Excellent news that I can finally announce: Ticonderoga Publications have included my horror piece, Of the Colour Turmeric, Climbing on Fingertips (first published in Night Terrors III anthology, Blood Bound Books, 2014) in The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror – 2014. This is a very respectful nod by the Australian speculative fiction community, and also gives me a great sense of satisfaction as I really loved writing this story. The announcement is here.
The list of fine authors I will be sharing the TOC are:
- Alan Baxter, “Shadows of the Lonely Dead” [Suspended in Dusk]
- James Bradley, “The Changeling” [Fearsome Magics]
- Imogen Cassidy, “Soul Partner” [Aurealis 74]
- David Conyers & David Kernot, “The Bullet & The Flesh” [World War Cthulhu]
- Terry Dowling, “The Corpse Rose” [Nightmare Carnival]
- Thoraiya Dyer, “The Oud” [Long Hidden Anthology]
- Jason Franks, “Metempsychosis” [SQ Mag]
- Michelle Goldsmith, “Of Gold and Dust” [Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Maga 60]
- Michael Grey, “1884” [Cthulhu Lives: An Eldrich Tribute to H.P.Lovecraft]
- Stephanie Gunn, “Escapement” [Kisses by Clockwork]
- Lisa L. Hannett & Angela Slatter, “Vox” [The Female Factory]
- Gerry Huntman, “Of The Colour Tumeric, Climbing on Fingertips” [Night Terrors III]
- Rick Kennett, “Dolls for Another Day” [The Ghosts & Scholars Book of Shadows: Vol 2]
- Charlotte Kieft, “Chiaroscuro” [Disquiet]
- SG Larner, “Kneaded” [Phantazein]
- Claire McKenna, “Yard” [Use Only As Directed]
- Andrew J. McKiernan, “A Prayer for Lazarus” [Last Year, When We Were Young]
- Faith Mudge, “Signature” [Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fi]
- Jason Nahrung, “The Preservation Society” [Dimension6]
- Emma Osbourne, “The Box Wife” [Shock Totem: Curious Tales of the Macabre & Twisted #9]
- Angela Rega, “Shedding Skin” [Crossed Genres]
- Tansy Rayner Roberts, “The Love Letters of Swans” [Phantazein]
- Angela Slatter, “The Badger Bride” [Strange Tales IV]
- Cat Sparks, “New Chronicles of Andras Thorn” [Dimension6 Annual Collection 2014]
- Anna Tambour, “The Walking-stick Forest” [Tor.com]
- Kyla Ward, “Necromancy” [Spectral Realms #1]
- Kaaron Warren, “Bridge of Sighs” [Fearful Symmetries: An Anthology of Horror]
- Janeen Webb, “Lady of the Swamp” [Death at the Blue Elephant]
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