Anthony Eaton is an Australian writer of

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

and

young adult fiction Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults. The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ...

Biography

Eaton was born in

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

in 1972 and moved to

Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

during his childhood. After attending university he worked as a literature and drama teacher at

Trinity College, Perth Trinity College is an independent school, independent day school for boys, located on the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River foreshore in East Perth, Western Australia. The school was established in 1962 when students from the city schools ...

for eight years. He currently lives in Canberra and is a lecturer at the

University of Canberra The University of Canberra (UC) is a public research university with its main campus located in Bruce, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The campus is within walking distance of Westfield Belconnen, and from Canberra's Civic Centre. UC ...

. In 2000 Eaton's first novel was released in Australia, entitled ''The Darkness''. It won the 2001 Western Australian Premier's award for Young Adult Literature and was a short-list nominee for the 2000 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel. He then released two more books in 2001 and in 2003. In 2004 Eaton released ''Fireshadow'', which won the Western Australian Premier's award for Young Adult Literature and was named as an honour book in the CBCA Book of the Year Awards. In 2005 he started his Darklands Trilogy with the first book, ''Nightpeople'', being a short-list nominee for the 2005 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel and best young-adult novel. In 2007 the second book in the trilogy,

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won the 2007

Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers". To qualify, a work must have been fi ...

and in 2008 ''Into White Silence'' was named an honour book in the 2009 CBCA Book of the Year awards and was a short-list nominee for the

Queensland Premier's Literary Awards The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were an Australian suite of literary awards inaugurated in 1999 and disestablished in 2012. It was one of the most generous suites of literary awards within Australia, with $225,000 in prize money across ...

. Eaton is currently teaching Creative Writing at the University of Canberra whilst he works on his next set of novels.

Bibliography

Novels

*''The Darkness'' (2000) *'' A New Kind of Dreaming'' (2001) *'' Fireshadow'' (2004) *'' Into White Silence'' (2008) The Darklands Trilogy *'' Nightpeople'' (2005) *''

'' (2007) *'' Daywards'' (2010)

Children's fiction

Nathan Nuttboard Trilogy *'' Nathan Nuttboard Hits the Beach'' (2003) *'' Nathan Nuttboard Family Matters'' (2006) *'' Nathan Nuttboard Upstaged'' (2008) ;Other children's fiction *''The Girl In The Cave'' (2005)

References

External links

Official site
* Living people 1972 births 20th-century Australian novelists 21st-century Australian novelists Australian fantasy writers Australian male novelists 20th-century Australian male writers 21st-century Australian male writers {{Australia-writer-stub