Isobelle Carmody
Isobelle Jane Carmody is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature, and young adult literature. She is recipient of the Aurealis Award for best children's fiction.
Biography
Isobelle Carmody was born in Wangaratta on 16 June 1958, the eldest of eight children. She began work on Obernewtyn Chronicles at the age of fourteen. This was soon after the death of her father in a traffic accident. She continued to work on them while completing a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in literature and philosophy; she worked in public relations and journalism.The Stone Key, book five of the Obernewtyn Chronicles, was released in February 2008. The Sending, book six of that series, was officially released on 31 October 2011. The seventh and final book, The Red Queen, was released in November 2015.
She was Guest of Honour at the 2007 Australian National Science Fiction Convention, Convergence 2, held in Melbourne in June 2007.
Personal
Her partner is Jan Stolba, a Czech musician and poet. She currently divides her time between her home on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, and her travels abroad with her partner and daughter, spending a year each in her two residences.Books
| Date first published | Title | Publisher information | Series | Notes |
| 1987 | Obernewtyn | Penguin Books, paperback, | Obernewtyn Chronicles - Book 1 | Shortlisted for |
| 1990 | The Farseekers | Penguin Books, paperback, | Obernewtyn Chronicles - Book 2 | Honour book for |
| 1991 | Scatterlings | |||
| 1 June 1993 | The Gathering | Puffin Books, paperback, | ||
| February 1995 | Ashling | Penguin Books, paperback, | Obernewtyn Chronicles - Book 3 | Shortlisted for 1996 Aurealis Award for Best Young-Adult Novel |
| 1996 | Green Monkey Dreams | Short story collection | ||
| 1 September 1997 | Greylands | Puffin Books, paperback, | Won the 1998 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel | |
| 1997 | Darkfall | Penguin Books, paperback, | Legendsong Saga - Book 1 | Shortlisted 1998 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy, shortlisted Ditmar Award for Best Long Fiction |
| 1998 | This Way Out: Five Plays | With Steve Taylor | ||
| 1999 | The Keeping Place | Penguin Books, paperback, | Obernewtyn Chronicles - Book 4 | |
| 2000 | Billy Thunder and the Night Gate | Penguin Books, paperback, | Gateway Trilogy - Book 1 | Also published as Night Gate |
| 2002 | Darksong | Penguin Books, paperback, | Legendsong Saga - Book 2 | |
| 29 September 2003 | The Winter Door | Penguin Books, paperback, | Gateway Trilogy - Book 2 | Also published as Winter Door |
| 2004 | Angel Fever | Lothian Books, paperback, | Quentaris Chronicles | |
| 2005 | The Cat Dreamer | Lothian Books, paperback, | Quentaris Chronicles | |
| 26 September 2005 | Alyzon Whitestarr | Penguin Books, paperback, | Won the 2005 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel and the 2005 Golden Aurealis for best novel | |
| 2005 | Little Fur | Puffin Books, paperback, | The Legend of Little Fur - Book 1 | |
| 2006 | A Fox Called Sorrow | Puffin Books, paperback, | The Legend of Little Fur - Book 2 | |
| 2007 | A Mystery of Wolves | Puffin Books, paperback, | The Legend of Little Fur - Book 3 | |
| 4 February 2008 | The Stone Key | Penguin Books, paperback, | Obernewtyn Chronicles - Book 5 | Published as two books, Wavesong & The Stone Key, in UK, Canada and US |
| 1 November 2008 | A Riddle of Green | Puffin Books, paperback, | The Legend of Little Fur - Book 4 | |
