Juliet Marillier (born 27 July 1948) is a New Zealand-born writer of fantasy, focusing predominantly on historical fantasy.[1]
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Born | (1948-07-27) 27 July 1948 (age 74) Dunedin, New Zealand |
Alma mater | University of Otago |
Genre | Historical fantasy |
Notable awards | 2008 Sir Julius Vogel Award |
She was educated at the University of Otago, where she graduated with a BA in languages and a Bachelor of Music (honours).[2] Marillier taught music at the high school and university levels and has also served as a choral conductor and opera singer.[3]
Marillier lives in the Swan Valley, Western Australia (2014).[2]
Marillier serves on the Literary Advisory Committee for the Katherine Susannah Prichard Writers' Centre and is a regular contributor to the fiction writing blog, Writer Unboxed.[4]
Year | Award | Category | Book |
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2000 | Aurealis Awards | Best Fantasy Novel | Son of the Shadows |
2001 | Alex Awards | Young Adult Fiction | Daughter of the Forest |
2005 | Aurealis Awards | Best Fantasy Novel | Blade of Fortriu |
2006 | Aurealis Awards | Best Fantasy Novel | Wildwood Dancing |
2008 | Sir Julius Vogel Awards | Best Young Adult Novel | Cybele's Secret[5] |
2009 | Beehive Book Award | Young Adult Fiction | Wildwood Dancing |
2010 | Le Prix Imaginales | Best Novel in translation | Daughter of the Forest |
2010 | Tin Duck Awards | Best Professional Long Written Work | Seer of Sevenwaters |
2013 | Tin Duck Awards | Speculative fiction by Western Australian writers | Shadowfell |
2014 | Sir Julius Vogel Awards | Best Youth Novel | Raven Flight[6] |
2014 | Sir Julius Vogel Awards | Best Short Story | "By Bone-Light" (Prickle Moon)[6] |
2014 | Tin Duck Awards | Best Professional Long Written Work | Prickle Moon |
2015 | Aurealis Awards | Best Fantasy Novel | Dreamer's Pool |
2015 | Sir Julius Vogel Awards | Best Youth Novel | The Caller[7] |
Short stories in Prickle Moon.
Dates shown are for first Australian publication.
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The Sevenwaters Trilogy |
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Saga of the Light Isles |
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The Bridei Chronicles |
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Wildwood series |
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General | |
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National libraries | |
Other |
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