Glenda Larke
Larke in 2007
Larke in 2007
BornGlenyce Larke[1]
Western Australia
Pen nameGlenda Noramly
NationalityAustralian
GenreFantasy
Website
glendalarke.com

Glenda Larke, born Glenyce Larke, is an Australian writer.[1]

Biography

Larke grew up in Western Australia.[1] She obtained a degree in history and a diploma in education at University of Western Australia and has taught English in Australia, Vienna, Tunisia and Malaysia.She currently[when?] resides in Mandurah, Western Australia with her husband, who works with the United Nations, and two children.[1][2]

Larke's first novel, Havenstar was published in 1998 by Virgin Worlds in the UK under her married name of Glenda Noramly.[3]

In 2003, she returned to the fantasy genre under the name of Glenda Larke when Voyager Books released The Aware, the first book in The Isles of Glory trilogy. The Aware was a finalist in the 2003 Aurealis Awards fantasy division.[4] Gilfeather and The Tainted completed the trilogy. The Tainted was a finalist in the 2004 Aurealis Awards fantasy division.[5]

The Isles of Glory was shortly followed by Larke's second trilogy The Mirage Makers. It includes Heart of the Mirage, which was released in 2006 and was a finalist in the 2006 Aurealis Awards fantasy division,[6] The Shadow of Tyr and Song of the Shiver Barrens, both released in 2007.

The Lascar's Dagger won both the Tin Duck Award and the Ditmar Award in 2015; The Fall of the Dagger won the Tin Duck Award in 2017.

The Watergivers (The Stormlord Trilogy) won the Sara Douglass Book Series Award in 2015.

Larke also writes non-fiction, usually articles on conservation issues, particularly those relating to bird conservation. These articles are mostly published in Malaysian nature magazines.[citation needed]

Bibliography

The Isles of Glory

The Mirage Makers

The Watergivers

Series also referred to as The Stormlord Trilogy

The Forsaken Lands

Awards and nominations

Aurealis Awards

Fantasy division

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Glenda Larke". AUSTLIT (austlit.edu.au). Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  2. ^ "Biography". Voyager Online. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Havenstar". Glenda Larke. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  4. ^ "2003 Aurealis Awards". The Locus Index to SF Awards. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  5. ^ "2004 Aurealis Awards". The Locus Index to SF Awards. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  6. ^ "2006 Aurealis Awards". The Locus Index to SF Awards. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  7. ^ "The Fall of the Dagger (The Forsaken Lands, #3)".
  8. ^ "2007 Aurealis Awards" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2008.
  9. ^ "2009 Aurealis Awards Finalists" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2008.

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