Isobelle Carmody

Isobelle Carmody
Isobelle Carmody on Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2012
Born	(1958-06-16) 16 June 1958 (age 58) Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia]]
Occupation	Novelist
Genre	Fantasy, science fiction, Young adult literature

Isobelle Jane Carmody (born 16 June 1958) is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature, and young adult literature.

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. 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. 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. 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.

2011 - Children's Book Council of Australia Awards

2008 – Aurealis Awards

2007 – Aurealis Awards

2006 – ABPA Book Design Awards

2006 – Aurealis Awards

2002 – Aurealis Awards

1998 – Aurealis Awards

1998 – Ditmar Awards

1997 – Aurealis Awards

1997 – Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Stories

1996 – Aurealis Awards

1994 – The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards

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

1988 – The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards

A more complete list of Isobelle Carmody's nominations and awards can be found on the author profile at Penguin Books