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Garth Nix

Nix, Garth

July 19, 1963 (age 62)

Birth place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

80 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
February 1985 6 Essay A Place of Damp and Darkness White Dwarf, February 1985
July 1995 53 Review Sabriel Locus, #414 July 1995
June 1996 80 Review Sabriel Aurealis, #17
October 1996 33 Interview An Eidolon Interview with Garth Nix: Steven Paulsen Talks to the Author of Sabriel Eidolon: The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Spring 1996
October 1996 28 Short Fiction The Kind Old Sun Will Know Eidolon: The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Spring 1996
January 1997 25 Review Sabriel Locus, #432 January 1997
April 1997 6 Interview Garth Nix: The Midden and the River Locus, #435 April 1997
May 1997 68 Essay Letter (Locus #436) Locus, #436 May 1997
August 1997 29 Review Shade's Children Locus, #439 August 1997
October 1997 181 Review Shade's Children Eidolon: The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Spring 1997
April 2000 42 Short Fiction Three Roses Eidolon: The Journal of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Autumn 2000
June 2000 27 Review The Seventh Tower, Book I: The Fall Locus, #473 June 2000
December 2000 25 Review The Seventh Tower: Castle Locus, #479 December 2000
February 2001 75 Short Fiction Under the Lake The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, February 2001
April 2001 30 Review Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr Locus, #483 April 2001
May 2001 29 Review Lirael, Daughter of the Clayr Locus, #484 May 2001
July 2002 28 Review Sabriel Vector 224
December 2002 65 Review Abhorsen Locus, #503 December 2002
January 2003 24 Review Abhorsen Locus, #504 January 2003
January 2003 76 Interview Garth Nix: Digging Into Fantasy Locus, #504 January 2003
April 2003 35 Review Mister Monday Locus, #507 April 2003
October 2003 59 Review Mister Monday The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October-November 2003
October 2003 106 Review The Keys to the Kingdom: Mister Monday Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Issue #9, October/November 2003
November 2003 27 Review Mister Monday Vector 232
December 2003 Review Abhorsen Strange Horizons, 8 December 2003
December 2003 Review Lirael Strange Horizons, 8 December 2003
December 2003 Review Sabriel Strange Horizons, 8 December 2003
January 2004 54 Review Grim Tuesday Locus, #516 January 2004
January 2004 128 Short Fiction Heart's Desire The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 2004
January 2004 37 Essay What Is This Thing Called YA? Locus, #516 January 2004
April 2004 106 Review Abhorsen Aurealis, #32
April 2005 29 Review The Keys to the Kingdom: Drowned Wednesday Locus, #531 April 2005
September 2005 68 Review Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories Locus, #536 September 2005
May 2006 64 Review Sir Thursday Locus, #544 May 2006
May 2006 38 Essay Which Shelf Do I Put This Book On? Locus, #544 May 2006
August 2006 2 Short Fiction Dog Soldier Jim Baen's Universe, August 2006
March 2007 29 Review The Keys to the Kingdom: Lady Friday Locus, #554 March 2007
