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Kate Murray Kate Murray i(20716287 works by)
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BiographyHistory

New Zealand writer. When she was shortlisted for the Ampersand Prize, she was based in Melbourne.

In 2021, her Ampersand Prize shortlisted work, We Who Hunt the Hollow, was picked up by Hardie Grant Children's Publishing for publication in 2022.

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Awards for Works

y separately published work icon We Who Are Forged in Fire Richmond : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing , 2023 26215355 2023 single work single work novel young adult fantasy

'An electrifying urban fantasy about a family of women warriors, and a girl who will risk everything to save them …

'Priscilla Daalman is training to be a Hollow Warrior – an elite monster hunter charged with killing evil beasts from another universe. But first, she has to deal with the Renegades, a rebellious group of outcasts who have declared war on the warriors and are unleashing deadly beasts across the globe. 

'With everyone under attack by both Renegades and Hollow monsters, Priscilla decides the best way to fight is from within – so she cuts herself off from her girlfriend and family and becomes a spy in the Renegades’ base. It’s a bold plan – and one that doesn’t account for her duplicitous ex-boyfriend, Dominic, being a leader of the rebellious group.

'As Priscilla struggles to remain undetected in the Renegade base, she realises Dominic has his own agenda – and she’s part of it. And in order to stop him – and the Renegades – she may have to make the ultimate sacrifice …' (Publication summary)

2023 longlisted British Science Fiction Association Awards Fiction for Younger Readers
y separately published work icon Hollow Series Richmond : Hardie Grant Children's Publishing , 2022- 27647696 2022 series - author novel
2024 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Children's and Young Adult Series designed by Jessica Cruickshank.
y separately published work icon We Who Hunt the Hollow Richmond : Hardie Grant Books , 2022 23663761 2022 single work novel young adult fantasy

'A firecracker urban fantasy about the youngest daughter of a family of women warriors, and the power she wishes she had …

'Seventeen-year-old Priscilla Daalman’s entire family are Hollow Warriors – legendary monster hunters charged with killing evil beasts from beyond our universe. She’s desperate to live up to that legacy, but she’s convinced neither she, nor her superpower – the ability to sense Hollow energy – is up to the task.

'But when Priscilla attempts a desperate ritual to enhance her abilities, she accidentally triggers a frightening new power: the power to summon monsters from the Hollow itself. Now, Priscilla must protect her loved ones – her heartbroken ex-girlfriend, her mysterious new boyfriend, even her fierce warrior family – from supernatural monsters, and also from herself. Because if her power gets out, all hell will break loose … and Priscilla will risk losing everything.' (Publication summary)

2022 shortlisted Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction Young Adult Division Novel
2023 shortlisted APA Book Design Awards Best Designed Young Adult Book designed by Jess Cruickshanks.
2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards Notable Book Older Readers
2023 winner Victorian Premier's Literary Awards Prize for Writing for Young Adults
2022 shortlisted Readings Prizes The Readings Young Adult Book Prize
2020 shortlisted Ampersand Prize
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