Ian McHugh Ian McHugh i(A85455 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 The Narrative of Assemblage (and the Assemblage of Narrative) Ian McHugh , 2018 single work criticism
— Appears in: TEXT Special Issue Website Series , October no. 51 2018;

'This paper argues that narrative theory and the political theory of assemblage complement each other in ways that can both illuminate and contribute to political struggle. Assemblage thinking points to complex, catalytic interactions that might open further lines of inquiry to key aspects of narrative analysis, such as meta-narrative, heteroglossia and collectivisation of memory. In turn, narrative theory offers the prospect of further elaborating the key processes by which human social assemblages are composed and decomposed and thus filling some of the critical ‘silences and absences’ (Anderson et al. 2012: 212) of assemblage theory.' (Publication abstract)

1 The Wanderers Ian McHugh , 2017 single work novella fantasy
— Appears in: GigaNotoSaurus , August 2017;
1 Tolerance Ian McHugh , 2016 single work short story
— Appears in: In Your Face 2016; (p. 281-298)
1 The Baby Eaters Ian McHugh , 2016 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Asimov's Science Fiction , January vol. 40 no. 1 2016; (p. 20-28)
1 Demons Enough Ian McHugh , 2015 single work short story fantasy horror
— Appears in: Beneath Ceaseless Skies , 29 October no. 185 2015;
The planned execution of a woman for a series of brutal murders reveals an unexpected secret.
1 1 y separately published work icon The Never Never Land Mitchell Akhurst (editor), Phillip Berrie (editor), Ian McHugh (editor), Canberra : CSFG Publishing , 2015 9035669 2015 anthology short story science fiction

'Australia has it own mythologies. Some of them were here long before Europeans arrived; some of them are yet to come. Steam-powered bushrangers. Restless penal colonies. Robotic mining operations. Fairy colonies in the gum trees and old ghosts in the laneways. Drought and fire and flood and new life struggling to emerge from the dust. These are the stories we tell ourselves and the stories we want to hide from.

'Thirty new stories from some of Australia’s best-known speculative fiction writers and some of its newest.' (Publication summary)

1 Extracted Journal Notes for an Ethnography of Bnebene Nomad Culture Ian McHugh , 2014 single work short story science fiction
— Appears in: Angel Dust 2014; Asimov's Science Fiction , January vol. 38 no. 1 2014; (p. 30-42)
1 Apricot Finds a Treasure Ian McHugh , 2014 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Angel Dust 2014;
1 Almost Angels Ian McHugh , 2014 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Angel Dust 2014;
1 The Tax Collector of Rhuin Ian McHugh , 2014 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Angel Dust 2014;
1 The Beetle Road Ian McHugh , 2014 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Angel Dust 2014;
1 y separately published work icon Angel Dust Ian McHugh , Nedlands : Ticonderoga Publications , 2014 8367003 2014 selected work short story

'Angel Dust is the first story collection by Australian rising star Ian McHugh. McHugh is a Writers of the Future winner, and has a number of significant overseas short fiction sales. Angel Dust collects 15 incredible fantastic visions. A number of these were first published in Asimov's and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Four stories are original to this collection. Asimov's editor Sheila Williams says of this writer, "Ian McHugh has a remarkable ability to render the alien utterly convincing. His nonhuman lives are so powerfully depicted that we can easily, and sometimes uneasily, immerse ourselves completely into their worlds."' (Publication summary)

1 Vandiemensland Ian McHugh , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: Next 2013; (p. 111-124)
1 The Canal Barge Magician’s Number Nine Daughter Ian McHugh , 2013 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Clockwork Phoenix 4 2013; Angel Dust 2014;

An abused daughter hides an escaped golem aboard her father's steam barge.

1 When the Rain Comin Ian McHugh , 2013 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Asimov's Science Fiction , October-November vol. 37 no. 10-11 2013; (p. 42-45) Angel Dust 2014;
1 Grey Snow in the Shadows Ian McHugh , 2013 single work short story
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , no. 58 2013; (p. 19-38)
1 Cold, Cold War Ian McHugh , 2013 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Beneath Ceaseless Skies , 13 June no. 123 2013; Angel Dust 2014;
1 Linger Ian McHugh , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: Antipodean SF , September no. 171 2012;
1 The Navigator and the Sky Ian McHugh , 2012 single work short story
— Appears in: GigaNotoSaurus , July 2012;

When the god Sky tries to abduct Tapa O's granddaughter, the old man must take her on a perilous journey across the seas, drawing on her skills at singing the wind and his own skill as navigator.

1 The Godbreaker and Unggubudh the Mountain Ian McHugh , 2012 single work short story fantasy
— Appears in: Light Touch Paper - Stand Clear 2012; (p. 183-210)

A story of power struggles between fantasy creatures and mountain gods.

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