Juliet Marillier

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Juliet Marillier
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Marillier in 2013
Born
Juliet Marillier

1948 (age 76–77) [1]
Dunedin, New Zealand
OccupationAuthor
Alma mater University of Otago
Genre Historical fantasy
Notable awards2008 Sir Julius Vogel Award
Children4

Juliet Marillier (born in 1948) [1] is a New Zealand-born writer of speculative fiction, predominantly historical fantasy. [2]

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She has been nominated for 26 Aurealis Awards, resulting in 6 wins. [3] Additionally, she has won four Sir Julius Vogel Awards. [3] She received the World Fantasy Award—Life Achievement in 2025. [4]

Biography

Marillier attended University of Otago. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in languages and a Bachelor of Music (honours). [5] She then taught music at high school and university levels and has been a choral conductor and opera singer. [6]

Marillier is on the Literary Advisory Committee for the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers' Centre and is a contributor to the writing blog Writer Unboxed. [7] She belongs to the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. [8]

Personal life

She has lived in the Swan Valley, Western Australia (since 2014). [5]

Awards

YearTitleAwardCategoryRef.
2000 Son of the Shadows Aurealis Award Fantasy Novel
2001 Daughter of the Forest Alex Awards —
2005 Blade of Fortriu Aurealis AwardFantasy Novel
2006 Wildwood Dancing Aurealis AwardFantasy Novel
2008Cybele's Secret Sir Julius Vogel Award Young Adult Novel [9]
2009Wildwood DancingBeehive Book AwardYoung Adult Fiction
2010Daughter of the Forest Prix Imaginales Novel in Translation
Seer of Sevenwaters Tin Duck Awards Professional Long Written Work
2013"By Bone-Light" (Prickle Moon)Aurealis AwardYoung Adult Short Story
ShadowfellTin Duck AwardsSpeculative Fiction by Western Australian writers
2014"By Bone-Light" (Prickle Moon)Sir Julius Vogel AwardsShort Story [10]
Prickle MoonTin Duck AwardsProfessional Long Written Work
Raven FlightSir Julius Vogel AwardsYouth Novel [10]
2015The CallerSir Julius Vogel AwardsYouth Novel [11]
Dreamer's PoolAurealis AwardFantasy Novel
2016Tower of ThornsTin Duck AwardsProfessional Long Written Work
2018Blackthorn & GrimAurealis AwardSara Douglass Book Series Award
2019BeautifulTin Duck AwardsProfessional Short Written Work
2025— World Fantasy Award Life Achievement

Bibliography

The Sevenwaters Series

  1. Daughter of the Forest (1999)
  2. Son of the Shadows (2000)
  3. Child of the Prophecy (2001)
  4. Heir to Sevenwaters (2008)
  5. Seer of Sevenwaters (2010)
  6. Flame of Sevenwaters (2012)

Saga of the Light Isles

  1. Wolfskin (2002)
  2. Foxmask (2003)

The Bridei Chronicles

  1. The Dark Mirror (2004)
  2. Blade of Fortriu (2005)
  3. The Well of Shades (2006)

The Whistling Tor series

  1. Heart's Blood (2009)

The Shadowfell series

  1. Shadowfell (2012)
  2. Raven Flight (2013)
  3. The Caller (2014)

Blackthorn and Grim

  1. Dreamer's Pool (2014)
  2. Tower of Thorns (2015)
  3. Den of Wolves (October, 2016)

Warrior Bards

  1. The Harp of Kings (September, 2019)
  2. A Dance with Fate (September, 2020)
  3. A Song of Flight (September, 2021)

Novels for young adults

Short story collections

The Heartwood Duology

Short stories

Short stories in Prickle Moon.

Dates shown are for first Australian publication.

References

  1. 1 2 Duggan, Anne E; Haase, Donald; Callow, Helen J. (2016). Folktales and Fairy Tales: Traditions and Texts from around the World [4 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 620. ISBN   978-1-61069-254-0 . Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Reviews for Juliet Marillier". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Juliet Marillier". science fiction awards database. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Winners". World Fantasy Awards. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Juliet Marillier". AUSTLIT (austlit.edu.au). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Kenter, DA. "An interview with author Juliet Marillier". Canton Rep. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  7. ↑ jmarilli_admin. "Juliet". Juliet Marillier | The Official Site | Author of Historical Fantasy. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. ↑ Marillier, Juliet (2009). "Juliet Marillier". Heart's Blood. Tor. ISBN   978-0-230-01791-7. Juliet is a member of the druid order OBOD
  9. ↑ "Sir Julius Vogel Award Results - 2008".
  10. 1 2 "SJV Award Results 2014".
  11. ↑ "SJV Award Results 2015".
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