 |
Juliet Marillier | |
|---|---|
 Marillier in 2013 | |
| Born | Juliet Marillier 27 July 1948 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Author |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
| Genre | Historical fantasy |
| Notable awards | 2008 Sir Julius Vogel Award |
| Children | 4 |
Juliet Marillier (born 7 August 1948) is a New Zealand-born writer of fantasy, focusing predominantly on historical fantasy. [1]
Juliet Marillier was educated at the University of Otago, where she graduated with a BA in languages and a Bachelor of Music (honours). [2] Marillier taught music at the high school and university levels and has been a choral conductor and opera singer. [3]
Marillier lives in the Swan Valley, Western Australia (2014). [2] She belongs to the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. [4]
Marillier is on the Literary Advisory Committee for the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers' Centre and is a contributor to the fiction writing blog, Writer Unboxed. [5]
| Year | Award | Category | Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Aurealis Awards | Best Fantasy Novel | Son of the Shadows |
| 2001 | Alex Awards | Young Adult Fiction | Daughter of the Forest |
| 2005 | Aurealis Awards | Best Fantasy Novel | Blade of Fortriu |
| 2006 | Aurealis Awards | Best Fantasy Novel | Wildwood Dancing |
| 2008 | Sir Julius Vogel Awards | Best Young Adult Novel | Cybele's Secret [6] |
| 2009 | Beehive Book Award | Young Adult Fiction | Wildwood Dancing |
| 2010 | Le Prix Imaginales | Best Novel in translation | Daughter of the Forest |
| 2010 | Tin Duck Awards | Best Professional Long Written Work | Seer of Sevenwaters |
| 2013 | Tin Duck Awards | Speculative fiction by Western Australian writers | Shadowfell |
| 2014 | Sir Julius Vogel Awards | Best Youth Novel | Raven Flight [7] |
| 2014 | Sir Julius Vogel Awards | Best Short Story | "By Bone-Light" (Prickle Moon) [7] |
| 2014 | Tin Duck Awards | Best Professional Long Written Work | Prickle Moon |
| 2015 | Aurealis Awards | Best Fantasy Novel | Dreamer's Pool |
| 2015 | Sir Julius Vogel Awards | Best Youth Novel | The Caller [8] |
Short stories in Prickle Moon.
Dates shown are for first Australian publication.
Robin Jarvis (born 8 May 1963) is a British young adult fiction (YA) and children's novelist, who writes dark fantasy, suspense and supernatural thrillers. His books for young adults have featured the inhabitants of a coastal town battling a monumental malevolence with the help of its last supernatural guardian (The Witching Legacy), a diminutive race of Werglers (shape shifters) pitched against the evil might of the faerie hordes (The Hagwood Trilogy), a sinister "world-switching" dystopian future, triggered by a sinister and hypnotic book (Dancing Jax), Norse Fates, Glastonbury crow-demons and a time travelling, wise-cracking teddy bear. (The Wyrd Museum series), dark powers, a forgotten race and ancient evils on the North Yorkshire coast (The Whitby Witches trilogy), epic medieval adventure (The Oaken Throne) and science-fiction dramatising the "nefarious intrigue" within an alternate Tudor realm, peopled by personalities of the time, automata servants and animals known as Mechanicals and ruled by Queen Elizabeth I. (Deathscent).
The Sir Julius Vogel Awards are awarded each year at the New Zealand National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in New Zealand science fiction, fantasy, horror, and science fiction fandom. They are commonly referred to as the Vogels.
Alfred Angelo Attanasio is an American fantasy and science fiction author. His science fiction novel Radix, winner of the French literary award, the Prix Cosmos 2000, was also nominated for the 1981 Nebula Award for Best Novel. Three more novels followed, In Other Worlds, Arc of the Dream, and The Last Legends of Earth; the four books, together, comprising the critically acclaimed Radix Tetrad. His other novels include historical fiction, Arthurian epics, paranormal romance, fantasy, a Paleolithic saga, crime drama (Silent), science fiction, Wiccan adventure, and Young Adult novels. He has published three collections of short fiction: Beastmarks, Twice Dead Things, and Demons Hide Their Faces. He also writes under the name Adam Lee.
"The Twelve Dancing Princesses" is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in Grimm's Fairy Tales in 1815. It is of Aarne-Thompson type 306.
Yasmine Galenorn is an American novelist. She writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and paranormal mystery. She previously wrote under the pen name India Ink for her Bath and Body series.
Many writers have been drawn to the idea of the Picts and created fictional stories and mythology about them in the absence of much real data. This romanticised view tends to portray them as sometimes wearing the modern kilt or as noble savages, much as the view of Europeans on Native Americans in the 18th century.
The Bridei Chronicles is Juliet Marillier's third series of historical fantasy novels. They depict the tutelage by Broichan, rise to power, and reign of King Bridei I of the Picts in the sixth century.
The Sevenwaters Trilogy is a historical fantasy series by Juliet Marillier which was first published as a series of three novels between 1999 and 2001, and then later extended.
Keri Arthur is a writer of fantasy, horror fiction, and romance novels from Melbourne, Australia.
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2006.
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2009.
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2010.
Mark Lawrence is an American-British novelist who wrote The Broken Empire trilogy. In 2014, Lawrence won the David Gemmell Award for Fantasy for best novel for Emperor of Thorns. He operates the annual Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off.
The David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy, established in memory of David Gemmell, were awarded from 2009 to 2018. In 2009, only the Legend Award for best fantasy novel was awarded. Beginning in 2010 the Morningstar Award for best fantasy newcomer and the Ravenheart Award for best fantasy cover art were added. The award was closed in 2019.
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 2014.
Ayreonauts Only is the first compilation album by Dutch progressive metal project Ayreon by Arjen Anthony Lucassen, released in 2000. Although categorized as a compilation album, it consists only of previously unreleased material, with alternate versions of Ayreon songs with different singers, demos, and of the song "Cold Metal" from Lucassen's then-upcoming project Ambeon.
Bibliography of British science fiction and fantasy writer Tanith Lee:
This is a partial list of books for which American artist and illustrator John Jude Palencar was the cover artist or illustrated the cover and interior pages.
Juliet is a member of the druid order OBOD
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| People | |
  | This article about an Australian writer is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a New Zealand writer or poet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
