Deborah Biancotti
# Deborah Biancotti

Deborah Biancotti is an Australian writer of speculative fiction.

## Biography

Biancotti was born in 1971 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Her first work was published in 2000 with her short story "The First and Final Game" which was featured in Altair and won the 2000 Aurealis Award for best horror short story. In 2001 she won the Ditmar Award for best new talent. Biancotti's fifth short story, "King of All and the Metal Sentinel" was published in 2002 and won the 2003 Ditmar Award for best Australian short fiction. In 2007 her story "A Scar for Leida" won the Aurealis Award for best young-adult short story. Biancotti is now based in Sydney.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | Aurealis Award | "The First and Final Game" | Best horror short story | Won |
| 2001 | Ditmar Award | – | Best new talent | Won |
| 2001 | Ditmar Award | "The First and Final Game" | Best short story | Nomination |
| 2002 | Ditmar Award | – | Best fan writer | Nomination |
| 2003 | Ditmar Award | "King of All and the Metal Sentinel" | Best Australian short fiction | Won |
| 2004 | Ditmar Award | "The Singular Life of Eddy Dovewater" | Best short story | Nomination |
| 2005 | Ditmar Award | "Number 3 Raw Place" | Best short story | Nomination |
| 2006 | Aurealis Award | "The Dying Light" | Best young-adult short story | Nomination |
| 2006 | Australian Shadows Award | "The Dying Light" | – | Nomination |
| 2006 | Ditmar Award | "Summa Seltzer Missive" | Best short story | Nomination |
| 2007 | Aurealis Award | "A Scar for Leida" | Best young-adult short story | Won |
| 2007 | Ditmar Award | "Surrender 1: Rope Artist" | Best short story | Nomination |
| 2008 | Aurealis Award | "Pale Dark Soldier" | Best horror short story | Nomination |
| 2008 | Aurealis Award | "The Tailor of Time" | Best young-adult short story | Nomination |
| 2008 | Ditmar Award | – (with Jonathan Strahan, Garth Nix, Trevor Stafford) | Professional achievement | Nomination |
| 2008 | Ditmar Award | "A Scar for Leida" | Best short story | Nomination |
| 2009 | Aurealis Award | A Book of Endings | Best collection | Nomination |
| 2009 | Australian Shadows Awards | A Book of Endings | Best long fiction | Nomination |
| 2009 | Australian Shadows Awards | "Six Suicides" | Best short fiction | Won |
| 2009 | Ditmar Award | "Pale Dark Soldier" | Best short story | Nomination |
| 2010 | Crawford Award | A Book of Endings | – | Nomination |
| 2010 | Ditmar Award | A Book of Endings | Best collected work | Nomination |
| 2010 | Ditmar Award | "Six Suicides" | Best short story | Nomination |
| 2010 | Locus Award | A Book of Endings | Best collection | Nomination |
