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Deborah Sheldon

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Horror, Crime, Thriller

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I'm a multi-award-winning author and anthology editor from Melbourne, Australia. I write poetry, short stories, novelettes, novellas and novels across the darker spectrum of horror, crime and noir. My latest titles are the novel Nightmare Reef and the poetry collection The Broonie and Other Dark Poems.
My award-winning titles include the novella Redhead Town and the collection Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories. My award-nominated titles include the novels Nightmare Reef, Bodily Harm, Cretaceous Canyon, Body Farm Z, Contrition and Devil Dragon; the novella Thylacines; and the collections Figments and Fragments: Dark Stories and Liminal Spaces: Horror Stories.
My short fiction has appeared in many well-respected magazines, been shortlis ...more

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	Cretaceous Canyon 3.88 avg rating — 138 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Devil Dragon 3.77 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thylacines 3.53 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Waters 4.30 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killer Creatures Down Under: Horror Stories With Bite by Deborah Sheldon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Anthony Ferguson (Goodreads Author), Geraldine Borella (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies by Deborah Sheldon (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Geraldine Borella (Goodreads Author), Jack Dann (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 40 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Body Farm Z 4.38 avg rating — 29 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perfect Little Stitches: and Other Stories 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ronnie and Rita 4.44 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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May E-book giveaway - BODY FARM Z

In collaboration with The Horror Tree, I'm giving away 12 of my published titles over the 12 months of 2026. Why? To celebrate my 40th year as a professional writer!

For May, The Horror Tree is giving away TEN e-book copies of my zombie novel, BODY FARM Z, which was shortlisted for the Aurealis "Best Horror Novel" Award.

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The Sundial

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Of Beasts & Bones

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Vampires: Encounters With the Undead by David J. Skal (2006-10-31)

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Deborah Sheldon wrote a new blog post May E-book giveaway - BODY FARM Z In collaboration with The Horror Tree, I'm giving away 12 of my published titles over the 12 months of 2026. Why? To celebrate my 40th year as a profe Read more of this blog post »
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Deborah Sheldon rated a book it was amazing Tales Of The South Pacific by James A. Michener	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is compulsively readable. It's no wonder Michener won the Pulitzer Prize; the writing style is engaging, the stories intriguing, and the characterisations are terrific. But now, I'm wondering how on earth Hollywood turned Michener's collection o ...more
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Deborah Sheldon made a comment on her review of Tales Of The South Pacific " Thanks for the giggle! I think I'll rewatch The Producers too. ...more "
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This is compulsively readable. It's no wonder Michener won the Pulitzer Prize; the writing style is engaging, the stories intriguing, and the characterisations are terrific. But now, I'm wondering how on earth Hollywood turned Michener's collection o ...more
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Deborah Sheldon and 9 other people liked Jim Kuenzli's review of The Savage Sword of Conan (2024-) #14: "This was a fantastic issue. Zub pulls out all of the stops as Conan leads his Zuagirs to victory over the Turanians. After the battle the story begins- Conan takes 3 of his trusted raiders to investigate a mysterious scene at an abandoned caravan. Wh" Read more of this review »
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Deborah Sheldon and 2 other people liked Tracy Altvater's review of Letterbox: "I loved this story. This kind of book is right up my alley. I didn't see the ending coming! A very entertaining "who done it" read! I really enjoyed all the characters and getting to run around Mirebury with them (like a chicken with my head cut off)" Read more of this review »
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