Louise Katz

Louise Katz is an Australian writer of fantasy and young adult fiction.

Louise Katz
Born	Canberra, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Genre	Fantasy, young adult
Notable awards	Aurealis Award Best young-adult novel 2001 The Other Face of Janus Best fantasy short story 2004 Weavers of the Twilight

Biography

Katz was born in Canberra, Australia and attended art school in Adelaide.[1] In 1996 Katz' first book was released in Australia, entitled Myfanwy's Demon.[2] In 2001 she released her second novel entitled The Other Face of Janus which won the 2001 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel.[2][3] Katz has also released two short stories the second of which, Weavers of the Twilight, was a joint winner of the 2004 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story.[2][4] Katz obtained her PhD from the University of Technology Sydney,[5] and currently lectures in academic communication at the University of Sydney.[6]

Bibliography

Novels

• Myfanwy's Demon (1996) HarperCollins, ISBN 0732251672
• The Other Face of Janus (2001) HarperCollins, ISBN 0207197091
• The Orchid Nursery (2015) Lacuna Publishing, ISBN 9781922198204

Short fiction

• "The Little Demon" (2000) in Mystery, Magic, Voodoo & the Holy Grail (ed. Stephanie Smith, Julia Stiles)
• "Weavers of Twilight" (2004) in Agog! Smashing Stories (ed. Cat Sparks)

References

1. "Katz, Louise". AusLit. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
2. "Louise Katz - Summary Bibliography". ISFDB. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
3. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2002 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
4. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2005 Aurealis Awards". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-24.
5. http://www.keithstevenson.com/terraincognitasf/tisf004.html
6. http://sydney.edu.au/arts/teaching_learning/about/contact.shtml