Juliet Marillier's Blog, page 10
May 27, 2010
Daughter of the Forest wins Prix Imaginales
Daughter of the Forest has won a major French fantasy award, Le Prix Imaginales, in the 'novel in translation' category. The French edition came out in 2009, published by L'Atalante and translated by Helene Bury. More information on the website:
The Book of Faery Magic
Some of you may like The Book of Faery Magic, a new publication about all things faery. I made a small contribution with a piece about the influence of faery lore in my writing. Go to the website to find out more and to purchase the book. It will also be in Australian bookshops from July.
Au Contraire in Wellington
New Zealand readers and anyone else going to the Au Contraire speculative fiction convention in Wellington in August - a draft program is on the website. I am presenting a writing workshop on Friday August 27, from 10-12. The topic is Finding Your Voice. You'll need to sign up in advance for that. I am also very likely to be on the panel Myth and Fairytales in Fantasy, Sunday Aug 29 at 10, since I suggested the topic.
April 16, 2010
Reading List
Hyddenworld: Spring by William Horwood
House Rules by Jodi Picoult
The Queen's Fool by Philippa Gregory
March 26, 2010
Heart's Blood still alive in the BSC Reviews tournament
Heart's Blood has made it into Round 3 of the .
Voting in this round goes until March 31. You must be registered on the BSC Reviews site to vote. Once registered, log in and click 'View Active Topics.' Go to 'Rosemary and Rue vs Heart's Blood.' Name your choice and, for a bonus point, give a good reason why you chose it.
March 20, 2010
Tournament Updates
Great news! Heart's Blood has survived to fight again in the second round of both the Da Bwaha and BSCReviews book tournaments. How you can help:
For the , keep an eye on the site as a 12 hour voting period will pop up for each set of books - when Heart's Blood comes up, the voting process requires just a point and click, no registration.
For the , register now if you want a chance of getting on the site when round 2 kicks off. Once registered, you vote ...
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March 17, 2010
DABWAHA Tournament
Do you like a good love story? Want to be in the running for some great prizes? Check out this link to the 2010 DABWAHA Tournament, in which Heart's Blood is one of the books on the list of 64.
The voting process is based on a basketball tournament. Basically the list gets cut down week by week until there is only one book left. You vote week by week to keep your favourites in the running.
BSCreview book tournament
March 7, 2010
Who's coming to dinner
Congratulations to Danelle and Brittany, the winners of our dinner guest competition. Thanks to everyone who entered.
Click here to view a selection of the competition entries. You may be surprised to see who was invited to dinner.
