| Isobelle Carmody | |
|---|---|
| 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.
Contents |
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.
Themes
Books
Series
Obernewtyn Chronicles
- Obernewtyn (1987)
- The Farseekers (1990)
- Ashling (1995)
- The Keeping Place (1998)
- The Stone Key (4 February 2008) (Australia)
- The Sending (forthcoming)
Legendsong Saga
Gateway Trilogy
The Legend of Little Fur
- Little Fur (2005)
- A Fox Called Sorrow (2006)
- A Mystery of Wolves (2007)
- A Dream of Green (forthcoming)
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)
Collections
Short Stories
- The Phoenix (1996)
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)
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[2]
-
-
- 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[3]
-
-
- Young Adult Short Story Award: winner for Dreamwalker
-
1998 - Aurealis Awards[4]
-
-
- 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[5]
-
-
- Young Adult Short Story: winner for Green Monkey Dreams
-
1997 - Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Stories
-
-
- Young Adult Division: winner for Greylands
-
1996 - Aurealis Awards[6]
-
-
- Young Adult Novel: shortlisted for Ashling
-
1994 - The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards[7]
-
-
- 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[8]
-
-
- Book of the Year for Older Readers - Honour Book for The Farseekers: the Obernewtyn Chronicles
-
1988 - The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards[9]
-
-
- 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
External links
References
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards" (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards" (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards" (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards" (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards" (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards" (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ "The Childrens' Book of the Year Awards" (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ "The Childrens' Book of the Year Awards" (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ "The Childrens' Book of the Year Awards" (HTML). Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
