Isobelle Carmody
| Isobelle Carmody | |
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| Born | 16 June 1958 Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genres | Fantasy, science fiction, Young adult literature |
Isobelle Jane Carmody (born 16 June 1958) is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature, and young adult literature.
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[edit] Biography
Carmody began work on the highly acclaimed Obernewtyn Chronicles at the age of fourteen. She continued to work on them while completing a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in literature and philosophy, she worked in public relations and journalism
Carmody currently divides her time between her home on the Great Ocean Road in Australia, and her travels abroad with her partner and daughter, spending a year each in her two residences. The Stone Key, book five of the Obernewtyn Chronicles was released in February 2008. The Sending, book six of Carmody's Obernewtyn Chronicles, was published on October the 31st 2011.[1]
Carmody was Guest of Honour at the 2007 Australian National Science Fiction Convention, Convergence 2, held in Melbourne in June 2007.
[edit] Books
[edit] Series
NOTE: In Australia, the books may have been released one or two years earlier
[edit] Obernewtyn Chronicles
- Obernewtyn (1987)
- The Farseekers (1990)
- Ashling (1995)
- The Keeping Place (1999)
- Wavesong (2008)
- The Stone Key (2008) (published as two books, Wavesong & The Stone Key, in UK, Canada and US[1])
- The Sending (31 October 2011)
- The Red Queen (forthcoming) (November 2012)
[edit] Legendsong Saga
[edit] Gateway Trilogy
- Billy Thunder and the Night Gate (2000) (also published as Night Gate)
- The Winter Door (2003) (also published as Winter Door)
- Firecat's Dream (forthcoming)
[edit] The Legend of Little Fur
- Little Fur The Legend Begins (2005)
- A Fox Called Sorrow (2006)
- A Mystery of Wolves (2007)
- A Riddle of Green (2008)
[edit] The Kingdom of the Lost
- The Red Wind
[edit] Novels
- Scatterlings (1991)
- The Gathering (1993)
- The Red Shoes (from the After Dark series, also in Green Monkey Dreams) (1996)
- Greylands (1997)
- The Landlord (from the After Dark series) (2000)
- Angel Fever (from the Quentaris Chronicles) (2004)
- Alyzon Whitestarr (2005)
- The Cat Dreamer (from the Quentaris Chronicles) (2005)
[edit] Collections
- Green Monkey Dreams (1995)
- This Way Out: Five Plays (1998) (with Steve Taylor)
[edit] Short stories
- "Corfu" (1985) in Green Monkey Dreams
- "Roaches" (1991) in Into the Future (ed. Toss Gascoigne, Jo Goodman, Margot Tyrrell)
- "The Witch Seed" (1992) in Green Monkey Dreams
- "Seek No More" (1992) in Green Monkey Dreams
- "The Pumpkin Eater" (1994) in Green Monkey Dreams
- "The Monster Game" (1994) in Green Monkey Dreams
- "Long Live the Giant!" (1994) in The Lottery: Nine Science Fiction Stories (ed. Lucy Sussex)
- "Green Monkey Dreams" (1995) in Green Monkey Dreams
- "A Splinter of Darkness" (1995) in Dark House (ed. Gary Crew)
- "The Phoenix" (1996) in Green Monkey Dreams
- "The Keystone" (1996) in Dream Weavers (ed. Paul Collins)
- "The Glory Days" (1996) in Green Monkey Dreams
- "The Beast" (1996) in Green Monkey Dreams
- "The Lemming Factor" (1996) in Green Monkey Dreams
- "The Red Shoes" (1996) in Green Monkey Dreams
- "The Man Who Lost His Shadow" (1998) in Dreaming Down-Under (ed. Jack Dann, Janeen Webb)
- "Guinevere, or the Sleeping of Beauty" (2002) in The Road to Camelot (ed. Sophie Masson)
- "The Dove Game" (2003) in Gathering the Bones (ed. Ramsey Campbell, Jack Dann, Dennis Etchison)
- "Santorini" (2005) in Kids' Night In 2 (ed. Jessica Adams et al.)
- "Perchance to Dream" (2008) in Dreaming Again (ed. Jack Dann)
[edit] Picture books
- Journey From the Centre of the Earth (2003), illustrated by Marc McBride
- Wildheart (2002), illustrated by Steven Woolman
- Dreamwalker (2000), a story in graphic novel form, illustrated by Steven Woolman
- The Wrong Thing (2006), illustrated by Declan Lee (rewritten for the US/Canada and published as Magic Night)
- Night School (2010), illustrated by Anne Spudvilas
[edit] Awards
2011 - Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
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- Younger Readers Book of the Year: winner for The Red Wind[2]
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2008 – Aurealis Awards
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- Young Adult Novel: Shortlisted for The Stone Key
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2007 – Aurealis Awards[3]
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- Children's Novel: shortlisted for A Fox Called Sorrow
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2006 – ABPA Book Design Awards
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- Fiction: winner for Little Fur: the Legend of Little Fur
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2006 – Aurealis Awards[3]
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- Golden Aurealis novel: winner for Alyzon Whitestarr
- Young Adult Novel: winner for Alyzon Whitestarr
- Children's Long Fiction: winner for Little Fur: The Legend Of Little Fur
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2002 – Aurealis Awards[3]
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- Young Adult Short Story Award: winner for Dreamwalker
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1998 – Aurealis Awards[3]
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- Young Adult Novel: winner for Greylands
- Fantasy Novel: shortlisted for "Darkfall: Book One of the Legendsong"
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1998 – Ditmar Awards
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- Australian Long Fiction: shortlisted for Darkfall
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1997 – Aurealis Awards[3]
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- Young Adult Short Story: winner for Green Monkey Dreams
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1997 – Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Stories
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- Young Adult Division: winner for Greylands
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1996 – Aurealis Awards[3]
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- Young Adult Novel: shortlisted for Ashling
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1994 – The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards[4]
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- Book of the Year for Older Readers: joint winner for The Gathering
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1994 – W.A. Young Readers Book Award (WAYRA)
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- Second for The Gathering
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1993 – Children's Peace Literature Award (PEACE)
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- Best Book: joint winner for The Gathering
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1992 – 3M Talking Book Award – (NSW)
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- Talking Book: Winner for Scatterlings
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1991 – The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards[4]
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- Book of the Year for Older Readers – Honour Book for The Farseekers: the Obernewtyn Chronicles
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1988 – The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards[5]
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- Book of the Year for Older Readers: shortlisted for Obernewtyn: The Obernewtyn Chronicles
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A more complete list of Isobelle Carmody's nominations and awards can be found on the [2] at Penguin Books
[edit] External links
- Obernewtyn.net: The Official Obernewtyn Chronicles Fansite
- Carmody Online: Fansite for Isobelle Carmody's books
[edit] References
- ^ "News From Isobelle Carmody". http://obernewtyn.net/e107/comment.php?comment.news.36. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
- ^ http://cbca.org.au/winners2011.htm
- ^ a b c d e f "The Locus Index to SF Awards". http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/NomLit24.html#804-2005. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
- ^ a b "The Children's Book of the Year Awards 1990–1999". Archived from the original on 30 June 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070630164445/http://www.cbc.org.au/9099.htm#1991. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
- ^ "The Children's Book of the Year Awards 1980–1989". Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070611021653/http://www.cbc.org.au/8089.htm. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
