| 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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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. (Will be published as two volumes - 'the Sending' and 'the Red Queen' in the U.S.)
Carmody was Guest of Honor at the 2007 Australian National Science Fiction Convention, Convergence 2, held in Melbourne in June 2007.
Books
Series
NOTE: In Australia, the books may have been released one or two years earlier
Obernewtyn Chronicles
- Obernewtyn (1987)
- The Farseekers (1990)
- Ashling (1995)
- The Keeping Place (1998)
- The Stone Key (2008) (published as two books, Wavesong & The Stone Key, in the USA, UK & Canada[1])
- The Sending (forthcoming - Isobelle Carmody has revealed at the Sydney Writers' Festival 2009 that the Sending will be launched in Feb-March 2010) (to be published as two books, The Sending and Red Queen in the USA)[2]
Legendsong Saga
- Darkfall (1997)
- Darksong (2002)
- Darkbane (forthcoming)
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)
The Legend of Little Fur
- Little Fur (2005) (also published as The Legend Begins)
- A Fox Called Sorrow (2006)
- A Mystery of Wolves (2007)
- A Riddle of Green (2008)
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)
Collections
- Green Monkey Dreams (1995)
- This Way Out: Five Plays (1998) (with Steve Taylor)
Short Stories
- The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Tenth Annual Collection, a short story compilation edited by Terri Windling and Ellen Datlow (1997), includes Carmody's "The Phoenix"
- The Road to Camelot, a short story compilation edited by Sophie Masson (2002), contains Carmody's "Guinevere, or The Sleeping Beauty"
- Gathering the Bones, a compilation of short horror stories edited by Jack Dann et al. (2003), includes Carmody's "The Dove Game"
- Kids' Night In 2, a compilation edited by Jessica Adams et al. (2005), contains "Santorini", a story by Carmody
- Dreaming Again, a compilation of Australian speculative fiction edited by Jack Dann (2008), concludes with Carmody's "Perchance to Dream"
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 (also published as Magic Night)
Awards
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 [1] at Penguin Books
External links
- Obernewtyn.net: The Official Obernewtyn Chronicles Fansite
- Carmody Online: Fansite for Isobelle Carmody's books
References
- ^ "News From Isobelle Carmody" (HTML). http://obernewtyn.net/e107/comment.php?comment.news.36. Retrieved on 2008-06-18.
- ^ "An interview with Isobelle Carmody" (HTML). http://www.omnivoracious.com/2008/12/becoming-better.html. Retrieved on 2009-02-07.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Locus Index to SF Awards" (HTML). http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/NomLit24.html#804-2005. Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ a b "The Childrens' Book of the Year Awards 1990-1999" (HTML). http://www.cbc.org.au/9099.htm#1991. Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ "The Childrens' Book of the Year Awards 1980-1989" (HTML). http://www.cbc.org.au/8089.htm. Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
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