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Janeen Webb
Janeen Webb lectures in literature at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne, and is internationally recognised for her critical work in speculative fiction, Australian literature and children's literature. She holds a Ph.D. in literature from the University of Newcastle.
Her criticism has appeared in such diverse publications as Omni, Foundation, The New York Review of Science Fiction, The Age, and Magpies; in standard reference works such as The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, the St James Guide to Science Fiction Writers, and Magill's Guide to Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature; as well as in several collections of critical articles published in Australia, the USA, and Europe.
Janeen was a co-editor of Australian Science Fiction Review: Second Series, from 1987 to 1991. This bi-monthly journal was the premier science fiction forum in Australia and had a world-wide influence on the genre: it won a Ditmar Award in 1991. She was also, until recently, Reviews Editor for Eidolon: The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy.
Together with Jack Dann, Janeen edited the groundbreaking Australian anthology Dreaming Down-Under (HarperCollins, 1998) which won the 1999 international World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology, as well as the 1999 Ditmar [Australian Science Fiction Award.]
Recently, Janeen has co-authored two books with Andrew Enstice. Aliens & Savages: Fiction, Politics and Prejudice in Australia, a controversial book on racism in Australian fiction, was published by HarperCollins Australia (1998). The Fantastic Self, an edited collection of critical essays on fantasy and science fiction, was published by Eidolon Publications, WA (1999).
Janeen is also a fiction writer. She has won both the Aurealis and the Ditmar Awards for her short stories. She is – of course – at work on a novel.
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