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Justine Larbalestier

ジュスティン・ラルバレスティエ

Jusutin Rarubaresutie

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1967-09-23 （Sydney）
Nationality
Australian
Languages
English
Residence History
Sydney, Australia → New York City, USA

Career

Occupations
Writer
Active Years
1997-
Nominations
Peter McNamara Convenors' Award (Aurealis), William J. Atheling Ditmar, Hugo Award for Best Related Work, Ethel Turner Award, Aurealis YA, Ditmar SF/Fantasy, Aurealis YA, Locus YA 3rd, BSFA Award, Locus YA 3rd, Davitt Award, Ethel Turner Prize (NSW Premier's Literary Awards)

Awards

Andre Norton Award
2007
Work: Magic or Madness
Category: Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
Organization: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result: 受賞
Ditmar Award
2007
Work: Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction
Category: William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review
Result: 受賞
Susan Koppelman Award
2007
Work: Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction
Result: 受賞
Aurealis Award
2014
Work: Razorhurst
Category: Best Horror Novel
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Liar

2009 Young Adult

A novel about a lying protagonist.

LiesIdentity

Magic or Madness

2005 Fantasy

A girl forced to choose between magic or madness. First of trilogy.

MagicMadnessFamily

Razorhurst

2014 Horror

Ghost story set in 1930s Sydney.

GhostsCrime

My Sister Rosa

2016 Young Adult

A boy's story about his psychopathic sister.

FamilyPsychopath

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Humorous narrativeLively dialogue
Recurring Motifs
Lies and truthFamily dynamics

Legacy

Australian writer known for YA fantasy and SF criticism.

Trivia

  • Married to Scott Westerfeld.