Andrew J McKiernan

Who is Andrew J McKiernan?

Andrew J McKiernan is an Australian speculative fiction writer and Illustrator. He currently lives on the Central Coast with his wife and two children.

Andrew J McKiernan is a member of the Australian Horror Writers Association, and is the current Art Director for Aurealis Magazine. He was listed as a featured Illustrator in the 2005 release Australian Speculative Fiction: A Genre Overview. McKiernan is also a founding editor of the HorrorScope: The Australian Dark Fiction Web Log, an online news and reviews webzine.

In 2003, McKiernan founded Kephra Design, a business specialising in graphic design, illustration and web development. McKiernan's web development work has mainly been focussed in servicing the particulars of the publishing market. Through Kephra Design he has designed and developed, or been involved with the development of, websites for authors such as Russell Kirkpatrick, Karen Miller, Kylie Chan, Trudi Canavan, Marianne de Pierres and Nathan Burrage, as well as publishers and organisations such as Eneit Press, Good Reading magazine, Aurealis and the Australian Horror Writers Association.