| 2010 | The Red Wind | Puffin Books, paperback, | The Kingdom of the Lost - Book 1 | |
| 31 October 2011 | The Sending | Penguin Books, paperback, | Obernewtyn Chronicles - Book 6 | |
| 24 April 2013 | The Cloud Road | Puffin Books, paperback, | The Kingdom of the Lost - Book 2 | |
| 12 November 2015 | The Red Queen | Penguin Books, paperback, | Obernewtyn Chronicles - Book 7 | |
| 3 July 2017 | The Ice Maze | Viking, hardback, | The Kingdom of the Lost - Book 3 | |
| Forthcoming | Darkbane | Legendsong Saga - Book 3 | ||
| Forthcoming | Firecat's Dream | Gateway Trilogy - Book 3 | ||
| Forthcoming | The Velvet City | The Kingdom of the Lost - Book 4 |
| Collection | Title | Date first published | Notes |
| After Dark | The Red Shoes | 1996 | pub. 2000 |
| After Dark | The Landlord | 2000 | pub. 2000 |
| Dark House | A Splinter of Darkness | 1995 | ed. Gary Crew |
| Dream Weavers | The Keystone | 1996 | ed. Paul Collins |
| Dreaming Again | Perchance to Dream | 2008 | ed. Jack Dann |
| Dreaming Down-Under | The Man Who Lost His Shadow | 1998 | ed. Jack Dann, Janeen Webb |
| Exotic Gothic | The Stranger | 2009 | ed. Danel Olson |
| Exotic Gothic | Metro Winds | 2012 | ed. Danel Olson |
| Gathering the Bones | The Dove Game | 2003 | ed. Ramsey Campbell, Jack Dann, Dennis Etchison |
| Green Monkey Dreams | Corfu | 1985 | pub. 1996 |
| Green Monkey Dreams | The Witch Seed | 1992 | pub. 1996 |
| Green Monkey Dreams | Seek No More | 1992 | pub. 1996 |
| Green Monkey Dreams | The Pumpkin Eater | 1994 | pub. 1996 |
| Green Monkey Dreams | The Monster Game | 1994 | pub. 1996 |
| Green Monkey Dreams | Green Monkey Dreams | 1995 | pub. 1996 |
| Green Monkey Dreams | The Phoenix | 1996 | pub. 1996 |
| Green Monkey Dreams | The Glory Days | 1996 | pub. 1996 |
| Green Monkey Dreams | The Beast | 1996 | pub. 1996 |
| Green Monkey Dreams | The Lemming Factor | 1996 | pub. 1996 |
| Green Monkey Dreams | The Red Shoes | 1996 | pub. 1996 |
| Into the Future | Roaches | 1991 | ed. Toss Gascoigne, Jo Goodman, Margot Tyrrell |
| Kids' Night in 2 | Santorini | 2005 | ed. Jessica Adams et al. |
| Legends of Australian Fantasy | The Dark Road: An Obernewtyn Story | ed. Jack Dann, Jonathan Strahan | |
| The Lottery: Nine Science Fiction Stories | Long Live the Giant! | 1994 | ed. Lucy Sussex |
| The Road to Camelot | Guinevere, or the Sleeping of Beauty | 2002 | ed. Sophie Masson |
| Trust Me Too | The Journey | 2012 | |
| Under My Hat | The Stone Witch | 2012 |
Picture books
- Journey From the Centre of the Earth, illustrated by Marc McBride
- Wildheart, illustrated by Steven Woolman
- Dreamwalker, a story in graphic novel form, illustrated by Steven Woolman
- The Wrong Thing, illustrated by Declan Lee
- Night School, illustrated by Anne Spudvilas
- Evermore, illustrated by Daniel Reed
Awards
2008 – Aurealis Awards
2007 – Aurealis Awards
2006 – ABPA Book Design Awards
2006 – Aurealis Awards
2002 – Aurealis Awards
1998 – Aurealis Awards
1998 – Ditmar Awards
1997 – Aurealis Awards
1997 – Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Stories
1996 – Aurealis Awards
1994 – The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
1994 – W.A. Young Readers Book Award
1993 – Children's Peace Literature Award
1992 – 3M Talking Book Award –
1991 – The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
1988 – The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
A more complete list of Isobelle Carmody's nominations and awards can be found on the author profila at Penguin Books