Isobelle Carmody | |
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 Carmody at a writing event in 2012 | |
| Born | Isobelle Jane Carmody 16 June 1958 Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Fantasy Science fiction Young adult literature |
| Notable works | Obernewtyn Chronicles |
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| isobellecarmody | |
Isobelle Jane Carmody (born 16 June 1958) is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature, and young adult literature. She is recipient of the Aurealis Award for best children's fiction.
Isobelle Carmody was born in Wangaratta on 16 June 1958, the eldest of eight children. [1] She began work on Obernewtyn Chronicles at the age of fourteen. This was soon after the death of her father in a traffic accident. [1] She continued to work on them while completing a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in literature and philosophy; she worked in public relations and journalism.
The Stone Key , book five of the Obernewtyn Chronicles, was released in February 2008. The Sending , book six of that series, was officially released on 31 October 2011. [2] The seventh and final book, The Red Queen, was released in November 2015.
She was Guest of Honour at the 2007 Australian National Science Fiction Convention, Convergence 2, held in Melbourne in June 2007.
Her partner is Jan Stolba, a Czech musician and poet. [1] She currently divides her time between her home on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, and her travels abroad with her partner and daughter, spending a year each in her two residences.
| Date first published | Title | Publisher information | Series | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Obernewtyn | Penguin Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-14-032231-6 | Obernewtyn Chronicles – Book 1 | Shortlisted for 1988 Children's Book of the Year for Older Readers [3] |
| 1990 | The Farseekers | Penguin Books, paperback, ISBN 0-670-83768-7 | Obernewtyn Chronicles – Book 2 | Honour book for 1991 Children's Book of the Year for Older Readers [4] |
| 1991 | Scatterlings | ISBN 978-0-59-055905-8 | none | |
| 1 June 1993 | The Gathering | Puffin Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-14-036059-2 [5] | none | |
| February 1995 | Ashling | Penguin Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-670-85357-1 | Obernewtyn Chronicles – Book 3 | Shortlisted for 1996 Aurealis Award for Best Young-Adult Novel [6] |
| 1996 | Green Monkey Dreams | none | Short story collection (see below) | |
| 1 September 1997 | Greylands | Puffin Books, paperback, ISBN 0-14-038749-8 | none | Won the 1998 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel |
| 1997 | Darkfall | Penguin Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-670-86648-9 | Legendsong Saga – Book 1 | Shortlisted 1998 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy, shortlisted Ditmar Award for Best Long Fiction [7] |
| 1998 | This Way Out: Five Plays | none | With Steve Taylor | |
| 1999 | The Keeping Place | Penguin Books, paperback, ISBN 0-14-029579-8 | Obernewtyn Chronicles – Book 4 [8] | |
| 2000 | Billy Thunder and the Night Gate | Penguin Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-14-130098-6 | Gateway Trilogy – Book 1 | Also published as Night Gate [9] |
| 2002 | Darksong | Penguin Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-14-300162-1 | Legendsong Saga – Book 2 [10] | |
| 29 September 2003 | The Winter Door | Penguin Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-14-130096-2 | Gateway Trilogy – Book 2 | Also published as Winter Door [11] |
| 2004 | Angel Fever | Lothian Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-73-440689-7 | Quentaris Chronicles | |
| 2005 | The Cat Dreamer | Lothian Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-73-440762-7 | Quentaris Chronicles | |
| 26 September 2005 | Alyzon Whitestarr | Penguin Books, paperback, ISBN 0-14-300243-0 | none | Won the 2005 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel and the 2005 Golden Aurealis for best novel |
| 2005 | Little Fur | Puffin Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-14-330072-4 | The Legend of Little Fur – Book 1 [12] | |
| 2006 | A Fox Called Sorrow | Puffin Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-14-330073-1 | The Legend of Little Fur – Book 2 [13] | |
