Van Ikin, Date of Birth

    

Van Ikin

Australian academic and science fiction writer

Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1951

Profession: literary critic, science fiction writer

Nationality: Australia, Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Van Ikin

  • Van Ikin (born 25 November 1951) is an academic and science fiction writer and editor.
  • A professor in English at the University of Western Australia, he retired from teaching in 2015 and is now a senior honorary research fellow.
  • He has acted as supervisor for several Australian writers completing their post-graduate degrees and doctorates — including science fiction and fantasy writers Terry Dowling, Stephen Dedman, and Dave Luckett — and received the university's Excellence in Teaching Award for Postgraduate Research Supervision in 2000. Ikin is probably best known for his editorship of the long-running critical journal Science Fiction.
  • He has reviewed science fiction and fantasy for The Sydney Morning Herald since 1984.

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