World Fantasy Con 2013

Ooooooooooh, how can I be so excited for something that won’t be happening for such a long time? Easily: World Fantasy Convention 2013 is taking place in Brighton. On Hallowe’en. What’s not to be excited about? I am so there.

Aussie Author Month! Or, What DIMIA *should* have asked…

Last year, as many of you know, I became an Australian citizen. For five years I had to jump through all of Immigration’s hoops in order to prove I was fit to stay here: criminal background checks, character checks, interviews, blood tests, chest x-rays, mugshots… You name it. They’ve got copies of my mail, family…… Continue reading Aussie Author Month! Or, What DIMIA *should* have asked…

A change to the ballot: Best Achievement

For any of you who may be tempted to vote in the Ditmars for the cover design I did for Angela Slatter’s lovely collection, The Girl With No Hands, please note: this nomination has been reclassified as ‘Best Achievement’ instead of ‘Best Artwork’. I’m delighted and more than a bit relieved at this change (not least…… Continue reading A change to the ballot: Best Achievement

Ditmar Awards

Yesterday I spent much of the day off the internet — out and about doing Saturday sorts of things, like errands and scribbling and trawling through bookshops — and when I finally logged on I had the great surprise of discovering that I’m nominated for *three* Ditmar Awards!! Holy crow! I’m so happy to find…… Continue reading Ditmar Awards

Aurealis Awards Finalists Announced!

The 2010 Aurealis Awards have just been announced and I’m so excited to see so many incredible finalists in each category!! HUGE congratulations to all the nominees — I have enjoyed so many of the stories and novels on these lists, it’s such a delight to see them recognised. And of course I’m stoked to…… Continue reading Aurealis Awards Finalists Announced!

Publishers Weekly reviews Dead Red Heart and More Scary Kisses…

…and has very flattering things to say about both! More Scary Kisses (ed. by Liz Grzyb) gets a fine review here with specific nods for Fraser Sherman, Liz Coley, Felicity Dowker, Kirstyn McDermott, and co-authors Martin Livings and Talie Helene! Awesome stuff! Dead Red Heart (ed. by Russell B. Farr) also gets a really positive review:…… Continue reading Publishers Weekly reviews Dead Red Heart and More Scary Kisses…

In which I drool over acrobats

I love the Fringe festival: the entire month filled with its quirky and affordable shows; its ability to turn Adelaide into a busy-busy city seven evenings a week (instead of just on Friday and Saturday…); its Garden of Unearthly Delights with all the incredible tents, lights lining paths and hanging in clusters from trees, spruikers spruiking…… Continue reading In which I drool over acrobats

Best Horror Honorable Mentions 2010 *squee*

Ellen Datlow has posted her full Honorable Mentions lists (A-K here and L-Z here) and I’m so excited to see two of my stories on the lists! ‘Tiny Drops’ (which appeared in Midnight Echo 4) and ‘The February Dragon’, which Angela Slatter and I co-wrote for Scary Kisses, have both been “honoured”! *squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!* Thanks so…… Continue reading Best Horror Honorable Mentions 2010 *squee*

Tangent Online Recommended Reading List 2010

Well knock me over with a feather: ‘Commonplace Sacrifices’ — published in On Spec’s Winter 2009/2010 issue (and appearing in Bluegrass Symphony) has just popped up on Tangent Online’s Recommended Reading List for 2010! What an exciting way to start my weekend! Click here to read the list in its entirety. Thanks so much to…… Continue reading Tangent Online Recommended Reading List 2010