Van Ikin
Van Ikin is an academic and science fiction writer and editor. A professor in English at the University of Western Australia, he retired from teaching in 2015 and is now a senior honorary research fellow. He has acted as supervisor for several Australian writers completing their post-graduate degrees and doctorates — including science fiction and fantasy writers Terry Dowling, Stephen Dedman, and Dave Luckett — and received the university's Excellence in Teaching Award for Postgraduate Research Supervision in 2000.
Ikin is probably best known for his editorship of the long-running critical journal Science Fiction. He has reviewed science fiction and fantasy for The Sydney Morning Herald since 1984.
Critical works
- Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction. Greenwood Press, 1998.
- Warriors of the Tao: The Best of Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature. Borgo Press, 2011.
- Xeno Fiction: More Best of Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature. Wildside/Borgo, 2013.
- Fantastika at the Edge of Reality: Yet More Best of Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature. Wildside, 2014
- Other Spacetimes: Interviews with Speculative Fiction Writers . Wildside, 2015
Magazines edited
- Enigma
- ''Science Fiction''
Anthologies edited
- Australian Science Fiction.
- Glass Reptile Breakout
- Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF .
Awards
- Australian Science Fiction Foundation, Chandler Award for his contribution to Australian science fiction.