Marianne de Pierres

Marianne de Pierres, 2007

Marianne de Pierres is an Australian science fiction author. Born in Western Australia, she did her undergraduate studies at Curtin University in Perth and later studied a Postgraduate Certificate of Arts in Writing, Editing and Publishing at the University of Queensland. She has been actively involved in promoting Speculative Fiction in Australia and is the co-founder of the Vision Writers Group, and ROR – wRiters On the Rise, a critiquing group for professional writers.^[1] She was also involved in the early planning stage of Clarion South.

Publications

The greater body of her work has seen publication in the UK and Australia. In 2004, her series of novels with the protagonist Parrish Plessis,^[2] a postapocalyptic bodyguard and bounty hunter, was published in the United Kingdom through Orbit Books and in 2005 in the United States through Roc Books. The novels in this series include Nylon Angel, Code Noir, and Crash Deluxe and have been adapted into a role-playing game.^[3][4] Her second series, Sentients of Orion comprises four books: Dark Space, Chaos Space, Mirror Space and Transformation Space, published in the United Kingdom through Orbit Books.^[5] Transformation Space won an Aurealis Award for Best SF novel in 2011.^[6]

In 2008 de Pierres began writing humorous crime under the pseudonym Marianne Delacourt.^[7] To date she has published two novels in the "Tara Sharp" series. The first novel, Sharp Shooter received a Davitt Award in 2010 for Best Crime novel by an Australian woman.^[8]

In 2011 her first Young Adult novel, entitled Burn Bright, was published by Random House, Australia.^[9]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Work	Category	Nomination
2003	Aurealis Award	In The Bookshadow	Best Fantasy Short Story	Shortlist[10]
2005	Aurealis Award	Nylon Angel	Best Science Fiction Novel	Shortlist[10]
2006	Aurealis Award	Crash Deluxe	Best Science Fiction Novel	Shortlist[10]
2007	Aurealis Award	Dark Space	Best Science Fiction Novel	Shortlist[10]
2007	Ditmar Award	Dark Space	Best Novel	Shortlist[11]
2008	Aurealis Award	Chaos Space	Best Science Fiction Novel	Shortlist[10]
2010	Aurealis Award	Mirror Space	Best Science Fiction Novel	Shortlist[12]
2010	Aurealis Award	Transformation Space	Best Science Fiction Novel	Won[6]

As Marianne Delacourt

Year	Award	Work	Category	Nomination
2009	Davitt Award	Best Crime Novel	Sharp Shooter	Won[8]

External resources

• Marianne de Pierres' official website
• Marianne de Pierres at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Marianne de Pierres' Burn Bright website
• Marianne Delacourt
• Glitter Rose

References

1. ^ Yon, Mark (15 July 2007). "Interview with Marianne de Pierres". SFWorld. http://www.sffworld.com/interview/233p0.html. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
2. ^ "Brisbane authors' balancing act". 612 ABC Brisbane. 11 September 2007. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2007/09/11/2029702.htm. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
3. ^ "About". Parrish Plessis series. http://www.mariannedepierres.com/books/marianne-de-pierres/parrish-plessis-series/. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
4. ^ "Nylon Angel RPG". Marianne de Pierres. http://www.mariannedepierres.com/media/nylon-angel-rpg/. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
5. ^ "Sentients of Orion series". Marianne de Pierres. http://www.mariannedepierres.com/books/marianne-de-pierres/sentients-of-orion-series/. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "2010 Aurealis Award winners". Aurealis Awards. 21 May 2010. http://www.aurealisawards.com/winners2010.pdf. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
7. ^ "About". Marianne de Pierres. http://www.mariannedepierres.com/about/. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
8. ^ ^{a b} Mangan, John (29 August 2010). "Hard slog punctuated with a little limelight". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/books/hard-slog-punctuated-with-a-little-limelight-20100828-13wyb.html. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
9. ^ Purdon, Fiona (2 March 2011). "Books: Dark fantasy burns brightly". The Courier-Mail. http://www.couriermail.com.au/ipad/books-dark-side-knows-no-boundary/story-fn6ck8la-1226014259031. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
10. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Aurealis Awards Previous Years' Results". Aurealis Awards. http://www.aurealisawards.com/downloads/aurealis-1995-2009-compiled-lists.pdf. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
11. ^ "2008 Ditmar Awards". Locus Magazine. http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar2008.html. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
12. ^ "2010 Aurealis Awards finalists announced". Aurealis Awards. 21 May 2010. http://www.aurealisawards.com/finalists2010.pdf. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Pierres, Marianne De
Alternative names
Short description	Science Fiction, Crime and Young Adult author
Date of birth	5/1/61
Place of birth	Perth, Western Australia
Date of death
Place of death