April 2007 6 Short Fiction Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go to War Again Jim Baen's Universe, April 2007
June 2007 82 Essay Lloyd Alexander Locus, #557 June 2007
February 2008 31 Essay Philip José Farmer Locus, #565 February 2008
July 2008 6 Interview Garth Nix: Balancing Act Locus, #570 July 2008
July 2008 63 Review Superior Saturday Locus, #570 July 2008
August 2009 7 Short Fiction The Heart of the City Subterranean Online, Summer 2009
September 2009 41 Essay Charles Brown Locus, #584 September 2009
October 2009 Short Fiction Infestation Escape Pod, EP222
May 2010 27 Review Lord Sunday Locus, #592 May 2010
July 2011 25 Review Troubletwisters Locus, #606 July 2011
December 2011 Short Fiction Beyond the Sea Gate of the Scholar-Pirates of Sarsköe PodCastle, #186
March 2012 Short Fiction A Suitable Present for a Sorcerous Puppet PodCastle, #199
May 2012 Short Fiction Hope Chest PodCastle, #207
June 2012 Review A Confusion of Princes Aurealis, #51
June 2012 Interview Garth Nix, Storyteller, Speaks at Leichhardt Library, 17th April 2012 Aurealis, #51
July 2012 66 Review A Confusion of Princes Locus, #618 July 2012
July 2012 |6 Interview Interview: Garth Nix Lightspeed, July 2012
February 2013 Review Shade's Children Aurealis, #57
May 2013 Short Fiction Fire Above, Fire Below Tor.com, May 8, 2013
June 2013 14 Review Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Three Adventures Locus, #629 June 2013
November 2014 |41 Review Clariel Aurealis, #76
January 2015 22 Review Clariel Locus, #648 January 2015
January 2015 27 Review Clariel Locus, #648 January 2015
March 2015 Review Clariel Strange Horizons, 9 March 2015
March 2015 6 Interview Garth Nix: Back in the Old Kingdom Locus, #650 March 2015
May 2015 45|45.2 Review To Hold the Bridge Locus, #652 May 2015
July 2015 |42 Review To Hold the Bridge Aurealis, #82
2016 |3 Interview This Is a Real Place, Even Though It's Invented: An Interview with Garth Nix Strange Horizons, 2016 Fund Drive Special
January 2016 21 Review Newt's Emerald Locus, #660 January 2016
March 2016 |21 Review Newt's Emerald Aurealis, #88
April 2016 97 Short Fiction Old Friends Clarkesworld, April 2016
January 2018 24 Review Have Sword, Will Travel Locus, #684 January 2018
April 2018 |7 Interview An Interview with Garth Nix Grimdark Magazine, April 2018
April 2018 30|30.02 Essay Celebrating 50 Years of Locus Locus, #687 April 2018
December 2019 Short Fiction Dislocation Space Tor.com, December 11 2019
January 2020 |1 Short Fiction The Case of the Somewhat Mythic Sword Tor.com, January 29 2020
July 2020 |1 Short Fiction The Necessary Arthur Tor.com, July 8 2020
July 2022 Short Fiction The Sisters of Saint Nicola of the Almost Perpetual Motion Vs the Lurch Tor.com, July 13, 2022
May 2023 |12.5 Review The Sisters of Saint Nicola of the Almost Perpetual Motion Vs the Lurch The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2023
July 2023 98 Short Fiction Showdown on Planetoid Pencrux Asimov's Science Fiction, July-August 2023
April 2024 Review Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer ParSec, Spring 2024
August 2024 Short Fiction Happy Go Lucky Cast of Wonders, 3 August 2024
May 2025 Short Fiction Asymmetrical Reactor, May 21, 2025

