Louise Katz Explained

Louise Katz
Birth Place:	Canberra, Australia
Occupation:	Writer, academic
Nationality:	Australian
Genre:	Fantasy, science fiction, young adult
Awards:	Aurealis Award

Louise Katz is an Australian fantasy and science fiction novelist and academic.

Biography

Katz was born in Canberra, Australia, and attended art school in Adelaide.^[1] She is a Doctor of Creative Arts and has taught creative writing and academic writing at the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of Sydney.^[2]

In 1996 Katz' first book, Myfanwy's Demon, was published. Her second novel, The Other Face of Janus, was released in 2001; the book won the 2001 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel.^{[3] [4]} The Orchid Nursery from 2016 won the Norma K. Hemming award for that year.^[5] Katz has also published short fiction, including the short story "Weavers of the Twilight" which was a joint winner of the 2004 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story.^[3]

Awards

• 2001 – Aurealis award, for The Other Face of Janus
• 2004 – Co-winner, Aurealis Award, for "Weavers of the Twilight"
• 2016 – Winner, Norma K. Hemming award, for The Orchid Nursery

Selected bibliography

Novels

• Myfanwy's Demon (1996) HarperCollins,
• The Other Face of Janus (2001) HarperCollins,
• The Orchid Nursery (2015) Lacuna Publishing, ^[6]

Short fiction

• 2004 "Weavers of the Twilight", short story, in Agog! Smashing Stories, Wollongong, Australia: Agog! Press
• 2000 "The Little Demon", short story, in Mystery, Magic, Voodoo, Sydney: HarperCollins
• 2009 "The Absent Men", novella, in X-6 Anthology, Sydney: Coeur de Lion Publishing

Notes and References

1. Web site: | title = Katz, Louise | publisher = AusLit | date = | accessdate = 18 March 2021.
2. Web site: Dr Louise Katz . University of Sydney, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences . 18 March 2021.
3. Web site: Louise Katz - Summary Bibliography . . 18 March 2021.
4. Web site: Aurealis awards, previous years’ results . . 18 March 2021.
5. Web site: 2016 Ditmar and Other Australian Awards . Locus Online . 18 March 2021 . 28 March 2016.
6. Web site: Browsing the Aisles: A Foray into Speculative Fiction . Sydney Review of Books . 12 August 2016 . 18 March 2021 . Sloan . Jane.