Jane Routley is an Australian writer of fantasy fiction.[1]
Jane Routley | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genre | Fantasy fiction |
| Notable awards | Aurealis Award Fantasy division 1998 Fire Angels 1999 Aramaya |
Biography
editJane Routley was born in Melbourne, Australia.[2] Her first book Mage Heart was released in the U.S. in 1996. It is the first book in the Mage Heart series. She has since released two more novels in the series. In 2000 all three novels were published in Australia. Dutch and German editions have also appeared. Jane had also published a novel The Three Sisters in the U.S. under the pseudonym Rebecca Locksley.[3] She has written a number of short stories including a contribution to Paul Collins' Fantastic Worlds anthology with City of Whirlwinds.[2] Fire Angels and Aramaya both won the Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel in 1998 and 1999 respectively.[4] She is a recipient of the Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel.
Bibliography
editFiction series
editDion Demonslayer
- Mage Heart (1996)[5]
- Fire Angels (1998)[6]
- Aramaya (1999)[7]
Tari
Standalone
editShort fiction
edit- "The Goddess Wakes" (1995) in She's Fantastical (ed. Lucy Sussex and Judith Buckrich)
- "The Empty Quarter" (1996) in Dream Weavers (ed. Paul Collins)
- "Stealing the Seed" (1997) in Eidolon, Issue 24, Autumn 1997 (ed. Jonathan Strahan, Jeremy G. Byrne, Richard Scriven)
- "To Avalon" (1998) in Dreaming Down-Under (ed. Jack Dann, Janeen Webb)
- "City of Whirlwinds" (1998) in Fantastic Worlds (ed. Paul Collins)
- "Liars Brooch" (2001) in Spinouts (ed. Paul Collins)
- "A New Creation" (2002) in Meanjin, Volume 61, Number 3 2002 (ed. Micheal McGirr)
- "Celia" (2007) in Cicada, Vol 10, No 2, Nov/Dec 2007 (ed. Marianne Carus)
Awards and nominations
edit- 1999 Nominated for a Ditmar award for "To Avalon"[12]
- 1998 Nominated for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Short Story for "To Avalon"[13]
- 1999 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel for Aramaya[14]
- 1998 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel for Fire Angels[15]
- 1989 Won the Moonee Valley Library Short Story Competition with the story "Red Roses"
References
edit- ^ "Austlit — Jane Routley". Austlit. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Jane Routley - Summary Bibliography". ISFDB. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ Wagner, Thomas M. (2004). "The Three Sisters / Rebecca Locksley". SF Reviews.net. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ "aurealis awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ "Mage Heart by Jane Routley". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Fire Angels by Jane Routley". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Aramaya by Jane Routley". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "The Three Sisters by Jane Routley". ISFDB. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "The Melded Child by Jane Routley". ISFDB. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "A Shining Knight by Jane Routley". ISFDB. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Shadow in the Empire of Light by Jane Routley". ISFDB. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ Ortlieb, Marc, ed. (23 April 1999). "Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award (Ditmar) Nominees". The Australian Science Fiction Bullsheet. No. 118. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1999 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2000 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1999 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2024.