- Isobelle Carmody
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name = Isobelle Carmody
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birthdate = birth date and age|1958|6|16|df=y
birthplace =Wangaratta , Victoria,Australia
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occupation = Novelist
genre =Fantasy ,Science Fiction ,Young adult literature
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notableworks = "Obernewtyn Chronicles
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website =Isobelle Jane Carmody (born
16 June 1958 ) is anAustralian writer ofscience fiction , fantasy,children's literature , andyoung adult literature .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, [http://www.natcon.org.au/2007/ Convergence 2] , held in
Melbourne in June 2007.Books
eries
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 & Canadacite news |title= News From Isobelle Carmody| url = http://obernewtyn.net/e107/comment.php?comment.news.36 | format =HTML | doi = | accessdate = 2008-06-18 ] )
*"The Sending" (forthcoming 2009) (Australia)Legendsong Saga *"Darkfall" (1997)
*"Darksong " (2002)
*"Darkbane" (forthcoming)Gateway Trilogy
*"Billy Thunder and the Night Gate" (2000)
*"The Winter Door" (2003)
*"Firecat's Dream" (forthcoming)The Legend of Little Fur
*"Little Fur" (2005)
*"A Fox Called Sorrow" (2006)
*"A Mystery of Wolves" (2008)
*"A Riddle of Green" (2009) (at the earliest)Novels
*"Scatterlings" (1991)
*"The Gathering" (1993)
*"Greylands" (1997)
*"The Landlord" (2000)
*"Dreamwalker" (2001)
*"Angel Fever" (from theQuentaris 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)hort 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)
*"Dreamwalker" Illustrated by Steven Woolman(2000)
*"Dreaming Again" (2008)Awards
2007 - Aurealis Awardscite news |title= The Locus Index to SF Awards | url = http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/NomLit24.html#804-2005 | format =
HTML | doi = | accessdate = 2007-07-02] ::* 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::* 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::* Young Adult Short Story Award: winner for "Dreamwalker"
1998 - Aurealis Awards::* 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::* Young Adult Short Story: winner for "Green Monkey Dreams"
1997 - Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Stories::* Young Adult Division: winner for "Greylands"
1996 - Aurealis Awards::* Young Adult Novel: shortlisted for "Ashling"
1994 - The Children's Book Council of Australia Awardscite news |title= The Childrens' Book of the Year Awards 1990-1999| url = http://www.cbc.org.au/9099.htm#1991 | format =
HTML | doi = | accessdate = 2007-07-02 ] ::* 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::* Book of the Year for Older Readers - Honour Book for "The Farseekers: the Obernewtyn Chronicles"
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