{{Short description|Australian writer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2016}} {{Use Australian English|date=November 2016}} thumb|right|Narrelle Harris

'''Narrelle M. Harris''' (also credited as '''Narrelle Harris''') is a Melbourne-based writer. She wrote the award winning short play ''Stalemate'' in 2003.<ref name="Bunbury Theatre">[http://vmail.it.net.au/pipermail/theatre-oz/2003-September/006938.html [theatre-oz&#93; Bunbury Winners<!-- Bot generated title -->]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927205835/http://vmail.it.net.au/pipermail/theatre-oz/2003-September/006938.html |date=27 September 2007 }}.</ref>

==Biography== Harris was born in Newcastle, New South Wales.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://clandestinepress.com.au/author/narrelle-m-harris|title = Narrelle M. Harris|access-date = 18 January 2016|website = Clandestine Press}}</ref>

Harris's earliest writing, dating back to the early 1990s, was through science fiction fandom, including work based in the ''Star Trek'', ''Blake's 7'' and ''V'' universes. Fanzines which she wrote and/or edited include ''Phoenix'' (B7), Scenario (''The Greatest American Hero''), Out of the War Zone (V), and Inconsequential Parallax (genzine), which was nominated for a Ditmar Award in 1992.<ref name="Locus Magazine">[http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar1992.html The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1992 Ditmar Awards<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118122939/http://locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar1992.html |date=18 January 2010 }}</ref>

''The Opposite of Life'' (2007) is a contemporary vampire novel set in Melbourne, told from the point of view of a young librarian.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/reviews/the-opposite-of-life-by-narrelle-m-harris/|title = The Opposite of Life|last = Bradford|first = K. Tempest|date = n.d.|journal = Fantasy Magazine|access-date = 17 January 2016}}</ref> Harris has discussed online and on radio about how the second book in the series — tentatively titled ''Walking Shadows'' — was completed but was considered unsuitable, forcing her to start writing it again from scratch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://outlandinstitute.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/book-learning-the-art-of-destruction/|title = Book Learning: The Art of Destruction|date = 13 August 2008}}</ref> ''Witch Faith'' (2007), was considered by ''Library Journal'' to have "strong female characters and a gracefully told story."<ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=24078736&site=ehost-live|title = Witch Faith|last = Cassada|first = Jackie|date = 15 February 2007|journal = Library Journal|access-date = 17 January 2016|volume = 132|issue = 3|page = 116|url-access=subscription |via = EBSCO}}</ref>

Harris has also written film and theatre reviews, the latter as a reviewer and feature writer for the now defunct online theatre magazine, ''Stage Left''. This site is now preserved in the Pandora archives.<ref name="Pandora Archives">[https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/tep/20542 Pandora Archive – Preserving and Accessing Networked DOcumentary Resources of Australia<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In 2006, she appeared alongside Scott Brennan in the short film ''Outland'' as "Ginny".<ref name="IMDB">[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0864976/ Outland (2006)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Harris was a guest, in 2009, on episode 167 of the ''Boxcutters'' podcast,<ref name="Boxcutters podcast episdoe 167">{{Cite web |url=http://boxcutters.net/blog/2009/02/02/ep-167-narrelle-m-harris-demons-bigpond-ads/ |title=Ep 167: Narrelle M. Harris, Demons, Bigpond Ads - Boxcutters |access-date=2 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213212114/http://boxcutters.net/blog/2009/02/02/ep-167-narrelle-m-harris-demons-bigpond-ads/ |archive-date=13 February 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> talking about television vampires. She is currently the resident literary "expert" on the weekly radio show "The Outland Institute" on Joy 94.9.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://outlandinstitute.wordpress.com/the-radio-show/|title = The Podcast|date = 24 July 2009}}</ref>

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==External links== * [http://www.narrellemharris.com Narrelle M Harris Official website] * [https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/tep/20542 Stage Left (Pandora Archive)] *{{isfdb name|id=Narrelle_M._Harris|name=Narrelle M. Harris}}

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