Isobelle Jane Carmody is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature, and young adult literature

Young adult literature

Young-adult fiction or young adult literature , also juvenile fiction, is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 14 to 21. The Young Adult Library Services of the American Library Association defines a young adult as "someone between the...

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Biography

Carmody began work on the highly acclaimed Obernewtyn Chronicles

Obernewtyn Chronicles

The Obernewtyn Chronicles is a series of science fiction and fantasy novels by Australian author Isobelle Carmody. The series has a post apocalyptic setting, and depict a world long after its destruction by a global nuclear holocaust....

 at the age of fourteen. She continued to work on them while completing a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

, majoring in literature and philosophy, she worked in public relations and journalism

Carmody currently divides her time between her home on the Great Ocean Road

Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road is a stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Warrnambool. The road was built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932, and is the world's largest war memorial; dedicated to casualties of World War I...

 in Australia, and her travels abroad with her partner and daughter, spending a year each in her two residences. The Stone Key

The Stone Key

The Stone Key is a 2008 science fiction novel by Isobelle Carmody, set in a post apocalyptic world. It is the fifth book in the Obernewtyn Chronicles.-Background:...

, book five of the Obernewtyn Chronicles was released in February 2008. The Sending

The Sending

The Sending is the sixth novel in the Obernewtyn Chronicles by Australian author Isobelle Carmody, and is the penultimate book in the series. It was originally intended to be the final book, but this was changed to allow Carmody to elaborate plot strands without it becoming too long...

, book six of Carmody's Obernewtyn Chronicles, is due for publishing in October the 31st 2011.http://www.obernewtyn.net/e107/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?113967.0#post_338810

Carmody was Guest of Honour at the 2007 Australian National Science Fiction Convention, Convergence 2, held in Melbourne in June 2007.

Obernewtyn Chronicles

• Obernewtyn
  Obernewtyn (novel)
  Obernewtyn is the first novel in the Obernewtyn Chronicles series by Australian author Isobelle Carmody. Carmody began writing it at the age of fourteen, and reworked the novel through high school and university. Much of the inspiration for the protagonist, Elspeth Gordie, comes from her own life...
  
   (1987)
• The Farseekers
  Farseekers
  The Farseekers is the second novel in the Obernewtyn Chronicles series by Isobelle Carmody. It was first published by Penguin Books in Australia in 1990...
  
   (1990)
• Ashling
  Ashling
  Ashling is the third book in the Obernewtyn series by Isobelle Carmody.-Synopsis:The powerful Misfit Elspeth is sent to Sutrium, the seat of the ruling totalitarian Council, to seal and alliance between the secret community at Obernewtyn and the rebel forces. Yet her journey takes her far beyond...
  
   (1995)
• The Keeping Place (1999)
• Wavesong
  The Stone Key
  The Stone Key is a 2008 science fiction novel by Isobelle Carmody, set in a post apocalyptic world. It is the fifth book in the Obernewtyn Chronicles.-Background:...
  
   (2008)
• The Stone Key
  The Stone Key
  The Stone Key is a 2008 science fiction novel by Isobelle Carmody, set in a post apocalyptic world. It is the fifth book in the Obernewtyn Chronicles.-Background:...
  
   (2008) (published as two books, Wavesong & The Stone Key, in UK, Canada and US)
• The Sending
  The Sending
  The Sending is the sixth novel in the Obernewtyn Chronicles by Australian author Isobelle Carmody, and is the penultimate book in the series. It was originally intended to be the final book, but this was changed to allow Carmody to elaborate plot strands without it becoming too long...
  
  '’ (2011)
• The Red Queen
  The Red Queen (Obernewtyn Chronicles)
  The Red Queen is the seventh and final book in the Obernewtyn series by Isobelle Carmody, and is expected for release in 2012 .-Synopsis:As the long-foreseen Seeker, Elspeth Gordie must continue to walk the black road, still haunted by memories of her love, Rushton...
  
   (forthcoming) (November 2012)

Legendsong Saga

• Darkfall
  Darkfall (Carmody novel)
  Darkfall is a Parallel universe fantasy novel by Isobelle Carmody. It is the first book in the Legendsong Saga.-Plot summary:After Glynn is transported to the world of Keltor, she is rescued by an Acanthan Windwalker named Solen, who despite his apparent indifference, is heavily involved in the...
  
   (1997)
• Darksong
  Darksong
  Darksong is a Parallel universe fantasy novel by Isobelle Carmody. The sequel of Darkfall, it is the second book in the Legendsong Saga. Conceived and written while Carmody was living in Prague, it was published by Viking books in 2002, and Penguin in 2003. The third book in the trilogy is as yet...
  
   (2002)
• Darkbane (forthcoming)

Gateway Trilogy

• Billy Thunder and the Night Gate (2000) (also published as Night Gate)
• The Winter Door (2003) (also published as Winter Door)
• Firecat's Dream (forthcoming)

The Legend of Little Fur

• Little Fur The Legend Begins (2005)
• A Fox Called Sorrow (2006)
• A Mystery of Wolves (2007)
• A Riddle of Green  (2008)

Novels

• Scatterlings (1991)
• The Gathering (1993)
• The Red Shoes (from the After Dark series, also in Green Monkey Dreams) (1996)
• Greylands
  Greylands
  Greylands is a 1997 young-adult novel by Isobelle Carmody. It follows the story of Jack who in order to come to terms with his mother's death writes a story in which he enters another world where he confronts his fears and finds answers to his questions....
  
