Deborah Sheldon's Blog, page 41

Author interview

My latest author interview, with Canadian Allison Cosgrove, is now online: https://stanbrookshire.com/2016/05/13...
(My last name is spelled wrong, but never mind!)

Allegory Magazine: 'Post hoc ergo propter hoc'

Allegory Magazine is a tri-annual publication that specialises in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Issue #29 includes my flash fiction piece, 'Post hoc ergo propter hoc', which is free to read online:
http://www.allegoryezine.com/posthoce...
Other authors in this issue include Sarah Allen, William Quincy Belle, Derek Boden, Tom Brennan, and many more.

My horror collection is signed with IFWG Publishing Australia

I'm excited to announce that I have signed with IFWG Publishing Australia to release my horror collection, 'Perfect Little Stitches and other stories'. At this stage, publication should be late 2016 or early 2017. The title story, 'Perfect little stitches', is currently nominated for an Australian Shadows Award.
https://ifwgaustralia.com/2016/04/16/...

Cover reveal: bio-horror novel, 'Devil Dragon'

Here is the cover, designed by Dean Samed of Conzpiracy Arts, of my bio-horror novel, 'Devil Dragon': https://www.facebook.com/CohesionPres...

It is the first in a new series of stand-alone bio-horror novels under the banner of 'Natural Selection' released by Australian publisher, Cohesion Press. 'Devil Dragon' should hit the shelves in October 2016.

It’s about a scientist, Dr Erin Harris, who is obsessed with finding a living Varanus priscus, a giant Australian lizard that apparently went extinct some 12,000 years ago. There are occasional sightings, like Big Foot or Nessie. Erin cobbles together an expedition party and travels into the unexplored heart of a national park. A nerdy scientist, an elderly farmer and two gun-toting deer hunters stranded in the bush versus an apex predator the size of a campervan – what could go wrong?

'Perfect Little Stitches' is nominated for an Australian Shadows Award

The Australian Shadows Awards recognise the best in published Australian and New Zealand horror. I’m thrilled to announce that my short story, ‘Perfect Little Stitches’, published in Midnight Echo #11, has been nominated for Best Short Story for 2015, alongside fiction by Kaaron Warren, Martin Livings, Greg Chapman, and Pandora Hope.

Here's more good news... The nominations for Best Edited Works include 'Midnight Echo #11' (which published 'Perfect Little Stitches'), and 'Lighthouses: an anthology of dark tales' (which published my story, 'Will o' the wisp'.)

You can find more information about the Australian Shadows Awards and the nominees here: http://www.australianhorror.com/index...

'100 Lightnings', Paroxysm Press

My story, ‘Counting the steps from one through five’, is included in the flash fiction anthology, ‘100 Lightnings’, published by Paroxysm Press. Contributors include Sean Williams, Kaaron Warren, Angela Slatter, Steve Paulsen, and many more. Available from all good online bookshops, in both paperback and ebook. Here is its Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/100-Lightnings-...

SQ Mag: 'What the sea wants'

My short story, 'What the sea wants', is published in SQ Mag issue #25:
http://sqmag.com/edition-25-table-of-...
The issue includes fiction by Mike Resnick, S. Marston, Kristen Janz, Meghean Major, Jason Lairamore, and PJ Keunig, plus non-fiction and reviews.
And it's all free to read online!

'A faithful companion'

Tincture Journal, issue #13, includes my horror short story, 'A faithful companion'. Check out the full table of contents here:
http://tincture-journal.com/2016/02/1...

Women in Horror interview

Horror guru and editor, Simon Dewar, interviewed me on his blog for Women in Horror Month:
https://simondewar.wordpress.com/2016...
You can also read the interview on his Goodreads blog:
https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...
Browse Simon's blog for interviews with many other writers including Kaaron Warren, Gillian Polack, Lisa L. Hannett, Angela Slatter, and more.

'Across the white desert' review

Here's an excerpt from a review in Tangent, February 2016, of my short story, "Across the white desert" published in Aurealis #87: "High stakes and realistic dialogue create a strong sensation of endangerment, which holds the reader from page one to the end. The snow, gore, and monsters suggest that the author might be a big admirer of the Lovecraftian mythos. True or not, Deborah Sheldon has done an excellent job".
http://www.tangentonline.com/e-market...

You can buy Aurealis #87 here: https://aurealis.com.au/store/aureali...