Shimmer’s gorgeous Issue 13 is now available in print and e-versions and it includes ‘Gutted’, my creepy selkie tale: Erl doesn’t believe in selkies. The only skins women in his village discard are covered in scales, separated from juicy white flesh at the points of their gutting knives. Twice a day, fisherwives make short work of the fleet’s…… Continue reading ‘Gutted’ in Shimmer Issue 13
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Swancon: There and Back Again
I’m still fairly new to the con circuit but so far I’m getting the impression that Australian conventions rock. Swancon was certainly no different. The long weekend started off with a HUGE surprise: I got my advanced reading copy of Bluegrass Symphony!! It’s a book! It’s a real book! So, basically, I was in such a…… Continue reading Swancon: There and Back Again
Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2010
Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene, editors of the inaugural Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror anthology, have just announced the table of contents — and, I’ve got to say, I’m squeeeeeeeeeeeeing over how many awesome stories are in this book! And squeeing over how lucky I feel! (And how gorgeous is this cover?!?!) RJ Astruc:…… Continue reading Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2010
Speaking of Swancon…
In between floating around in clouds of joy over the completion of my thesis and bunkering down in the hotel to work on Midnight and Moonshine stories with Brain, I will also be part of this panel: Steampunk Style and Substance Monday, 25 April 11:30 AM Plaza 1 I’ll also be celebrating great stories at…… Continue reading Speaking of Swancon…
Oh the joy of finishing…
Six years. 362 pages, including 35 pages of bibliography. 40 Icelandic sagas. Over 93,000 words. Hour after endless hour of agony, analysis, translation, weeping, thinking, thinking, thinking. And more weeping. And finally, FINALLY, THE PHD IS FINISHED!!!!!!! Writing this PhD has been the hardest thing I have ever done. EVER. And, fingers crossed, it will…… Continue reading Oh the joy of finishing…
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!
Lisa L. Hannett 