| Isobelle Carmody | |
| Birth Name: | Isobelle Jane Carmody |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Novelist |
| Genre: | Fantasy Science fiction Young adult literature |
| Notableworks: | Obernewtyn Chronicles |
Isobelle Jane Carmody (born 16 June 1958) is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature, and young adult literature. She is recipient of the Aurealis Award for best children's fiction.
Isobelle Carmody was born in Wangaratta on 16 June 1958, the eldest of eight children. She began work on Obernewtyn Chronicles at the age of fourteen. This was soon after the death of her father in a traffic accident.[1] She continued to work on them while completing a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in literature and philosophy; she worked in public relations and journalism.
The Stone Key, book five of the Obernewtyn Chronicles, was released in February 2008. The Sending, book six of that series, was officially released on 31 October 2011.[2] The seventh and final book, The Red Queen, was released in November 2015.
She was Guest of Honour at the 2007 Australian National Science Fiction Convention, Convergence 2, held in Melbourne in June 2007.
Her partner is Jan Stolba, a Czech musician and poet.[1] She currently divides her time between her home on the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, and her travels abroad with her partner and daughter, spending a year each in her two residences.
| Date first published | Title | Publisher information | Series | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Obernewtyn | Penguin Books, paperback, | Obernewtyn Chronicles – Book 1 | Shortlisted for 1988 Children's Book of the Year for Older Readers[3] | |
| 1990 | The Farseekers | Penguin Books, paperback, | Obernewtyn Chronicles – Book 2 | Honour book for 1991 Children's Book of the Year for Older Readers[4] | |
| 1991 | Scatterlings | ||||
| 1 June 1993 | The Gathering | Puffin Books, paperback, [5] | |||
| February 1995 | Ashling | Penguin Books, paperback, | Obernewtyn Chronicles – Book 3 | Shortlisted for 1996 Aurealis Award for Best Young-Adult Novel[6] | |
| 1996 | Green Monkey Dreams | Short story collection (see below) | |||
| 1 September 1997 | Greylands | Puffin Books, paperback, | Won the 1998 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel | ||
| 1997 | Darkfall | Penguin Books, paperback, | Legendsong Saga – Book 1 | Shortlisted 1998 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy, shortlisted Ditmar Award for Best Long Fiction[7] | |
| 1998 | This Way Out: Five Plays | With Steve Taylor | |||
| 1999 | The Keeping Place | Penguin Books, paperback, | Obernewtyn Chronicles – Book 4[8] | ||
| 2000 | Billy Thunder and the Night Gate | Penguin Books, paperback, | Gateway Trilogy – Book 1 | Also published as Night Gate[9] | |
| 2002 | Darksong | Penguin Books, paperback, | Legendsong Saga – Book 2[10] | ||
| 29 September 2003 | The Winter Door | Penguin Books, paperback, | Gateway Trilogy – Book 2 | Also published as Winter Door[11] | |
| 2004 | Angel Fever | Lothian Books, paperback, | |||
| 2005 | The Cat Dreamer | Lothian Books, paperback, | |||
| 26 September 2005 | Alyzon Whitestarr | Penguin Books, paperback, | Won the 2005 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel and the 2005 Golden Aurealis for best novel | ||
| 2005 | Little Fur | Puffin Books, paperback, | The Legend of Little Fur – Book 1[12] | ||
| 2006 | A Fox Called Sorrow | Puffin Books, paperback, | The Legend of Little Fur – Book 2[13] | ||
| 2007 | A Mystery of Wolves | Puffin Books, paperback, | The Legend of Little Fur – Book 3[14] | ||
| 4 February 2008 | The Stone Key | Penguin Books, paperback, | Obernewtyn Chronicles – Book 5 | Published as two books, Wavesong & The Stone Key, in UK, Canada and US[15] [16] | |
| 1 November 2008 | A Riddle of Green | Puffin Books, paperback, | The Legend of Little Fur – Book 4[17] | ||
| 2010 | The Red Wind | Puffin Books, paperback, | The Kingdom of the Lost – Book 1[18] | ||
| 31 October 2011 | The Sending | Penguin Books, paperback, | Obernewtyn Chronicles – Book 6[19] | ||
| 24 April 2013 | The Cloud Road | Puffin Books, paperback, | The Kingdom of the Lost – Book 2[20] | ||
| 12 November 2015 | The Red Queen | Penguin Books, paperback, | Obernewtyn Chronicles – Book 7[21] | ||
| 3 July 2017 | The Ice Maze | Viking, hardback, | The Kingdom of the Lost – Book 3[22] | ||
| Forthcoming | Darkbane | Legendsong Saga – Book 3 | |||
| Forthcoming | Firecat's Dream | Gateway Trilogy – Book 3 | |||
| Forthcoming | The Velvet City | The Kingdom of the Lost – Book 4 |
| + Short stories | ||||
| Collection | Title | Date first published | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Dark | The Red Shoes | 1996 | pub. 2000 | |
| The Landlord | 2000 | |||
| Dark House | A Splinter of Darkness | 1995 | ed. Gary Crew | |
| Dream Weavers | The Keystone | 1996 | ed. Paul Collins | |
| Dreaming Again | Perchance to Dream | 2008 | ed. Jack Dann | |
| Dreaming Down-Under | The Man Who Lost His Shadow | 1998 | ed. Jack Dann, Janeen Webb | |
| Exotic Gothic | The Stranger | 2009 | ed. Danel Olson | |
| Metro Winds | 2012 | |||
| Gathering the Bones | The Dove Game | 2003 | ed. Ramsey Campbell, Jack Dann, Dennis Etchison | |
| Green Monkey Dreams | Corfu | 1985 | pub. 1996 | |
| The Witch Seed | 1992 | |||
| Seek No More | 1992 | |||
| The Pumpkin Eater | 1994 | |||
| The Monster Game | 1994 | |||
| 1995 | ||||
| The Phoenix | 1996 | |||
| The Glory Days | ||||
| The Beast | ||||
| The Lemming Factor | ||||
| The Red Shoes | ||||
| Into the Future | Roaches | 1991 | ed. Toss Gascoigne, Jo Goodman, Margot Tyrrell | |
| Kids' Night in 2 | Santorini | 2005 | ed. Jessica Adams et al. | |
| Legends of Australian Fantasy | The Dark Road: An Obernewtyn Story | ed. Jack Dann, Jonathan Strahan | ||
| The Lottery: Nine Science Fiction Stories | Long Live the Giant! | 1994 | ed. Lucy Sussex | |
| The Road to Camelot | Guinevere, or the Sleeping of Beauty | 2002 | ed. Sophie Masson | |
| Trust Me Too | The Journey | 2012 | ||
| Under My Hat | The Stone Witch | 2012 |
2011 – Children's Book Council of Australia Awards
2008 – Aurealis Awards
2007 – Aurealis Awards[24]
2006 – ABPA Book Design Awards
2006 – Aurealis Awards[24]
2002 – Aurealis Awards[24]
1998 – Aurealis Awards[24]
1998 – Ditmar Awards
1997 – Aurealis Awards[24]
1997 – Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Stories
1996 – Aurealis Awards[24]
1994 – The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards[25]
1994 – W.A. Young Readers Book Award (WAYRA)
1993 – Children's Peace Literature Award (PEACE)
1992 – 3M Talking Book Award – (NSW)
1991 – The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards[25]
1988 – The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards[27]
A more complete list of Isobelle Carmody's nominations and awards can be found on the author profila[28] at Penguin Books