Louise Katz

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Louise Katz
Born Canberra, Australia
OccupationWriter, academic
NationalityAustralian
Genre Fantasy, science fiction, young adult
Notable awardsAurealis Award
Best young-adult novel
2001 The Other Face of Janus
Best fantasy short story
2004 Weavers of the Twilight

Louise Katz is an Australian fantasy and science fiction novelist and academic.

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Biography

Katz was born in Canberra, Australia, and attended art school in Adelaide. [1] She is a Doctor of Creative Arts and has taught creative writing and academic writing at the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of Sydney. [2]

In 1996 Katz' first book, Myfanwy's Demon, was published. Her second novel, The Other Face of Janus , was released in 2001; the book won the 2001 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel. [3] [4] The Orchid Nursery from 2016 won the Norma K. Hemming award for that year. [5] Katz has also published short fiction, including the short story "Weavers of the Twilight" which was a joint winner of the 2004 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story. [3] [4]

Awards

Selected bibliography

Novels

Short fiction

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References

  1. "Katz, Louise". AusLit. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. "Dr Louise Katz". University of Sydney, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Louise Katz - Summary Bibliography". ISFDB . Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Aurealis awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards . Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. "2016 Ditmar and Other Australian Awards". Locus Online. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. Sloan, Jane (12 August 2016). "Browsing the Aisles: A Foray into Speculative Fiction". Sydney Review of Books. Retrieved 18 March 2021.