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Chinese Translations in SFW!

Normally when I’m this excited I make a noise only dogs can hear, but I am so extra-mega-excited about this that the squeaks can be heard in Paraguay.

SFW magazine translated three of my tales for this issue!
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The Art of Cameos in a Fictional World

This is a lovely and considered article by Carina Bissett about my collection A Feast of Sorrows: Stories (Prime Books).

My introduction to the work of the Australian writer Angela Slatter occurred when I
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Over at Tor.com: St Dymphna’s School for Poison Girls

Art by Kathleen Jennings

Art by Kathleen Jennings

The lovely folk at Tor.com have reprinted my Aurealis Award winning fantasy story “St Dymphna’s School for Poison Girls” in its entirety. And with all of Kathleen’s lovely illustrations.

“St Dymphna’s” first appeared
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Review of Australian Fiction

RAF_VOL9_ISS_3Today is a good day! The latest issue of The Review of Australian Fiction is out.

It contains Linda Brucesmith’s elegant and haunting “Pale Street” – she is an up and coming author and she is very, very good.

It also
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St Dymphna’s – Redux

John Singer Sargent, The Misses Vickers

John Singer Sargent, The Misses Vickers

So, “St Dymphna’s School for Poison Girls” has had a redrafting, which means the beginning is a bit more interesting than the version I posted a few
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