Who is Terry Dowling?
Terry Dowling is one of Australia’s most awarded, versatile and internationally acclaimed writers of science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and horror. He is author of Rynosseros, Blue Tyson, Twilight Beach, Rynemonn, Wormwood, The Man Who Lost Red, An Intimate Knowledge of the Night, Antique Futures: The Best of Terry Dowling, Blackwater Days, Basic Black: Tales of Appropriate Fear, Make Believe: A Terry Dowling Reader, Amberjack: Tales of Fear & Wonder, and Clowns at Midnight. He is editor of the World Fantasy Award-winning The Essential Ellison, Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF and The Jack Vance Treasury. His stories have appeared in The Year’s Best Science Fiction, The Year’s Best SF, The Mammoth Book of Best New SF, The Year’s Best Fantasy, The Best New Horror and The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. Terry holds a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Western Australia, an MA (Hons) in English Literature and a BA (Hons) in English Literature, Archaeology and Ancient History, both from the University of Sydney. He has won multiple Ditmar and Aurealis Awards for his fiction, an Australian Shadows Award, an International Horror Guild Award for Best Collection, as well as a William Atheling Jr Award for his critical work.
Where can I read more about this fabulous author?
What music do they like?
My two current music writing fixes are Hans Zimmer’s wonderful soundtrack for Interstellar:
I’m also going through classic Kate Bush, especially Hounds of Love:
Quite some variety there, but great stuff and full of the right kind of energy for putting words on the page.
Hi Zena
The Interstellar track has been blocked for reasons of copyright by Warner Bros.
But the Kate Bush song is playable – and an old favorite.
Cheers
Thanks Robert! That must have happened after I uploaded the video. I’ve replaced it with another link to the Interstellar soundtrack for now – but if this link doesn’t play for anyone coming to this post later, then it must be for similar reasons.
All good now 🙂
🙂