Deborah Sheldon's Blog, page 10

Contract signed for a new anthology with IFWG!

I’ve just signed another contract with IFWG Publishing International for my editorial services. My anthology – the theme and title to be kept under wraps for now – will be released in November 2024.

The submission callout will be announced June 2023 for a three-month submission window later in the same year. Submissions will be open to Australasian writers only. More details soon. Very excited about this one!

Here’s a link to the IFWG press release: https://ifwgaustralia.com/2023/03/13/...

Pre-orders for KILLER CREATURES DOWN UNDER: HORROR STORIES WITH BITE

Available now are pre-orders for the ebook version of the anthology I conceived and edited, Killer Creatures Down Under: Horror Stories with Bite, to be released 15 May by IFWG Publishing: https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/...

The ebook is also available to pre-order on various other platforms including:
Kobo - https://www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/kill...
Nook Book - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kill...
iBook - https://books.apple.com/au/book/kille...

Print preorders are filtering through, including direct from the IFWG distributor, IPG: https://www.ipgbook.com/killer-creatu...

My drabble "Fifty-Two Years Ago" published in Trembling With Fear

Trembling With Fear is the weekly fiction section published by the Horror Tree, offering drabbles, flash fiction and dark poetry. This week's selection includes my 100-word drabble "Fifty-Two Years Ago".

The TWF fiction is free to read here:
https://horrortree.com/trembling-with...

Aurealis Magazine reviews my collection LIMINAL SPACES: HORROR STORIES

Aurealis is Australia's longest-running small press science fiction, fantasy and horror magazine. Issue #157 includes a terrific review of my collection Liminal Spaces: Horror Stories (IFWG Publishing Australia, 2022).

In part, reviewer Chris Foster writes, "Length and style vary between the stories, some winding, others half-pager snapshots. Each arrives with recognisable characters, motives, sometimes monsters, where not all of the horror is gore and beast. Sheldon focuses more on the psychological trappings of walking on a world you understand subtly, before she pulls the rug from right under your feet."

Here's a link to Aurealis #157: https://aurealis.com.au/store/aureali...

For more information on Liminal Spaces: Horror Stories: https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...

Poem published in ILLUMEN MAGAZINE

Edited by Tyree Campbell, Illumen Magazine publishes original poems in the genres of sci-fi, fantasy and horror. Each issue also features artwork, articles, reviews, and interviews.

Illumen Magazine Winter 2023 includes my poem, "Wheals and Whorls". The poetic form I used is a type of Welsh quatrain known as the cyhydedd hir.

So pleased that my name made the cover!

Here's more information about the issue: https://www.hiraethsffh.com/product-p...

Cover reveal - KILLER CREATURES DOWN UNDER: HORROR STORIES WITH BITE

IFWG Publishing Australia has revealed the cover for my upcoming anthology, Killer Creatures Down Under: Horror Stories with Bite. https://ifwgaustralia.com/2022/11/12/...

Isn't it terrific? My husband came up with the concept, and the very talented Greg Chapman did the artwork and cover design. https://dark-designs.com/

The anthology comprises 17 horror stories by Australian writers, and a reprint of one of my own stories which served as the anthology's inspiration. Killer Creatures Down Under: Horror Stories with Bite will be published worldwide on 15 May 2023.

Poem published in TREMBLING WITH FEAR

Trembling With Fear is the weekly fiction magazine published by the Horror Tree. TWF features speculative fiction in the forms of short stories, drabbles and poems, and the Horror Tree produces a "round-up" anthology every year.

The latest TWF issue includes my poem, "Flamingo-Pink Balloon". Its form is a play on the traditional strambotto using a progressive rhyming scheme.

TWF is free to read. Have a look here:
https://horrortree.com/trembling-with...

SFFWorld review of THE FOURTH CORONA BOOK OF HORROR STORIES

SFFWorld.com is one of the oldest genre websites featuring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror. It features book and movie reviews, interviews, articles, guest posts and more. https://www.sffworld.com/

SFFWorld reviews The Fourth Corona Book of Horror Stories, which was recently published by Corona Books UK.

About my story, "Angel Hair", reviewer Shellie Horst writes, "Drifting on the current autumn air, 'Angel Hair' by Deborah Sheldon plays with tension rather than gore. A warning for those who dislike spider webbing. You’ll be brushing off the gossamer threads for some time after reading Sheldon’s story."

Here's a link to the full review:
https://www.sffworld.com/2022/10/sffw...

Unsettling Reads review of THE FOURTH CORONA BOOK OF HORROR STORIES

Corona Books UK is an independent publishing company based in the UK, which specialises in publishing the best short stories in genre fiction.

The Fourth Corona Book of Horror Stories is out now. This anthology includes my story "Angel Hair": https://www.amazon.com.au/Fourth-Coro...

Here's a great review of the anthology by Unsettling Reads:
https://unsettlingreads.squarespace.c...

About my story, "Angel Hair", reviewer Robin Knabel writes, "Desolate. Desperate. Survival. Crushing. Smothering. Alone. Deborah never disappoints. This is a story filled with a visceral fear and dread. She brought a phobia to life."

Two poems published in NIGHTMARE FUEL MAGAZINE

Nightmare Fuel Magazine publishes horror by Australian writers in the forms of micro fiction and poetry.

I'm pleased to say the magazine has published two of my poems.

The first is "Witchcraft Doll". Its form is a type of Irish quatrain called a cethramtu rannaigechta moire:
https://nightmarefuelmagazine.com/202...

The second is "Parasitic Births". Its form is the rondeau:
https://nightmarefuelmagazine.com/202...