Angela Slatter's Blog, page 127
March 4, 2013
Whispers
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This Saturday, 9 March, QWC’s salon event “Whispers” kicks off at 3pm at the State Library of Queensland – in the Library Cafe.
The theme for this salon is ‘At Sea’.
I’ll be there, reading something (hopefully) seaworthy, as will Zenobia Frost, Samuel Maguire, James Butler and Jessica
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March 3, 2013
And so, Narrow Daylight
Many years ago (okay, 2006) I began what I thought would be a novel called Narrow Daylight. It’s not my usual thing, there’s a distinct lack of supernatural or fantastical or horrific elements. It’s about the affect of a suicide on a family, how it tears lives apart, re-opens old wounds, and how secrets leak out.
It didn’t become a novel,
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February 28, 2013
Paddle-Steamers! Fae! Docks!
Peter M. Ball’s new tale “On the Arrival of the Paddle-Steamer on the Docks of V–” is now up at Eclipse Online and it’s totally worth a read.
With bonus illustration by Kathleen Jennings.
Our tiny hotel room is boiling, even now, but heat doesn’t bother Patrick and he sleeps, shirtless, with the thin sheet coiled round him like a loving serpent.
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February 25, 2013
The Writing Life: A Really Big Echo Chamber
Here’s the thing about being a writer: we’re all terribly insecure to one degree or another. Although we’ve chosen a solitary profession, preferring largely to spend time with imaginary friends rather than flesh and blood ones, we still want some attention. Some sign that we’re not writing into
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February 21, 2013
Over at Tabled Fables
Late last night in Australia (and early in the morning in the US), I had a 
chat with the lovely Amy of Tabled Fables.
We chatted about my version of “The Girl with No Hands”, how it
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February 20, 2013
Braiiinnnsss!!
Over at the home of Nyssa Harkness is a pretty comprehensive list of Australian Zombie Writers … or rather, Australians who happen to be writers of zombie fiction … yes, that’s better.
Go here
FYI, she’s also going to be tweeting tomorrow (Friday 22 Feb) for ABC’s
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Women in Horror Month 2013
The lovely Alison Littlewood (whose creepy A Cold Season had me hiding under the doona last year) has blogged over at Bad Reputation about five “Women in Horror”.
I happen to be one of them and the others are very good company indeed: Thana Niveau, Sarah Pinborough,
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February 17, 2013
Short Story Clinic
Okay, QWC’s Short Story Clinic for developing writers will begin on 21 March.
The delightful and erudite Trent Jamieson is teaching this six session clinic.
Go here to book yourself in or, better yet, book in a friend or relative for their birthday, belated/very early Christmas present, random
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Cover reveal – One Small Step
Behold, Amanda Rainey’s cover for FableCroft’s One Small Step anthology!
The Table of Contents has an awesome addition: Cat Sparks and her tale, “Daughters of Battendown” join the cast!
“Sand and Seawater” by Joanne Anderton & Rabia Gale
“Indigo Gold” by Deborah Biancotti
“Firefly Epilogue” by Jodi Cleghorn
“The Ways of the Wyrding
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Another piece of disturbing beauty from Tartarus Press
N. A. Sulway’s Rupetta is the latest book of dark fantasy from Tartarus Press.
It’s garnering good reviews already.
For details, go here.
