birth_date: 0001-08-08 00:00:00
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name: Philippa Ballantine
about: Born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand, Philippa is a writer and podcaster of fantasy fiction. Immersed in books from an early age, she moved onto to become a librarian. She'd been dreaming of being a writer since a teenager, but in the last ten years she's devoted herself to it.She's the author of the Books of the Order series from Ace Books. Geist, Spectyr, Wrayth (2012) and Harbinger (2013).Also, with Pyr books the Shifted World series, Hunter and Fox (2012) and Born and Made (2013)Philippa is also the co-author of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series. Phoenix Rising and the Janus Affair (2012)Philippa currently resides in Manassas, Virginia with her husband and co-writer Tee Morris, their daughter and a clowder of five cats w Born and raised in Wellington, New Zealand, Philippa is a writer and podcaster of fantasy fiction. Immersed in books from an early age, she moved onto to become a librarian. She'd been dreaming of being a writer since a teenager, but in the last ten years she's devoted herself to it.She's the author of the Books of the Order series from Ace Books. Geist, Spectyr, Wrayth (2012) and Harbinger (2013).Also, with Pyr books the Shifted World series, Hunter and Fox (2012) and Born and Made (2013)Philippa is also the co-author of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series. Phoenix Rising and the Janus Affair (2012)Philippa currently resides in Manassas, Virginia with her husband and co-writer Tee Morris, their daughter and a clowder of five cats who keep them all in line.Awards2011 Goodreads Short Listed for Best Science Fiction2011 Airship Award winner for best written work (with Tee Morris)2011 Sir Julius Vogel Award nominee for Best Novel- Adult2010 Parsec Award finalist for Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast2010 Sir Julius Vogel Award finalist for Best fan production2009 Parsec Award finalist for Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast2009 Sir Julius Vogel Award winner for Best fan production2009 Sir Julius Vogel Award nominee for Best Novel- Adult2007 Parsec Award finalist for Best Writing Podcast2006 Sir Julius Vogel Award nominee for Best Novel ...more