Isobelle Carmody

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Isobelle Carmody
Born 16 June 1958 (1958-06-16) (age 49)
Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
Occupation Novelist
Genres Fantasy,
Science Fiction,
Young adult literature
Notable work(s) Obernewtyn Chronicles

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, is due for publishing in September 2009, as quoted by a Penguin spokesperson.

Carmody was Guest of Honor at the 2007 Australian National Science Fiction Convention, Convergence 2, held in Melbourne in June 2007.

[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 (forthcoming)

[edit] The Legend of Little Fur

  • Little Fur (2005)
  • A Fox Called Sorrow (2006)
  • A Mystery of Wolves (2007)
  • A Dream of Green (forthcoming)

[edit] Novels

  • Scatterlings (1991)
  • The Gathering (1993)
  • Greylands (1997)
  • The Landlord (2000)
  • Dreamwalker (2001)
  • 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

  • The Phoenix (1996)

[edit] Others

  • Journey From the Centre of the Earth (2003)
  • The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Tenth Annual Collection (1997)
  • The Road to Camelot (2002)
  • Dreamwalker Illustrated by Steven Woolman(2000)

[edit] Awards

2007 - Aurealis Awards[1]

  • Children's Novel: shortlisted for A Fox Called Sorrow

2006 - ABPA Book Design Awards

  • Fiction: winner for Little Fur: the Legend of Little Fur

2006 - Aurealis Awards[1]

  • 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

2002 - Aurealis Awards[1]

  • Young Adult Short Story Award: winner for Dreamwalker

1998 - Aurealis Awards[1]

  • Young Adult Novel: winner for Greylands
  • Fantasy Novel: shortlisted for "Darkfall: Book One of the Legendsong"

1998 - Ditmar Awards

  • Australian Long Fiction: shortlisted for Darkfall

1997 - Aurealis Awards[1]

  • Young Adult Short Story: winner for Green Monkey Dreams

1997 - Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Stories

  • Young Adult Division: winner for Greylands

1996 - Aurealis Awards[1]

  • Young Adult Novel: shortlisted for Ashling

1994 - The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards[2]

  • Book of the Year for Older Readers: joint winner for The Gathering

1994 - W.A. Young Readers Book Award (WAYRA)

  • Second for The Gathering

1993 - Children's Peace Literature Award (PEACE)

  • Best Book: joint winner for The Gathering

1992 - 3M Talking Book Award - (NSW)

  • Talking Book: Winner for Scatterlings

1991 - The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards[2]

  • Book of the Year for Older Readers - Honour Book for The Farseekers: the Obernewtyn Chronicles

1988 - The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards[3]

  • Book of the Year for Older Readers: shortlisted 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] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "The Locus Index to SF Awards" (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-07-02. 
  2. ^ a b "The Childrens' Book of the Year Awards 1990-1999" (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-07-02. 
  3. ^ "The Childrens' Book of the Year Awards 1980-1989" (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-07-02.