Jason Nahrung

Jason Nahrung (born 1968) is an Australian horror author and journalist who lives in Melbourne with his partner Kirstyn McDermott. Nahrung has previously written for The Courier-Mail in Queensland, with a special interest in speculative fiction and horror-related topics.

He was co-winner the 2005 William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review. His first novel, The Darkness Within (based on an unpublished novella co-written with Mil Clayton), was published in June 2007 by Hachette Livre in Australia. Nahrung has also published some horror and speculative fiction short stories.

Awards Wins 2012 Chronos Award: Best Novel for Salvage (Twelfth Planet Press). 2012 Chronos Award: Best Short Story for "The Mornington Ride", Epilogue (FableCroft Publishing). 2005 William Atheling Jr. Award: "Why are publishers afraid of horror?" (The Courier-Mail)

Nominations 2012 WSFA Small Press Award: "The Mornington Ride", Epilogue (FableCroft Publishing). 2012 Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novel: Blood and Dust (Xoum Publishing). 2012 Aurealis Award for Best Horror Novel: Salvage (Twelfth Planet Press). 2012 Australian Shadows Award: Blood and Dust (Xoum Publishing). 2012 Ditmar Award, Novel: Salvage (Twelfth Planet Press). 2008 Ditmar Award, Novel: The Darkness Within 2008 Ditmar Award, New Talent 2004 William Atheling Jr. Award

Honourable mentions 2008 Aurealis Award, Horror novel: The Darkness Within