Andrew J McKiernan (born 25 September 1970, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian speculative fiction writer and Illustrator. He currently lives on the Central Coast of New South Wales with his wife and two children.
Andrew J McKiernan is a member of the Australian Horror Writers Association, and is the current Art Director for Aurealis magazine. He was listed as a featured Illustrator in the 2005 release Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview. He is also a founding editor of HorrorScope: The Australian Dark Fiction Web Log, an online news and reviews webzine.
In 2003, Andrew founded Kephra Design, a business specialising in graphic design, illustration and web development. Andrew's web development work has mainly been focussed in servicing the particulars of the publishing market. Through Kephra Design he designed and developed, or been involved with the development of, websites for authors such as Russell Kirkpatrick, Karen Miller, Kylie Chan, Trudi Canavan, Marianne de Pierres and Nathan Burrage, as well as publishers and organisations such as Eneit Press, Good Reading magazine, Aurealis and the Australian Horror Writers Association.
In June 2008, Andrew McKiernan was interviewed by Mark Deniz for the 'Stars of Speculative Fiction' interview series. The interview was published online at the 'A Writer Goes On a Journey' website on June 6th, 2008.
In 2009, Andrew McKiernan received Ditmar Award nominations for Best Artwork and Best Fan Artist.
His writing has appeared in various magazines and books including Aurealis, Midnight Echoes, Black: Australian Dark Culture magazine, and anthologies such as Masques from CSFG and Shadow Plays.
His illustrations have appeared in Aurealis, Orb, Midnight Echoes and the Masques and Shadow Plays anthologies.
For a full list of his publication credits please see the Bibliography.
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