Deborah Sheldon's Blog, page 25
December 7, 2019
My novelette, "Barralang, pop. 63", upcoming in Dimension6
Since 2014, Coeur de Lion Publishing has produced three issues of Dimension6 per year, featuring some of the very best in Australian speculative fiction. Sadly, 2020 will be the magazine's last year of publication.
My psychological-horror novelette, "Barralang, pop. 63", will be included in the April issue. I'm proud to be involved in this magazine's swansong year.
https://coeurdelion.com.au/dimension6/
My psychological-horror novelette, "Barralang, pop. 63", will be included in the April issue. I'm proud to be involved in this magazine's swansong year.
https://coeurdelion.com.au/dimension6/
December 6, 2019
Midnight Echo #14 is out now!
The 14th issue of the Australasian Horror Writers Association's magazine, Midnight Echo, guest edited by yours truly, is out now!
It has a terrific line-up with flash fiction, short stories, original artwork, poetry, a novelette, and the winning entries in last year's AHWA Flash Fiction & Short Story Competitions.
The TOC includes Chris Mason, Rebecca Fraser, Liz Simrajh, Erol Engin, Gregory Long, Renee De Visser, Hari Navarro, Ian Middleton, Robyn O'Sullivan, Tabatha Wood and Matthew Morrison, with a cover by Greg Chapman, and internal artwork by Denny Marshall and Brian Quinn.
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B08273JFCH/
It has a terrific line-up with flash fiction, short stories, original artwork, poetry, a novelette, and the winning entries in last year's AHWA Flash Fiction & Short Story Competitions.
The TOC includes Chris Mason, Rebecca Fraser, Liz Simrajh, Erol Engin, Gregory Long, Renee De Visser, Hari Navarro, Ian Middleton, Robyn O'Sullivan, Tabatha Wood and Matthew Morrison, with a cover by Greg Chapman, and internal artwork by Denny Marshall and Brian Quinn.
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B08273JFCH/
November 30, 2019
Short story published in Breach #12
Breach is a bi-monthly online zine for SF, horror and dark fantasy short fiction, showcasing Australian and NZ writers and artists,
My dark fantasy story “The Littlest Avian” is published alongside work by L.L. Hanley, Tom Adams and Tabatha Wood in Breach #12, guest edited by Lee Murray.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
My dark fantasy story “The Littlest Avian” is published alongside work by L.L. Hanley, Tom Adams and Tabatha Wood in Breach #12, guest edited by Lee Murray.
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Ebook giveaway at the Horror Tree
The Horror Tree is running a giveaway of my new collection, Figments and Fragments: Dark Stories (IFWG Publishing Australia).
Ten digital copies are up for grabs. The giveaway ends in just under a week.
https://horrortree.com/enter-to-win-a...
The back-cover blurb 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.
Ten digital copies are up for grabs. The giveaway ends in just under a week.
https://horrortree.com/enter-to-win-a...
The back-cover blurb 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.
November 29, 2019
ARKfest Short Play Festival 2020
My monologue “Post hoc ergo propter hoc” – based on my flash fiction piece of the same name – makes the final cut for the ARKfest Short Play Festival 2020.
The festival will take place in March. Held in an arts centre in Melbourne's Yarra Ranges, 30 plays will be performed by theatre companies from around the state of Victoria.
Here's a list of plays on the program:
https://www.facebook.com/arkshorties/...
The festival will take place in March. Held in an arts centre in Melbourne's Yarra Ranges, 30 plays will be performed by theatre companies from around the state of Victoria.
Here's a list of plays on the program:
https://www.facebook.com/arkshorties/...
November 27, 2019
Author interview with Things in the Well
Things in the Well, an Australian small press that produces horror anthologies and collections, has a new feature on their website.
"Voices from the Well" is a series of author interviews.
In this installment, Tabatha Wood invites me to talk about the inspiration behind my short story “The Sand,” (published in the 2019 anthology Beside the Seaside: Tales From the Daytripper), what I believe is the best advice for new writers, and which fictional character I'm in love with…
https://thingsinthewell.wordpress.com...
"Voices from the Well" is a series of author interviews.
In this installment, Tabatha Wood invites me to talk about the inspiration behind my short story “The Sand,” (published in the 2019 anthology Beside the Seaside: Tales From the Daytripper), what I believe is the best advice for new writers, and which fictional character I'm in love with…
https://thingsinthewell.wordpress.com...
