Talie Helene

Here’s a digest of November/December 2007 horror news published to HorrorScope and the Australian Horror Writers’ Association website.

News: Australian Dark Fantasy & Horror 2007 edition Following a hiatus in 2007, Brimstone Press is proud to announce the release of the second volume in its ‘year’s best’ anthology series: Australian Dark Fantasy & Horror 2007 edition, edited by Angela Challis.

News: Writers of the Future success for AHWA Member Sonia Helbig Sonia Helbig’s dark science fiction story Crown of Thorns has won 2nd place in the Writers of the Future 2007 4th Quarter competition! Crown of Thorns is a story Sonia developed with mentor Stephen Dedman, as part of the AHWA Mentor program in early 2007.

News: AntipodeanSF #115 Issue 115 of AntipodeanSF is now available for your enjoyment on the web, with the usual mix of flash fiction and reviews.

News: AHWA Christmas Temptations The AHWA has a special Christmas give-away to entice more souls into the fire – er, we mean to encourage new people to join…

News: International Publisher Backs 2008 Aurealis Awards Orbit, the science fiction and fantasy imprint of the Little, Brown Book Group, part of Hachette Livre Australia, is backing the success of Australian authors by becoming a major sponsor of the 2008 Aurealis Awards.

News: Omnidawn Blog OmniDawn Publishing are a US-based small press publisher specializing in fabulist and new wave fabulist fiction, and innovative poetry. OmniDawn have just launched a blog to further discussion on writing in these genres, and to showcase their publications…

News: Voiceworks Call For Submissions Express Media are seeking submissions for Voiceworks issue #72.

News: Infinitas Newsletter December 2007 The Infinitas Newsletter – published by Infinitas Bookshop – in now available for December 2007 at www.infinitas.com.au.

News: King and Koontz On the Borders Bookstore website, they invite various Authors, Musicians, and Movie Makers (basically artists in all respects) to share a list of personal favorite books, music, movies and other forms of creativity.

News: Orbit & Queensland Writers’ Centre Announce New Manuscript Development Program Have you got a half-finished manuscript tucked away in a drawer? Or perhaps you’ve written the next paramormal romance set to rival Laurell K. Hamilton? Well finish them and dust them off, because there is an amazing opportunity coming your way!

News: Murky Depths #2
Murky Depths: The Quarterly Anthology of Graphically Dark Speculative Fiction Issue #2, has just been released.

News: The Bullsheet #69 The Australian Science Fiction Bullsheet #69, December 2007 edition is now available online.

News: H.P. Lovecraft’s ‘Pickman’s Model’ The trailer for H.P. Lovecraft’s Pickman’s Model is now online. You can view it on Youtube, Myspace, or at the official website.

News: Australian Horror Writers’ Association Mentor Program 2008

The Australian Horror Writers’ Association is pleased to announce the continuation of the Australian Horror Writers’ Association Mentor Program in 2008; the program aims to further develop the depth and quality of Australian horror and dark fantasy.

News: ‘Zombies’ Edited by Robert N Stephenson Robert N Stephenson has announced Zombies – a new zombie anthology – is now available for pre-order from www.theauthor.biz

Submitting News

If you have news about Australian & New Zealand Horror publishing and film, or news of professional development opportunities in the field, feel free to submit news to Talie Helene, AHWA News Editor. Just visit HorrorScope, and click on the convenient email link.

For information on the Australian Horror Writers’ Association, visit australianhorror.com