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D.M. Cornish | |
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| Born | 1972 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation | Illustrator, writer |
| Genre | Fantasy, picture books |
David M. Cornish (born 1972) is an illustrator and fantasy writer from Adelaide, South Australia.
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D.M. Cornish | |
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| Born | 1972 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation | Illustrator, writer |
| Genre | Fantasy, picture books |
David M. Cornish (born 1972) is an illustrator and fantasy writer from Adelaide, South Australia.
Cornish studied illustration at the University of South Australia, where in 1993 he began to compile a series of notebooks: over the next ten years he filled 23 journals with his pictures, definitions, ideas and histories of his world, the "Half-Continent".
It was not until 2003 that a chance encounter with a children's publisher gave him an opportunity to develop these ideas further. Learning of his journals, she urged him to write a story from his world. Cornish was sent away with the task of delivering 1,000 words the following week and each week thereafter. Abandoning all other paid work, he spent the next two years propped up with one small advance after another.
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2006 | Foundling | Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel | Winner | [1] |
| 2007 | Children's Book Council of Australia Older Readers Book of the Year | Honour | [2] | |
| 2008 | Lamplighter | Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel | Finalist | [1] |
| Thorn Castle, Giant’s Lair, Black Crypt, Wizardry Crag | Aurealis Award for Best Children's Fiction | Finalist | [1] | |
| 2009 | Lamplighter | Andre Norton Award | Finalist | [3] |
| 2014 | "The Fuller and the Bogle" | Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Short Story | Finalist | [1] |
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