| 2007 | A Mystery of Wolves | Puffin Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-14-330075-5 | The Legend of Little Fur – Book 3 [14] | |
| 4 February 2008 | The Stone Key | Penguin Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-14-300943-6 | Obernewtyn Chronicles – Book 5 | Published as two books, Wavesong & The Stone Key, in UK, Canada and US [15] [16] |
| 1 November 2008 | A Riddle of Green | Puffin Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-14-350493-1 | The Legend of Little Fur – Book 4 [17] | |
| 2010 | The Red Wind | Puffin Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-14-330686-3 | The Kingdom of the Lost – Book 1 [18] | |
| 31 October 2011 | The Sending | Penguin Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-67-085359-5 | Obernewtyn Chronicles – Book 6 [19] | |
| 24 April 2013 | The Cloud Road | Puffin Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-67-007518-8 | The Kingdom of the Lost – Book 2 [20] | |
| 12 November 2015 | The Red Queen | Penguin Books, paperback, ISBN 978-0-67-007640-6 | Obernewtyn Chronicles – Book 7 [21] | |
| 3 July 2017 | The Ice Maze | Viking, hardback, ISBN 978-0-67-007791-5 | The Kingdom of the Lost – Book 3 [22] | |
| Forthcoming | Darkbane | Legendsong Saga – Book 3 | ||
| Forthcoming | Firecat's Dream | Gateway Trilogy – Book 3 | ||
| Forthcoming | The Velvet City | The Kingdom of the Lost – Book 4 |
| Collection | Title | Date first published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| After Dark | The Red Shoes | 1996 | pub. 2000 |
| The Landlord | 2000 | ||
| Dark House | A Splinter of Darkness | 1995 | ed. Gary Crew |
| Dream Weavers | The Keystone | 1996 | ed. Paul Collins |
| Dreaming Again | Perchance to Dream | 2008 | ed. Jack Dann |
| Dreaming Down-Under | The Man Who Lost His Shadow | 1998 | ed. Jack Dann, Janeen Webb |
| Exotic Gothic | The Stranger | 2009 | ed. Danel Olson |
| Metro Winds | 2012 | ||
| Gathering the Bones | The Dove Game | 2003 | ed. Ramsey Campbell, Jack Dann, Dennis Etchison |
| Green Monkey Dreams | Corfu | 1985 | pub. 1996 |
| The Witch Seed | 1992 | ||
| Seek No More | 1992 | ||
| The Pumpkin Eater | 1994 | ||
| The Monster Game | 1994 | ||
| Green Monkey Dreams | 1995 | ||
| The Phoenix | 1996 | ||
| The Glory Days | |||
| The Beast | |||
| The Lemming Factor | |||
| The Red Shoes | |||
| Into the Future | Roaches | 1991 | ed. Toss Gascoigne, Jo Goodman, Margot Tyrrell |
| Kids' Night in 2 | Santorini | 2005 | ed. Jessica Adams et al. |
| Legends of Australian Fantasy | The Dark Road: An Obernewtyn Story | ed. Jack Dann, Jonathan Strahan | |
| The Lottery: Nine Science Fiction Stories | Long Live the Giant! | 1994 | ed. Lucy Sussex |
| The Road to Camelot | Guinevere, or the Sleeping of Beauty | 2002 | ed. Sophie Masson |
| Trust Me Too | The Journey | 2012 | |
| Under My Hat | The Stone Witch | 2012 |
2011 – Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
2008 – Aurealis Awards
2007 – Aurealis Awards [24]
2006 – ABPA Book Design Awards
2006 – Aurealis Awards [24]
2002 – Aurealis Awards [24]
1998 – Aurealis Awards [24]
1998 – Ditmar Awards
1997 – Aurealis Awards [24]
1997 – Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Stories
1996 – Aurealis Awards [24]
1994 – The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards [25]
1994 – W.A. Young Readers Book Award (WAYRA)
1993 – Children's Peace Literature Award (PEACE)
1992 – 3M Talking Book Award – (NSW)
1991 – The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards [25]
1988 – The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards [27]
A more complete list of Isobelle Carmody's nominations and awards can be found on the author profila [28] at Penguin Books
The Gathering is an allegorical Australian young adults' novel written by fantasy author Isobelle Carmody. The book was published by Puffin Books Australia in 1993, The Gathering has sold over 70 000 copies in Australia and New Zealand alone. The book was a joint recipient of the 1993 Children's Peace Literature Award and was also named Book of the Year in 1994 by the Children's Book Council of Australia. In 1994, the novel was also integrated into the literature curriculum for the junior years of Secondary Education in the Australian state of Victoria.
