Alison Goodman
Alison Goodman | |
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 Alison Goodman | |
| Born | 12 August 1966 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Notable works | Singing the Dogstar Blues, Killing the Rabbit, Eona duology |
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Alison Goodman (born 12 August 1966) is an Australian writer of books for young adults.
Life and career[edit]
Goodman's debut novel Singing the Dogstar Blues (published in Australia 1998, subsequently released in several foreign editions) won an Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel.[1] In July 2007, her adult crime thriller Killing the Rabbit was published in the United States and was shortlisted for the Davitt Award.[2]
The first book in her crossover fantasy duology The Two Pearls of Wisdom was published in Australia and the U.K in mid-2008. It was also released in the United States in late December 2008 under the title Eon: Dragoneye Reborn. It has subsequently been translated into 12 languages, and won the 2009 Aurealis Award for the Best Fantasy Novel, is a 2008 James Tiptree, Jr. Award Honor Book and a Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book.[3][4]
Goodman has also written short stories for several anthologies.[5] She has a master's degree in creative writing from RMIT University, and has taught in creative writing at the University of Ballarat.[3]
Bibliography[edit]
Novels[edit]
- Singing the Dogstar Blues (1998)
- Killing the Rabbit (2007)
- The Two Pearls of Wisdom (2008) (a.k.a. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn and Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye)
- Eona (2011) (a.k.a. Eona: The Last Dragoneye, a.k.a. The Necklace of the Gods)
- A New Kind of Death (2012) (rev. ed. of Killing the Rabbit)
- The Dark Days Club: A Lady Helen Novel (2016) (a.k.a. Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club)
- The Dark Days Pact: A Lady Helen Novel (2017)
- The Dark Days Deceipt: A Lady Helen Novel (2018)
Short fiction[edit]
- "One Last Zoom at the Buzz Bar" (1994) in The Patternmaker: Nine Science Fiction Stories (ed. Lucy Sussex)
- "Dead Spyders" (1997) in Eidolon, Issue 24, Autumn 1997 (ed. Jonathan Strahan, Jeremy G. Byrne, Richard Scriven)
- "The Real Thing" (2006) in Firebirds Rising: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy (ed. Sharyn November)
Awards[edit]
- 2010 listed on the 2010 International Readers Association Young Adult Choices List. for "Eon: Dragoneye Reborn"
- 2010 listed on the 2010 Amelia Bloomer Project for "Eon: Dragoneye Reborn"[6]
- 2010 listed as an American Library Association Best Young Adult Book for 2010 "Eon: Dragoneye Reborn"[7]
- 2009 Shortlisted for the 2009 Victorian Premier's Literary Award, The Prize for Young Adult Fiction, The Two Pearls of Wisdom (a.k.a. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn).
- 2009 Notable Book, Children's Book Council of Australia, The Two Pearls of Wisdom
- 2008 won Best Fantasy Novel (and was shortlisted for the Best Young Adult Novel) in the Aurealis Awards, The Two Pearls of Wisdom (a.k.a. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn)[8]
- 2008 James Tiptree, Jr. Award Honor Book, The Two Pearls of Wisdom (a.k.a. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn)
- 2008 Shortlisted, New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, Ethel Turner Prize, The Two Pearls of Wisdom
- 2004 listed, Best Books for Young Adults, American Library Association, Singing the Dogstar Blues[9]
- 1999 D. J. O'Hearn memorial fellow, University of Melbourne[10]
- 1999 shortlist, Cross Pen Prize for Young Adult Fiction, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, Singing the Dogstar Blues
- 1999 short-listed for Talking Book of the Year Award, young people's category, Royal Blind Society, Singing the Dogstar Blues
- 1999 Notable Book, Book of the Year Awards, Children's Book Council of Australia, Singing the Dogstar Blues
- 1998 Finalist of Aurealis Awards, Best Science Fiction Novel, Singing the Dogstar Blues[11]
- 1998 Winner of Aurealis Awards, Best Young Adult Novel, Singing the Dogstar Blues[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "sfadb: Aurealis Awards 1999". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "The past is never past: New mysteries with history – Sisters in Crime Australia". Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Alison Goodman | AustLit: Discover Australian Stories". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "sfadb : Alison M. Goodman Awards". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Alison Goodman". Contemporary Authors Online. Gale. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
- ^ Amelia Bloomer Project
- ^ ALA - 2010 Best Books for Young Adults Archived 15 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Aurealis Awards - Winners". Archived from the original on 31 January 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
- ^ ALA - 2004 Best Books for Young Adults Archived 7 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The DJ (Dinny) O'Hearn Memorial Fellowship : The Australian Centre : The University of Melbourne". Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- ^ a b "Aurealis Awards, Previous Years' Results" (PDF). Official Aurealis Awards Website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Alison Goodman at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Alison Goodman interview by Nalini Haynes, Dark Matter Zine, February 2013
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Categories:
- 1966 births
- Australian science fiction writers
- Living people
- Writers from Melbourne
- RMIT University alumni
- Australian women novelists
- Australian women science fiction and fantasy writers
- 20th-century Australian novelists
- 20th-century Australian women writers
- 21st-century Australian novelists
- 21st-century Australian women writers