November 18, 2019
Out now! My collection, Figments and Fragments: Dark Stories
IFWG Publishing Australia has released my collection, Figments and Fragments: Dark Stories. The back-cover blurb 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.
For more information about the collection, including a terrific review from the Horror Tree: https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...
From the IFWG press release: “We are so pleased with this title,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, "as it loops back to some of Sheldon’s earlier dark fiction, but also adds new stories – enriching the depth of our catalogue of her short fiction. This book is a celebration of Sheldon’s mastery of the genre.”
https://ifwgaustralia.com/2019/11/18/...
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.
For more information about the collection, including a terrific review from the Horror Tree: https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...
From the IFWG press release: “We are so pleased with this title,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, "as it loops back to some of Sheldon’s earlier dark fiction, but also adds new stories – enriching the depth of our catalogue of her short fiction. This book is a celebration of Sheldon’s mastery of the genre.”
https://ifwgaustralia.com/2019/11/18/...
November 4, 2019
My upcoming horror anthology - commissioned writers!
Exciting news about the horror anthology I’m editing (to be released in 2021 by IFWG Publishing Australia). We now have four A-grade Australian authors commissioned:
Isobelle Carmody https://isobellecarmody.net.au/
Sean Williams http://seanwilliams.com/
Kaaron Warren https://kaaronwarren.wordpress.com/
Jack Dann https://jackdann.com/
From Gerry Huntman, IFWG Publishing Australia:
"We are over the moon with this amazing line-up and know that not only will we get unique takes on the theme of this anthology, but the mix of these wonderful authors in a single anthology will also contribute to a combined effect that will be grander than the sum of their excellent pieces."
Read the full press release from IFWG here.
https://ifwgaustralia.com/2019/10/27/...
Isobelle Carmody https://isobellecarmody.net.au/
Sean Williams http://seanwilliams.com/
Kaaron Warren https://kaaronwarren.wordpress.com/
Jack Dann https://jackdann.com/
From Gerry Huntman, IFWG Publishing Australia:
"We are over the moon with this amazing line-up and know that not only will we get unique takes on the theme of this anthology, but the mix of these wonderful authors in a single anthology will also contribute to a combined effect that will be grander than the sum of their excellent pieces."
Read the full press release from IFWG here.
https://ifwgaustralia.com/2019/10/27/...
November 3, 2019
Midnight Echo #14 - inspiration essays
Midnight Echo #14, guest edited by yours truly, is due for release next month. Each contributor was asked about the inspiration behind their piece. The interviews are published (in three parts) on the Sinister Reads blog and make fascinating reading:
Part 1: Chris Mason, Rebecca Fraser, Liz Simrajh, Erol Engin
https://sinisterreads.wordpress.com/2...
Part 2: Gregory Long, Brian Quinn, Renee De Visser, Hari Navarro and Denny Marshall
https://sinisterreads.wordpress.com/2...
Part 3: Ian J. Middleton, Robyn O’Sullivan, Tabatha Wood and Matthew Morrison
https://sinisterreads.wordpress.com/2...
Part 1: Chris Mason, Rebecca Fraser, Liz Simrajh, Erol Engin
https://sinisterreads.wordpress.com/2...
Part 2: Gregory Long, Brian Quinn, Renee De Visser, Hari Navarro and Denny Marshall
https://sinisterreads.wordpress.com/2...
Part 3: Ian J. Middleton, Robyn O’Sullivan, Tabatha Wood and Matthew Morrison
https://sinisterreads.wordpress.com/2...
November 1, 2019
Dimension6 Annual Collection 2019
The Dimension6 Annual Collection 2019 is out now! It's available for 99 cents direct from the publisher, Coeur De Lion Publishing, and soon from Amazon and other online retailers.
Edited by Keith Stevenson, this anthology of speculative fiction includes original stories by Cat Sparks, Jason Fischer, Mark Barnes, Aiki Flinthart, David Levell, Peter Ninnes, Chris Barnham, Matan Elul, Michael McGlade, and yours truly.
https://coeurdelion.com.au/
Edited by Keith Stevenson, this anthology of speculative fiction includes original stories by Cat Sparks, Jason Fischer, Mark Barnes, Aiki Flinthart, David Levell, Peter Ninnes, Chris Barnham, Matan Elul, Michael McGlade, and yours truly.
https://coeurdelion.com.au/
