Trudi Canavan - Definition and Overview

Trudi Canavan (born 23 October1969) is an Australian writer of fantasy novels; she is also a graphic designer, although this is limited to occasional illustration work since her writing career took off.

Books

The Black Magician trilogy

1. The Magicians' Guild (2001)
2. The Novice (2002)
3. The High Lord (2003)

A sequel and prequel are planned: the former will be a series, the latter a single volume.

Age of the Five Gods

1. Priestess of the White (scheduled for November 2005)
2. Last of the Wilds
3. Voice of the Gods

According to the author's website as of November 2004, the second book was complete and the third nearly so.

Awards

Canavan's artwork in Aurealis and Eidolon—Australian science fiction and fantasy magazines—was nominated for a Ditmar Award for "Best Professional Artwork" in 1996.

"Whispers of the Mist Children" won an Aurealis Award for "Best Fantasy Short Story" of 1999.

The Novice was shortlisted for an Aurealis Award for "Best Fantasy Novel" of 2002.

At the 2003 Ditmars, Canavan won the "Best Short Story" award with "Room for Improvement", published in Foreign Shores; The High Lord was nominated for "Best Novel" and her cover for Fables & Reflections 5 was nominated for the "Best Professional Artwork" award.

External links

• Official website (http://www.spin.net.au/~trudi/) with sections dedicated to:
  • Writing (http://www.spin.net.au/~trudi/canavan.htm)
  • Illustrations, Maps and Graphic Design (http://www.spin.net.au/~trudi/telltale.html)
  • Paintings (http://www.spin.net.au/~trudi/gallery.htm)
• Bibliography (http://www.scifan.com/writers/cc/CanavanTrudi.asp) at SciFan
• Bibliography (http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Trudi_Canavan) at ISFDB