A Walk-On Part in the War
{{Infobox short story
| name = A Walk-On Part in the War
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| author = Stephen Dedman
| country = Australia
| language = English
| genre = Fantasy, short story
| published_in = Dreaming Down-Under
| publication_type = Anthology
| publisher = Voyager Books
| media_type = Print (hardback & paperback)
| pub_date = November 1998
}}
"A Walk-On Part in the War" is a 1998 fantasy short story by Stephen Dedman.
Background
"A Walk-On Part in the War" was first published in Australia November 1998 in the Dreaming Down-Under anthology, edited by Jack Dann and Janeen Webb and published by Voyager Books.{{cite web | url = http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?92204 | title = Bibliography: A Walk-On Part in the War | publisher = ISFDB | date = | accessdate = 2010-02-21}}{{cite web | url = http://www.locusmag.com/index/t838.htm#A41026 | title = The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998: Contents Lists | publisher = Locus Online | accessdate = 2010-02-21| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100315225306/http://www.locusmag.com/index/t838.htm| archivedate= 15 March 2010 | url-status= live}} In 2004 it was republished in The Best Australian Science Fiction: A Fifty Year Collection, edited by Rob Gerrand and published by Black Inc. "A Walk-On Part in the War" won the 1998 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story.{{cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis1999.html |title=The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1999 Aurealis Awards |publisher=Locus Online |accessdate=2010-02-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114170229/http://locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis1999.html |archivedate=14 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}
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Category:Australian short stories
Category:Fantasy short stories
Category:Aurealis Award–winning works
Category:Australian speculative fiction works
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