Justine Larbalestier ( )'''' (born 23 September 1967) is an Australian writer of

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best known for her 2009 novel, '' Liar''.

Personal life

Larbalestier was born and raised in Sydney. She now alternates residence between Sydney and New York City. In 2001 she married the American science fiction writer

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, whom she met in New York City in 2000.

Selected works

Nonfiction

* 'Ending the Battle of the Sexes? Hermaphroditism in "Venus Plus X" by Theodore Sturgeon and "Motherhood, Etc." by L. Timmel Duchamp', '' The New York Review of Science Fiction'', January 1997, pp. 14–16. * ''Opulent Darkness: The Werewolves of Tanith Lee'' ( New Lambton: Nimrod Publications, 1999). – Babel Handbooks on Fantasy and SF Writers, no. 9 (20 pages) * ''The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction'' (

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, 2002). * ''Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century'', edited (Wesleyan, 2006).

Fiction as editor

* ''Zombies vs. Unicorns'' ( Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2010), eds. Larbalestier and

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Novels

;Magic or Madness trilogy, or Reason Cansino series *''

Magic or Madness ''Magic or Madness'' is a fantasy novel for young adults by Justine Larbalestier. First published in 2005, it is the first installment in the ''Magic or Madness'' trilogy. The novel won the 2007 Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction ...

'' (

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, 2005). *'' Magic Lessons'' (Penguin, 2006). *'' Magic's Child'' (Penguin, 2007). ;Other * ''

How to Ditch Your Fairy ''How to Ditch Your Fairy'' is a young adult novel by Australian writer Justine Larbalestier. It was published in 2008 by Bloomsbury. Plot ''How to Ditch Your Fairy'' is set in a world where a lot of people have their own personal fairy. These ...

'' (

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, 2008). * '' Liar'' (Bloomsbury, 2009). * ''

Team Human ''Team Human'' is a young adult novel co-written by Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan. It was published in 2012 by Allen and Unwin in Australia and by Harper Teen, a division of HarperCollins in the US. The book came out of the author ...

'' (

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, 2012), Larbalestier and

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. * '' Razorhurst'' (

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, 2014). * '' My Sister Rosa'' (

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, 2016).

Short fiction

* "The Cruel Brother" (2001), ''

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'', 22 October * "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" (2004) in ''

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'' (Agog! Press), ed.

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Awards

''Magic or Madness'' won the 2007

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for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy—as the year's best book published in the US according to American

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writers. ''Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction'' won one of Australia's

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in 2007, the William Atheling Jr. Award for Criticism or Review and the Susan Koppelman Award. Her works have also been among the runners-up for several annual book awards (whose definitions of the award year may vary). * ''The Battle of The Sexes in Science Fiction'' (2002) was nominated for the Peter McNamara Convenors' Award (one of the

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for Australian publications), for the William J. Atheling Ditmar, and for the Hugo Award for Best Related Book in 2003. * ''Magic or Madness'' (2005) was shortlisted for the 2006 Ethel Turner Award as well as for an Aurealis Award, best Australian YA book, and a Ditmar Award, best Science Fiction or Fantasy novel. It was nominated for the Michigan Library Association Teen Services Division "Thumbs Up Award". * ''Magic Lessons'' (2006) was shortlisted for an Aurealis Award, best Australian YA book, and it was one runner-up for a

Locus Award The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine ''Locus'', a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California. The awards are presented at an annual banquet. In addition to the p ...

, best YA book—namely, 3rd place in the voting by ''Locus'' readers. * ''Daughters of Earth'' (2006) was shortlisted for a British Science Fiction Award. * ''Liar'' (2009) was another 3rd-place runner-up for a Locus Award, best YA book. It was a 2010 recipient of the

Davitt Award The Davitt Awards are literary awards which are presented annually by the Sisters in Crime Australia association. The awards are named in honour of Ellen Davitt (1812–1879) who wrote Australia's first mystery novel, ''Force and Fraud'' in 186 ...

. *''Razorhurst'' (2014) was shortlisted for the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature,

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2015.

References

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