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Isobelle Jane Carmody (born 16 June 1958) is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature, and young adult literature.
Carmody began work on the highly acclaimed Obernewtyn Chronicles at the age of fourteen. She continued to work on them while completing a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in literature and philosophy, she worked in public relations and journalism Carmody currently divides her time between her home on the Great Ocean Road in Australia, and her travels abroad with her partner and daughter, spending a year each in her two residences. The Stone Key , book five of the Obernewtyn Chronicles was released in February 2008. The Sending , book six of Carmody's Obernewtyn Chronicles , is due for publishing in late 2010 or early 2011.[1] Carmody was Guest of Honour at the 2007 Australian National Science Fiction Convention, Convergence 2, held in Melbourne in June 2007.
Series
NOTE: In Australia, the books may have been released one or two years earlier
Obernewtyn Chronicles
Obernewtyn (1987)
The Farseekers (1990)
Ashling (1995)
The Keeping Place (1998)
Wavesong
The Stone Key (2008) (published as two books, Wavesong & The Stone Key , in UK, Canada and USA)
The Sending (forthcoming) Tentative release date: November 2011
Legendsong Saga
Darkfall (1997)
Darksong (2002)
Darkbane (forthcoming)
Gateway Trilogy
Billy Thunder and the Night Gate (2000) (also published as Night Gate )
The Winter Door (2003) (also published as Winter Door )
Firecat's Dream (forthcoming)
The Legend of Little Fur
Little Fur (2005) (also published as The Legend Begins )
A Fox Called Sorrow (2006)
A Mystery of Wolves (2007)
A Riddle of Green (2008)
Novels
Scatterlings (1991)
The Gathering (1993)
The Red Shoes (from the After Dark series, also in Green Monkey Dreams ) (1996)
Greylands (1997)
The Landlord (from the After Dark series) (2000)
Angel Fever (from the Quentaris Chronicles) (2004)
Alyzon Whitestarr (2005)
The Cat Dreamer (from the Quentaris Chronicles) (2005)
Collections
Green Monkey Dreams (1995)
This Way Out: Five Plays (1998) (with Steve Taylor)
Short Stories
"Corfu" (1985) in Green Monkey Dreams
"Roaches" (1991) in Into the Future (ed. Toss Gascoigne, Jo Goodman, Margot Tyrrell)
"The Witch Seed" (1992) in Green Monkey Dreams
"Seek No More" (1992) in Green Monkey Dreams
"The Pumpkin Eater" (1994) in Green Monkey Dreams
"The Monster Game" (1994) in Green Monkey Dreams
"Long Live the Giant!" (1994) in The Lottery: Nine Science Fiction Stories (ed. Lucy Sussex)
"Green Monkey Dreams" (1995) in Green Monkey Dreams
"A Splinter of Darkness" (1995) in Dark House (ed. Gary Crew)
"The Phoenix" (1996) in Green Monkey Dreams
"The Keystone" (1996) in Dream Weavers (ed. Paul Collins)
"The Glory Days" (1996) in Green Monkey Dreams
"The Beast" (1996) in Green Monkey Dreams
"The Lemming Factor" (1996) in Green Monkey Dreams
"The Red Shoes" (1996) in Green Monkey Dreams
"The Man Who Lost His Shadow" (1998) in Dreaming Down-Under (ed. Jack Dann, Janeen Webb)
"Guinevere, or the Sleeping of Beauty" (2002) in The Road to Camelot (ed. Sophie Masson)
"The Dove Game" (2003) in Gathering the Bones (ed. Ramsey Campbell, Jack Dann, Dennis Etchison)
"Santorini" (2005) in Kids' Night In 2 (ed. Jessica Adams et al.)
"Perchance to Dream" (2008) in Dreaming Again (ed. Jack Dann)
Picture Books
Journey From the Centre of the Earth (2003), illustrated by Marc McBride
Wildheart (2002), illustrated by Steven Woolman
Dreamwalker (2000), a story in graphic novel form, illustrated by Steven Woolman
The Wrong Thing (2006), illustrated by Declan Lee (rewritten for the US/Canada and published as Magic Night )
Night School (2010), illustrated by Anne Spudvilas
2008 — Aurealis Awards
:* Young Adult Novel: Shortlisted for The Stone Key
2007 — Aurealis Awards
:* Children's Novel: shortlisted for A Fox Called Sorrow
2006 — ABPA Book Design Awards
:* Fiction: winner for Little Fur: the Legend of Little Fur
2006 — Aurealis Awards
:* Golden Aurealis novel: winner for Alyzon Whitestarr
:* Young Adult Novel: winner for Alyzon Whitestarr
:* Children's Long Fiction: winner for Little Fur: The Legend Of Little Fur
2002 — Aurealis Awards
:* Young Adult Short Story Award: winner for Dreamwalker
1998 — Aurealis Awards
:* Young Adult Novel: winner for Greylands
:* Fantasy Novel: shortlisted for "Darkfall: Book One of the Legendsong"
1998 — Ditmar Awards
:* Australian Long Fiction: shortlisted for Darkfall
1997 — Aurealis Awards
:* Young Adult Short Story: winner for Green Monkey Dreams
1997 — Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Stories
:* Young Adult Division: winner for Greylands
1996 — Aurealis Awards
:* Young Adult Novel: shortlisted for Ashling
1994 — The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
:* Book of the Year for Older Readers: joint winner for The Gathering
1994 — W.A. Young Readers Book Award (WAYRA)
:* Second for The Gathering
1993 — Children's Peace Literature Award (PEACE)
:* Best Book: joint winner for The Gathering
1992 — 3M Talking Book Award — (NSW)
:* Talking Book: Winner for Scatterlings
1991 — The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
:* Book of the Year for Older Readers — Honour Book for The Farseekers: the Obernewtyn Chronicles
1988 — The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
:* Book of the Year for Older Readers: shortlisted for Obernewtyn: The Obernewtyn Chronicles
A more complete list of Isobelle Carmody's nominations and awards can be found on the [2] at Penguin Books
Total Books: 146