Van Ikin
Ikin, Van George
November 25, 1951 (age 74)
Birth place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
39 works in English-language magazines
| Date | Page | Type | Title | Magazine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1977 | 72 | Short Fiction | The Lecherous Leech | Void #5 |
| January 1979 | 139 | Review | Beloved Son | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #3 |
| January 1979 | 119 | Interview | George Turner: The Man, the Writer, the Critic | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #3 |
| January 1979 | Editor | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #3 | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #3 | |
| May 1979 | 92 | Review | Displaced Person | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #4 |
| May 1979 | 85 | Review | Moon in the Ground | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #4 |
| May 1979 | Editor | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #4 | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #4 | |
| May 1979 | 90 | Review | The Luck of Brin's Five | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #4 |
| May 1979 | 89 | Review | The Moon Baby | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #4 |
| May 1979 | 21 | Interview | The Science in Science Fiction: An Interview with Frank Bryning | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #4 |
| May 1981 | Editor | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #8 | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #8 | |
| May 1983 | 34 | Review | Australian Science Fiction | Omega Science Digest, May-June 1983 |
| July 1983 | 114 | Short Fiction | Cylinder Crisis | Omega Science Digest, July-August 1983 |
| September 1984 | 118 | Short Fiction | Unchained Hydroid | Omega Science Digest, September-October 1984 |
| 1985 | Editor | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #21 | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #21 | |
| August 1985 | Editor | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #20 | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #20 | |
| May 1990 | 34 | Essay | Hints'N'Tips: Some Advice for SF Writers | Eidolon, Autumn 1990 |
| 1994 | 122 | Review | Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF | Foundation, #61 Summer 1994 |
| February 1994 | 21 | Review | Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF | Locus, #397 February 1994 |
| March 1994 | 27 | Review | Mortal Fire: Best Australian Science Fiction | Locus, #398 March 1994 |
| April 1994 | 64 | Review | Mortal Fire | Interzone, April 1994 |
| April 1994 | 77 | Review | Mortal Fire | Eidolon, Autumn 1994 |
| May 1994 | 7 | Review | Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF | The New York Review of Science Fiction, May 1994 |
| December 1996 | 5 | Essay | The Case for Science Fiction | Aurealis, #18 |
| April 1998 | 27 | Interview | An Eidolon Interview with Richard Harland | Eidolon: The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Autumn 1998 |
| December 1998 | 83 | Interview | The Ikin Interviews: Stephen Dedman | Aurealis, #22: Birth & Rebirth |
| April 1999 | 93 | Interview | The Ikin Interviews: Michael Pryor | Aurealis, #23 |
| August 1999 | 19 | Interview | Smoking Mirrors, with a Hint of Scrimshaw | Interzone, August 1999 |
| 2000 | 111 | Review | Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction | Foundation, #78 Spring 2000 |
| 2000 | 115 | Review | Teranesia | Foundation, #78 Spring 2000 |
| October 2000 | 151 | Interview | The Ikin Interviews: Sean McMullen | Aurealis, #25/26 |
| October 2001 | 207 | Interview | The Ikin Interviews: Ian Irvine | Aurealis, #27/28 |
| April 2002 | 113 | Interview | The Ikin Interviews: Lucy Sussex and Sean Williams | Aurealis, #29 |
| October 2002 | 108 | Interview | The Ikin Interviews: Terry Dowling | Aurealis, #30 |
| October 2003 | 106 | Interview | The Ikin Interviews: Cameron Rogers—God Never Gave Me an X-wing | Aurealis, #31 |
| April 2004 | 82 | Interview | The Ikin Interviews: Stephanie Smith (Editor, HarperCollins) and Selwa Anthony (Literary Agent) | Aurealis, #32 |
| December 2004 | 222 | Interview | The Ikin Interviews: Hal Colebatch | Aurealis, #33-35 |
| February 2009 | Editor | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #46 | Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature, #46 | |
| January 2017 | 11 | Review | Other Spacetimes: Interviews with Speculative Fiction Writers | SFRA Review, #319 Winter 2017 |
8 English-language books
| Year | Type | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Anthology | Australian Science Fiction | Van Ikin |
| 1990 | Anthology | Glass Reptile Breakout and other Australian Speculative Stories | Van Ikin |
| 1993 | Anthology | Mortal Fire: Best Australian SF | Terry Dowling & Van Ikin |
| 1999 | Nonfiction | Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction | Russell Blackford & Van Ikin & Sean McMullen |
| 2011 | Nonfiction | Warriors of the Tao: The Best of Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature | Damien Broderick & Van Ikin |
| 2013 | Nonfiction | Xeno Fiction: More Best of Science Fiction: A Review of Speculative Literature | Damien Broderick & Van Ikin |
| 2014 | Nonfiction | Fantastika at the Edge of Reality: Yet More Best of Science Fiction | Damien Broderick & Van Ikin |
| 2015 | Nonfiction | Other Spacetimes: Interviews with Speculative Fiction Writers | Van Ikin & Damien Broderick |