Jane Routley is an Australian writer of

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Biography

Jane Routley was born in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a me ...

, Australia. Her first book ''

Mage Heart Mage most commonly refers to: * Mage (paranormal) or magician, a practitioner of magic derived from supernatural or occult sources * Mage (fantasy) or magician, a type of character in mythology, folklore, and fiction *Mage, a character class in ...

'' was released in the U.S. in 1996. It is the first book in the ''Mage Heart'' series. She has since released two more novels in the series. In 2000 all three novels were published in Australia. Dutch and German editions have also appeared. Jane had also published a novel ''The Three Sisters'' in the U.S. under the pseudonym Rebecca Locksley. She has written a number of short stories including a contribution to Paul Collins'

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anthology with ''City of Whirlwinds''. ''

Fire Angels ''Fire Angels'' is a 1998 fantasy fiction novel by Jane Routley. It follows the first book in the series, '' Mage Heart'', with Dion reuniting with family and finding her homeland overrun with Witch Hunters and Fire Angels. Background ''Fire ...

'' and '' Aramaya'' both won the

Aurealis Award The Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction is an annual literary award for Australian science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. Only Australians are eligible for the award. History The Aurealis Award was established in 1995 ...

for best fantasy novel in 1998 and 1999 respectively. She is a recipient of the Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel.

Bibliography

''Mage Heart'' *''

'' (1996) *''

'' (1998) *'' Aramaya'' (1999) *'' The Three Sisters'' (2004) (as Rebecca Locksley)

Short fiction

*"The Goddess Wakes" (1995) in She's Fantastical (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 ...

and

Judith Buckrich Dr Judith Buckrich (born 1950, Budapest, Hungary) is a Melbourne author and past chair of the International PEN Women Writers' Committee. She is President of the PMI Victorian History Library (since 2018). Life She emigrated to Australia with ...

) *"The Empty Quarter" (1996) in Dream Weavers (ed. Paul Collins) *"Stealing the Seed" (1997) in Eidolon, 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 Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

) *"To Avalon" (1998) in

Dreaming Down-Under ''Dreaming Down-Under'' is a 1998 speculative fiction anthology edited by Jack Dann and Janeen Webb. Background ''Dreaming Down-Under'' was first published in Australia in November 1998 by Voyager Books in trade paperback format. In 1999 and ...

(ed.

Jack Dann Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-edit ...

Janeen Webb Janeen Webb (''née'' Pemberton) is an Australian writer, critic and editor, working mainly in the field of science fiction and fantasy. Biography The daughter of a Second World War Australian Army commando and salesman, Webb was brought up in ...

) *"City of Whirlwinds" (1998) in

(ed. Paul Collins) *"Liars Brooch" (2001) in Spinouts (ed. Paul Collins) *"A New Creation" (2002) in Meanjin, Volume 61, Number 3 2002 (ed.

Micheal McGirr Micheal is a masculine given name. It is sometimes an anglicized form of the Irish names Micheál, Mícheál and Michéal; or the Scottish Gaelic name Mìcheal. It is also a spelling variant of the common masculine given name '' Michael'', and is ...

) *"Celia" (2007) in Cicada, Vol 10, No 2, Nov/Dec 2007 (ed.

Marianne Carus Marianne Carus (June 16, 1928 – March 3, 2021) was a German-born American editor and publisher known for creating the children's magazine ''Cricket''. Responding to educators who were using the basic readers created by her and her husband, Car ...

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Awards and nominations

*''1999 Nominated for a Ditmar award for To Avalon'' *''1999 Nominated for the Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story for To Avalon'' *''1999 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel for Aramaya'' *''1998 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel for Fire Angels'' *''1989 Won the Moonee Valley Library Short Story Competition with the story Red Roses''

References

External links

Jane Routley
at Voyager Online
Jane Routley
at

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