Tony Shillitoe

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Tony Shillitoe started writing professionally in 1992 when Pan Macmillan published the novel "Guardians", the first of the successful Andrakis fantasy series, recently republished by Altair Books Pty Ltd under new titles with some minor editorial alterations. "Guardians" was soon followed by "Kingmaker" and "Dragonlords" in 1993.

In 1995 Shillitoe published a children's fantasy, "The Last Wizard", which was shortlisted in the inaugural Aurealis Awards for Best Fantasy Novel. Several short stories appeared in various anthologies between 1996-1998, and in 1999 he published his first young adult novel, "Joy Ride" with Wakefield Press.

Shillitoe returned to the fantasy genre in 2002 when HarperCollins released "Blood", the first book in the Ashuak Chronicles, and "Blood" was also short-listed for Best Fantasy Novel in the Aurealis Awards. "Passion" and "Freedom" completed the trilogy in 2003.

2003 also saw the release of his second young adult novel, "Caught in the Headlights", which was listed as a "Notable Book for Older Readers" by the Children's Book Council and it has subsequently appeared on Premier's Reading Lists in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.

Shillitoe's current fantasy series from HarperCollins is the Dreaming in Amber quartet. Book one, "The Amber Legacy", was released in 2006 along with book two, A "Solitary Journey". "Prisoner of Fate" was released in June 2007 and the final book, "The Demon Horsemen", should be on shelves in April, 2008. All ten of Shillitoe's fantasy novels are drawn together into one long, linked saga by the Dreaming in Amber series.

Despite moderate publishing success and peer recognition within Australia, Shillitoe's works are yet to find an outlet overseas.

Tony Shillitoe works full time as an educator, and is currently employed as the Middle School Curriculum Coordinator at Concordia College in Adelaide, South Australia. He also conducts occasional teacher-training workshops for the International Baccalaureate Organisation, and in the past has been a course writer, lecturer and marker for the Adelaide Institute of TAFE Professional Writing Unit.

Bibliography

Andrakis Trilogy

*"Guardians (The Waking Dragon)" (1992)
*"Kingmaker (The Maker of Kings)" (1993)
*"Dragon Lords (The Dragonlord War)" (1993)

The Ashuak Chronicles

*"Blood" (2002)
*"Passion" (2003)
*"Freedom" (2003)

Dreaming in Amber

*"The Amber Legacy" (2006)
*"A Solitary Journey" (2006)
*"Prisoner Of Fate" (2007)
*"The Demon Horsemen" (2008)

Other Works

*"The Last Wizard" (1995)
*"Joy Ride" (1999)
*"Caught in the Headlights" (2003)
*"Tales of the Dragon" (2006)

Awards and nominations

Aurealis Awards

Fantasy division
*Finalist: "The Last Wizard" (1995) cite web | url = http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis1996.html | title = 1995 Aurealis Awards | publisher = The Locus Index to SF Awards | date = | accessdate = 2008-03-14]
*Finalist: "Blood" (2002) cite web | url = http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2003.html | title = 2002 Aurealis Awards | publisher = The Locus Index to SF Awards | date = | accessdate = 2008-03-14]

References

External links

* [http://www.altair-australia.com/altair/altairbooks.html Altair Books Pty Ltd - Publisher of the Andrakis Trilogy & Tales of the Dragon]
* [http://www.harpercollins.com.au/global_scripts/product_catalog/author_xml.asp?authorid=AUS_0018060 HarperCollins Publishers Australia - Author Details]