Marianne de Pierres

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Marianne de Pierres (born 1961) is an Australian science fiction author. Born in Western Australia, she finished her undergraduate studies at Curtin University in Perth and later studied a Postgraduate Certificate of Arts in Writing, Editing and Publishing at the University of Queensland. In 2019, she completed her PhD in Creative Writing at the University of Queensland.[ citation needed ]

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Throughout her writing career she has been actively involved in promoting Speculative Fiction in Australia and is the co-founder of the Vision Writers Group with Rowena Cory Daniells, and ROR – wRiters on the Rise, a critiquing group for professional writers. [1] She was also involved in the early planning stage of Clarion South.

Publications

The greater body of her work has seen publication in the UK and Australia. In 2004, her series of novels with the protagonist Parrish Plessis, [2] a postapocalyptic bodyguard and bounty hunter, was published in the United Kingdom through Orbit Books and in 2005 in the United States through Roc Books. The novels in this series include Nylon Angel , Code Noir , and Crash Deluxe and have been adapted into a role-playing game. [3] [4] Her second series, Sentients of Orion comprises four books: Dark Space, Chaos Space, Mirror Space and Transformation Space, published in the United Kingdom through Orbit Books. [5] Transformation Space won an Aurealis Award for Best SF novel in 2011. [6]

In 2008 de Pierres began writing humorous crime under the pseudonym Marianne Delacourt. [7] To date there are four novel novels in the Tara Sharp series: Sharp Shooter, Sharp Turn, Too Sharp and Sharp Edge. The first three novels were published by Allen and Unwin then later re-released by Twelfth Planet Press with the fourth book being released in 2017. The first novel, Sharp Shooter received a Davitt Award in 2010 for Best Crime novel by an Australian woman. [8] The Tara Sharp series was optioned for film and TV by Hoodlum Productions, Brisbane.

Her young adult series, Night Creatures (Burn Bright, Angel Arias and Shine Light) was published by Random House, Australia. [9] It featured a collaboration with Australian indie singer, Yunyu, [10] who wrote songs to accompany the release of first two books.

In 2014, Angry Robot Books published her Peacemaker urban fantasy, crime, Western series.

Critical Work Based on de Pierres Fiction

Boshoff, Dorothea, 'Situated Knowledges – love in the time of patriarchy: lack of positive intimacy in Marianne de Pierres' The Sentients of Orion.' International Society for the Study of Gender and Love. Conference paper, 2020

Aliaga-Lavrijsen, J. Pregnancy, Childbirth and Nursing in Feminist Dystopia: Marianne de Pierres' Transformation Space (2010). Humanities 2020, 9, 58

Boshoff, Dorothea, 'Becoming Alien(ated): A case study examining intimacy and loneliness in selected works by Marianne de Pierres.' (2020)

Boshoff, Dorothea and Deidre Byrne. 'He Said, She Said: Fake News and MeToo in Marianne de Pierres' Sentients of Orion.' Messenger from the Stars Journal: On Science Fiction and Fantasy. No. 4 (2019): 88- 102. Guest Eds.: Danièle André & Cristophe Becker.

Turcotte, Gerry. 'The Caribbean Gothic Down Under: Caribbean Influences in Marianne de Pierres' Parrish Plessis Novels.' Caietele Echinox. 35. 237–243. 10.24193/cechinox.2018.35.15. (2018)

Boshoff, Dorothea. 'Crafting Positions: Representations of Intimacy and Gender in The Sentients of Orion.' PhD. University of South Africa, (2017)

Weaver, Roslyn. 'The End of Human: apocalypse, cyberpunk and the Parrish Plessis novels.' Apocalypse in Australian Film and Fiction: a critical study. Critical explorations in science fiction and fantasy; 28, McFarland Press, (2011)

Her complete bibliography is available from her website.

Abridged Bibliography

Source [11]

As Marianne de Pierres

TitleSeriesPublication dateNotes
Big Rad2002Children's Book
Nylon Angel Parrish Plessis Series2004Book 1
Code Noir Parrish Plessis Series2004Book 2
Crash Deluxe Parrish Plessis Series2005Book 3
Dark Space Sentients of Orion2007Book 1
Chaos SpaceSentients of Orion2008Book 2
Mirror SpaceSentients of Orion2009Book 3
Transformation SpaceSentients of Orion2010Book 4
Burn BrightNight Creatures2011Book 1
Angel AriasNight Creatures2011Book 2
Shine LightNight Creatures2012Book 3
Glitter RoseCollection2010Short Story Collection
Serious Sas and Messy Magda2013Children's Book
PeacemakerPeacemaker2014Book 1
MythmakerPeacemaker2015Book 2

As Marianne Delacourt

TitleSeriesPublication dateNotes
Sharp ShooterTara Sharp2009Book 1
Sharp TurnTara Sharp2010Book 2
Too SharpTara Sharp2011Book 3
Sharp EdgeTara Sharp2017Book 4
Razor SharpTara Sharp2022Novella

Awards and nominations

YearAwardWorkCategoryNomination
2003Aurealis AwardIn The Book shadowBest Fantasy Short StoryShortlist [12]
2005Aurealis AwardNylon AngelBest Science Fiction NovelShortlist [12]
2006Aurealis AwardCrash DeluxeBest Science Fiction NovelShortlist [12]
2007Aurealis AwardDark SpaceBest Science Fiction NovelShortlist [12]
2007Ditmar AwardDark SpaceBest NovelShortlist [13]
2008Aurealis AwardChaos SpaceBest Science Fiction NovelShortlist [12]
2010Aurealis AwardMirror SpaceBest Science Fiction NovelShortlist [14]
2010Aurealis AwardTransformation SpaceBest Science Fiction NovelWinner [6]
2012Ditmar AwardBurn BrightBest NovelShortlist [15]
2014Aurealis AwardPeacemakerBest Science Fiction NovelWinner [16]
2014Curtin University Alumni AwardCurtin UniversityDistinguished Australian AlumniRecipient [17]
2019Truant Screenplay CompetitionStalking DaylightBest ScreenplayHonourable Mention [18]
2020Adaptable – page to screenSharp ShooterBest PitchLonglist [19]

As Marianne Delacourt

YearAwardWorkCategoryNomination
2009Davitt AwardSharp ShooterBest Crime NovelWinner [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Yon, Mark (15 July 2007). "Interview with Marianne de Pierres". SFWorld. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Brisbane authors' balancing act". 612 ABC Brisbane. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "About". Parrish Plessis series. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Nylon Angel RPG". Marianne de Pierres. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Sentients of Orion series". Marianne de Pierres. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  6. 1 2 "2010 Aurealis Award winners" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "About". Marianne de Pierres. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  8. 1 2 Mangan, John (29 August 2010). "Hard slog punctuated with a little limelight". The Age . Melbourne. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  9. ↑ Purdon, Fiona (2 March 2011). "Books: Dark fantasy burns brightly". The Courier-Mail . Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  10. ↑ "World of Ixion: The Music (By Yunyu) | Night Creatures Trilogy by Young Adult Author Marianne de Pierres".
  11. ↑ "Summary Bibliography: Marianne de Pierres". Internet Speculative Fiction Database . Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 "Aurealis Awards Previous Years' Results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  13. ↑ "2008 Ditmar Awards". Locus Magazine . Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  14. ↑ "2010 Aurealis Awards finalists announced" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. 21 May 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  15. ↑ "Burn Bright". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  16. ↑ "And the winners are…". 12 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "Alumni Awards | Curtin Friends". 30 March 2021.
  18. ↑ "Screenplay Semi-Finalists". 3 November 2019.
  19. ↑ "Adaptable".

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