AustLit logo

AustLit

Ruth Manley Ruth Manley i(A46743 works by)
Born: Established: 8 Nov 1919 Barcaldine, Longreach - Barcaldine - Alpha area, Far North Queensland, Queensland, ; Died: Ceased: Aug 1986
Gender: Female
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

BiographyHistory

Ruth Manley wanted to write from an early age. She had short stories published in magazines and newspapers such as Woman and the Brisbane Courier during her early teens through to the 1950s. She majored in German at the University of Queensland and returned there later in life to study Japanese language and literature under Joyce Ackroyd. Her Japanese studies inspired her to write her first children's novel Plum-Rain Scroll which was accepted by the first publisher she sent it to and subsequently won the 1979 Australian Children's Book of the Year Award. That same year, she received a grant from the Australia-Japan Foundation, which enabled her to make her first trip to Japan.

Most Referenced Works

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon The Dragon Stone Sydney : Hodder and Stoughton , 1982 Z836314 1982 single work novel young adult fantasy 'The Dragon Stone is filled with characters from Japanese folklore and mythology, and continues the chronicles of Idzumo, old Japan.

'Once more the evil Lord Marishoten tries to obtain universal power and to seize the Chrysanthemum Throne - this time through possession of the Dragon Stone. "Fashioned in blood and fire and hate and death," the Dragon Stone brings to its holder power over the wills of men. Tied to the Stone are the dreaded Fuma, dark winds of hell, creatures of the Hag of the Three Ways...

'Once more, Prince Hachi, Lord-Eight-Thousand-Spears, leads the Mikado's kinsfolk to his rescue and defence.' (Source: Bookseller)
1983 shortlisted CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year Award
y separately published work icon The Plum-Rain Scroll Sydney : Hodder and Stoughton , 1978 Z835984 1978 single work novel young adult fantasy

'The Plum-Rain Scroll is a tale of peril and heroic deeds set in Idzumo, the old Japan of legend and living folklore. Marishoten, the evil Black Iris Lord, seeks to overthrow the Mikado and usurp the Chrysanthemum throne. But first he must find the Plum-Rain Scroll, which holds the three secrets to help him achieve his victory. From the humble Tachibana-ya, the Orange Tree Inn, two unlikely companions set forth to seek the Scroll before Marishoten can achieve his evil design: Taro, the Odd Job boy, and Prince Hachi (Lord Eight Thousand Spears). Their quest takes them far into the countryside, where they are joined by seven even more unlikely companions. When this courageous group finally arrive in Miyako, their adventures reach a stunning climax as they come face to face with their enemy..' (Source: UQP)
1979 winner CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year Award
VIEW ALL AWARDS
Last amended 8 Jun 2011 14:07:30
Other mentions of "" in AustLit:
    X