Andrew J McKiernan (born 1970, Sydney, Australia) is an Australian speculative fiction writer and illustrator.
Andrew J McKiernan is a member of the Australian Horror Writers Association, and was the Art Director for Aurealis Magazine for eight years (2006–2017).
[1] McKiernan is also a founding editor of the HorrorScope: The Australian Dark Fiction Web Log, an online news and reviews webzine.
Through Kephra Design he has designed and developed, or been involved with the development of, websites for authors such as Russell Kirkpatrick, Karen Miller,[2] Kylie Chan,[3] Trudi Canavan,[4] Marianne de Pierres[5] and Nathan Burrage,[6] as well as publishers and organisations such as Eneit Press,[7] Good Reading magazine,[8] Aurealis[9] and the Australian Horror Writers Association.
His wrap-around dust jacket for the hard-cover edition of Richard L. Tierney's "SAVAGE MENACE & Other Poems of Horror" was also short-listed for a Best Artwork Ditmar Award.