Longlists for the British Science Fiction Association Awards are out in the wild, and I’m delighted that The Path of Thorns is in the Best Novel category!
Here.
BSFA Longlists
Dymocks 101 Voting
It’s time: the annual Dymocks Top 101 is open for voting … and The Path of Thorns is one of the books you can vote for … just so you know …
Go here!
Castle Full of Blackbirds Collection
In around about June of 2023 the four-issue Castle Full of Blackbirds series will be collected together in a single volume with this amazing cover by Wylie Beckert. Story by Mike Mignola and I, internal artwork by Valeria Burzo, colour by Michelle Madsen and lettering by Clem Robins.
Variant covers for the individual issues were by Vanesa Del Rey, Marianna Strychowska, Evangeline
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2022 The Year in Review
Well, that was a year. Year Three of the Plague? Who counts anymore? What even is time?
At any rate, there were good friends and family around, and there were publications – even though as I contemplated making this post, it was with
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The Art of Writing: Brisbane
Art by Kathleen Jennings
One of my very few teaching appearances in 2023 will be at Lisa Clifford’s The Art of Writing in Brisbane next Feb! I’ll be doing a deep-dive into creating characters.
Lisa usually runs her workshops in Florence, Italy so it’s
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Hellboy: Castle Full of Blackbirds, Issue 3
Hellboy: Castle Full of Blackbirds, Issue #3 is out on 7 December! Here are the amazing covers – Wylie Beckert to the left, Evangeline Gallagher to the right. And there’s a sneak peek of the opening pages over at Buzz Comics!
Oprah Daily’s 25 Best Fantasy Books of 2022
To my utter surprise and delight The Path of Thorns has been listed as one of the Oprah Daily’s 25 Best Fantasy novels of 2022!
“The Path of Thorns is a dark and engrossing fairy tale with an engaging protagonist and compelling secrets
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Shirley Jackson Awards
This morning there’s some undignified dancing around the house (much to the consternation of the dogs) as All the Murmuring Bones has been nominated in the novel category of the Shirley Jackson Awards. Thanks to the team at Titan Books!
This is
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Goal Setting (Literally)
I just wanted to give a shout-out to this wee book, Goal Setting (Literally), from Brain Jar’s Writer Chaps series (you can get it in ebook form or hard copy – and Brain Jar Press generally prints in your country so
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Hellboy: Castle Full of Blackbirds – all covers
I’m just blown away by these four covers by Wylie Beckert for the Hellboy: Castle Full of Blackbirds limited series! Story by myself and Mike Mignola, internal artwork by Valeria Burzo, colour by Michelle Madsen and lettering by Clem Robins.
Issue 1 is out now. You can order online from Comics Etc in Brisbane or Kings Comics in Sydney.