Glenda Larke

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Glenda Larke is an Australian writer.

Larke was born in Western Australia. She obtained a degree in history and a diploma in education at University of Western Australia and has taught English in Australia, Vienna, Tunisia and Malaysia. She now currently resides in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with her husband and has two children. cite web | url = http://www.voyageronline.com.au/authors/profile.cfm?Author=206 | title = Biography | publisher = Voyager Online | date = | accessdate = 2008-03-05] .Larke's first novel, "Havenstar" was published in 1998 by Virgin Worlds in the UK under her married name of Glenda Noramly cite web | url = http://www.glendalarke.com/havenstar.html | title = Havenstar | publisher = Glenda Larke | date = | accessdate = 2008-03-05] .

In 2003 she returned to fantasy genre under the name of Glenda Larke when Voyager Books released "The Aware", the first book in the "The Isles of Glory" trilogy, and "The Aware" was a finalist in the 2003 Aurealis Awards fantasy division. cite web | url = http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2004.html | title = 2003 Aurealis Awards | publisher = The Locus Index to SF Awards | date = | accessdate = 2008-03-06] . "Gilfeather" and "The Tainted" completed the trilogy. "The Tainted" was a finalist in the 2004 Aurealis Awards fantasy division. cite web | url = http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2005.html | title = 2004 Aurealis Awards | publisher = The Locus Index to SF Awards | date = | accessdate = 2008-03-14]

"The Isles of Glory" was shortly followed by Larke's second trilogy "The Mirage Makers". It includes "Heart of the Mirage", which was released in 2006 and was a finalist in the 2006 Aurealis Awards fantasy division cite web | url = http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Aurealis2007.html | title = 2006 Aurealis Awards | publisher = The Locus Index to SF Awards | date = | accessdate = 2008-03-14] , "The Shadow of Tyr" and "Song of the Shiver Barrens", both released in 2007.

Larke also writes non-fiction, usually articles on conservation issues, particularly those relating to bird conservation. These articles are mostly published in Malaysian nature magazines.

Bibliography

*"Havenstar" (1998)

"The Isles of Glory"

*"The Aware" (2003)
*"Gilfeather" (2004)
*"The Tainted" (2004)

"The Mirage Makers"

*"Heart of the Mirage" (2006)
*"The Shadow of Tyr" (2007)
*"Song of the Shiver Barrens" (2007)

Awards and nominations

Aurealis Awards

Fantasy division
*Finalist: "The Aware" (2003)
*Finalist: "The Tainted" (2004)
*Finalist: "Heart of the Mirage" (2006)
*Finalist: "Song of the Shiver Barrens" (2007) cite web | url = http://www.aurealisawards.com/downloads/AA07-finalists.pdf | title = 2007 Aurealis Awards | publisher = Aurealis Awards | date = | accessdate = 2008-03-14]

References

External links

* [http://www.glendalarke.com Glenda Larke's website]
* [http://glendalarke.blogspot.com Glenda Larke's blog]
* [http://www.voyageronline.com.au/authors/profile.cfm?Author=206 Glenda Larke] at Voyager Books