Alison Croggon
writes in many genres, including criticism, theater, and prose. She is also the
author of the acclaimed young-adult fantasy quartet, the Books of Pellinor. The
first volume, The Gift, was nominated
in two categories at the 2002 Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Speculative Fiction and named one of the Notable Books of 2003
by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. The US edition, The Naming, was judged a Top Ten Teen
Read of 2005 by the editors of Amazon.com. In 2009 she was named Geraldine
Pascall Critic of the Year for her theater criticism. She is a prizewinning
poet, described by the Australian Book Review
as “one of the most powerful lyric poets writing today.”
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