Kate Constable

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-09-11

Kate Constable was born in 1966 in Sandringham, Melbourne, Australia, and at age six relocated with her family to Papua New Guinea due to her father's career in aviation. She completed an Arts/Law degree at Melbourne University over seven years while working part time, and spent thirteen years in various roles at Warner Music, including phone sales, administrative assistance, and reception, before pursuing writing full time. Her debut short story, "Graham Remains," was published in the literary magazine Meanjin in 1993, and she won second prize in HQ magazine's annual short story competition in 1996. Her first novel, The Singer of All Songs, was accepted for publication in 2001 shortly after the birth of her daughter, launching the Chanters of Tremaris fantasy trilogy, which continued with The Waterless Sea (2005) and concluded with The Tenth Power (2006). Other notable works include Crow Country (2011), New Guinea Moon (2013), and Tumbleglass (2023). Constable won the Children's Book of the Year Award in 2012 for Crow Country, received multiple Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book selections, jointly won the Children's Peace Literature Award in 2009, and was shortlisted for the 2021 Prime Minister's Literary Award for The January Stars.

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• The Singer of All Songs (2002) · Chanters of Tremaris Core Canon
• The Waterless Sea (2003) · Chanters of Tremaris Core Canon
• The Tenth Power (2005) · Chanters of Tremaris Core Canon

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• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 3 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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