About
Born and raised in Newcastle, Australia, Ben is a lifelong writer currently working as a lawyer and studying his Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Technology Sydney. An avid fan of the weird and wonderful, he has wanted to be a writer since he was five years old (before which he wanted to be a dinosaur)
Publications and Awards
Superworld, Parts 1 and 2 - Published by Podium, August and November 2022. Formerly #14 in ongoing fiction on Royal Road. #5 in Superhero Fiction for Teens and #23 in Teen & Young Adult Superhero Fiction on Audible.
The Void - Winner of the Nova 2019 Science-Fiction Short Story Competition, Honorary Mention in the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest (2019/2020 2nd Quarter), published in Oggetti Smarriti by Mondi Incantati (translated to Italian), published in Aurealis magazine #141.
The Ties That Bind - Finalist selected for publication, Sixfold May 2020 Fiction Competition.
Assisted Living - Honorary Mention, Tulip Tree Publishing’s annual “Stories That Need To Be Told” competition, published in 2019 Anthology of the same name.
Red - Long-listed, 2019 Lane Cove Literary Awards.
Get in contact
benjamin.keyworth@gmail.com