Deborah Sheldon's Blog, page 23
May 1, 2020
Submissions now open for my horror anthology SPAWN
From the IFWG Publishing Australia website:
"To be edited by award-winning author Deborah Sheldon, Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies will comprise stories from Australian writers obtained via commission and open callout. The commissioned writers are the multi-award-winning and bestselling authors Isobelle Carmody, Jack Dann, Kaaron Warren and Sean Williams..."
On-spec submissions are now open.
Read the full submission guidelines here:
https://ifwgaustralia.com/2020/04/30/...
"To be edited by award-winning author Deborah Sheldon, Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies will comprise stories from Australian writers obtained via commission and open callout. The commissioned writers are the multi-award-winning and bestselling authors Isobelle Carmody, Jack Dann, Kaaron Warren and Sean Williams..."
On-spec submissions are now open.
Read the full submission guidelines here:
https://ifwgaustralia.com/2020/04/30/...
April 27, 2020
Cover reveal of Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies
IFWG Publishing Australia has released the cover for my upcoming anthology, Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies.
The anthology will comprise stories from Australian writers obtained via commission and open callout. The commissioned writers are the multi-award-winning and bestselling authors Isobelle Carmody, Jack Dann, Kaaron Warren and Sean Williams.
Submissions will open very soon!
https://www.facebook.com/IfwgAustrali...
The anthology will comprise stories from Australian writers obtained via commission and open callout. The commissioned writers are the multi-award-winning and bestselling authors Isobelle Carmody, Jack Dann, Kaaron Warren and Sean Williams.
Submissions will open very soon!
https://www.facebook.com/IfwgAustrali...
April 24, 2020
The Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviewer reviews Body Farm Z
The UK-based Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviewer blog has given my horror novel Body Farm Z (Severed Press) a terrific write-up!
In part, the review states, "Perfectly paced, intensely atmospheric, gory in all the right places and with just the right level of blood splatter, and with a real heart that speaks to the amount of time, skill and passion that Sheldon poured into it, Body Farm Z is what the zombie apocalypse genre should aim for..."
https://scifiandfantasyreviewer.com/2...
For more information about Body Farm Z:
https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...
In part, the review states, "Perfectly paced, intensely atmospheric, gory in all the right places and with just the right level of blood splatter, and with a real heart that speaks to the amount of time, skill and passion that Sheldon poured into it, Body Farm Z is what the zombie apocalypse genre should aim for..."
https://scifiandfantasyreviewer.com/2...
For more information about Body Farm Z:
https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...
April 15, 2020
Ebook giveaway of Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories
The Horror Tree is giving away TEN ebook copies of my collection Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories – winner of the Australian Shadows Award “Best Collected Work”, nominated for an Aurealis Award, long-listed for a Bram Stoker Award. This giveaway will run until April 29th.
https://horrortree.com/giveaway-digit...
The back-cover blurb of Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories reads:
A collection of twenty-one dark fantasy and horror stories. Mysterious. Creepy. Disturbing. A funeral director, who steals body parts for cash, takes delivery of an unusual corpse. The crew of a nineteenth-century fishing boat encounters an unknown but irresistible danger. A dog-sledder on a secret mission in Antarctica fights for his life against the monsters that have fuelled his every nightmare since the Vietnam war. And much more…
https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...
https://horrortree.com/giveaway-digit...
The back-cover blurb of Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories reads:
A collection of twenty-one dark fantasy and horror stories. Mysterious. Creepy. Disturbing. A funeral director, who steals body parts for cash, takes delivery of an unusual corpse. The crew of a nineteenth-century fishing boat encounters an unknown but irresistible danger. A dog-sledder on a secret mission in Antarctica fights for his life against the monsters that have fuelled his every nightmare since the Vietnam war. And much more…
https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...
April 6, 2020
Storgy Magazine reviews Hand To Mouth
Storgy Magazine gives my horror/sci-fi novelette Hand To Mouth (Demain Publishing) a great review. Emily Harrison writes “Sheldon had me from the get-go…Hand To Mouth is engrossing…”
https://storgy.com/2020/04/04/hand-to...
The back-cover blurb of Hand To Mouth:
“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.
https://www.amazon.com/Hand-Mouth-Sho...
https://storgy.com/2020/04/04/hand-to...
The back-cover blurb of Hand To Mouth:
“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.
https://www.amazon.com/Hand-Mouth-Sho...
April 3, 2020
My novelette, "Barralang, pop. 63", out now in Dimension6
Dimension6 is Coeur De Lion Publishing's free and DRM-free electronic magazine of Australian speculative fiction.
Dimension6 issue 19 is out now! It includes:
My novelette ‘Barralang, pop. 63’
Barralang is a place where hope comes to die.
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‘Riders on The Storm’ by Tais Teng
Sirriac's life changed when the dust devil followed him home.
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‘Cargo’ by Damir Salkovic
The capsule recovery was just another job for Calhoun. It would be his last.
Download the issue FREE direct from the publisher.
https://coeurdelion.com.au/dimension6/
Dimension6 issue 19 is out now! It includes:
My novelette ‘Barralang, pop. 63’
Barralang is a place where hope comes to die.
_________________________________
‘Riders on The Storm’ by Tais Teng
Sirriac's life changed when the dust devil followed him home.
_________________________________
‘Cargo’ by Damir Salkovic
The capsule recovery was just another job for Calhoun. It would be his last.