67 English-language books

Year Type Title Author(s)
1988 Nonfiction Very Clever Baby's Ben Hur: Starring Freddy the Fish As Charlton Heston Garth Nix
1988 Nonfiction Very Clever Baby's First Reader: A Simple Reader for Your Child Featuring Freddy the Fish and Easy Words Garth Nix
1990 Novel The Ragwitch Garth Nix
1992 Nonfiction Very Clever Baby's Guide to the Greenhouse Effect Garth Nix
1995 Novel Sabriel Garth Nix
1997 Novel Shade's Children Garth Nix
1997 Novel The Calusari Garth Nix
1998 Chapbook Bill the Inventor Garth Nix
1998 Nonfiction Very Clever Baby's First Christmas Garth Nix
1999 Chapbook Blackbread the Pirate Garth Nix
2000 Novel Castle Garth Nix
2000 Chapbook Serena and the Sea Serpent Garth Nix
2000 Novel The Fall Garth Nix
2001 Novel Above the Veil Garth Nix
2001 Novel Aenir Garth Nix
2001 Novel Into Battle Garth Nix
2001 Novel Lirael Garth Nix
2001 Novel The Violet Keystone Garth Nix
2002 Omnibus The Seventh Tower Volumes 1-3 Garth Nix
2003 Novel Abhorsen Garth Nix
2003 Novel Grim Tuesday Garth Nix
2003 Novel Mister Monday Garth Nix
2003 Omnibus The Abhorsen Trilogy Garth Nix
2003 Omnibus The Seventh Tower Volumes 4-6 Garth Nix
2004 Anthology Aussie Bites: Serena and the Sea Serpent, Plus Three More Garth Nix & Ursula Dubosarsky & Max Dann & Catherine Jinks
2005 Collection Across the Wall Garth Nix
2005 Collection Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories Garth Nix
2005 Novel Drowned Wednesday Garth Nix
2005 Chapbook The Creature in the Case Garth Nix
2006 Novel Sir Thursday Garth Nix
2007 Novel Lady Friday Garth Nix
2007 Collection One Beastly Beast, Two Aliens, Three Inventors, Four Fantastic Tales Garth Nix
2008 Novel Superior Saturday Garth Nix
2008 Omnibus The Abhorsen Chronicles Garth Nix
2009 Omnibus The Old Kingdom Chronicles Garth Nix
2010 Novel Lord Sunday Garth Nix
2011 Collection Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Three Adventures Garth Nix
2011 Novel Troubletwisters Garth Nix & Sean Williams
2012 Novel A Confusion of Princes Garth Nix
2012 Novel The Monster Garth Nix & Sean Williams
2012 Novel Troubletwisters: The Magic Sean Williams & Garth Nix
2013 Chapbook Fire Above, Fire Below Garth Nix
2013 Novel Newt's Emerald Garth Nix
2013 Novel The Mystery Garth Nix & Sean Williams
2013 Novel The Mystery of the Golden Card Garth Nix & Sean Williams
2014 Novel Blood Ties Garth Nix & Sean Williams
2014 Novel Clariel Garth Nix
2014 Novel Missing, Presumed Evil Garth Nix & Sean Williams
2014 Novel The Missing Garth Nix & Sean Williams
2015 Collection To Hold the Bridge Garth Nix
2016 Novel Goldenhand Garth Nix
2017 Novel Frogkisser! Garth Nix
2017 Novel Have Sword, Will Travel Garth Nix & Sean Williams
2018 Novel Let Sleeping Dragons Lie Garth Nix & Sean Williams
2019 Novel Angel Mage Garth Nix
2020 Chapbook Dislocation Space Garth Nix
2020 Chapbook The Case of the Somewhat Mythic Sword Garth Nix
2020 Novel The Left-Handed Booksellers of London Garth Nix
2020 Chapbook The Necessary Arthur Garth Nix
2021 Omnibus Old Kingdom Box Set Garth Nix
2021 Novel Terciel & Elinor Garth Nix
2022 Chapbook Out of the Mirror, Darkness Garth Nix
2022 Chapbook The Sisters of Saint Nicola of the Almost Perpetual Motion Vs the Lurch Garth Nix
2023 Collection Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer Garth Nix
2023 Novel The Sinister Booksellers of Bath Garth Nix
2024 Novel We Do Not Welcome Our Ten-Year-Old Overlord Garth Nix
2025 Chapbook Asymmetrical Garth Nix

