Ian Irvine's C.V.

 

Published Fiction

Author of twenty-eight novels, including eleven bestselling fantasy novels in two quartets and a trilogy, plus a trilogy of eco-thrillers about catastrophic climate change, and three series for children. Ian's Three Worlds fantasy novels have sold more than a million copies.

  • The View from the Mirror quartet (fantasy, Penguin Aust, 98-99).
  • The Well of Echoes quartet (fantasy, Penguin Aust, 01-04).
  • The Song of the Tears trilogy (fantasy, Penguin Aust, 06-08).
  • Human Rites trilogy (eco-thrillers, Simon & Schuster Aust, 00-04). New edition, 2008 - 2010.
  • The Runcible Jones series (children's fantasy, Puffin Aust, 06-10).
  • Sorcerer's Tower quartet (fantasy, primary readers, Scholastic, 2008).
  • The Grim and Grimmer quartet (humorous fantasy, Scholastic, 10-11).
  • The Tainted Realm (epic fantasy, Orbit, 2011 - 2013).

Forthcoming Fiction

Books 2 and 3 of The Tainted Realm, Rebellion in 2012 and Justice in 2013.

Appearances

Frequent appearances at writer's festivals & SF/fantasy conventions. Many talks to school and community groups. Regular speaker at scientific conventions and seminars.

Teaching

Genre writing workshops; NSW HSC English Ext. 2 writing classes & mentoring of students' major works; primary school writing workshops; mentoring for NSW Writers' Centre & Aust Society of Authors; much instructional material on writing & publishing. Tutor at Clarion South Writers Workshop, 2005.

Work Experience

Director of own consulting company (1986 - present). Completed more than 190 environmental and pollution studies throughout Australia & Asia-Pacific. Team member, many projects for World Bank and other international agencies, including development of National Environmental Strategies for Fiji and Mauritius, and regional pollution management programs for 12 South Pacific island nations. Expert witness in a number of major environmental court cases. Principal scientist, all 3 editions of Australia's National Environmental Assessment Guidelines for Dredging.

Scientific Writing

Principal author and/or editor of more than 30 published manuals, reports and multi-volume environmental impact studies, plus various scientific articles. Author, editor or contributor to more than 280 unpublished scientific reports.

Worked in

Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, Philippines, Great Britain, Mauritius, Fiji, Papua-New Guinea, South Korea, Western Samoa, Tonga.

Qualifications

B. Sc. (Hons), University of Sydney, 1974.
Ph. D. Marine Science, University of Sydney, 1981.