Anthony Eaton
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Anthony Eaton is an Australia
n writer of fantasy and young-adult fiction.
in 1972 and moved to Perth, Western Australia
during his childhood. After attending university he worked as a literature and drama teacher at Trinity College, Perth
for eight years. He currently lives in Canberra and is a lecturer at the University of Canberra
. In 2000 Eaton's first novel was released in Australia, entitled The Darkness. It won the 2001 Western Australian Premier's award for Young Adult Literature
and was a short-list nominee for the 2000 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel
. He then released two more books in 2001 and in 2003. In 2004 Eaton released Fireshadow, which won the Western Australian Premier’s award for Young Adult Literature and was named as an honour book in the CBCA Book of the Year Awards. In 2005 he started his Darklands Trilogy
with the first book, Nightpeople, being a short-list nominee for the 2005 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel
and best young-adult novel. In 2007 the second book in the trilogy, Skyfall won the 2007 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel and in 2008 Into White Silence was named an honour book in the 2009 CBCA Book of the Year awards and was a short-list nominee for the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
.
The Darklands Trilogy
Other children's fiction
Australia
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n writer of fantasy and young-adult fiction.
Biography
Eaton was born in Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
in 1972 and moved to Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
during his childhood. After attending university he worked as a literature and drama teacher at Trinity College, Perth
Trinity College, Perth
Trinity College, is an independent day school for boys, located in East Perth, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. The school was established in 1962, Trinity is a school in the Edmund Rice Tradition. and is located on reclaimed land adjacent to the Swan River foreshore...
for eight years. He currently lives in Canberra and is a lecturer at the University of Canberra
University of Canberra
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. In 2000 Eaton's first novel was released in Australia, entitled The Darkness. It won the 2001 Western Australian Premier's award for Young Adult Literature
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
The Western Australian Premier's Book Awards is an award for books, scripts, digital narrative and a People's Choice. Awards are provided by the Government of Western Australia, and the awards process is managed by the State Library of Western Australia...
and was a short-list nominee for the 2000 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel
Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel
The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers"...
. He then released two more books in 2001 and in 2003. In 2004 Eaton released Fireshadow, which won the Western Australian Premier’s award for Young Adult Literature and was named as an honour book in the CBCA Book of the Year Awards. In 2005 he started his Darklands Trilogy
Darklands Trilogy
The Darklands trilogy is a series of books by Australian author Anthony Eaton. University of Queensland Press haspublished the first and second book. The series is set over 1000 years in a future in which the human race has polluted the world and now lives in sealed environments...
with the first book, Nightpeople, being a short-list nominee for the 2005 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel
Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel
The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and SpecFaction NSW to published works in order to "recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction, fantasy, horror writers"...
and best young-adult novel. In 2007 the second book in the trilogy, Skyfall won the 2007 Aurealis Award for best young-adult novel and in 2008 Into White Silence was named an honour book in the 2009 CBCA Book of the Year awards and was a short-list nominee for the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
Queensland Premier's Literary Awards
The Queensland Premier's Literary Awards were inaugurated in 1999 and have grown to become a leading literary awards program within Australia, with $225,000 in prizemoney over 14 categories. One of Australia's richest prizes, top categories offer up to $25,000 for 1st prize.-Fiction Book...
.
Novels
- The Darkness (2000)
- A New Kind of Dreaming (2001)
- FireshadowFireshadowFireshadow is a novel written by Australian writer Anthony "Tony" Eaton and first published by University of Queensland Press. It is set in two time zones, flashing between them and following a character in each. One timeline is set between 1941 and 1946, and follows a young German man "Erich...
(2004) - Into White Silence (2008)
The Darklands Trilogy
Darklands Trilogy
The Darklands trilogy is a series of books by Australian author Anthony Eaton. University of Queensland Press haspublished the first and second book. The series is set over 1000 years in a future in which the human race has polluted the world and now lives in sealed environments...
- Nightpeople (2005)
- Skyfall (2007)
- Daywards (2010)
Children's fiction
Nathan Nuttboard Trilogy- Nathan Nuttboard Hits the Beach (2003)
- Nathan Nuttboard Family Matters (2006)
- Nathan Nuttboard Upstaged (2008)
Other children's fiction
- The Girl In The Cave (2005)