Kate Forsyth
* born in Sydney, Australia in 1966 and now lives in Annandale
* The Forbidden Land, the fourth book in her fantasy series 'The Witches of Eileanan', due for release in September
* published in Australia by Random House and in the US by Penguin Putnam
* her first novel Dragonclaw was short-listed for the 1997 Aurealis Award for Best Australian Fantasy Novel
* Dragonclaw was also named as one of the Best First Novels of 1998 by Locus, the 'bible' of the SF field, and was chosen as one of the best fantasy books of the year in a reader poll by Locus
* Dragonclaw debuted at No. 8 on Locus' bestsellers' list
* The second book, The Pool of Two Moons, also made bestselling lists in the US
* The third in the series The Cursed Towers released in the US in May 2000
* The Cursed Towers was also short-listed for the 1999 Aurealis Award for Best Australian Fantasy Novel
* Kate has worked as a journalist for many years. She was Deputy Editor of the financial wire service MoneyWatch, Editor of the hair and beauty magazine Hair, and has freelanced for such magazines as Vogue Australia, Black & White, Studio Bambini, Mode Brides, Interiors, and Australian Collections
* An internationally published poet, she was President of the Poets Union for two years. Her poems have been published in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Bulletin, The Age and many other literary magazines both here and overseas
* She has a Bachelor of Arts in Literature from Macquarie University and a Master of Arts in Writing from the University of Western Sydney
Books:
The Witches of Eileanan:
The Witches of Eileanan (1)
The Pool of Two Moons (2)
The Cursed Towers (3)
The Forbidden Land (4)
The Skull of the World (5)
The Fathomless Caves (6)
Author's Homepage:
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~kforsyth
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