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
1995 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Fantasy Novel Sabriel Winner
1995 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Young Adult Novel Sabriel Winner
1996 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Australian Long Fiction Sabriel Nominee
1997 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Young Adult Novel Shade's Children Nominee
1998 Golden Duck Award Hal Clement Young Adult Award Shade's Children Nominee
1999 Beehive Book Award Young Adult Sabriel Nominee
2001 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Fantasy Novel Lirael Nominee
2001 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Young Adult Novel Lirael Nominee
2001 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Young Adult Short Story Lightning Bringer Nominee
2002 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Australian Novel Lirael Winner
2002 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel Lirael Nominee
2003 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Children's (8-12 years) Long Fiction Mister Monday Winner
2003 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Fantasy Novel Abhorsen Winner
2003 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Fantasy Short Story Hope Chest Nominee
2003 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Young Adult Novel Abhorsen Winner
2004 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Novel Abhorsen Nominee
2004 Locus Poll Award Best Young Adult Book Abhorsen Runner-up
2005 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Children's (8-12 years) Long Fiction Drowned Wednesday Winner
2005 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Golden Aurealis - Short Story Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case Winner
2005 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Young Adult Short Story Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case Winner
2005 Locus Poll Award Best Young Adult Book Grim Tuesday Nominee
2005 Mythopoeic Award Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature Lirael Nominee
2005 Mythopoeic Award Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature Sabriel Nominee
2005 Mythopoeic Award Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature Abhorsen Nominee
2006 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Novel Drowned Wednesday Nominee
2006 Locus Poll Award Best Collection Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories Nominee
2007 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Fantasy Short Story Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go to War Again Winner
2007 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Young Adult Short Story Holly and Iron Nominee
2007 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Young Adult Short Story Bad Luck, Trouble, Death, and Vampire Sex Nominee
2007 Locus Poll Award Best Young Adult Book Sir Thursday Finalist
2008 British Science Fiction Award Best Short Fiction Infestation Nominee
2008 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Novella or Novelette Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz Go to War Again Nominee
2008 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Short Story Bad Luck, Trouble, Death, and Vampire Sex Nominee
2008 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Holly and Iron Nominee
2009 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Beyond the Sea Gate of the Scholar-Pirates of Sarsköe Nominee
2010 Goodreads Choice Awards Middle Grade & Children's Lord Sunday Runner-up
2011 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette To Hold the Bridge: An Old Kingdom Story Nominee
2011 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story A Suitable Present for a Sorcerous Puppet Nominee
2011 Locus Poll Award Best Young Adult Book Lord Sunday Nominee
2012 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction SF Novel A Confusion of Princes Nominee
2013 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Fantasy Novel Newt's Emerald Nominee
2014 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Horror Short Fiction Shay Corsham Worsted Nominee
2014 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction SF Short Fiction Happy Go Lucky Nominee
2014 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Young Adult Novel Clariel Nominee
2014 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Fire Above, Fire Below Nominee
2015 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Collection To Hold the Bridge Winner
2015 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction SF Novella By Frogsled and Lizardback to Outcast Venusian Lepers Winner
2015 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Novel Clariel Nominee
2015 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette Home Is the Haunter Nominee
2015 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Shay Corsham Worsted Nominee
2015 Locus Poll Award Best Young Adult Book Clariel Finalist
2015 Shirley Jackson Award Best Short Fiction Shay Corsham Worsted Nominee
2016 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Fantasy Short Story Penny for a Match, Mister? Nominee
2016 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Horror Short Story Penny for a Match, Mister? Nominee
2016 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Young Adult Novel Goldenhand Nominee
2016 Locus Poll Award Best Collection To Hold the Bridge Nominee
2017 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction SF Short Story Conversations with an Armory Winner
2017 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Young Adult Novel Frogkisser! Nominee
2017 Locus Poll Award Best Young Adult Book Goldenhand Finalist
2018 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Fantasy Novella The Staff in the Stone Winner
2018 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Conversations with an Armory Nominee
2018 Locus Poll Award Best Young Adult Book Frogkisser! Nominee
2018 Mythopoeic Award Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature Frogkisser! Winner
2019 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Fantasy Novel Angel Mage Winner
2019 Locus Poll Award Best Novelette The Staff in the Stone Nominee
2020 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Fantasy Novel The Left-Handed Booksellers of London Winner
2020 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Fantasy Short Story The Case of the Somewhat Mythic Sword Nominee
2020 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Horror Short Story Many Mouths to Make a Meal Nominee
2020 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Young Adult Novel The Left-Handed Booksellers of London Nominee
2020 Locus Poll Award Best Young Adult Book Angel Mage Nominee
2021 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Young Adult Novel Terciel & Elinor Nominee
2021 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Novel The Left-Handed Booksellers of London Winner
2021 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel The Left-Handed Booksellers of London Nominee
2021 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book Best Young Adult Book The Left-Handed Booksellers of London Nominee
2021 Mythopoeic Award Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature The Left-Handed Booksellers of London Nominee
2022 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction SF Novella The Sisters of Saint Nicola of the Almost Perpetual Motion Vs the Lurch Nominee
2022 Locus Poll Award Best Young Adult Book Terciel & Elinor Nominee
2022 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book Best Young Adult Book Terciel & Elinor Nominee
2022 Mythopoeic Award Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Terciel & Elinor Nominee
2023 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Fantasy Novel The Sinister Booksellers of Bath Nominee
2023 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction Fantasy Short Story The Unexpected Excursion of the Murder Mystery Writing Witches Nominee
2023 Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction SF Novella Showdown on Planetoid Pencrux Nominee
2023 Beehive Book Award Young Adult The Left-Handed Booksellers of London Nominee
2024 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Australian Science Fiction, Best Novel The Sinister Booksellers of Bath Winner
2024 Locus Poll Award Best Collection Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz: Stories of the Witch Knight and the Puppet Sorcerer Nominee
2024 Locus Poll Award Best Young Adult Book The Sinister Booksellers of Bath Runner-up
2024 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book Best Young Adult Book The Sinister Booksellers of Bath Finalist
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