Jane Routley
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Jane Routley is an Australia
n writer of fantasy fiction.
, Australia
. In 1996 Routley's first book was released in the U.S., entitled Mage Heart which 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. Routley had also published the 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
' Fantastic Worlds anthology with City of Whirlwinds. Fire Angels
and Aramaya
both won the Aurealis Award
for best fantasy novel
in 1998 and 1999 respectively.
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 of fantasy fiction.
Biography
Routley was born in MelbourneMelbourne
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...
, Australia
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...
. In 1996 Routley's first book was released in the U.S., entitled Mage Heart which 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. Routley had also published the 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
Paul Collins
-Athletes:* Paul Collins , American football player* Paul Collins , Canadian long-distance runner* Paul Collins , Australian rugby union international...
' Fantastic Worlds anthology with City of Whirlwinds. Fire Angels
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:...
and Aramaya
Aramaya
Aramaya is a 1999 fantasy novel by Jane Routley. It follows the second book in the series, Fire Angels, with Dion arriving in the capitol of Akieva in search of her missing niece.-Background:...
both won the 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 best fantasy novel
Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel
The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers"...
in 1998 and 1999 respectively.
Short fiction
- "The Goddess Wakes" (1995) in She's Fantastical (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:...
and Judith BuckrichJudith BuckrichDr Judith Buckrich is a Melbourne author and the Chair of the International PEN Women Writers' Committee.- Life :...
) - "The Empty Quarter" (1996) in Dream WeaversDream 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 CollinsPaul 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...
) - "Stealing the Seed" (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) - "To Avalon" (1998) in Dreaming Down-UnderDreaming Down-UnderDreaming 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 DannJack DannJack 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 WebbJaneen WebbJaneen Webb is an Australian writer, critic, and editor working mainly in the field of science fiction and fantasy.-Biography:...
) - "City of Whirlwinds" (1998) in Fantastic Worlds (ed. Paul CollinsPaul Collins-Athletes:* Paul Collins , American football player* Paul Collins , Canadian long-distance runner* Paul Collins , Australian rugby union international...
) - "Liars Brooch" (2001) in Spinouts (ed. Paul CollinsPaul Collins-Athletes:* Paul Collins , American football player* Paul Collins , Canadian long-distance runner* Paul Collins , Australian rugby union international...
) - "A New Creation" (2002) in Meanjin, Volume 61, Number 3 2002 (ed. Micheal McGirr)
- "Celia" (2007) in Cicada, Vol 10, No 2, Nov/Dec 2007 (ed. Marianne Carus)
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
External links
- Jane Routley at Voyager Online
- Jane Routley at Fantastic fiction