Deborah Sheldon's Blog, page 30
November 25, 2018
"The Tea and Sugar Train" upcoming in Dimension6 magazine
Dimension6 is the speculative fiction magazine brought out three times per year by Coeur de Lion Publishing, based in Australia.
My horror story, "The Tea and Sugar Train", has been accepted for publication, and will appear in an upcoming issue of Dimension6 in 2019.
https://coeurdelion.com.au/dimension6/
My horror story, "The Tea and Sugar Train", has been accepted for publication, and will appear in an upcoming issue of Dimension6 in 2019.
https://coeurdelion.com.au/dimension6/
November 15, 2018
"Hair and Teeth" upcoming in Year's Best Hardcore Horror #4
Published by Red Room Press, YEAR’S BEST HARDCORE HORROR is an annual collection intended to give recognition to the extreme, harder side of horror, stories that break boundaries and trash taboos.
My short story “Hair and Teeth”, first published in Aurealis #113, will be included in Year's Best Hardcore Horror #4. The anthology is due for release mid-2019.
Aurealis #113 https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Year's Best Hardcore Horror #3
http://www.redroompress.com/years-bes...
My short story “Hair and Teeth”, first published in Aurealis #113, will be included in Year's Best Hardcore Horror #4. The anthology is due for release mid-2019.
Aurealis #113 https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Year's Best Hardcore Horror #3
http://www.redroompress.com/years-bes...
October 26, 2018
Author interview with Spine Cracker
Bernadette of the Spine Cracker horror blog interviews me about my latest release the noir-horror novel Contrition, my thoughts on writer's block, and my time as a researcher and scriptwriter on the TV show Australia's Most Wanted.
https://crackyourspines.wordpress.com...
https://crackyourspines.wordpress.com...
October 8, 2018
Review of "Thylacines" in Aurealis magazine
Aurealis is Australia's longest running small press science fiction and fantasy magazine.
Issue #115 includes a review of my bio-horror novella Thylacines (Severed Press).
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
Issue #115 includes a review of my bio-horror novella Thylacines (Severed Press).
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
October 1, 2018
"Stagecoach from Castlemaine" in DeadCades: the Infernal Decimation anthology
DeadCades: the Infernal Decimation is the third and final instalment in the Infernal Clock anthology series. Out now, it includes my story “Stagecoach from Castlemaine”, first published in my award-winning collection Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories (IFWG Australia).
https://www.amazon.com/DeadCades-Infe...
From the back-cover blurb:
The Infernal Clock has previously given you hours and days but now it is feeling more generous and its pendulum has scythed its way across the decades—-or rather, DeadCades. This latest anthology from the Clock weaves its dark stories from the 1880s through the Swinging Sixties and desolate Seventies, and then sprints into the future, finishing at 2020.
Within each DeadCade, you will find a microcosm of darkness preceding the main story but whether one hundred words or five thousand, each is definitely of its time. These tales have been written by authors from across the globe—from Australia, the USA and Europe—and from the Bram Stoker nominated to newer contributors to the world of dark fiction. In this latest anthology, you will find a real wealth of talent.
So take a trip in our time machine and travel the DeadCades, discover where the monsters hide—in our pages or in our own history.
With a foreword by best-selling author of Vox, Christina Dalcher.
https://www.amazon.com/DeadCades-Infe...
From the back-cover blurb:
The Infernal Clock has previously given you hours and days but now it is feeling more generous and its pendulum has scythed its way across the decades—-or rather, DeadCades. This latest anthology from the Clock weaves its dark stories from the 1880s through the Swinging Sixties and desolate Seventies, and then sprints into the future, finishing at 2020.
Within each DeadCade, you will find a microcosm of darkness preceding the main story but whether one hundred words or five thousand, each is definitely of its time. These tales have been written by authors from across the globe—from Australia, the USA and Europe—and from the Bram Stoker nominated to newer contributors to the world of dark fiction. In this latest anthology, you will find a real wealth of talent.
So take a trip in our time machine and travel the DeadCades, discover where the monsters hide—in our pages or in our own history.
With a foreword by best-selling author of Vox, Christina Dalcher.