Carmelina Marchetta is an Australian writer and teacher. Marchetta is best known as the author of teen novels, Looking for Alibrandi, Saving Francesca and On the Jellicoe Road. She has twice been awarded the CBCA Children's Book of the Year Award: Older Readers, in 1993 and 2004. For Jellicoe Road she won the 2009 Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association, recognizing the year's best book for young adults.
Obernewtyn is the first novel in the Obernewtyn Chronicles series by Australian author Isobelle Carmody. Carmody began writing it at the age of fourteen, and reworked the novel through high school and university. Much of the inspiration for the protagonist, Elspeth Gordie, comes from her own life experiences. It was published by Penguin Books in Australia in 1987 and shortlisted for the Book of the Year for Older Readers in the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards.
The Keeping Place is a science fiction novel by Australian writer Isobelle Carmody, set in a post-apocalyptic world. It is the fourth book in the Obernewtyn Chronicles.
Darkfall is the first novel in the Legendsong Saga series by Australian author Isobelle Carmody. Carmody wrote the first drafts for all three books in the trilogy concurrently whilst living in Prague. It was published by Viking Books in Australia in 1997 and shortlisted for ‘Best Fantasy Novel’ at the 1998 Aurealis Awards and for ‘Australian Long Fiction’ at the 1998 Ditmar Awards.
Paul Collins is an Australian writer and editor who specializes in science fiction and fantasy.
Alison Goodman is an Australian writer of books for young adults.
The Stone Key is a 2008 science fiction novel by Isobelle Carmody, set in a post apocalyptic world. It is the fifth book in the Obernewtyn Chronicles.
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The Sending is the sixth novel in the Obernewtyn Chronicles by Australian author Isobelle Carmody, and is the penultimate book in the series. It was originally intended to be the final book, but this was changed to allow Carmody to elaborate plot strands without it becoming too long. The book follows the journey of Elspeth as she is finally called to set out on her fated quest to destroy the computermachines before they unleash a second apocalypse. The book was published in Australia and the United States on 31 October 2011, and was released in the United Kingdom in July 2012.
Greylands is a 1997 young adult novel by Isobelle Carmody. It follows the story of Jack who in order to come to terms with his mother's death writes a story in which he enters another world where he confronts his fears and finds answers to his questions. In 2012, Greylands was self-published into an ebook and republished by Ford Street Publishing.
Eye to Eye is a 1997 young adult science fiction novel by Catherine Jinks. It follows the story of Jansi who while scavenging in the desert comes across a damaged star ship which contains a computer that has the ability to project thought, expression and friendship.
Alyzon Whitestarr is a 2005 young adult novel by Isobelle Carmody.
Darksong is a Parallel universe fantasy novel by Isobelle Carmody. The sequel of Darkfall, it is the second book in the Legendsong Saga. Conceived and written while Carmody was living in Prague, it was published by Viking books in 2002, and Penguin in 2003. The third book in the trilogy is as yet unpublished.
Ashling is the third book in the Obernewtyn series by Isobelle Carmody.
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Bren MacDibble is a New Zealand-born writer of children's and young adult books based in Australia. Bren also writes under the name Cally Black. She uses the alias to distinguish between books written for younger children and books written for young adults.
Gabrielle Wang is an Australian writer and illustrator for children and young adults based in Melbourne. Her writing career spans 20 years and has produced more than 20 books.
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