Juliet Marillier


Juliet Marillier is a New Zealand-born writer of speculative fiction, predominantly historical fantasy.
She has been nominated for 26 Aurealis Awards, resulting in 6 wins. Additionally, she has won four Sir [Julius Vogel Awards]. She received the World Fantasy Award—Life Achievement in 2025.
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Biography

Marillier attended University of Otago. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in languages and a Bachelor of Music. She then taught music at high school and university levels and has been a choral conductor and opera singer.
Marillier is on the Literary Advisory Committee for the Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers' Centre and is a contributor to the writing blog Writer Unboxed. She belongs to the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids.

Personal life

She has lived in the Swan Valley, Western Australia.

Awards

The Sevenwaters Series

  1. Daughter of the Forest
  2. Son of the Shadows
  3. Child of the Prophecy
  4. Heir to Sevenwaters
  5. Seer of Sevenwaters
  6. ''Flame of Sevenwaters''

Saga of the Light Isles

  1. Wolfskin
  2. ''Foxmask''

The Bridei Chronicles

  1. The [Dark Mirror (Juliet Marillier book)|The Dark Mirror]
  2. Blade of Fortriu
  3. ''The Well of Shades''

The Whistling Tor series

  1. ''Heart's Blood''

The Shadowfell series

  1. Shadowfell
  2. Raven Flight
  3. ''The Caller''

Blackthorn and Grim

  1. Dreamer's Pool
  2. Tower of Thorns
  3. ''Den of Wolves''

Warrior Bards

  1. The Harp of Kings
  2. A Dance with Fate
  3. ''A Song of Flight''

The Heartwood Duology

  1. The Amber Owl
  2. ''The Hidden Way''

Novels for young adults

Wildwood Dancing

Short story collections

Prickle Moon, 16 stories.

Short stories

Short stories in Prickle Moon.
  • "Prickle Moon"
  • "Otherling"
  • "Let down your hair"
  • "Poppy seeds"
  • "In Coed Celyddon"
  • "Juggling silver"
  • "'Twixt Firelight and Water "
  • "Gift of hope"
  • "Letters from Robert"
  • "Jack's day"
  • "Far horizons"
  • "Tough Love 3001"
  • "Wraith, level one"
  • "Back and beyond"
  • "The angel of death"
  • "By bone-light"
  • "Beautiful"
Dates shown are for first Australian publication.