Lian Tanner's Blog, page 27
May 13, 2012
Aurealis Award
Sometimes the nicest things happen – and they are totally unexpected. City of Lies was shortlisted for the 2011 Aurealis Award (Best Children’s Fiction), which is the Australian prize for fantasy and science fiction. This is the prize that Museum of Thieves won last year (which was the 2010 award), so while I was really...
May 8, 2012
National Year of Reading Ambassador
I’m sure I’ve mentioned before that 2012 is Australia’s National Year of Reading, and that I’m one of the Tasmanian Ambassadors. Well, this week I’m one of the FEATURED Ambassadors. Have a look at the NYR website here, for my interview and photos (including one of me at age 11 with my horse Chief!).
April 26, 2012
The story of Mouse
Every now and then a character comes along who you just can’t forget, even when you can’t find the right story for them. For me, a small boy called Mouse was one of those characters. Mouse first appeared in my head twelve years ago when I was trying to write a screenplay about a flying...
April 25, 2012
First draft of ‘Frozen’
I’m feeling very pleased with myself, having just this minute finished the first draft of the new book. No, this is not Path of Beasts – that is already well on the way to publication. This is a new story entirely. It’s for children still, and a fantasy. It’s called Frozen and it’s set on...
‘Read This’ Competition
Got a favourite book? How would you go about convincing your friends to read it? The National Year of Reading, the State Library of Victoria and Good Reading Magazine are having a competition for residents of Australia aged between 12 and 18 years. Here’s the link – you can get the competition details and see...
Path of Beasts – the ARC!
I received a very exciting parcel in the post the other day – half a dozen copies of the US edition of Path of Beasts. These weren’t the final book, of course, but Advance Readers Copies, or ARCs. And they look terrific! Here’s a sneak peek of the cover. Isn’t Jon Foster an extraordinary artist?...
April 3, 2012
How people find my website
One of the interesting things about having a website is looking at the admin pages behind what everyone else sees. These pages tell me how many hits there have been, and what people have looked at – though they don't tell me who you are. One of the things I like to check is the...
April 1, 2012
'Read This' Competition
Got a favourite book? How would you go about convincing your friends to read it? The National Year of Reading, the State Library of Victoria and Good Reading Magazine are having a competition for residents of Australia aged between 12 and 18 years. Here's the link – you can get the competition details and see...
March 26, 2012
Free stuff, extras and downloads from the Keepers
How old was Toadspit when he learned to pick locks? What does Blessed Guardian Hope dream about in her room at night? Why do the trees in Princess Frisia's orchards grow so astonishingly well? No, you won't find the answers in Museum of Thieves or City of Lies. But you will find them on the...
March 22, 2012
Path of Beasts coming in October
Only six months to go until the Keepers Book 3, Path of Beasts, is published. And we're counting down! Here are a couple of very nice comments from people who have read the manuscript. This is from the Alien Onion blog, which is the children's book blog for my Australian publisher, Allen & Unwin. 'October...
