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The Pilo Family Circus
First edition
AuthorWill Elliott
LanguageEnglish
GenreHorror
PublisherABC Books
Publication date
October 2006
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Hardback & paperback)
Pages312 pp (first edition)
ISBN0-7333-1981-5

The Pilo Family Circus is a 2006 horror novel by Will Elliott.[1]

Plot

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It follows the story of Jamie, who, after a random incident of nearly hitting a clown with his car, finds himself being stalked by three sadistic clowns.[2]

Background

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The Pilo Family Circus was first published in Australia in October 2006 by ABC Books in trade paperback format after winning the inaugural ABC Fiction Award.[2][3] It has also been released in an audio edition by ABC Audio, in 2007 it was released in the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy, Sweden, Spain, Russia, and in 2009 it was released in the United States.[2][3] In 2011, the Spanish edition won the Nocte award for Best International Book. A stage play based on the book was performed in 2012 by the Godlight Theater Company.[2]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Austlit — The Pilo Family Curcus by Will Elliott". Austlit. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Pilo Family Circus". will-elliott.org. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  3. ^ a b "Bibliography: The Pilo Family Circus". ISFDB. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  4. ^ a b "aurealis awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  5. ^ ""Australian Shadows Awards - Past Winners"". Australian Horror Writers Association. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  6. ^ ""ABC announces Fiction Award"". RadioInfo. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  7. ^ ""Ditmar Awards 2007"". SFADB. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. ^ ""International Horror Guild Awards 2007"". SFADB. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

See also

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