Sue Isle
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Sue Isle is the author of the Young Adult literature
Fantasy
novel
Scale Of Dragon, Tooth Of Wolf and nonfiction children's book 'Wolf Children'
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"My latest bio. I live in Perth, Western Australia and have been writing as long as I knew that real people wrote books. My lit credit so far includes the YA book Scale of Dragon, Tooth of Wolf and kids book Wolf Children. I've also sold quite a few stories around the place to markets such as Aurealis, Orb, ASIM, Agog, Sword and Sorceress and Tales of the Unanticipated [USA] and recently moved online with Shiny, a YA fiction magazine! My other interests include history, sf conventions, roleplay gaming, gardening and working out how best to turn my hometown into an Aftermath scenario." Scale Of Dragon, Tooth Of Wolf is about a rebellious teen in an alternate-world 16th century joining a group of sorceress
es. Sue Isle is also the author of the Non-fiction
book Wolf children : the real feral kids : an extraordinary story http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=3&ti=1,3&SAB1=Sue+Isle&BOOL1=all+of+these&FLD1=Title+%28TKEY%29&GRP1=OR+with+next+set&SAB2=Sue+Isle&BOOL2=all+of+these&FLD2=Author+Name+%28NKEY%29&GRP2=OR+with+next+set&SAB3=Sue+Isle&BOOL3=all+of+these&FLD3=Subject+%28SKEY%29&GRP3=AND+with+next+set&DB=local&CNT=25&SID=1 She lives in Perth, Western Australia
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Scale of Dragon, Tooth of Wolf (1996)
Wolf Children (1998)
Ditmar Awards
Young adult literature
Young-adult fiction or young adult literature , also juvenile fiction, is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 14 to 21. The Young Adult Library Services of the American Library Association defines a young adult as "someone between the...
Fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
Scale Of Dragon, Tooth Of Wolf and nonfiction children's book 'Wolf Children'
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"My latest bio. I live in Perth, Western Australia and have been writing as long as I knew that real people wrote books. My lit credit so far includes the YA book Scale of Dragon, Tooth of Wolf and kids book Wolf Children. I've also sold quite a few stories around the place to markets such as Aurealis, Orb, ASIM, Agog, Sword and Sorceress and Tales of the Unanticipated [USA] and recently moved online with Shiny, a YA fiction magazine! My other interests include history, sf conventions, roleplay gaming, gardening and working out how best to turn my hometown into an Aftermath scenario." Scale Of Dragon, Tooth Of Wolf is about a rebellious teen in an alternate-world 16th century joining a group of sorceress
Magician (fantasy)
A magician, mage, sorcerer, sorceress, wizard, enchanter, enchantress, thaumaturge or a person known under one of many other possible terms is someone who uses or practices magic that derives from supernatural or occult sources...
es. Sue Isle is also the author of the Non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
book Wolf children : the real feral kids : an extraordinary story http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=3&ti=1,3&SAB1=Sue+Isle&BOOL1=all+of+these&FLD1=Title+%28TKEY%29&GRP1=OR+with+next+set&SAB2=Sue+Isle&BOOL2=all+of+these&FLD2=Author+Name+%28NKEY%29&GRP2=OR+with+next+set&SAB3=Sue+Isle&BOOL3=all+of+these&FLD3=Subject+%28SKEY%29&GRP3=AND+with+next+set&DB=local&CNT=25&SID=1 She lives in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
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Novels
Nightsiders (collection of theme fiction) (2011)Scale of Dragon, Tooth of Wolf (1996)
Wolf Children (1998)
Short fiction
- "To Here the Midnight Fled" in Thyme Fiction 2(1989?)
- "Her Father's Daughter" (1990) in Sword And Sorceress VII (ed. Marion Zimmer BradleyMarion Zimmer BradleyMarion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley was an American author of fantasy novels such as The Mists of Avalon and the Darkover series. Many critics have noted a feminist perspective in her writing. Her first child, David R...
