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C.H. Pearce

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Speculative Fiction, New Weird, Horror

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C.H. Pearce is a writer of horror-tinged speculative fiction, and an illustrator. As a writer, she has won a Ditmar Award and been shortlisted in the Brave New Weird and Aurealis Awards, and her short fiction has been published in Never Say Die, Cosmic Horror Monthly, and The Off-Season: An Anthology of Coastal New Weird. As an illustrator, she has won a Ditmar Award for book cover art, and has artwork in Lost Souls, Midnight Echo, and Literature and Composition. She lives in Canberra, Australia with her family and three pet rats. Find her work and links to social media on chpearce.net

As a writer, she is represented by Carleen Geisler at Britt Siess Creative Management.

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Awards Eligibility and 2025 Round-Up

Hello friends! It’s that time of year again... I don’t blog often but when I do I blog about the entire year in review (this is why I cannot have a newsletter) including awards eligibility/all spec fic and horror writing or art I’ve published in 2025. Author A.C. Wise maintains a fantastic list of awards eligibility posts ( “What have you done, what have you loved 2025” ) if you want a refresher! Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 4.04 · 51 ratings · 23 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Aurealis #105 by Stephen Higgins (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Emma Lomman, C.H. Pearce (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1990 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Off-Season: An Anthology of Coastal New Weird by Marissa Van Uden (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mars Abian (Contributor), Alex Keikiakapueo Brewster (Contributor) 3.97 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unnatural Order by Lyss Wickramasinghe (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alis Franklin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alexander Hardison (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Hand of Knaves by Leife Shallcross (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Chris Large (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eugen Bacon (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Award Winning Australian Writing 2016 by Chloe Brien, Ashley Goldberg (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Lynne Cook 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Body of Work by C.Z. Tacks (Editor), Freya Marske (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Kiera Lesley (Contributor) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rebels & Rainbows: An Australasian Queer Speculative Anthology by Australian Specualtive Fiction, Eugen Bacon (Goodreads Author), Aaron Dries (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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C.H. Pearce rated a book it was amazing The Ritual by Adam L.G. Nevill (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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C.H. Pearce and 2 other people liked Maria Haskins's review of Exordia: "An absolutely bonkers and absolutely brilliant science fiction novel that reads like a mix of Venom and The Southern Reach trilogy. Darkly funny, profoundly thought-provoking, and full of existential questions about the nature of good and evil, the v" Read more of this review »
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C.H. Pearce rated a book it was amazing Horizon by Keith Stevenson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This hooked me from the wonderfully grounded opening of Cait’s rude awakening from cryosleep! Realistic on a character level as well as the science. Fascinating exploration of a crew awakening from cryosleep to find not only is one crew member myster ...more
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C.H. Pearce rated a book it was amazing Robot Hearts: Science Fiction Short Stories by Donna Maree Hanson (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Loved the feminism through line. Emotionally engaging and varied, as the title suggests told with heart. Particularly loved the first story “Robot Heart” and the possessive, protective love both for and by Mickey Boney as he changes over time—this on ...more
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C.H. Pearce rated a book it was amazing Shitshow by Chris Panatier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
"How does someone's face come off like that?" asked Sunday, trying to impress upon the officer the gravity of the situation that he didn't feel was being reciprocated. —SHITSHOW, Chris Panatier Latrine technician vs dark carnival might admittedly not ...more
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C.H. Pearce made a comment on their review of Black Stream (Velspar - Elegies Book 2) " I think you’d like it! Really interesting world. Loved the characters too. Gormenghast is so great, I should reread it… "
Mar 27, 2025 08:30PM · see review
C.H. Pearce rated a book it was amazing Black Stream (Velspar - Elegies Book 2) by Sarah K. Balstrup (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Loved this. Like Peake’s Gormenghast, we return to a dark fantasy world steeped in religion and ritual, with a focus on character, political machinations, and family. Loved the complex cast in this book, at its heart the relationship between two wome ...more
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