Alex Isle is an Australian author. He writes both novels and short stories in the science fiction/fantasy genre, as well as books and articles of nonfiction, for both adult and young adult (YA) audiences.
In 2014 Isle changed his name from Susan to Alex to reflect a gender identity change and adopted the male pronouns. Publications before 2014 are under the name Sue Isle.[1]
Isle's books include the 1996 YA novel Scale of Dragon, Tooth of Wolf,[2] about a rebellious teen in an alternate-world 16th century joining a group of sorceresses, and nonfiction children's book Wolf Children : the real feral kids : an extraordinary story (1998), as well as a collection of post-apocalyptic stories set in Perth, "Nightsiders", published in 2011.[3] Isle has sold numerous stories to publications such as Aurealis, Orb, ASIM, Agog, Sword and Sorceress, Tales of the Unanticipated [USA] and Shiny, a YA fiction magazine. Isle's other interests include history, science fiction conventions, roleplay gaming, gardening and working out how best to turn his hometown into a post-apocalypse scenario.
Bibliography
Novels
- Nightsiders (collection of theme fiction) (2011)
- Scale of Dragon, Tooth of Wolf (1996)
- Wolf Children (1998)
Short fiction
- "To Here the Midnight Fled" in Thyme Fiction 2(1989?)
- "Her Father's Daughter" (1990) in Sword And Sorceress VII (ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley)
- "Nightwings" (1990) in Aurealis #1 (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser)
- "The Last Guardian" (1990) in Glass Reptile Breakout and other Australian Speculative Stories (ed. Van Ikin)
- "Remembering Names" (1991) in Aurealis #4 (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser)
- "A Sprig of Aconite" (1992) in Intimate Armageddons (ed. Bill Congreve)
- "Daybreak" (1992) in Aurealis #8 (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser)
- "Makeover" (1993) in Terror Australis: The Best of Australian Horror (ed. Leigh Blackmore)
- "Kill Me Once" (1994) in Alien Shores : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction (ed. Peter McNamara, Margaret Winch)
- "A Sky Full of Ravens" (1995) in She's Fantastical
- "Ice Harvest" (1995) in Aurealis #16 (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser)
- "Chadriki Dance" (1998) in Tales of the Unanticipated, August 1998 (ed. Eric M. Heideman)
- "Habits of Empire" (1998) in Aurealis #20/21 (ed. Stephen Higgins, Dirk Strasser)
- "Sisterchild" (1999) in Orb Speculative Fiction #0 (ed. Sarah Endacott)
- "The Woman of Endor" (2001) in Orb Speculative Fiction #2 (ed. Sarah Endacott)
- "Life and a Chance" (2001) in Tales of the Unanticipated #22 (ed. Eric M. Heideman)
- "Amy's Stars" (2003) in Orb Speculative Fiction #5 (ed. Sarah Endacott)
- "Catbones" (2003) in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Issue #5 (ed. Danuta Shaw)
- "Witness of Blood" (2003) in Agog! Terrific Tales (ed. Cat Sparks)
- "Doing Shadow Time" (2003) in Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural (ed. Bill Congreve)
- "Dog Years" (2004) in Aurealis #32 (ed. Keith Stevenson
- "Mary Bennet Goes Postal" (2005) in Tales of the Unanticipated #26 (ed. Eric M. Heideman)
- "Daughter of the Red Cranes" (2006) in Agog! Ripping Reads (ed. Cat Sparks)
- "Mary Bennet Gets a Life" (2006) in Borderlands #7
- "The Sun People" (2007) Shiny (magazine) #2 (ed. Alisa Krasnostein)
- "Heartsblood" (2008) in Tales of the Unanticipated #29 (ed. Eric M. Heideman)
- "I Can Run Faster" (2008) in Aurealis #41 (ed. Stuart Mayne)
- "Paper Dragons" Shiny August 2008
- "Candle to the Devil" [New Ceres Nights} 2009 Twelfth Planet Press
- "Nightsiders" [collection of short fiction by Sue Isle] 2011 by Twelfth Planet Press
- Mars Peacemaker" in Review of Australian Fiction (2013)
- "The Kind Neighbours of Hell" (2014) in Use Only As Directed (ed. Simon Petrie, Edwina Harvey)[4]
Some of these stories may be found at: https://curiousfictions.com/authors/503-alex-isle Archived 14 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine
Articles
- Dogs Who Are Wolves (1998) in School Magazine Reprinted 2016.
- Worldcon (2000) in Write Away Magazine (Fremantle Arts Centre)
- The Wolf Girls (2001) in School Magazine
- Roleplaying for Authors (2001) in Write Away Magazine
- Why Science Fiction Isn't Scary (2002) in Write Away Magazine
- Kept by Rats (2002) in Pets, Vets and People
- A Person, More or Less Wicked (2003 in Fables and Reflections Easter 2003
Awards and nominations
Aurealis Awards[5]
- Best fantasy short story
- 2001: Win: "The Woman of Endor"
- Best horror short story
- 2003: Nomination: "Amy's Stars"
- Best science fiction short story
- 2003: Nomination: "Amy's Stars"
Ditmar Awards[5]
- Best short fiction
- 1996: Nomination: "A Sky Full of Ravens"
- Best short story
- 2008: Nomination: "The Sun People"
References
- ↑ "The Great Raven: An Interview with Alex Isle". 17 September 2016.
- ↑ "Curious Fictions". Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ↑ "Nightsiders". 9 August 2011.
- ↑ "Alex Isle".
- 1 2 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Literary Nominees". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 28 February 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2010.