September 30, 2018
"Entombed" in AntipodeanSF
My flash fiction piece, "Entombed", is included in AntipodeanSF #243.
https://www.antisf.com/the-stories/en...
AntipodeanSF is devoted to the promotion of the best in short-short speculative fiction from the podes and antipodes, and in the promotion of fresh, new speculative writers.
https://www.antisf.com/the-stories/en...
AntipodeanSF is devoted to the promotion of the best in short-short speculative fiction from the podes and antipodes, and in the promotion of fresh, new speculative writers.
September 27, 2018
Author interview with Sinister Reads
Sinister Reads is a project managed by the Australasian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) to promote the work of its members.
Sinister Reads interviews me about my latest release, the horror novel Contrition (IFWG Publishing Australia).
https://sinisterreads.wordpress.com/2...
Sinister Reads interviews me about my latest release, the horror novel Contrition (IFWG Publishing Australia).
https://sinisterreads.wordpress.com/2...
September 26, 2018
"For Weirdless Days and Weary Nights" in Breach #8
My horror short story, "For Weirdless Days and Weary Nights", is published in Breach magazine #8.
"Our 8th issue skews heavily to horror, covering a few different subgenres by some amazing writers. Deborah Sheldon (Contrition, Thylacines) starts things off with 'For Weirdless Days and Weary Nights', a dark tale about friends discovering an abandoned campsite. Jessica Nelson-Tyers and David Stevens follow with 'Hit and Rot' and 'Baby, Cold Outside', two stories that may make you think twice the next time you get in a car. Ferne Merrylees' mournful fantasy 'Garage Sale of Lost and Unwanted Things' offers a brief respite before William Cook's brutal 'Death Comes Calling'. Carlington Black's darkly comic 'The New Suit' pits two men against each other, while Sam M. Phillips goes to a bleak place in 'Twisted Labyrinth'. Here we have a brilliant collection of stories from across Australia and New Zealand, by new, emerging and established authors. And to top it off, regular contributor Claire Fitzpatrick shows off her art skills with her first Breach cover."
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
"Our 8th issue skews heavily to horror, covering a few different subgenres by some amazing writers. Deborah Sheldon (Contrition, Thylacines) starts things off with 'For Weirdless Days and Weary Nights', a dark tale about friends discovering an abandoned campsite. Jessica Nelson-Tyers and David Stevens follow with 'Hit and Rot' and 'Baby, Cold Outside', two stories that may make you think twice the next time you get in a car. Ferne Merrylees' mournful fantasy 'Garage Sale of Lost and Unwanted Things' offers a brief respite before William Cook's brutal 'Death Comes Calling'. Carlington Black's darkly comic 'The New Suit' pits two men against each other, while Sam M. Phillips goes to a bleak place in 'Twisted Labyrinth'. Here we have a brilliant collection of stories from across Australia and New Zealand, by new, emerging and established authors. And to top it off, regular contributor Claire Fitzpatrick shows off her art skills with her first Breach cover."
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
September 21, 2018
The Horror Tree review of my novella "Thylacines"
The Horror Tree is a resource for writers, offering submission information on all the latest horror anthologies and publishers. The Horror Tree also posts articles, news and interviews.
I'm thrilled with their five-star review of my bio-horror novella "Thylacines" (Severed Press).
The reviewer, UK author Alyson Faye, writes, "If you liked Jurassic Park or any other novels in that vein, you’ll go for this novella. It’s the equivalent of a B movie on steroids."
You can read the full review here:
https://horrortree.com/epeolatry-book...
I'm thrilled with their five-star review of my bio-horror novella "Thylacines" (Severed Press).
The reviewer, UK author Alyson Faye, writes, "If you liked Jurassic Park or any other novels in that vein, you’ll go for this novella. It’s the equivalent of a B movie on steroids."
You can read the full review here:
https://horrortree.com/epeolatry-book...
September 20, 2018
Author interview with Breach magazine
Breach Magazine interviews me about my writing, horror tropes, and indie publishing in Australia.
https://www.breachzine.com/single-pos...
Breach is a bi-monthly online zine for SF, horror and dark fantasy short fiction.
https://www.breachzine.com/single-pos...
Breach is a bi-monthly online zine for SF, horror and dark fantasy short fiction.