) - "Nightwings" (1990) in AurealisAurealisAurealis is a Australian speculative fiction magazine published by Chimaera Publications. The magazine was launched in September 1990 to provide a market for speculative fiction writers, with a particular emphasis on raising the profile of Australian authors.In 1995 the magazine instituted the...
#1 (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser) - "The Last Guardian" (1990) in Glass Reptile Breakout and other Australian Speculative Stories (ed. Van IkinVan IkinVan Ikin is an academic and science fiction writer and editor. He is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Western Australia, and has acted as supervisor for several Australian writers completing their post-graduate degrees and doctorates - including science fiction and fantasy writers...
) - "Remembering Names" (1991) in AurealisAurealisAurealis is a Australian speculative fiction magazine published by Chimaera Publications. The magazine was launched in September 1990 to provide a market for speculative fiction writers, with a particular emphasis on raising the profile of Australian authors.In 1995 the magazine instituted the...
#4 (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser) - "A Sprig of Aconite" (1992) in Intimate Armageddons (ed. Bill CongreveBill Congreve-Biography:Congreve's first work was published in 1987 with his short story "Collector" which was featured in the Summer 1986/1987 edition of Aphelion Science Fiction Magazine. In 1992 Congreve's first edited anthology was released by Five Islands Press, featuring a short story and introduction by...
) - "Daybreak" (1992) in AurealisAurealisAurealis is a Australian speculative fiction magazine published by Chimaera Publications. The magazine was launched in September 1990 to provide a market for speculative fiction writers, with a particular emphasis on raising the profile of Australian authors.In 1995 the magazine instituted the...
#8 (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser) - "Makeover" (1993) in Terror Australis: The Best of Australian Horror (ed. Leigh BlackmoreLeigh BlackmoreLeigh David Blackmore is an Australian horror writer, critic, editor, occultist and musician. He served as the second President of the Australian Horror Writers Association . His work has been nominated twice for the Ditmar Award, once for fiction and once for criticism...
) - "Kill Me Once" (1994) in Alien Shores : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction (ed. Peter McNamara, Margaret Winch)
- "A Sky Full of Ravens" (1995) in She's Fantastical
- "Ice Harvest" (1995) in AurealisAurealisAurealis is a Australian speculative fiction magazine published by Chimaera Publications. The magazine was launched in September 1990 to provide a market for speculative fiction writers, with a particular emphasis on raising the profile of Australian authors.In 1995 the magazine instituted the...
#16 (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser) - "Chadriki Dance" (1998) in Tales of the UnanticipatedTales of the UnanticipatedTales of the Unanticipated, known as TOTU, is a semiprozine that was founded under the auspices of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society , and has since become independent...
, August 1998 (ed. Eric M. Heideman) - "Habits of Empire" (1998) in AurealisAurealisAurealis is a Australian speculative fiction magazine published by Chimaera Publications. The magazine was launched in September 1990 to provide a market for speculative fiction writers, with a particular emphasis on raising the profile of Australian authors.In 1995 the magazine instituted the...
#20/21 (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser) - "Sisterchild" (1999) in Orb Speculative Fiction #0 (ed. Sarah Endacott)
- "The Woman of EndorThe Woman of Endor-Background:"The Woman of Endor" was first published in 2001 in the second edition of the Orb Speculative Fiction magazine, edited by Sarah Endacott and published by Orb Publications...
" (2001) in Orb Speculative Fiction #2 (ed. Sarah Endacott) - "Life and a Chance" (2001) in Tales of the UnanticipatedTales of the UnanticipatedTales of the Unanticipated, known as TOTU, is a semiprozine that was founded under the auspices of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society , and has since become independent...
#22 (ed. Eric M. Heideman) - "Amy's Stars" (2003) in Orb Speculative Fiction #5 (ed. Eric M. Heideman)
- "Catbones" (2003) in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight MagazineAndromeda Spaceways Inflight MagazineAndromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine or ASIM is a fantasy and science fiction magazine and webzine published out of Glenn Innes, New South Wales, Australia. The publishers of ASIM describe it as "Australia's Pulpiest SF Magazine". The magazine is currently edited by Robbie Matthews and is...
