Juliet Marillier

Juliet Marillier
Marillier in 2013
Marillier in 2013
Born
Juliet Marillier

1948 (age 77–78)[1]
Dunedin, New Zealand
OccupationAuthor
Alma materUniversity of Otago
GenreHistorical fantasy
Notable awards2008 Sir Julius Vogel Award
Children4

Juliet Marillier (born in 1948)[1] is a New Zealand-born writer of speculative fiction, predominantly historical fantasy.[2]

She has been nominated for 26 Aurealis Awards, resulting in 6 wins.[3] Additionally, she has won four Sir Julius Vogel Awards.[3] She received the World Fantasy Award—Life Achievement in 2025.[4]

Biography

Marillier attended University of Otago. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in languages and a Bachelor of Music (honours).[5] She then taught music at high school and university levels and has been a choral conductor and opera singer.[6]

Marillier is on the Literary Advisory Committee for the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers' Centre and is a contributor to the writing blog Writer Unboxed.[7] She belongs to the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids.[8]

Personal life

She has lived in the Swan Valley, Western Australia (since 2014).[5]

Awards

Year Title Award Category Ref.
2000 Son of the Shadows Aurealis Award Fantasy Novel
2001 Daughter of the Forest Alex Awards —
2005 Blade of Fortriu Aurealis Award Fantasy Novel
2006 Wildwood Dancing Aurealis Award Fantasy Novel
2008 Cybele's Secret Sir Julius Vogel Award Young Adult Novel [9]
2009 Wildwood Dancing Beehive Book Award Young Adult Fiction
2010 Daughter of the Forest Prix Imaginales Novel in Translation
Seer of Sevenwaters Tin Duck Awards Professional Long Written Work
2013 "By Bone-Light" (Prickle Moon) Aurealis Award Young Adult Short Story
Shadowfell Tin Duck Awards Speculative Fiction by Western Australian writers
2014 "By Bone-Light" (Prickle Moon) Sir Julius Vogel Awards Short Story [10]
Prickle Moon Tin Duck Awards Professional Long Written Work
Raven Flight Sir Julius Vogel Awards Youth Novel [10]
2015 The Caller Sir Julius Vogel Awards Youth Novel [11]
Dreamer's Pool Aurealis Award Fantasy Novel
2016 Tower of Thorns Tin Duck Awards Professional Long Written Work
2018 Blackthorn & Grim Aurealis Award Sara Douglass Book Series Award
2019 Beautiful Tin Duck Awards Professional Short Written Work
2025 — World Fantasy Award Life Achievement

Bibliography

The Sevenwaters Series

  1. Daughter of the Forest (1999)
  2. Son of the Shadows (2000)
  3. Child of the Prophecy (2001)
  4. Heir to Sevenwaters (2008)
  5. Seer of Sevenwaters (2010)
  6. Flame of Sevenwaters (2012)

Saga of the Light Isles

  1. Wolfskin (2002)
  2. Foxmask (2003)

The Bridei Chronicles

  1. The Dark Mirror (2004)
  2. Blade of Fortriu (2005)
  3. The Well of Shades (2006)

The Whistling Tor series

  1. Heart's Blood (2009)

The Shadowfell series

  1. Shadowfell (2012)
  2. Raven Flight (2013)
  3. The Caller (2014)

Blackthorn and Grim

  1. Dreamer's Pool (2014)
  2. Tower of Thorns (2015)
  3. Den of Wolves (2016)

Warrior Bards

  1. The Harp of Kings (September, 2019)
  2. A Dance with Fate (September, 2020)
  3. A Song of Flight (September, 2021)

The Heartwood Duology

  1. The Amber Owl (2025)
  2. The Hidden Way (2026)

Novels for young adults

Short story collections

  • Prickle Moon (2013), 16 stories.
  • Mother Thorn and Other Tales of Courage and Kindness (2021), 4 stories.

Short stories

Short stories in Prickle Moon.

  • "Prickle Moon"
  • "Otherling"
  • "Let down your hair"
  • "Poppy seeds"
  • "In Coed Celyddon"
  • "Juggling silver"
  • "'Twixt Firelight and Water (A Tale of Sevenwaters)"
  • "Gift of hope"
  • "Letters from Robert"
  • "Jack's day"
  • "Far horizons"
  • "Tough Love 3001"
  • "Wraith, level one"
  • "Back and beyond"
  • "The angel of death"
  • "By bone-light"
  • "Beautiful"

Dates shown are for first Australian publication.

References

  1. ^ a b Duggan, Anne E; Haase, Donald; Callow, Helen J. (2016). Folktales and Fairy Tales: Traditions and Texts from around the World [4 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 620. ISBN 978-1-61069-254-0. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Reviews for Juliet Marillier". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Juliet Marillier". science fiction awards database. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Winners". World Fantasy Awards. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Juliet Marillier". AUSTLIT (austlit.edu.au). Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  6. ^ Kenter, DA. "An interview with author Juliet Marillier". Canton Rep. Retrieved 29 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ jmarilli_admin. "Juliet". Juliet Marillier | The Official Site | Author of Historical Fantasy. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. ^ Marillier, Juliet (2009). "Juliet Marillier". Heart's Blood. Tor. ISBN 978-0-230-01791-7. Juliet is a member of the druid order OBOD
  9. ^ "Sir Julius Vogel Award Results - 2008".
  10. ^ a b "SJV Award Results 2014".
  11. ^ "SJV Award Results 2015".
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