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Anthony Eaton

アンソニー・イートン

Ansonī Īton

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1972 （Papua New Guinea）
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English
Residence History
Papua New Guinea (birth) → Perth, Western Australia (childhood) → Canberra (current)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Literature and drama teacher, Lecturer
Active Years
2000-2024
Affiliations
University of Canberra, Trinity College, Perth
Nominations
2000 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel shortlist (The Darkness), 2005 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel and best young-adult novel shortlist (Nightpeople)

Awards

Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel
2007
Work: Skyfall
Category: best young-adult novel
Organization: Aurealis Awards
Result: Winner
Western Australian Premier's award for Young Adult Literature
2001
Work: The Darkness
Category: Young Adult Literature
Organization: Government of Western Australia
Result: Winner
Western Australian Premier's award for Young Adult Literature
2004
Work: Fireshadow
Category: Young Adult Literature
Organization: Government of Western Australia
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Skyfall

2007 Young adult

Nightpeople

2005 Fantasy

Fireshadow

2004 Young adult

The Darkness

2000 Fantasy

Bibliography

  • The Darkness (2000)
  • A New Kind of Dreaming (2001)
  • Fireshadow (2004)
  • Into White Silence (2008)
  • Nightpeople (2005)
  • Skyfall (2007)
  • Daywards (2010)
  • Nathan Nuttboard Hits the Beach (2003)
  • Nathan Nuttboard Family Matters (2006)
  • Nathan Nuttboard Upstaged (2008)
  • The Girl In The Cave (2005)

Legacy

Australian writer of fantasy and young adult fiction. Notable for winning the Aurealis Award and other accolades, known for the Darklands Trilogy.