Tag Archives: novella

Shirley Jackson Awards

It’s that time of year and I’m so excited to see that The Bone Lantern has been nominated for a Shirley Jackson Award in the novella category! It’s a squeeeee moment because when I first read The Haunting of Hill
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April Sneak Peek at Patreon

VaseColourOver at Patreon, there’ s a little taste of next month’s reward for Monkshoods and above.

Random Alex on Of Sorrow and Such

SorrowsandSuch_FINAL_hiresAnd another review for Of Sorrow and Such! Thanks, Alex!

Firstly, LOOK AT THAT COVER OH MY IT IS A THING OF BEAUTY.

Secondly, Margo Lanagan is right, as usual. This is a riveting read.

Mistress Gideon, the narrator, is not
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Oh, novella, let us never fight again …

The Daily Beast says the novella is making a come-back. Well, huzzah.

Why is the novella such an intriguing and attractive fictional form? Taylor Antrim explores why these short works might be perfect for our time and suggests a few recent ones that do things the novel can only dream about.

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Oh the Relief

… which sounds like an advert for a heartburn pill, but is not.

It’s the relief of a writer who, having finished up a few projects, has had empty brain and a dose of contentment for a while … and not a creative thought in sight. This is a disturbing phase, when one of the voices in the head starts to
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Book Launch at Conjecture – Horn

Horn
by Peter M Ball
http://www.twelfthplanetpress.com
Book Launch – Sunday June 7th, Conjecture, Adelaide

There’s a dead girl in a dumpster and a unicorn on the loose – and no-one knows how bad that combination can get better than Miriam Aster. What starts as a consulting job for city homicide quickly becomes a tangled knot of unexpected questions, and working out the link between
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