Ian McHugh

Ian McHugh is an Australian writer of speculative short fiction.

Biography
McHugh's first story was published in 2004, entitled "The Alchemical Automaton Blues" which was published in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #15. His first win came with his story "Bitter Dreams" which won the 2008 Writers of the Future grand prize. It was also a nominee for the writers of the Future 3rd quarter at the same awards and was a short-list nominee for the 2008 Aurealis Award for best horror short story. In 2009 McHugh's "Once a Month, On a Sunday" was a joint-winner for the 2009 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story. McHugh currently lives in Canberra, Australia and is a member of the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild.

Awards and nominations
Aurealis Awards
 * Best fantasy short story
 * 2009: Win: "Once a Month, On a Sunday"
 * Best horror short story
 * 2008: Nomination: "Bitter Dreams"
 * Best young-adult short story
 * 2009: Win: "Once a Month, On a Sunday"

Writers of the Future
 * Writers of the Future grand prize
 * 2008: Win: "Bitter Dreams"
 * Writers of the Future 3rd quarter
 * 2008: Nominee: "Bitter Dreams"