Louise Katz facts for kids

Louise Katz is an Australian writer. She is known for her amazing fantasy and science fiction stories. She also teaches writing at universities.

About Louise Katz

Louise Katz was born in Canberra, Australia. She later went to art school in Adelaide. She has a special degree called a Doctor of Creative Arts. This means she studied a lot about writing.

Louise has taught writing at two big universities. These are the University of Technology, Sydney and the University of Sydney. She taught students how to write creatively and for school.

Her Books and Stories

Louise Katz published her first book in 1996. It was called Myfanwy's Demon. Her second novel, The Other Face of Janus, came out in 2001. This book was very popular. It won a big award that year.

Another one of her books is The Orchid Nursery. It was published in 2016. This book also won an important award. Louise has written many short stories too. One famous short story is "Weavers of the Twilight". It won an award in 2004.

Awards and Recognition

Louise Katz has won several awards for her writing. These awards celebrate the best fantasy and science fiction stories.

• 2001 – The Other Face of Janus won the Aurealis Award. This was for the best young-adult novel.
• 2004 – "Weavers of the Twilight" was a co-winner of the Aurealis Award. This was for the best fantasy short story.
• 2016 – The Orchid Nursery won the Norma K. Hemming award.