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Kate Forsyth (99 works by)
Also writes as: Kate Humphrey
Born: Established: 3 Jun 1966 Sydney ;
Gender: Female
Heritage: Scottish

BiographyHistory

Kate Forsyth completed a BA in Literature at Macquarie University and an MA in Writing at the University of Western Sydney. She worked as a journalist while studying and writing. Forsyth was president of the Poets' Union for two years and has had poetry published in Australia, Denmark and the USA. She is the author of children's fiction and fantasy novels.

Forsyth is the sister of Belinda Murrell. They are direct descendants of Charlotte Barton.

Awards for Works

The Puzzle Ring , 2009 children's fiction single work

'Hannah Rose was not quite 13 years old when she discovered her family was cursed...

'The arrival of a mysterious letter changes Hannah's life forever. One day she is an ordinary teenage girl. The next day she discovers she is heir to a castle in the Scottish highlands - a castle that was cursed more than four hundred and forty years ago.

'The curse has haunted her family for generations, culminating in the disappearance of Hannah's father the day after she was born. A prophecy tells of a Red Rose who will save a Black Rose, solve the puzzle ring, and break the curse. Red-haired Hannah is determined to be the one.

'Yet to break the curse, she must go back in time to the last tumultuous days of Mary, Queen of Scots... a time when witches were burnt and queens were betrayed and the dark forces of wild magic still stalked the land...' (Publisher's website)
2009 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Young Adult Division Best Novel
The Silver Horse , 2006 children's fiction single work
2007 joint winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Children's Division Long Fiction
The Herb of Grace , 2007 children's fiction single work
2007 joint winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Children's Division Long Fiction
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