Alison Goodman (born 12 August 1966) is an Australian writer of books for young adults.

Life and career

Goodman's

debut novel A debut novel is the first novel a novelist publishes. Debut novels are often the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to pu ...

''Singing the Dogstar Blues'' (published in Australia 1998, subsequently released in several foreign editions) won an

Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel ''Aurealis'' is an Australia, Australian speculative fiction magazine published by Chimaera Publications, and is Australia's longest running small-press science-fiction and fantasy magazine. The magazine is based in Melbourne. History and profile ...

. In July 2007, her adult crime thriller ''Killing the Rabbit'' was published in the United States and was shortlisted for the

Davitt Award The Davitt Awards are literary awards which are presented annually by the Sisters in Crime Australia association. The awards are named in honour of Ellen Davitt (1812–1879) who wrote Australia's first mystery novel, ''Force and Fraud'' in 186 ...

. The first book in her crossover fantasy duology ''The Two Pearls of Wisdom'' was published in Australia and the U.K in mid-2008. It was also released in the United States in late December 2008 under the title ''Eon: Dragoneye Reborn''. It has subsequently been translated into 12 languages, and won the 2009 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel, is a 2008

James Tiptree, Jr. Award The Otherwise Award, originally known as the James Tiptree Jr. Award, is an American annual literary prize for works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender. It was initiated in February 1991 by science ...

Honor Book and a

Children's Book Council of Australia A child () is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of ''chi ...

Notable Book. Goodman has also written short stories for several anthologies. She has a master's degree in creative writing from

RMIT University The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (abbreviated as RMIT University) is a public research university located in the city of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia., section 4(b) Established in 1887 by Francis Ormond, it is the seventh-o ...

, and has taught in creative writing at the University of Ballarat.

Bibliography

Novels

*'' Singing the Dogstar Blues'' (1998) *''Killing the Rabbit'' (2007) *'' The Two Pearls of Wisdom'' (2008) ( ''Eon: Dragoneye Reborn'' and ''Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye'') * ''Eona'' (2011) (a.k.a. ''Eona: The Last Dragoneye'', a.k.a. ''The Necklace of the Gods'') *''A New Kind of Death'' (2012) (rev. ed. of ''Killing the Rabbit'') *''The Dark Days Club: A Lady Helen Novel'' (2016) ( ''Lady Helen and the Dark Days Club'') *''The Dark Days Pact: A Lady Helen Novel'' (2017) *''The Dark Days Deceit: A Lady Helen Novel'' (2018) *''The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies'' (2023)

Short fiction

*"One Last Zoom at the Buzz Bar" (1994) in ''The Patternmaker: Nine Science Fiction Stories'' (ed.

Lucy Sussex Lucy Sussex (born 1957 in New Zealand) is an author working in fantasy and science fiction, children's and teenage writing, non-fiction and true crime. She is also an editor, reviewer, academic and teacher, and currently resides in Melbourne, Aus ...

) *"Dead Spyders" (1997) in ''

Eidolon In ancient Greek literature, an eidolon (; 'image, idol, double, apparition, phantom, ghost'; plural: eidola or eidolons) is a spirit-image of a living or dead person; a shade or phantom look-alike of the human form. In the Homeric epic, it ...

'', Issue 24, Autumn 1997 (ed.

Jonathan Strahan Jonathan Strahan (born 1964, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an editor and publisher of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1968, and he graduated from the University of Western Australia with a ...

, Jeremy G. Byrne, Richard Scriven) *"The Real Thing" (2006) in ''Firebirds Rising: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy'' (ed.

Sharyn November Sharyn November is an American writer and an editor of books for children and teenagers. Until March 2016 she was Senior Editor for Viking Children's Books and Editorial Director of Firebird Books, which is a mainly paperback (reprint) imprint ...

)

Awards

*2024 winner, Readers' choice

for ''The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies'' *2010 listed on the 201
International Readers Association Young Adult Choices List.
for "Eon: Dragoneye Reborn" *2010 listed on the 2010

Amelia Bloomer Amelia Jenks Bloomer (May 27, 1818 – December 30, 1894) was an American newspaper editor, women's rights and temperance advocate. Even though she did not create the women's clothing reform style known as bloomers, her name became associa ...

Project for "Eon: Dragoneye Reborn" *2010 listed as an American Library Association Best Young Adult Book for 2010 "Eon: Dragoneye Reborn" *2009 Shortlisted for the 2009

Victorian Premier's Literary Award The Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Government with the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry. As of 2013, it is reportedly Australia's richest literary ...

, The Prize for Young Adult Fiction, ''The Two Pearls of Wisdom'' (a.k.a. ''Eon: Dragoneye Reborn''). *2009 Notable Book,

, ''The Two Pearls of Wisdom'' *2008 won Best Fantasy Novel (and was shortlisted for the Best Young Adult Novel) in the Aurealis Awards, ''The Two Pearls of Wisdom'' (a.k.a. ''Eon: Dragoneye Reborn'') *2008

Honor Book, ''The Two Pearls of Wisdom'' (a.k.a. ''Eon: Dragoneye Reborn'') *2008 Shortlisted,

New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards The New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, also known as the NSW Premier's Literary Awards, were first awarded in 1979. They are among the richest literary awards in Australia. Notable prizes include the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction, th ...

, Ethel Turner Prize, ''The Two Pearls of Wisdom'' *2004 listed, Best Books for Young Adults, American Library Association, ''Singing the Dogstar Blues'' *1999 D. J. O'Hearn memorial fellow, University of Melbourne *1999 shortlist, Cross Pen Prize for Young Adult Fiction, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, ''Singing the Dogstar Blues'' *1999 shortlisted for Talking Book of the Year Award, young people's category, Royal Blind Society, ''Singing the Dogstar Blues'' *1999 Notable Book, Book of the Year Awards, Children's Book Council of Australia, ''Singing the Dogstar Blues'' *1998 Finalist of Aurealis Awards, Best Science Fiction Novel, ''Singing the Dogstar Blues'' *1998 Winner of Aurealis Awards, Best Young Adult Novel, ''Singing the Dogstar Blues''

References

External links

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Alison Goodman
interview by Nalini Haynes, Dark Matter Zine, February 2013 {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodman, Alison 1966 births Australian science fiction writers Living people Writers from Melbourne RMIT University alumni Australian women novelists Australian women science fiction and fantasy writers 20th-century Australian novelists 20th-century Australian women writers 21st-century Australian novelists 21st-century Australian women writers