Deborah Sheldon's Blog, page 20
November 4, 2020
Aurealis magazine "Reviewers' Picks of 2020"
My novel, Body Farm Z (Severed Press), makes the cut in Aurealis magazine's "Reviewers' Picks 2020: Best Speculative Fiction Books".
Chris Foster writes: "A characterful zombie novel set in the Victorian outback, filled with Australiana and great action scenes. A diverse set of personalities, friendships and much detail to make you feel like you’re swatting the flies from your face under a scorching Aussie
sun. Deborah Sheldon has delivered a fast-paced read (and which includes a
kookaburra named Cookie)."
See the full list of reviewer's picks in Aurealis magazine #136.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Chris Foster writes: "A characterful zombie novel set in the Victorian outback, filled with Australiana and great action scenes. A diverse set of personalities, friendships and much detail to make you feel like you’re swatting the flies from your face under a scorching Aussie
sun. Deborah Sheldon has delivered a fast-paced read (and which includes a
kookaburra named Cookie)."
See the full list of reviewer's picks in Aurealis magazine #136.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
November 1, 2020
My poem airs on the AntipodeanSF Radio Show
The weekly AntipodeanSF Radio Show is hosted by the editor of the online magazine AntipodeanSF, Ion Newcombe, aka "Nuke".
Ion selects the best in speculative (science fiction, fantasy, horror) flash fiction for these shows, with stories often narrated by the authors themselves.
The latest episode, "Amphimacus", aired on November 1 and includes my sonnet, "The Sea Will Have", narrated by Marg Essex. "The Sea Will Have" was first published in AntipodeanSF issue #257 in February.
"Amphimacus" also includes work by JT Velikovsky, Geraldine Borella and George Nikolopoulos.
https://2nvr.org.au/show/antisf-radio...
Ion selects the best in speculative (science fiction, fantasy, horror) flash fiction for these shows, with stories often narrated by the authors themselves.
The latest episode, "Amphimacus", aired on November 1 and includes my sonnet, "The Sea Will Have", narrated by Marg Essex. "The Sea Will Have" was first published in AntipodeanSF issue #257 in February.
"Amphimacus" also includes work by JT Velikovsky, Geraldine Borella and George Nikolopoulos.
https://2nvr.org.au/show/antisf-radio...
October 29, 2020
Dimension6 Annual Collection 2020
Coeur De Lion Publishing has released the Dimension6 Annual Collection 2020, which includes my novelette "Barralang, pop. 63".
The premise of the phantasmagorical novelette: "Barralang is a place where hope comes to die."
The D6 2020 Collection includes original fiction by Tais Teng, Damir Salcovic, Ben Peek, Simon Petrie, Charlotte Platt, Dominic Teague, Joanne Anderton, Amber Hayward and J. Ashley-Smith.
Edited by Keith Stevenson, Dimension6 was Coeur De Lion's free and DRM-free electronic magazine of Australian speculative fiction. It was published three times a year in April, July and October. 2020 marks its last year of production.
https://coeurdelion.com.au/
The premise of the phantasmagorical novelette: "Barralang is a place where hope comes to die."
The D6 2020 Collection includes original fiction by Tais Teng, Damir Salcovic, Ben Peek, Simon Petrie, Charlotte Platt, Dominic Teague, Joanne Anderton, Amber Hayward and J. Ashley-Smith.
Edited by Keith Stevenson, Dimension6 was Coeur De Lion's free and DRM-free electronic magazine of Australian speculative fiction. It was published three times a year in April, July and October. 2020 marks its last year of production.
https://coeurdelion.com.au/
October 17, 2020
Ebook giveaway of Thylacines
The Horror Tree is giving away TEN ebook copies of my bio-horror novella, Thylacines (Severed Press), which was nominated for the Australian Shadows “Paul Haines Award for Long Fiction”. Entries close 30 October.
https://horrortree.com/our-october-20...
The back-cover blurb for Thylacines reads:
The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, was hunted to extinction some eighty years ago. Now, Professor Rosie Giuliani and her staff at The Resurrection Lab have done the impossible: created a living, breathing litter from a preserved specimen. Yet Rosie can’t share this scientific breakthrough with the world. The cloned animals are more like monsters than thylacines. By chance, a small band of activists hears about the caged litter, and their decision to free the tigers will unleash a deadly havoc upon the campus of Fraser University.
https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...
https://horrortree.com/our-october-20...
The back-cover blurb for Thylacines reads:
The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, was hunted to extinction some eighty years ago. Now, Professor Rosie Giuliani and her staff at The Resurrection Lab have done the impossible: created a living, breathing litter from a preserved specimen. Yet Rosie can’t share this scientific breakthrough with the world. The cloned animals are more like monsters than thylacines. By chance, a small band of activists hears about the caged litter, and their decision to free the tigers will unleash a deadly havoc upon the campus of Fraser University.
https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...
October 13, 2020
Andromeda Spaceways #80 - "All the Stars in Her Eyes"
My horror/sci-fi story, "All the Stars in Her Eyes", is out now in Andromeda Spaceways #80. The issue is available in mobi, ePub and PDF formats.
Dubbed "Australia's pulpiest SF magazine", Andromeda Spaceways (formerly ASIM) is a fantasy, horror and science fiction magazine published quarterly. The first issue came out in 2002.
https://andromedaspaceways.com/produc...
Dubbed "Australia's pulpiest SF magazine", Andromeda Spaceways (formerly ASIM) is a fantasy, horror and science fiction magazine published quarterly. The first issue came out in 2002.
https://andromedaspaceways.com/produc...
