"Green Monkey Dreams" is a 1996

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 ...

short story A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...

by Australian writer

Isobelle Carmody Isobelle Jane Carmody (born 16 June 1958) is an Australian writer of science fiction, fantasy, children's literature, and young adult literature. She is recipient of the Aurealis Award for best children's fiction. Biography Isobelle Carmody wa ...

. "Green Monkey Dreams" was first published in 1996 as part of a collection of Isobelle Carmody's short stories entitled ''

Green Monkey Dreams "Green Monkey Dreams" is a 1996 fantasy short story by Australian writer Isobelle Carmody. "Green Monkey Dreams" was first published in 1996 as part of a collection of Isobelle Carmody's short stories entitled '' Green Monkey Dreams'' by Penguin ...

'' by

Penguin Books Penguin Books is a British publishing, publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year.Viking Press Viking Press (formally Viking Penguin, also listed as Viking Books) is an American publishing company owned by Penguin Random House. It was founded in New York City on March 1, 1925, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim and then acquire ...

imprint. It was featured alongside 13 other stories by Carmody. "Green Monkey Dreams" won the 1996

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

and was a short-list nominee for the 1996 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story but lost to

Russell Blackford Russell Blackford (born 1954) is an Australian writer, philosopher, and literary critic. Early life and education Blackford was born in Sydney, and grew up in the city of Lake Macquarie, near Newcastle, New South Wales. After graduating with ...

's " The Sword of God".

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* 1996 short stories Australian short stories Fantasy short stories Aurealis Award-winning works {{1990s-fantasy-story-stub