   (1997)
• The Landlord (from the After Dark series) (2000)
• Angel Fever (from the Quentaris Chronicles) (2004)
• Alyzon Whitestarr
  Alyzon Whitestarr
  Alyzon Whitestarr is a 2005 young-adult novel by Isobelle Carmody. It follows the story of Alyzon Whitestarr who, when she wakes from a coma after an accident, can smell people's feelings, view flashes of their lives and perceive their essences...
  
   (2005)
• The Cat Dreamer (from the Quentaris Chronicles) (2005)

Collections

• Green Monkey Dreams (1995)
• This Way Out: Five Plays (1998) (with Steve Taylor)

Short stories

• "Corfu" (1985) in Green Monkey Dreams
• "Roaches" (1991) in Into the Future (ed. Toss Gascoigne, Jo Goodman, Margot Tyrrell)
• "The Witch Seed" (1992) in Green Monkey Dreams
• "Seek No More" (1992) in Green Monkey Dreams
• "The Pumpkin Eater" (1994) in Green Monkey Dreams
• "The Monster Game" (1994) in Green Monkey Dreams
• "Long Live the Giant!" (1994) in The Lottery: Nine Science Fiction Stories (ed. Lucy Sussex
  Lucy Sussex
  Lucy 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:...
  
  )
• "Green Monkey Dreams
  Green Monkey Dreams
  "Green Monkey Dreams" is a 1996 fantasy short story by Isobelle Carmody.-Background:"Green Monkey Dreams" was first published in 1996 in a collection of Isobelle Carmody's short stories entitled Green Monkey Dreams by Penguin Books under their Viking Press imprint. It was featured alongside 13...
  
  " (1995) in Green Monkey Dreams
• "A Splinter of Darkness" (1995) in Dark House (ed. Gary Crew
  Gary Crew
  -Life:Gary Crew was born in Brisbane, Queensland on 23 September 1947. An illness during childhood kept him home from school but enabled him to develop an interest in reading adventure stories....
  
  )
• "The Phoenix" (1996) in Green Monkey Dreams
• "The Keystone" (1996) in Dream Weavers
  Dream Weavers (anthology)
  Dream Weavers is a 1996 fantasy anthology edited by Paul Collins.-Background:Dream Weavers was first published in September 1996 by Penguin Books in trade paperback format. It was a short-list nominee for the 1997 Ditmar Award for best long fiction but lost to Lucy Sussex' The Scarlet Rider. Dream...
  
   (ed. Paul Collins
  Paul Collins (fantasy writer)
  Paul Collins is an Australian writer and editor who specializes in science fiction and fantasy.Collins has written many books for younger readers...
  
  )
• "The Glory Days" (1996) in Green Monkey Dreams
• "The Beast" (1996) in Green Monkey Dreams
• "The Lemming Factor" (1996) in Green Monkey Dreams
• "The Red Shoes" (1996) in Green Monkey Dreams
• "The Man Who Lost His Shadow" (1998) in Dreaming Down-Under
  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....
  
   (ed. Jack Dann
  Jack Dann
  Jack Dann 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-editor of story anthologies in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres...
  
  , Janeen Webb
  Janeen Webb
  Janeen Webb is an Australian writer, critic, and editor working mainly in the field of science fiction and fantasy.-Biography:...
  
  )
• "Guinevere, or the Sleeping of Beauty" (2002) in The Road to Camelot (ed. Sophie Masson
  Sophie Masson
  Sophie Masson is a French-Australian fantasy and children's author.-Biography:Sophie Masson was born in Indonesia of French parents who are of mixed ancestry...
  
  )
• "The Dove Game" (2003) in Gathering the Bones (ed. Ramsey Campbell
  Ramsey Campbell
  John Ramsey Campbell is an English horror fiction author.Since he first came to prominence in the mid-1960s, critics have cited Campbell as one of the leading writers in his field: T. E. D. Klein has written that "Campbell reigns supreme in the field today", while S. T...
  
  , Jack Dann
  Jack Dann
  Jack Dann 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-editor of story anthologies in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres...
  
  , Dennis Etchison
  Dennis Etchison
  Dennis William Etchison , is an American writer and editor of fantasy and horror fiction. Etchison refers to his own work as “rather dark, depressing, almost pathologically inward fiction about the individual in relation to the world.”Stephen King has called Dennis Etchison “one hell of a fiction...
  
  )
• "Santorini" (2005) in Kids' Night In 2 (ed. Jessica Adams et al.)
• "Perchance to Dream" (2008) in Dreaming Again (ed. Jack Dann
  Jack Dann
  Jack Dann 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-editor of story anthologies in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres...
  
  )

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

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 http://www.penguin.com.au/lookinside/author-profile.cfm?AuthId=0000000274 at Penguin Books

Penguin Books

Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...

External links

• Obernewtyn.net: The Official Obernewtyn Chronicles Fansite
• Carmody Online: Fansite for Isobelle Carmody's books