I am so delighted to announce that my short story, "Frostbitten", has been selected for the second volume of The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror, edited by Talie Helene and Liz Gryzb, and published by Ticonderoga Publications. It was the only piece of short fiction I published in 2011 so I feel very honoured … Continue reading The Year’s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2011
Tag: fantasy
Fabulous Links to Free Online Fiction
Because sometimes I like to be nice, I give you the delicious swag of short fiction that has been accumulating in my browser tabs over the past couple of months: "For Want of a Nail" by Mary Robinette Kowal which just won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story. "The Wolves of Brooklyn" by Catherynne … Continue reading Fabulous Links to Free Online Fiction
Writers on Writing
Australian writer of "rollicking adventure fantasy", Rowena Cory Daniells, has written a lengthy and entertaining overview of the fantasy genre for the Australia Literature Review, with an emphasis on Australian authors. She includes several thought-provoking quotes from notables in the field, of which my favourite is from Ursula Le Guin on the function of fantasy … Continue reading Writers on Writing
