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Allyse Near Allyse Near i(A131972 works by)
Born: Established: 1989 ;
Gender: Female
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Born in 1989, Allyse Near counts Neil Gaiman, Jeffrey Eugenides, Francesca Lia Block and the Brothers Grimm among her biggest literary influences. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University, majoring in Professional and Creative Writing, and won Deakin's inaugural Judith Rodriguez Prize for Fiction for her short story Venus In The Twelfth House. Throughout 2010 she was mentored by multiple - Aurealis Award - winning author Jane Routley, and published short pieces in a number of literary journals, including Verandah , Short and Twisted , and Etchings . Allyse writes deconstructed pulp - fairytales that almost always revolve around women, the wilderness and witchcraft.

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y separately published work icon Fairytales for Wilde Girls Sydney : Random House , 2013 Z1935862 2013 single work novel young adult fantasy

'A girl with anime hair. A boy with a sketchbook. A forest possessed.

With a motley pack of possibly imaginary friends watching over her, Isola Wilde feels safe, loved. But even her protectors can't save her from the anguish of watching her mother's illness take over their house. Friends Grape and James help her to feel normal. New boy Edgar makes her forget for a while. But always Isola comes back to wondering: will I be next? The ghost at the window would steal Isola's last breath, and it will take all of Isola's strength to stop her.

As her magical world collides with the real one, Isola strikes a Faustian deal with a cute and fluffy gargoyle to protect herself from the fairytale evils of her world.'

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2014 shortlisted Norma K. Hemming Award
2014 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Book of the Year: Older Readers
2014 shortlisted Inky Awards — Gold Inky
2013 winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Horror Division — Best Novel
2013 joint winner Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Young Adult Division — Best Novel
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