Lee Harding (writer)

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pseudonym = Harold G. Nye
birthname = Lee John Harding
birthdate = birth date and age|1937|2|19|df=y
birthplace = Colac, Victoria Australia
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occupation = Photographer, writer
nationality = Australian
period = 1960s-present
genre = Science fiction
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Lee John Harding (born 19 February 1937) is an Australian freelance photographer, who became a writer of science fiction novels and short stories.

cience fiction writing

Born in Colac, Victoria, and an enthusiastic fan of science fiction, Harding was among the founding members of the Melbourne Science Fiction Club.cite web|title= A. Bertram Chandler Award 2006 presented to Lee Harding|publisher= Australian Science Fiction Foundation|url= http://home.vicnet.net.au/~asff/harding.htm|accessdate= 2007-09-17] Other members of the club were: Race Mathews, Bertram Chandler, Bob McCubbin, Merv Binns and Dick Jenssen.

In 1961, Harding's short story, "Displaced Person", was published in 1961 in "Science Fantasy". He continues to write and submit stories to a range of magazines, including "New Worlds", "Science Fantasy" and "Science Fiction Adventures". In 1966, John Bangsund started the Australian SF Review (ASFR) and Harding and John Foyster became partners in producing this fanzine publication. This publication closed in 1969 and Harding went on to write for SF magazine, "Vision of Tomorrow" set up by Ron Graham.

From 1978 Harding switched from photography to writing full time.cite web|title= Harding, Lee (a.k.a. Harding, Lee John)|publisher= AustLit|url= http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A%2BEG|accessdate= 2007-09-17] Harding has also written short stories using the pseudonym, Harold G Nye.

Awards

* 1970 - Ditmar Award Best Australian Science Fiction for "Dancing Gerontius"
* 1972 - Ditmar Award Best Australian Fiction for "Fallen Spaceman"
* 1978 - Alan Marshall Short Story Award for "Displaced Person"cite web|title= Lee Harding - Brief Biography|publisher= Perry Middlemiss|url= http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/authors/hardingl/hardingl.html|accessdate= 2007-09-17]
* 1980 - Winner of the Australian Children's Book of the Year Award for "Displaced person"cite web|title= Australian Library Collections|publisher= National Library of Australia|url= http://librariesaustralia.nla.gov.au/apps/kss?action=Display&mode=fulldisplay&target=freenbd&queryid=2&startPos=2|accessdate= 2007-09-17]
* 2006 - Australian Science Fiction Foundation, Chandler Award in gratitude for his life's work.

Bibliography

Novels

* "The Fallen Spaceman" (Cassell Australia, 1973)
* "A World of shadows" (Hale, 1975)
* "The Frozen Sky" (Cassell Australia, 1975)
* "Return to Tomorrow" (Cassell Australia, 1976)
* "The Weeping Sky" (Cassell Australia, 1977)
* "The fallen spaceman" (Harper & Row, 1979)
* "Displaced Person" (Hyland House, 1979)
* "The Legend of New Earth" (Australian Broadcasting Commission, c1979)
* "Misplaced persons" (Harper & Row, c1979)
* "The Web of Time" (Cassell Australia, 1980)
* "Waiting for the End of the World" (Hyland House, 1983)
* "Children of Atlantis" (Methuen Australia, 1983)
* "Heartsease" (HarperCollins, 1997)

hort Stories

* "Dancing Gerontius" in the collection: "The Second Pacific Book of Science Fiction" edited by John Baxter (Angus and Robertson, 1971)

Edited

* "Beyond Tomorrow : an anthology of modern science fiction" (Wren, 1975)
* "The Altered I : an encounter with science fiction / by Ursula K. Le Guin and others" (Norstrilia Press, 1976)
* "Rooms of Paradise" (Quartet Books, 1978)

Notes

References

*The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction page 541-542
* [http://home.vicnet.net.au/~asff/harding.htm A. Bertram Chandler Award 2006 presented to Lee Harding, by Bruce Gillespie] Australian Science Fiction Foundation, Chandler Award Winners (Retrieved 17 September 2007)
* [http://www.middlemiss.org/lit/authors/hardingl/hardingl.html Lee Harding - Brief Biography] Perry Middlemiss (Retrieved 17 September 2007)
* [http://www.austlit.edu.au/run?ex=ShowAgent&agentId=A%2bEG AustLit Biography] (Retrieved February 28 2008)

External links

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ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Nye, Harold G
SHORT DESCRIPTION= photographer, science fiction writer
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PLACE OF BIRTH= Colac, Victoria Australia
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