Tag: anthology

Short story, Finding Utopia, to be published in The Time Machine: Australia Bound

Very pleased to have my short story, ‘Finding Utopia’, be part of an excellent anthology, The Time Machine: Australia Bound, to be published by PS Publishing in coming months. Edited by the very capable Steve Proposch and Christopher Sequeira.

It was an easy write as it captured my imagination immediately, and the words just delightfully flowed out. All the other contributors are amazing writers, so I see this anthology will make very positive waves in the speculative fiction community.

The preorders page for trade paperback is here.

And the preorder for the signed limited edition.

I’m sure the ebook version will have preorders as well.

Market News: ‘How the Mighty Fall’ sold to Trickster’s Treats #1, ed. S Dillon

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Pleased to see my flash piece, ‘How the Mighty Fall’ joining an excellent TOC in Trickster’s Treats #1: Tales from the Pumpkin Patch, edited by Steve Dillon. All stories had to be 666 or less words – mine ended up something like 660. All the stories are grouped under sub themes – mine under ‘carnival’ which is apt for a Circus story…

The chap-book-sized title is on sale now:

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Market News: Journey to the Depths in Anemone Enemy anthology

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I am very much pleased to have my flash fiction piece, Journey to the Depths, included in Oscillate Wildly Press’ anthology, Anemone Enemy, edited by Claire Fitzpatrick. The anthology is a horror-themed collection of flash fiction stories associated with the sea – something I can’t resist. I have wonderful writers sharing the TOC with me, including Deborah Sheldon and Lee Pletzers.

Do yourself a favour and purchase this lovely book.

Market News: Flash Fiction Story, Roland’s Merry Christmas, Included in AHWA Anthology, Hell’s Bells

It is with pleasure that my flash fiction piece, Roland's Merry Christmas, is included with a wonderful group of flash fiction stories by notable and excellent writers – all of whom (myself included) are members of the Australian Horror Writers Association. The theme can easily be determined from the cover:

It is available in ebook format through Amazon and Smashwords.
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Market News: ‘An Incident at Prnjavor’ published in The Worlds of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror

I've been looking forward to this. I wrote a particularly tense military horror short story, 'An Incident at Prnjavor', set in the Eastern Front of WWI – a geographical region much less covered than the Western Front in literature. Very proud of it, and was pleased it was picked up by an Australian publisher (Altair Australia, editor Robert N. Stephenson).

The print version will be appearing in a few months, but in the meantime, you can purchase the book for free HERE. Kindle sells it as well, at the minimal price possible. 18 stories from around the world, to share and enjoy.
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Market News: Short Story to be published in The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror (2014)

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]

Market News: Science Fiction Collection to be published in 2015

I am over the moon with the news that a large selection of my reprint and original science fiction short fiction, spanning about 6 years, will be collected in a book by Cohesion Press (the same publishers of my young teen fantasy novel, Guardian of the Sky Realms). A lot of details are still to be sorted out, but a great wad of short stories and a novelette are in the publisher's hands, and the lights are green for next year. Stay tuned, folks.
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Market News: ‘The Past Catching Up’ published in Badlands anthology

I have a good track record with Westerns, be they horror, weird, steampunk, or a strange fusion of two or three. In this case I am pleased to have a weird/horror piece, 'The Past Catching Up'. in Dead Guns Press' anthology, Badlands. It is available in print at the moment, and presumably ebook soon. Come on over and read a quality Western Horror book, by a very good specialist independent publisher.

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Market News: The Cutpurse From Mulberry Bend to be published in The Best of Penny Dread Tales

I am chuffed to have my steampunk piece, 'The Cutpurse From Mulberry Bend' – which was first published in Penny Dread Tales III: In Darkness Clockwork Shine – accepted for The Best of Penny Dread Tales. This anthology grabs the best steampunk stories from four volumes of Penny Dread Tales, which is a nice compliment. I believe this new anthology will be released in a few months, and will be published by Wordfire Press, via Runewright, and edited by Christopher Ficco.
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News: ‘The Crab Woman’ to be published in Our World of Horror anthology

Happy to announce that my short story, 'The Crab Woman', was an early acceptance to the Eldritch Press pro horror anthology, Our World of Horror. The partial TOC will be announced by Eldritch Press in a few days.

Aside from being a pro sale, I am over the moon to see this story getting accepted. It was sold on first submission, which is a nice hit rate, and I had the great pleasure of having Kaaron Warren be my beta reader on this–her time spent on it, and the valuable feedback, was integral to this story, set on in the island nation of  Vanuatu, being as polished as it is. Kaaron is a very generous writer.

Our World of Horror
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