Helen Lowe is a New Zealand novelist. Her first novel, ''Thornspell'', was published in 2008. She has since published the first two books in ''The Wall of Night'' quartet, ''

The Heir of Night The Heir of Night is an epic fantasy High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot.Brian Stableford, ''The A to Z of Fanta ...

'' and '' The Gathering of the Lost''. Lowe is a three-time winner of the

Sir Julius Vogel Award The Sir Julius Vogel Awards are awarded each year at the New Zealand National Science Fiction Convention to recognise achievement in New Zealand science fiction, fantasy, horror, and science fiction fandom. They are commonly referred to as the ...

, and won the David Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer in 2012.

Biography

Lowe was born in

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...

in 1961. She attended schools in New Zealand and Singapore. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English and Geography from the

University of Waikato , mottoeng = For The People , established = 1964; years ago , endowment = (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $263.6 million (31 December 2020) , chancellor = Sir Anand Satyanand, GNZM, QSO, KStJ , vice_chancellor = Neil Quigley , cit ...

. Lowe continued her education at the Stockholm University and in 1984 earned a Postgraduate Diploma in Social Science.

''The Wall of Night''

Awards

*2012 The David Gemmell Morningstar Award *:The Ursula Bethell Residency in Creative Writing, University of Canterbury *2011 ''The Heir of Night'', Best Novel, Sir Julius Vogel Award *2010 ''

'', A Single Titles Reviewers' Choice Award *2009 ''Thornspell'', Best Novel: Young Adult, Sir Julius Vogel Award *:Best New Talent, Sir Julius Vogel Award *:''Thornspell'', Storylines NZ Children's Literature Trust "Notable Book" *2007 ''Argos'', Winner, A2O Poetry Competition (Australia) *2005

New Zealand Society of Authors The New Zealand Society of Authors (PEN New Zealand Inc.) promotes and protects the interests of New Zealand writers. It was founded as the New Zealand PEN Centre (Poets, Essays and Novelists) in 1934. It broadened its scope and became the New Ze ...

Creative New Zealand The Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (Creative New Zealand) is the national arts development agency of the New Zealand government, investing in artists and arts organisations, offering capability building programmes and developing markets ...

Mentorship for Emerging Writers *2003 ''Rain Wild Magic'', Winner, Robbie Burns National Poetry Competition

Current nominations

*2013 ''The Gathering of the Lost'', shortlisted for The David Gemmell Legend Award

Bibliography

Author

* 2009 ''Thornspell'', Knopf, USA * 2010 ''The Heir of Night: The Wall of Night Book 1'', HarperVoyager, USA; Orbit, UK * 2012 ''The Gathering of the Lost: The Wall of Night Book 2'', HarperVoyager, USA; Orbit, UK * 2016 ''Daughter of Blood: The Wall of Night Book 3'', HarperVoyager, USA; Orbit, UK

References

External links

Author website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lowe, Helen 1961 births Living people University of Waikato alumni New Zealand fantasy writers New Zealand women writers Writers from Wellington City