, Issue #5 (ed. Danuta Shaw) - "Witness of Blood" (2003) in Agog! Terrific Tales (ed. Cat Sparks)
- "Doing Shadow Time" (2003) in Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the SupernaturalSouthern Blood: New Australian Tales of the SupernaturalSouthern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural is a 2003 speculative fiction anthology edited by Bill Congreve-Background:Southern Blood was first published in Australia in June 2003 by Sandglass Enterprises in trade paperback format...
(ed. Bill Congreve) - "Dog Years" (2004) in AurealisAurealisAurealis is a Australian speculative fiction magazine published by Chimaera Publications. The magazine was launched in September 1990 to provide a market for speculative fiction writers, with a particular emphasis on raising the profile of Australian authors.In 1995 the magazine instituted the...
#32 (ed. Keith StevensonKeith StevensonKeith Stevenson is a speculative fiction writer, editor, reviewer, publisher and podcaster. Born in Scotland, he emigrated to Australia in 1990. From 1999 he was submissions manager for and later became editor of the magazine from 2001 to the end of 2004. During that time he was also organising... - "Mary Bennet Goes Postal" (2005) in Tales of the UnanticipatedTales of the UnanticipatedTales of the Unanticipated, known as TOTU, is a semiprozine that was founded under the auspices of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society , and has since become independent...
#26 (ed. Eric M. Heideman) - "Daughter of the Red Cranes" (2006) in Agog! Ripping Reads (ed. Cat Sparks)
- "Mary Bennet Gets a Life" (2006) in Borderlands #7
- "The Sun People" (2007) ShinyShinyShiny is the debut album from Johannesburg-based indie pop band The Bang. The album was released in September 2005. The album's cover art was designed by Daniel Levi, who has directed music videos for Interpol and Massive Attack...
#2 (ed. Alisa Krasnostein) - "Heartsblood" (2008) in Tales of the UnanticipatedTales of the UnanticipatedTales of the Unanticipated, known as TOTU, is a semiprozine that was founded under the auspices of the Minnesota Science Fiction Society , and has since become independent...
#29 (ed. Eric M. Heideman) - "I Can Run Faster" (2008) in AurealisAurealisAurealis is a Australian speculative fiction magazine published by Chimaera Publications. The magazine was launched in September 1990 to provide a market for speculative fiction writers, with a particular emphasis on raising the profile of Australian authors.In 1995 the magazine instituted the...
#41 (ed. Stuart Mayne) - "Paper Dragons" Shiny August 2008
- "Candle to the Devil" [New Ceres Nights} 2009
Articles
- Dogs Who Are Wolves (1998) in School Magazine
- Worldcon (2000) in Write Away Magazine (Fremantle Arts Centre)
- The Wolf Girls (2001) in School Magazine
- Roleplaying for Authors (2001) in Write Away Magazine
- Why Science Fiction Isn’t Scary (2002) in Write Away Magazine
- Kept by Rats (2002) in Pets, Vets and People
- A Person, More or Less Wicked (2003 in Fables and Reflections Easter 2003
Awards and nominations
Aurealis Awards- Best fantasy short storyAurealis Award for best fantasy short storyThe Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers"...
- 2001: Win: "The Woman of EndorThe Woman of Endor-Background:"The Woman of Endor" was first published in 2001 in the second edition of the Orb Speculative Fiction magazine, edited by Sarah Endacott and published by Orb Publications...
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- 2001: Win: "The Woman of Endor
- Best horror short storyAurealis Award for best horror short storyThe Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, and horror writers"...
- 2003: Nomination: "Amy's Stars"
- Best science fiction short storyAurealis Award for best science fiction short storyThe Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers"...
- 2003: Nomination: "Amy's Stars"
Ditmar Awards
- Best short fictionDitmar AwardThe Ditmar Award has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in Australian science fiction and science fiction fandom...
- 1996: Nomination: "A Sky Full of Ravens"
- Best short storyDitmar AwardThe Ditmar Award has been awarded annually since 1969 at the Australian National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in Australian science fiction and science fiction fandom...
- 2008: Nomination: "The Sun People"