Angela Slatter's Blog, page 147
March 20, 2012
And so, on a day with an otter …
… I also managed to make it onto the shortlist for the Aurealis Awards Best Horror Short Story.
I'm not saying the otter made it happen … but I am going to treat the otter with a lot of respect.
'The otter?' you say.
Yes, the otter – thanks to
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March 15, 2012
FNQ: Hello, Humidity
In a few hours I'll be heading into the state's north to teach short story workshops in Townsville and Cairns … and to have my hair turn into a giant frizz ball. Something like this … 
But it's okay, I'm looking forward to doing these workshops. In fact
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March 13, 2012
New Sourdough news!
I'm very happy to announce that Tartarus Press has produced a paperback version of my sold-out collection, Sourdough and Other Stories.
Available here.
*snoopy dance*
"These stories are stupendously good." Paul Kane, The Compulsive Reader
"There is magic in this world." Rick Kleffel's Agony Column
"An absolute treasure." Paul Charles Smith,
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March 12, 2012
Tuesday Therapy
Over at the Hannettorium, Allyson Bird (she of the Stoker-shortlisted Isis Unbound) mediates on censorship, writing and, whether there will be a cull of horror writers!
Go here.
So, remember that book …
… with the sexy cover?
Damnation and Dames?
It's now available for pre-order here.
ToC goodness:
Lindsy Anderson – The Third Circle
Chris Bauer – Three Questions and One Troll
Alan Baxter & Felicity Dowker – Burning, Always Burning
Jay Caselberg – Blind Pig
M.L.D. Curelas – Silver Comes the Night
Karen Dent – A
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March 11, 2012
Purdy!
Behold!
The cover for the next Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror from Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene at Ticonderoga Publications.
The table of contents?
As yet to be announced.
Stay tuned.
March 8, 2012
In the mail, the new Cashore
An ARC of Kristin Cashore's Bitterblue has arrived in the mail.
Same gorgeous style of cover as Graceling and Fire, both books I enjoyed.
Looking forward to getting to this one.
Discovered …
… at Adelaide Writers' Week: Megan Abbott.
Hard-boiled noir thrillers from a female point of view.
Awesome writing, succinct, harsh, powerful and just downright devastating.
Read two in the last two days, I have one left and one coming in the mail … I will need to start rationing.
