Kurt von Trojan


Kurt von Trojan was an Australian journalist and science fiction author. He also worked as a psychiatric nurse and a cinema projectionist.

Early life

Kurt von Trojan studied at the London Film School and the South Australian School of Art.

Career

Short fiction by von Trojan appeared in magazines including Terror Australis.
On 25 January 2006 he was diagnosed with bone and kidney cancer and told he had only a few months to live. He is reported to have told his doctors "Oh, I was hoping to squeeze a few more weeks in." A final collection of short stories was published as a memorial by Altair Australia. Kurt von Trojan's last published work When I Close My Eyes was organized by Robert N. Stephenson and funded by the speculative fiction community. The book was printed and a copy presented to Kurt on his birthday a few days before his death.

Recognition

He won the

Long fiction

  • Bedmates, 1984
  • The Transing Syndrome, 1985, Nominated for the Ditmar Award, Best Australian Long Fiction, 1986
  • Mars in Scorpio, 1990, Wakefield Press,
  • Tenocha, 1995,
  • Coup, 1997, Permanent Press, from a grant from literature S.A.
  • The Atrocity Shop, 1998,

Short fiction

Non-fiction

  • Creative Writing: a no-nonsense approach, 1989 The Wednesday Press,