Louise Katz


Louise Katz is an Australian fantasy and science fiction novelist and academic.

Biography

Katz was born in Canberra, Australia, and attended art school in Adelaide. She is a Doctor of Creative Arts and has taught creative writing and academic writing at the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of Sydney.
In 1996 Katz' first book, Myfanwy's Demon, was published. Her second novel, The Other Face of Janus, was released in 2001; the book won the 2001 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel. The Orchid Nursery from 2016 won the Norma K. Hemming award for that year. Katz has also published short fiction, including the short story "Weavers of the Twilight" which was a joint winner of the 2004 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story.

Awards

  • 2001 – Aurealis award, for The Other Face of Janus
  • 2004 – Co-winner, Aurealis Award, for "Weavers of the Twilight"
  • 2016 – Winner, Norma K. Hemming award, for ''The Orchid Nursery''

Selected bibliography

Novels

Myfanwy's Demon HarperCollins, The Other Face of Janus HarperCollins, The Orchid Nursery Lacuna Publishing,

Short fiction