Garth Nix
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| Born | 19 July 1963 Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genres | Fantasy |
Garth Nix (born 19 July 1963 in Melbourne) is an Australian author of young adult fantasy novels, most notably the Old Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series, and The Keys to the Kingdom series. Garth Nix is not a pseudonym. He has frequently been asked this question and said, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the perfect name for a writer of fantasy. However, it is my real name." [1]
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[edit] Biography
Nix was born in Melbourne, Australia, and spent his childhood in Canberra. He attended the University of Canberra from 1984-1986. Emerging in 1986 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in professional writing, Nix soon became heavily involved in the publishing industry after moving to Sydney, working his way up the corporate ladder until finally becoming a senior editor in 1991 with HarperCollins Australia. He left to travel overseas in 1993, returning to work in 1994 with an IT public relations and marketing firm which in 1996 led to him co-founding PR firm Gotley Nix Evans Pty Ltd. In 1999 he joined Curtis Brown, an Australian literary agency, as a part-time agent after a stint as a full-time writer in 1998. However, in 2002, Nix once more became a full-time writer. He has worked as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve, and as a bookseller, book sales representative, publicist, editor, marketing consultant and literary agent. His books are published around the world and have been translated into 36 languages. Nix's books have appeared on the bestseller lists of The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, The Bookseller, The Australian and The Sunday Times. Garth Nix has recently signed a reported seven-figure deal for three new titles, two being additions to the Old Kingdom series, a prequel and a sequel, the first of which has the working title Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen. These titles will appear in 2010 and 2011 [1]. His series The Seventh Tower, originally published in the USA by Scholastic in 1999-2001 is currently being published in the UK, starting with The Fall in March 2008 [2].
He currently lives near Coogee Beach, Sydney, with his wife, Anna, and his sons, Thomas and Edward Nix.
[edit] Awards and Nominations
- 1999 - awarded a Special Award in the Golden Duck Awards for Australian Contribution to Children's Science Fiction
- 1995 - Aurealis Award in the categories of fantasy and young adult literature for Sabriel [2]
- 2002 - awarded the South Australian Festival Award for Children's Literature for Lirael [3]
- 2002 - awarded the Ditmar in the category of Best Australian Novel for Lirael
- 2003 - Aurealis Award in the category of fantasy novel and YA novel for Abhorsen [4]
- 2003 - Aurealis Award in the category of children's long fiction for Mister Monday [5]
- 2004 - awarded Honour Book in the Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards for Mister Monday [6]
- 2005 - Aurealis Award in the category of best YA short story and Golden Aurealis for best short story for 'Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case' [7]
- 2005 - Aurealis Award in the category of children's long fiction for Drowned Wednesday [8]
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] The Old Kingdom series
Also known as the Abhorsen Trilogy (only in the USA)
[edit] Companion Books
- 2005 The Creature in the Case (especially produced for World Book Day) - Now also released as part of the collection below.
- 2005 (UK 2006) Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories
[edit] The Seventh Tower series
- 2000 The Fall
- 2000 Castle
- 2001 Aenir
- 2001 Above the Veil
- 2001 Into Battle
- 2001 The Violet Keystone
[edit] The Keys to the Kingdom series
- 2003 Mister Monday
- 2004 Grim Tuesday
- 2005 Drowned Wednesday
- 2006 Sir Thursday
- 2007 Lady Friday
- 2008 Superior Saturday
- 2009 Lord Sunday
[edit] Very Clever Baby series
These books were essentially self-published (though later republished by Text Media in Melbourne) and although aimed at "Very Clever Babies Aged 3-6 Months", some help is needed from parents with the long words such as "ichthyologist" used by the character Freddy the Fish.
- 1988 Very Clever Baby's First Reader
- 1988 Very Clever Baby's Ben Hur
- 1992 Very Clever Baby's Guide to the Greenhouse Effect
- 1998 Very Clever Baby's First Christmas
[edit] Other works
- 1990 The Ragwitch
- 1997 Shade's Children
- 2000 Serena and the Sea Serpent (in Aussie Bites series)
- 2007 One Beastly Beast: Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales — a book of short stories for younger readers, including Serena and the Sea Serpent
- 2009 A Confusion of Princes — a forthcoming young adult space opera novel [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Nix, Garth (2007). Across the Wall. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-722146-2.
- ^ Aurealis - Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Contact Us
- ^ Copy of FAL Previous winners
- ^ http://www.aurealisawards.com.au/Winners.htm
- ^ http://www.aurealisawards.com.au/Winners.htm
- ^ Books of the Year 2000 - 2009
- ^ http://www.aurealisawards.com.au/Winners.htm
- ^ http://www.aurealisawards.com.au/Winners.htm
- ^ Garth Nix's Amazon Blog: Clariel: The Lost Abhorsen and two other books Permalink
[edit] External links
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