Isobelle Carmody

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Isobelle Carmody
Born: June 16, 1958 (age 48)
Wangaratta,
Victoria,
Australia Flag of Australia
Occupation: Novelist
Genres: Fantasy,
Science-Fiction,
Young Adult Literature

Isobelle Jane Carmody; born, on the 16th of June,1958, in Wangaratta, Australia is an Australian writer of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Children's Literature, and Young Adult Literature.

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[edit] Biography

Isobelle 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

Isobelle 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 and The Sending, book five and book six respectively of Carmody's Obernewtyn Chronicles, and Darkbane, book three of her Legendsong Saga, are due for publication in the near future.

[edit] Themes

[edit] Books

[edit] Series

[edit] Obernewtyn Chronicles

[edit] Legendsong Saga

[edit] Gateway Trilogy

  • Billy Thunder and the Night Gate (2000)
  • The Winter Door (2003)
  • Firecat's Dream (2005)

[edit] The Legend of Little Fur

  • Little Fur (2005)
  • A Fox Called Sorrow (2006)

[edit] Novels

  • Scatterlings (1991)
  • The Gathering (1993)
  • Greylands (1997)
  • The Landlord (2000)
  • Dreamwalker (2001)
  • Angel Fever (2004) (from the Quentaris Chronicles)
  • 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

  • The Phoenix (1996)

[edit] Others

  • Journey From the Centre of the Earth (2003)
  • The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Tenth Annual Collection (1997)

[edit] Awards

  • ABPA Book Design Awards - Fiction

Winner - 2006 for Little Fur: the Legend of Little Fur Book 1

  • Aurealis Award - Young Adult Division

Winner - 2005 for Alyzon Whitestarr

  • Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Stories - Young Adult Division

Winner - 1997 for Greylands

  • CBC Book of the Year

Winner - 1994 for The Gathering

  • W.A. Young Readers Book Award (WAYRA)

Second - 1994 for The Gathering

  • Children's Peace Literature Award (PEACE) - Best Book

Joint Winner - 1993 for The gathering

  • 3M Talking Book Award - (NSW) - Talking Book

Winner - 1992 for Scatterlings

  • CBC Book of the Year

Honour Book - 1991 for The Farseekers: the Obernewtyn Chronicles

  • CBC Book of the Year

Shortlisted - 1988 for Obernewtyn: The Obernewtyn Chronicles

  • CBC Book of the Year

Shortlisted - 1988 for Obernewtyn: The Obernewtyn Chronicles

A more complete list of Isobelle Carmody's nominations and awards can be found on the Author Profile Page: Isobelle Carmody at Penguin Books

[edit] Footnotes

    [edit] External links

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