Philippa Ballantine (born 8 August 1971), who also used the pen name Pip Ballantine, is a contemporary New Zealand author of

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and an avid

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. She now lives in

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, with her husband and collaborator Tee Morris.

History

Philippa Jane Ballantine was born in

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. She attended

Samuel Marsden Collegiate School Samuel Marsden Collegiate School is a private girls school located in the Wellington suburb of Karori in New Zealand. It has a socio-economic decile of 10 – on a scale from 1 to 10, 10 reflecting the highest proportion of students from high ...

and went on to graduate from

Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington (), also known by its shorter names "VUW" or "Vic", is a public university, public research university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of New Zealand Parliament, Parliament, and w ...

with a BA in English and Political Science. She also holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Library Studies from

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. In 2006 Ballantine became the first New Zealand author to podcast her novel. Ballantine's first Book of the Order, ''Geist'', was published by

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in 2010, followed by ''Spectyr'', ''Wrayth'', and the final in the series ''Harbinger''. She is also the co-author with her husband Tee Morris of the "Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences" novels. The first, ''Phoenix Rising'', came out in 2011 and won an Airship Award for best written work. ''Phoenix Rising'' was also rated in the top 10 science fiction books of 2011 on goodreads.com. The sequel ''The Janus Affair'' was a Locus Bestseller and won the Steampunk Chronicle Readers Choice award for Best Fiction. In 2011 she also signed a book deal with Pyr books for a two-book series, the first of which is ''Hunter and Fox''. The second, ''Kindred and Wings'', came out in 2013.

Written material / podcasts

Books of the Order

* Philippa Ballantine, ''Geist'' (2010)

* Philippa Ballantine, ''Spectyr'' (2011)

* Philippa Ballantine, ''Wrayth'' (2012),

* Philippa Ballantine, ''Harbinger'' (2012),

The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences novels

* Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris, ''Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel'' (2011),

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* Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris, ''The Janus Affair: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel'' (2012),

* Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris, ''Dawn's Early Light: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel'' (2014),

* Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris, ''The Diamond Conspiracy: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel'' (2015),

* Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris, ''The Ghost Rebellion: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel'' (2016), CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Shifted World series

* Philippa Ballantine, ''Hunter and Fox'' (2012), Pyr Books * Philippa Ballantine, ''Kindred and Wings'' (2013), Pyr Books

Verity Fitzroy and the Ministry Seven series

YA novella * Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris, ''The Curse of the Silver Pharaoh'' (2016), Imagine That! Studios ASIN B01IPJC0YG

Collections

* Philippa Ballantine, Tee Morris, ''Magical Mechanications'' (2016) Contains four steampunk novelettes: ''Little Red Flying Hood'', ''Aladdin and His Wonderfully Infernal Device'', ''Little Clockwork Mermaid'', and ''Mechanical Wings'', Imagine That! Studios ASIN B01EZJTNRW

Podcast novels

* Philippa Ballantine, ''Weaver's Web'' (2006) Podiobooks.com * Philippa Ballantine, ''Chasing the Bard'' (2008) Podiobooks.com * Philippa Ballantine, ''Weather Child'' (2009) Podiobooks.com * Philippa Ballantine, ''Digital Magic'' (2010) Podiobooks.com

Collaborations

* Philippa Ballantine, contributor, "Pieces" (2008) Podiobooks.com

Podcasts

* Whispers at the Edge (2006–2008) * The Shared Desk (2011–present)

Podcast anthology

* Tales from the Archives (2011–2016) * Chronicles of the Order (2010–2011) * Erotica à la Carte (2008–2010)

Awards and recognition

* 2013 Steampunk Chronicle Readers Choice Award winner for Best Fiction * 2012

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winner for Best Speculative Fiction: Small Cast (Short Form) * 2011 Airship Award winner for best written work (with Tee Morris) * 2011

Sir Julius Vogel Award The Sir Julius Vogel Awards are awarded each year at the New Zealand National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in New Zealand science fiction, fantasy, horror, and science fiction fandom. They are commonly referred to as the ...

nominee for Best Novel- Adult * 2010 Parsec Award finalist for Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast * 2010 Sir Julius Vogel Award finalist for Best fan production * 2009 Parsec Award finalist for Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast * 2009 Sir Julius Vogel Award winner for Best fan production * 2009 Sir Julius Vogel Award nominee for Best Novel- Adult * 2007 Parsec Award finalist for Best Writing Podcast * 2006 Sir Julius Vogel Award nominee for Best Novel

References

External links

Philippa Ballantine's home page

Philippa Ballantine's works at Podiobooks
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Story Behind The Shifted World – Online Essay By Philippa Ballantine
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ballantine, Philippa Living people New Zealand women novelists 21st-century New Zealand novelists New Zealand fantasy writers New Zealand science fiction writers Victoria University of Wellington alumni 1971 births Women science fiction and fantasy writers 21st-century New Zealand women writers People educated at Samuel Marsden Collegiate School Steampunk writers