October 9, 2020
Christine Morgan's review of Body Farm Z
Acclaimed horror author Christine Morgan gives my zombie novel, Body Farm Z, a great review.
In part, she writes, "I know I’ve harped on this before, but I’m going to again – as long as clever authors continue to come up with fun twists and surprising takes and serve me up something I haven’t seen before, then NO, the zombie apocalypse is NOT played out. Sure, some (maybe too many) are samey-samey, but the ones that stand out make it all worthwhile. Body Farm Z definitely stands out... It’s gory, it’s funny, it’s a genuine treat!"
https://christinemariemorgan.wordpres...
In part, she writes, "I know I’ve harped on this before, but I’m going to again – as long as clever authors continue to come up with fun twists and surprising takes and serve me up something I haven’t seen before, then NO, the zombie apocalypse is NOT played out. Sure, some (maybe too many) are samey-samey, but the ones that stand out make it all worthwhile. Body Farm Z definitely stands out... It’s gory, it’s funny, it’s a genuine treat!"
https://christinemariemorgan.wordpres...
October 3, 2020
The Night's End Podcast - "Delirium of Negation"
The Night's End is a short story podcast. With a focus on dark speculative fiction, it hopes to leave you wishing for the night's end before each story is through.
Exclusively for its Patreon subscribers, The Night's End has produced my short story, "Delirium of Negation", first published in my award-winning collection, Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories (IFWG Publishing Australia, 2017).
https://www.nightsendpodcast.com/
Exclusively for its Patreon subscribers, The Night's End has produced my short story, "Delirium of Negation", first published in my award-winning collection, Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories (IFWG Publishing Australia, 2017).
https://www.nightsendpodcast.com/
September 27, 2020
SPAWN anthology - contributing authors revealed!
IFWG Publishing Australia will be releasing my anthology mid-year 2021. Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies will comprise stories from Australian writers obtained via commission and open callout.
I'm absolutely delighted to share the TOC:
“A Good Big Brother” – Matt Tighe
“Sins of the Mother” – Tracie McBride
“Beneath the Cliffs of Darknoon Bay” – Rebecca Fraser
“Mother Dandelion” – Antoinette Rydyr
“Family Unit” – Sean Williams
“The Still Warm” – Paul Mannering
“The Hot-and-Cold Girl” – Samantha Murray
“Expel the Darkness” – Robyn O’Sullivan
“My Sweet Porcupette” – Geraldine Borella
“Hair and Teeth” (reprint) – Deborah Sheldon
“Mother Diamond” – Janeen Webb
“The Remarkable Compass for Finding the Departed” – Charles Spiteri
“Empty Bellies” – Ash Tudor
“A Rose for Becca” (reprint) – Jason Fischer
“Grieving the Spirit” – Jack Dann
“A Sense of Belonging” – Mark Towse
“Gravid” – JM Merryt
“Motherdoll” – HK Stubbs
“The Red Shrine (Fingerless and Double-mouthed)” – Kaaron Warren
“The Phobia Clinic” – David Kuraria
“The Surrogate” – Renee De Visser
“Saturday Night at the Milk Bar” (reprint) – Gary Kemble
“The River is Deep” – Kat Pekin
I'm absolutely delighted to share the TOC:
“A Good Big Brother” – Matt Tighe
“Sins of the Mother” – Tracie McBride
“Beneath the Cliffs of Darknoon Bay” – Rebecca Fraser
“Mother Dandelion” – Antoinette Rydyr
“Family Unit” – Sean Williams
“The Still Warm” – Paul Mannering
“The Hot-and-Cold Girl” – Samantha Murray
“Expel the Darkness” – Robyn O’Sullivan
“My Sweet Porcupette” – Geraldine Borella
“Hair and Teeth” (reprint) – Deborah Sheldon
“Mother Diamond” – Janeen Webb
“The Remarkable Compass for Finding the Departed” – Charles Spiteri
“Empty Bellies” – Ash Tudor
“A Rose for Becca” (reprint) – Jason Fischer
“Grieving the Spirit” – Jack Dann
“A Sense of Belonging” – Mark Towse
“Gravid” – JM Merryt
“Motherdoll” – HK Stubbs
“The Red Shrine (Fingerless and Double-mouthed)” – Kaaron Warren
“The Phobia Clinic” – David Kuraria
“The Surrogate” – Renee De Visser
“Saturday Night at the Milk Bar” (reprint) – Gary Kemble
“The River is Deep” – Kat Pekin
September 4, 2020
Night's End Podcast - "The Sand"
The Night's End is a short story podcast. With a focus on dark speculative fiction, it hopes to leave you wishing for the night's end before each story is through.
This week, the Night's End produces my short story, "The Sand", first published in the award-nominated anthology, Beside the Seaside: Tales from the Daytripper (Things in the Well, March 2019).
https://www.nightsendpodcast.com/podc...
This week, the Night's End produces my short story, "The Sand", first published in the award-nominated anthology, Beside the Seaside: Tales from the Daytripper (Things in the Well, March 2019).
https://www.nightsendpodcast.com/podc...
September 3, 2020
Guest blog post on Criminal Element
Mysteries, thrillers and all things killer... Criminal Element features everything crime-related from excerpts to reviews to author essays and Q&As to various weekly features and original blog posts.
Criminal Element has published my guest blog post, "Top 10 Dark Fiction Books Written by Women":
https://www.criminalelement.com/top-1...
Criminal Element has published my guest blog post, "Top 10 Dark Fiction Books Written by Women":
https://www.criminalelement.com/top-1...
