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Within Australia, I may still be best
known for my articles in intellectual and
literary magazines such as Quadrant and Meanjin
(though perhaps that has changed since the publication of 50 Voices of
Disbelief - see below). Some of my published
articles
(and extracts from my published fiction) are available on this site.
Then there's my blog,
Metamagician and the
Hellfire Club, which deals with a wide range of topics, from
personal events in my life to issues in philosophy and public policy.
As a creative writer, I specialise in science
fiction, fantasy and horror. My non-fiction work frequently deals with
issues involving science and society, philosophical bioethics, various
areas of philosophy, and history and current state of the science
fiction genre.
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My
most recent novel was
Kong Reborn, a contemporary/near-future sequel to King
Kong (the original 1933 movie). Kong
Reborn was released in the US in October
2005.
My new book is an edited collection, put together by
Udo
Schuklenk and myself,
originally under the working title "Voices of Disbelief".
It was published by Wiley-Blackwell in October 2009,
under the final title:
50 Voices of Disbelief: Why We Are
Atheists.
50 Voices of Disbelief contains fifty
essays by prominent witers, philosophers, journalists, and others
who reject belief in religious dogma, including the existence of the
Abrahamic God. These are new essays (not reprints) by contributors from
all over the world.
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Institute for Ethics and Emerging
Technologies and Journal of Evolution and Technology
In 2004, I accepted an honorary appointment as a
Fellow with the
Institute
for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET). IEET is an international think tank that
seeks to contribute to the understanding of the impact of
emerging technologies on individuals and societies. In early 2008 I was
appointed by IEET as editor-in-chief of its flagship on-line journal,
The Journal of Evolution and Technology.
Latest Update
11 June 2010: My recent talk at Embiggen
Books on the Sunshine Coast can be viewed on video
here.
5 March 2010: I've been appointed as a Conjoint Lecturer in
the School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle,
with effect from 25 February 2010.
15 December 2009: I see that Damien Broderick's new book,
Chained to the Alien, has now been published by Borgo Press and
is available on Amazon. This is Damien's selection of the
best work from the legendary zine of the late 1980s/early 1990s
Australian Science Fiction Review (Second Series). The book contains
nearly 30,000 words of my literary criticism from that period - as well
as fine work by Jenny Blackford, Janeen Webb, Yvonne Rousseau, John Foyster,
Bruce Gillespie, and many others.
Go
here for an archive of earlier news.
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