Because life is totally not normal (for anyone) right now, I was completely remiss in posting about the fact that my novella ‘By Touch and By Glance’ was not only a finalist for an Australian Shadows Award for Long Fiction, but it also actually won!! I enthused all over social media about this, so it’s…… Continue reading My tombstone is here!
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If, Then
My creepy gardener story — ‘If, Then’ — appears in this brilliant new horror anthology (edited by Mark Morris, who is always a complete delight to work with!) This is what happens when I try to write a “nice” fairy tale-ish sort of story… things go bad, quickly.
Terrifying Ghosts…
My gorgeous contributor copies of Terrifying Ghosts have arrived! So I’ll just be over here casually sharing a table of contents with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle!!! And look at this cover!! Love your work, Flame Tree Press. Can’t wait to get stuck into this ghost story treasure trove.
Aurealis Awards Finalist (x2!)
The Aurealis Awards shortlists have been announced, and I’m SOOOO delighted to see Songs for Dark Seasons is a finalist for Best Collection and ‘By Touch and By Glance’ is a finalist for Best Novella! So many great nominees on these lists, it’s really cool to be on there with them. Congratulations, everyone!!
Locus recommends…
So delighted to see my short story collection, Songs for Dark Seasons, and my standalone story, ‘Deep in the Drift, Spinning’ (Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Sept 2020) have appeared on the Locus recommended reading list for 2020! Given that my book came out in April, right in the thick of Covid topsy-turvy turmoil, it’s a real…… Continue reading Locus recommends…
Words for Thought and Bitter Distillations
Awoke to see that A.C. Wise’s ‘Words for Thought’ review column is back in Apex (hooray!) *AND* she’s written a wonderful piece about my story, ‘Deep in the Drift, Spinning’ (from Beneath Ceaseless Skies, September 2020): “Hannett’s writing is utterly gorgeous, poetic, and rhythmic, bringing to mind her story “A Shot of Salt Water” published…… Continue reading Words for Thought and Bitter Distillations
The Writer & The Critic … and me!
At the end of November, I had an absolutely brilliant time talking with Kirstyn and Ian (aka The Writer and The Critic) about Maria Dahvana Headley’s incredible new translation of Beowulf alongside her equally incredible reimagining/retelling/revisioning of this epic story in her novel The Mere Wife. Full disclosure: I had suggested this Headley double-barrel episode…… Continue reading The Writer & The Critic … and me!
Coming soon: Bitter Distillations
Egaeus Press produces absolutely gorgeous books, both inside and out, so I’m delighted that Mark Beech has included a new story of mine in the Bitter Distillations anthology, due out in November. The book will contain eighteen sinister and intoxicating pieces — all connected to and inspired by the theme of ‘poison’ — courtesy of Stephen…… Continue reading Coming soon: Bitter Distillations
New story in ‘Beneath Ceaseless Skies’!
Sooooo delighted to have ‘Deep in the Drift, Spinning’ appear in the September 10 issue of Beneath Ceaseless Skies! This story goes back to the witchy seaside fisher-village world I love to visit in my fiction (it’s featured in ‘A Shot of Salt Water’, ‘Another Mouth’, ‘A Right Pretty Mate’, ‘Gutted’ — and a few…… Continue reading New story in ‘Beneath Ceaseless Skies’!
Another brilliant review and a snapshot!
End of semester crunch-time has kept me busy, but I wanted to pop in to squee about Paula Guran’s incredible review of Songs for Dark Seasons, which appeared in Locus — and you can now read in full online here. Some highlights that precede Guran’s wonderful in-depth analysis of each story include: “All of the…… Continue reading Another brilliant review and a snapshot!
Lisa L. Hannett 