K. A. Bedford

K. A. Bedford
BornKenneth Adrian Bedford
1963 (age 60–61)
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
NationalityAustralian
GenreScience fiction
Notable awardsAurealis Award
Science fiction division
2005 Eclipse
2008 Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait
Website
www.edgewebsite.com

Kenneth Adrian Bedford, better known under the pseudonym of K. A. Bedford, is an Australian writer of science fiction.

Biography

Bedford was born in Fremantle, Western Australia.

In 2003 Bedford's first novel, Orbital Burn,[1] was released in Canada by Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. He has since published five more novels. Eclipse[2] and Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait[3] both won the Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 2005 and 2008 respectively, while Orbital Burn and Hydrogen Steel[4] both received short-list nominations in the same category.[5] Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait was also a shortlist nominee for the 2008 Philip K. Dick Award.[6] It was later released by an Australian publisher, Fremantle Press, in 2009[7] and featured a different cover. Paradox Resolution,[8] the sequel to Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait, was released in 2012 and continues the adventures of Aloysius "Spider" Webb. Bedford is well known for both his humor as well as the detective and mystery elements in his novels.

On writing, Bedford is quoted as saying, "I have instructed my wife that if I ever pronounce that I have mastered writing, she is to hit me hard with a squid. I now live in fear of the squid."[9]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Orbital Burn by K A Bedford". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Eclipse Listing". Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait Listing". Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Hydrogen Steel Listing". Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  5. ^ "aurealis awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  6. ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Philip K. Dick Award". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Australian Edition". GoodReads. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  8. ^ "Paradox Resolution Listing". Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Full Biography K. A. Bedford". Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
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