Download the issue FREE direct from the publisher.
https://coeurdelion.com.au/dimension6/
April 1, 2020
Aurealis Magazine reviews Hand to Mouth
Aurealis Magazine #129 reviews my novelette "Hand to Mouth" (Demain Publishing). Eugen Bacon writes, "The clever little story unfolds with fascinating twists... a thoroughly enjoyable read."
https://aurealis.com.au/store/aureali...
The back-cover blurb of "Hand to Mouth":
“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.
https://www.amazon.com/Hand-Mouth-Sho...
https://aurealis.com.au/store/aureali...
The back-cover blurb of "Hand to Mouth":
“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.
https://www.amazon.com/Hand-Mouth-Sho...
March 25, 2020
Aurealis nomination for Body Farm Z
Fantastic news! "Body Farm Z" is shortlisted for "Best Horror Novel" in the 2019 Aurealis Awards!
https://aurealisawards.org/
The back-cover blurb: To solve murders, you must understand the process of decomposition. Australia’s newest body farm, the Victorian Taphonomic Experimental Research Institute, is hidden in bushland some four hours’ drive from Melbourne. Scattered across its 150 acres are human donor cadavers and pig carcasses arranged to mimic some of the ways in which police might find murder victims: exposed to the elements, buried in a shallow grave, wrapped in tarpaulin. Forensic scientists and graduate students meticulously track each stage of putrefaction. Today, Detective Rick Evans of the Homicide Squad is at VITERI for the re-creation of one of his cold cases. A human donor will be locked inside a car. But the donor has other ideas... So begins a facility-wide outbreak of the reanimated dead.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Body-Farm-Z...
https://aurealisawards.org/
The back-cover blurb: To solve murders, you must understand the process of decomposition. Australia’s newest body farm, the Victorian Taphonomic Experimental Research Institute, is hidden in bushland some four hours’ drive from Melbourne. Scattered across its 150 acres are human donor cadavers and pig carcasses arranged to mimic some of the ways in which police might find murder victims: exposed to the elements, buried in a shallow grave, wrapped in tarpaulin. Forensic scientists and graduate students meticulously track each stage of putrefaction. Today, Detective Rick Evans of the Homicide Squad is at VITERI for the re-creation of one of his cold cases. A human donor will be locked inside a car. But the donor has other ideas... So begins a facility-wide outbreak of the reanimated dead.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Body-Farm-Z...
March 10, 2020
Review of Figments and Fragments: Dark Stories
Christine Morgan of the Horror Fiction Review gives my collection, Figments and Fragments: Dark Stories, a great review. In part, she writes, "Many of the pieces in this one are, as it says in the title, more along the lines of figments and fragments than entire self-contained stories. Yet they work that way, work very well. They’re evocative, bringing the disquieting feelings across, stirring the mood and emotion, without necessarily needing full resolution, explanation, or answers."
https://thehorrorfictionreview.blogsp...
The back-cover blurb of the collection reads:
Brutal. Compelling. Sinister.
From wheat farms, roadhouses, caravan parks and beaches to quiet suburban streets and inner-city apartments, award-winning author Deborah Sheldon tells distinctly Australian stories about violence, loss, betrayal and revenge.
Figments and Fragments includes three new stories written especially for the collection.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Figments-Fr...
https://thehorrorfictionreview.blogsp...
The back-cover blurb of the collection reads:
Brutal. Compelling. Sinister.
From wheat farms, roadhouses, caravan parks and beaches to quiet suburban streets and inner-city apartments, award-winning author Deborah Sheldon tells distinctly Australian stories about violence, loss, betrayal and revenge.
Figments and Fragments includes three new stories written especially for the collection.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Figments-Fr...
February 23, 2020
Review of Body Farm Z
A great review of my horror novel, Body Farm Z, on The Dust Lounge blog. In part, writer Tamara Rogers states, "If you’re looking for a zombie thriller in an original setting, where you won’t realise you’ve been holding your breath until the last page turns*, then this is the book for you. *Safety notice: Please remember to breathe while reading. Or read very quickly."
https://thedustlounge.com/2020/01/16/...
The back-cover blurb of Body Farm Z reads:
To solve murders, you must understand the process of decomposition. Australia’s newest body farm, the Victorian Taphonomic Experimental Research Institute, is hidden in bushland some four hours’ drive from Melbourne. Scattered across its 150 acres are human donor cadavers and pig carcasses arranged to mimic some of the ways in which police might find murder victims: exposed to the elements, buried in a shallow grave, wrapped in tarpaulin. Forensic scientists and graduate students meticulously track each stage of putrefaction. Today, Detective Rick Evans of the Homicide Squad is at VITERI for the re-creation of one of his cold cases. A human donor will be locked inside a car. But the donor has other ideas... So begins a facility-wide outbreak of the reanimated dead.
https://www.amazon.com/Body-Farm-Z-De...
https://thedustlounge.com/2020/01/16/...
The back-cover blurb of Body Farm Z reads:
To solve murders, you must understand the process of decomposition. Australia’s newest body farm, the Victorian Taphonomic Experimental Research Institute, is hidden in bushland some four hours’ drive from Melbourne. Scattered across its 150 acres are human donor cadavers and pig carcasses arranged to mimic some of the ways in which police might find murder victims: exposed to the elements, buried in a shallow grave, wrapped in tarpaulin. Forensic scientists and graduate students meticulously track each stage of putrefaction. Today, Detective Rick Evans of the Homicide Squad is at VITERI for the re-creation of one of his cold cases. A human donor will be locked inside a car. But the donor has other ideas... So begins a facility-wide outbreak of the reanimated dead.
https://www.amazon.com/Body-Farm-Z-De...
