Joanne Anderton

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Jo Anderton is an Australian author of fantasy, horror, and other forms of speculative fiction. She has been a finalist for, and recipient of, multiple literary awards recognizing her work.

By day, Anderton works as a marketing coordinator for an Australian book distributor. In her spare time, she writes dark fantasy, science fiction, and horror.

In 2011, she published her first book in the Veiled Worlds trilogy, Debris. Her second book in the trilogy, Suited, appeared in 2012. The third book, Guardian, was published by FableCroft Publishing in 2014.

In 2013, Anderton published her first short story collection, Bone Chime Song and other stories (FableCroft Publishing). The collection received critical acclaim, winning both the Aurealis Award and the Australian Shadows Award for Best Collection. It was also shortlisted for the Ditmar Award Best Collected Work.

Awards and shortlistings "Mah Song" from The Bone Chime Song and other stories (FableCroft Publishing), Best Short Fiction, 2013 Ditmar Awards shortlist. "Mah Song" from The Bone Chime Song and other stories (FableCroft Publishing), Best Young Adult Short Story, 2013 Aurealis Awards shortlist. "Mah Song" from The Bone Chime Song and other stories (FableCroft Publishing), Best Science Fiction Short Story, 2013 Aurealis Awards shortlist. "The Last Tiger" from Daily Science Fiction, Best Science Fiction Short Story, 2013 Aurealis Awards shortlist. "Fencelines" from The Bone Chime Song and other stories (FableCroft Publishing), Best Horror Short Story, 2013 Aurealis Awards shortlist. "Fencelines" from The Bone Chime Song and other stories (FableCroft Publishing), Short Fiction, 2012 Australian Shadows Awards shortlist. The Bone Chime Song and other stories (FableCroft Publishing), Best Collected Work, 2013 Ditmar Awards shortlist. The Bone Chime Song and other stories (FableCroft Publishing), Best Collection, 2013 Australian Shadows Awards WINNER. The Bone Chime Song and other stories (FableCroft Publishing, Best Collection, 2013 Aurealis Awards WINNER. Suited (Angry Robot), Best Novel, 2012 Ditmar Awards shortlist. Suited (Angry Robot), Best Science Fiction Novel, 2012 Aurealis Awards shortlist. "The Bone Chime Song" from Light Touch Paper Stand Clear (Peggy Bright Books), Best Short Fiction 2012 Ditmar Awards shortlist. "Sanaa's Army" from Bloodstones (Ticonderoga Publications), Best Short Fiction, 2012 Ditmar Awards shortlist. "Sanaa's Army" from Bloodstones (Ticonderoga Publications), Best Science Fiction Short Story, 2012 Aurealis Awards shortlist. "Sanaa's Army" from Bloodstones (Ticonderoga Publications), Best Horror Short Story, 2012 Aurealis Awards shortlist. "Flowers in the Shadow of the Garden" from Hope (2011), (Kayelle Press), 2012 WSFA Small Press Award shortlist. "Flowers in the Shadow of the Garden" from Hope (Kayelle Press), 2011 Best Science Fiction Short Story, 2011 Aurealis Awards shortlist. "Dragon Bones" from Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, No. 39, Best Young Adult Short Story, 2009 Aurealis Awards shortlist. Debris (Angry Robot), Best Fantasy Novel, 2012 Aurealis Awards shortlist. "The Sea at Night" from Dead Red Heart (Ticonderoga Publications), Short Fiction, 2011 Australian Shadows Awards shortlist. "Out Hunting for Teeth" from Midnight Echo No. 6, Short Fiction, 2011 Australian Shadows Awards shortlist. Jo Anderton, Best New Talent Ditmar Awards WINNER, 2012. “Nice Safe Emotions: How Murderbot copes with the real world through the fictional, and so do we” (Speculative Insight 1/24) winner William Atheling Jr Award for Criticism or Review 2025.