Alison Goodman
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Alison Goodman is an Australia
n writer based in Melbourne
.
Goodman came to attention with her debut novel
Singing the Dogstar Blues (published in Australia 1998, subsequently released in several foreign editions). The novel won an Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel.
In July 2007, her adult crime thriller Killing the Rabbit was published in the USA and was shortlisted for the Davitt Award
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The first book in Goodman's 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 USA in late December 2008 under the title Eon: Dragoneye Reborn. It has subsequently been sold into 13 countries and translated into 10 languages. The novel won the 2008 Aurealis Award
for the Best Fantasy Novel, is a 2008 James Tiptree, Jr. Award
Honor Book and a Children's Book Council of Australia
Notable Book.
Goodman has also written short stories for several anthologies. She has a Masters degree in creative writing from RMIT University
, and has taught in creative writing programs at several Victorian universities.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n writer based in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
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Goodman came to attention with her debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are 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 publish in the future...
Singing the Dogstar Blues (published in Australia 1998, subsequently released in several foreign editions). The novel won an Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel.
In July 2007, her adult crime thriller Killing the Rabbit was published in the USA and was shortlisted for the Davitt Award
Davitt Award
The Davitt Awards are presented by the Sisters in Crime Australia association. The awards are presented for Australian crime fiction, by women, for both adults and young adults. They were established in 2001.-Previous winners:...
.
The first book in Goodman's 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 USA in late December 2008 under the title Eon: Dragoneye Reborn. It has subsequently been sold into 13 countries and translated into 10 languages. The novel won the 2008 Aurealis Award
Aurealis Award
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:...
for the Best Fantasy Novel, is a 2008 James Tiptree, Jr. Award
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
The James Tiptree, Jr. Award is an annual literary prize for works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender. It was initiated in February of 1991 by science fiction authors Pat Murphy and Karen Joy Fowler, subsequent to a discussion at WisCon.- Background...
Honor Book and a Children's Book Council of Australia
Children's Book Council of Australia
The Children's Book Council of Australia is a not for profit organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians. The CBCA presents annual awards for books of literary merit, for outstanding contribution to Australian children's literature.-Awards:The first...
Notable Book.
Goodman has also written short stories for several anthologies. She has a Masters degree in creative writing from RMIT University
RMIT University
RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
, and has taught in creative writing programs at several Victorian universities.
Novels
- Singing the Dogstar BluesSinging the Dogstar BluesSinging the Dogstar Blues is a 1998 young-adult science fiction novel by Alison Goodman. It follows the story of Joss who is a student of time travel and has been given the task of being the study partner of the alien student Mavkel.-Background:...
(1998) - Killing the Rabbit (2007)
- The Two Pearls of WisdomThe Two Pearls of WisdomThe Two Pearls of Wisdom is a 2008 fantasy novel by Alison Goodman. It follows the story of Eon who has potential to become a Dragoneye, being able to control wind, water and land...
(2008) (aka Eon: Dragoneye Reborn and Eon: Rise of the Dragoneye) - Eona (2011) (aka Eona: The Last Dragoneye, aka The Necklace of Gods)
Short fiction
- "One Last Zoom at the Buzz Bar" (1994) in The Patternmaker: Nine Science Fiction Stories (ed. Lucy SussexLucy SussexLucy Sussex is a fantasy and science fiction author, editor, academic and teacher currently residing in Melbourne, Australia.She is often associated with feminist science fiction.-Personal life:...
) - "Dead Spyders" (1997) in Eidolon, Issue 24, Autumn 1997 (ed. Jonathan StrahanJonathan StrahanJonathan Strahan is an editor and publisher of science fiction. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1968, and he graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Arts in 1986....
, Jeremy G. Byrne, Richard Scriven) - "The Real Thing" (2006) in Firebirds Rising: An Original Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy (ed. Sharyn NovemberSharyn NovemberSharyn November is an American editor of books for children and teenagers. She is Senior Editor for Viking Children's Books and Editorial Director of Firebird Books, which is a mainly paperback imprint publishing fantasy and science fiction for teenagers and adults...
)
Awards
- 2010 listed on the 2010 International Readers Association Young Adult Choices List. for "Eon: Dragoneye Reborn"
- 2010 listed on the 2010 Amelia BloomerAmelia BloomerAmelia Jenks Bloomer was an American women's rights and temperance advocate. Even though she did not create the women's clothing reform style known as bloomers, her name became associated with it because of her early and strong advocacy.-Early life:Bloomer came from a family of modest means and...
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 AwardVictorian Premier's Literary AwardThe Victorian Premier's Literary Awards were created by the Victorian Governmentwith the aim of raising the profile of contemporary creative writing and Australia's publishing industry....
, The Prize for Young Adult Fiction, The Two Pearls of Wisdom (aka Eon: Dragoneye Reborn). - 2009 Notable Book, Children's Book Council of AustraliaChildren's Book Council of AustraliaThe Children's Book Council of Australia is a not for profit organisation which aims to engage the community with literature for young Australians. The CBCA presents annual awards for books of literary merit, for outstanding contribution to Australian children's literature.-Awards:The first...
, 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 (aka Eon: Dragoneye Reborn)
- 2008 James Tiptree, Jr. AwardJames Tiptree, Jr. AwardThe James Tiptree, Jr. Award is an annual literary prize for works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender. It was initiated in February of 1991 by science fiction authors Pat Murphy and Karen Joy Fowler, subsequent to a discussion at WisCon.- Background...
Honor Book, The Two Pearls of Wisdom (aka Eon: Dragoneye Reborn) - 2008 Shortlisted, New South Wales Premier's Literary AwardsNew South Wales Premier's Literary AwardsThe New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards were established in 1979 by the New South Wales Premier Neville Wran. Commenting on its purpose, Wran said: "We want the arts to take, and be seen to take, their proper place in our social priorities...
, 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 short-listed 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