Isobelle Jane Carmody (born 16 June 1958) 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

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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.Louise Schwartzkoff, "Interview: Isobelle Carmody", ''The Age'', 21 November 2015, Spectrum, p. 24 She continued to work on them while completing a

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, 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

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 *''Evermore'' (2015), illustrated by Daniel Reed

Awards

2011 – Children's Book Council of Australia Awards ::* Younger Readers Book of the Year: winner for ''The Red Wind'' 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 author profila at

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References

External links

Isobelle Carmody: The Official Website
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Obernewtyn.net: The Official Obernewtyn Chronicles FansiteThe Slipstream: Isobelle Carmody's blog
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