Glenda Larke, born Glenyce Larke, is an Australian writer.[1]
Glenda Larke | |
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Born | Glenyce Larke[1] Western Australia |
Pen name | Glenda Noramly |
Nationality | Australian |
Genre | Fantasy |
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Larke grew up in Western Australia.[1] She obtained a degree in history and a diploma in education at University of Western Australia and has taught English in Australia, Vienna, Tunisia and Malaysia.She currently[when?] resides in Mandurah, Western Australia with her husband, who works with the United Nations, and two children.[1][2]
Larke's first novel, Havenstar was published in 1998 by Virgin Worlds in the UK under her married name of Glenda Noramly.[3]
In 2003, she returned to the fantasy genre under the name of Glenda Larke when Voyager Books released The Aware, the first book in The Isles of Glory trilogy. The Aware was a finalist in the 2003 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel.[4] Gilfeather and The Tainted completed the trilogy. The Tainted was a finalist in the 2004 Aurealis Award.[5]
The Isles of Glory was shortly followed by Larke's second trilogy The Mirage Makers. It includes Heart of the Mirage, which was released in 2006 and was a finalist in the 2006 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel,[6] The Shadow of Tyr and Song of the Shiver Barrens, both released in 2007.
The Lascar's Dagger won both the Tin Duck Award and the Ditmar Award in 2015; The Fall of the Dagger won the Tin Duck Award in 2017.
The Watergivers (The Stormlord Trilogy) won the Sara Douglass Book Series Award in 2015.
Larke also writes non-fiction, usually articles on conservation issues, particularly those relating to bird conservation. These articles are mostly published in Malaysian nature magazines.[citation needed]
Series also referred to as The Stormlord Trilogy