Aurealis Award, Best Science Fiction Short Story (1996). Ditmar Award, Best Australian Short Fiction (1997).
- Beckoning Nightframe: Aurealis Award, Best Horror Short Story (1996).
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (1997).
- The View in Nancy's Window: Aurealis Award, Best Science Fiction Short Story (1999).
- Antique Futures: Ditmar Award, Best Collected Work (2000).
- Blackwater Days: Aurealis Award, Best Horror Novel (2000). World Fantasy Award, Collection (2001).
- Twentieth Annual Collection: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2000).
- The Saltimbanques: World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (2001).
- The Lagan Fishers: Aurealis Award, Best Fantasy Short Story (2001).
- Fourteenth Annual Collection: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2001). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2002). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2002).
- Basic Black: Ditmar Award, Best Short Fiction (2001). Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection (2006).
- Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2003).
- Cheat Light: International Horror Guild Award, Best Short Fiction (2006).
- Twenty-First Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2009).
- Songs of the Dying Earth: Stories in Honour of Jack Vance: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2010). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2010).
- Best New Horror 21: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2011).
- Professor Charlatan Bardot’s Travel Anthology to the Most Haunted Buildings in the Weird, Wild World: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2021). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2022).
- Christmas and Other Horrors: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2024).
Related Authors
Fans of Terry Dowling also enjoy these authors:
- Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
- J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
- Harlan Coben, author of the Myron Bolitar Series.
- Linwood Barclay, author of the Promise Falls Series.
- Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch Series.
Terry Dowling: F.A.Q
When was Terry Dowling Born? How old is Terry Dowling?
Terry Dowling was born on March 21st, 1947. Terry Dowling is currently 78 years old.
Where was Terry Dowling Born?
Terry Dowling was born in Sydney, Australia and is Australian.
What book awards has Terry Dowling won?
What was the first book Terry Dowling wrote?
The first book written by Terry Dowling was The Man Who Walks Away Behind the Eyes, published in 1982.
What was the most recent book Terry Dowling wrote?
His most recently released work was The Complete Rynosseros Vol 3 on March 4th, 2020.
Are there upcoming new books by Terry Dowling?
Terry Dowling does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
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How many books has Terry Dowling written?
Terry Dowling has written 42 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 6 books in the Tom Rynosseros Series, 1 Standalone Novel, 25 Short Stories/Novellas, 9 Short Story Collections, 1 book in the Cemetery Dance Select Series.