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Shay Corsham Worsted

Garth Nix

First published May 2014
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

"An old man that used to work for the secret police in England has been tasked with watching another "old man" that is really an experiment gone wrong. He's only "safe" because he has a routine every day that he follows to the tee. One night, a thief breaks into the scary man's place, and then things start to unravel." — Dan Smyth

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2014 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Horror Short Fiction Nominee/Finalist
2015 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist
2015 Shirley Jackson Award Best Short Fiction Nominee/Finalist

Publications (12)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 2014 Fearful Symmetries ChiZine Publications Anthology
June 2014 Fearful Symmetries ChiZine Publications Anthology 322
May 2015 The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Nine Solaris Anthology 347
May 2015 The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Nine Solaris Anthology |16
May 2015 The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Nine Solaris Anthology
August 2015 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven Night Shade Books Anthology
August 2015 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven Night Shade Books Anthology 73
November 2016 Nightmares: A New Decade of Modern Horror Tachyon Publications Anthology 367
July 2019 Fearful Symmetries ChiZine Publications Anthology 322
July 2020 Fearful Symmetries Open Road Integrated Media Anthology
September 2020 Edited by Subterranean Press Anthology 543
September 2020 Edited by Subterranean Press Anthology 543