Monthly Archives: May 2017

Avid Reader: Science Fiction & Fantasy Bookclub – Angela Slatter

So, I’ll be at the Avid Reader Science Fiction & Fantasy Bookclub chatting with Trent Jamieson on 31 July at 6.30pm! We’ll be talking about writing and Brisneyland, and Vigil and Corpselight, and maybe even a bit
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Birthday Cake of Dooooooooom

So, I finally got to have a family celebration (eleven days late) last Saturday for my 50th, and it coincided with my sister’s 48th.

Foolishly, my lovely sis had asked me twelve months ago “What kind of cake do you want
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Ararat: Christopher Golden

CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is the award-winning, bestselling author of such novels as The Myth Hunters, Wildwood Road, The Boys Are Back in Town, The Ferryman, Strangewood, Of Saints and Shadows, and (with Tim Lebbon) The Map of Moments. He has
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Of Sorrow and Such artwork

You can now buy an art print of the cover for Of Sorrow and Such!

The wonderful Anna and Elena Balbusso Twins have it for sale here.

Plus (and I did not realise this), the illustration, “The Witch”, won two awards!

2017 SILVER AWARD 55th
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Australian Writers’ Centre

Art by Kathleen Jennings

I’ll be appearing at the AWC in Sydney on Friday 21 July 2017, 6-8pm, for a Masterclass on Fantasy writing.

It’ll be an in conversation event with the delightful and erudite Pamela
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New Fears

Delighted to see the cover for the new anthology from Mark Morris and Titan Books!

New Fears has stories from Alison Littlewood, Stephen Gallagher, Brady Golden, Nina Allan, Brian Keene, Chaz Brenchley, AK Benedict, Brian Lillie, Ramsey Campbell, Carole Johnstone, Sarah Lotz,
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Domnall and the Borrowed Child: Sylvia Spruck Wrigley

1. What do new readers need to know about Sylvia Spruck Wrigley?

They should know that the sense of time and place in my stories is very variable. I’m German-American and I’ve spent more time living in Spain and
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Books + Publishing

It’s nice when the industry mags notice! And you’re in excellent company! Thanks, Books + Publishing.

Australian authors shortlisted for Locus Awards

15 May 2017

Several Australian authors and illustrators have been named as finalists for the Locus Awards for science-fiction and fantasy writing.

Garth Nix is a finalist in the young adult category for his novel Goldenhand (A&U). Nix was previously a
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Shadows & Tall Trees #7: Rebecca Kuder

Rebecca Kuder’s story, “Rabbit, Cat, Girl,” appeared in Year’s Best Weird Fiction, vol. 3. Her essays have appeared in The Manifest Station, Jaded Ibis Press, Lunch Ticket, and The Rumpus. She lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio, with her husband, the
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Dark Satanic Mills

I’ve got a story in the latest anthology from Black Shuck Books, Great British Horror 2: Dark Satanic Mills. You can pre-order it now.

Thanks to Steve Shaw for inviting me and letting me be part of such excellent
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