Deborah Sheldon's Blog, page 22

The Long Shot is out now

My crime-suspense novella, The Long Shot, is now available to purchase through Twelfth Planet Press. 

The premise: Simone Parker visits her home town of Brownbeck after six long years away. When she witnesses a brutal bashing, police officer Mitchell Ross needs her testimony. Simone is keen to help, until she discovers her estranged sister, Claire, might be involved.

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Pre-orders now available for my novella The Long Shot

Pre-orders are available now for the ebook edition of my crime novella, The Long Shot. Twelfth Planet Press is scheduled to publish the title on August 1. (The paperback edition will be available at a later date.)

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The back-cover blurb of The Long Shot reads:

Simone Parker visits her home town of Brownbeck after six long years away. When she witnesses a brutal bashing, police officer Mitchell Ross needs her testimony. Simone is keen to help, until she discovers her estranged sister, Claire, might be involved. Caught between family loyalty and feelings for Mitchell, Simone decides to solve the mystery herself – and is soon in grave danger.

Author interview with Australian SF Snapshot Project

The Australian SF Snapshot Project has been taking place periodically since 2005. The site aims to make a true record of the journey of Australian speculative fiction by interviewing authors.

Here is my interview:
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Ebook giveaway of Devil Dragon

The Horror Tree is giving away TEN ebook copies of my novel, Devil Dragon (Severed Press), which was nominated for an Australian Shadows Award “Best Novel.” This giveaway will run until June 26.

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The back-cover blurb of Devil Dragon reads:
Dr Erin Harris may be a scientist, but she has an unscientific obsession: to find a living Varanus priscus. Cryptozoologists call it the Devil dragon. This giant Australian reptile went extinct some 12,000 years ago but like Bigfoot or Nessie, there are occasional sightings. Spurred by a credible witness, Erin cobbles together an expedition party consisting of herself, the witness, and his deer-hunting neighbours. They travel into the unexplored heart of a remote national park. Erin, believing the Devil dragon to be a larger version of the Komodo, is confident she can outwit a specimen. However, the terrifying monster that lumbers out of the bush is a savage and unpredictable predator the size of a campervan. To escape, Erin must transform herself from genteel university lecturer to hard-core survivalist.

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Australian Shadows Award win!

Great news to share! I’ve won the Australian Shadows Award “Best Edited Work 2019” for Midnight Echo #14, which I guest-edited.

Congratulations to the winners and finalists in all categories. The full list can be found here: https://australasianhorror.com/austra...

Thanks to the Australasian Horror Writers Association and to the judges of this year’s Australian Shadows Awards.

And a special thanks to the writers and artists who contributed to Midnight Echo #14.

Hand To Mouth out now in paperback

Demain Publishing UK releases my sci-fi/horror novelette, Hand To Mouth, in paperback.

The back-cover blurb reads:
“When the truth doesn’t satisfy, people make up stories.”
An imprisoned man writes letters to his son, trying to explain the bizarre circumstances that led to his incarceration. But can his son believe him? Award-winning author Deborah Sheldon keeps you guessing with this novelette of secrets, lies, conspiracies and paranoia.

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SPAWN interview with Ginger Nuts of Horror

UK-based Ginger Nuts of Horror is the largest independent horror review and news website in Europe, with viewing figures in excess of 100,000 a month. GNOH has posted an interview with myself (editor) and Gerry Huntman (publisher) of the anthology Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies, which is open to submissions from Australian authors until 31 August.

https://gingernutsofhorror.com/interv...

Two 2019 Australian Shadows Award nominations!

The finalists for the 2019 Australian Shadows Awards have been announced. Wonderful news! My work has been nominated in two categories!

Figments and Fragments: Dark Stories (IFWG Publishing Australia) in “Best Collected Work”, and Midnight Echo #14 (Australasian Horror Writers Association) in “Best Edited Work”.

Congratulations to all the nominees and publishers. I wish everyone the best of luck.

Here's the full list of nominations:
https://australasianhorror.com/austra...

AHWA Mentorship Program 2020

From the Australasian Horror Writers Association:

The AHWA Mentorship Program submission window opens TODAY (22 May)! This year's mentor program is almost ready to go! From 22 May - 12 June, applications will be available on the AHWA website, where you can also check out this year's mentors in prose and screenwriting: Alan Baxter, Heidi Lee Douglas, Paul Mannering, Megan Riakos, Deborah Sheldon, and Kaaron Warren. Get your writing samples ready!

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Cover reveal: The Long Shot

Twelfth Planet Press is publishing my crime-suspense novella, The Long Shot, later in 2020.

Here's a sneak peek at the wonderful cover designed by Cathy Larsen:

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