Isobelle Carmody's Blog, page 6
September 7, 2011
Newspaper article
Isobelle was awarded The Nance Donkin Award by the Society of Women Writers Victoria. Her daughter Adelaide and friend Rosie Borella accepted the award on her behalf as Isobelle was in Adelaide accepting the CBCA award for The Red Wind. This article appeared in the Geelong Advertiser on Tuesday August 19th Click Nance Donkin Award [...]
Newspaper appearance
Isobelle was awarded The Nance Donkin Award by the Society of Women Writers Victoria. Her daughter Adelaide and friend Rosie Borella accepted the award on her behalf as Isobelle was in Adelaide accepting the CBCA award for The Red Wind. This article appeared in the Geelong Advertiser on Tuesday August 19th Click Nance Donkin Award [...]
August 19, 2011
Book of the Year 2011 Winner
April 2011, The Children's Book Council of Australia shortlist announced. The Red Wind has been shortlisted in the Younger Readers category. August 19th 2011, The Red Wind is the winner of the Younger Readers category.
June 22, 2011
Short List Announced
The Red Wind has been shortlisted for another award again, the WA Premiers Awards .
June 2, 2011
Bookwise: May 2011
So books- I have recently finished Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson. It is a really lovely and unexpected book. Major Ernest Pettigrew is content to lead a quiet life in the sleepy village of Edgecombe St Mary, away from the meddling of the locals and his overbearing son. But when his brother dies, [...]
May 10, 2011
Reviews of The Wilful Eye : Tales From The Tower Vol 1
April 10, 2011 The Wilful Eye review in the The Junior Newsletter. April 11, 2011 Book review of The Wilful Eye by The Book Gryffin. My adoration of all things fairytale and fairytale related is certainly well known, though when it comes to fairytale retellings, I am oft left disappointed. NOT so, this time… May [...]
Reviews of The Wiful Eyes
April 10,2011 The Wilful Eye has been out couple of weeks and I already have some review for it from The Junior Newsletter. The article is at the bottom of the page, so please be patient and don't get mad with the computer. April 11,2011 Book review of The Wiful Eyes by The Book Gryffin. [...]
May 4, 2011
The Wilful Eye Review by Australian Book Review
Dear Readers, the following content is originally from Australian Book Review ,but it requires an log in to view the content,so I paste on my site to share the review with you. Content of May 2011 It is the shared mythology of fairy tale that binds the six stories in The Wilful Eye. Isobelle Carmody [...]
April 29, 2011
Bookwise: April 2011
Right now I am reading: The Weight of the World by Peter Handke I am half way through this and it is brilliant and nauseating in equal measure. I love his writing and his ability to transform his sharp perceptions into words, but he is unbearably self-centred and neurotic and sexist, though maybe that it [...]
April 28, 2011
Interview with TLC Books
TLC Books contacted me and I have an interview with them. Click Here to have a read the interview with TLC Books.
