{"id":2052,"date":"2011-08-02T12:53:54","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T02:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zenashapter.com\/blog\/?p=2052"},"modified":"2021-08-30T16:49:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T06:49:31","slug":"two-exciting-publication-press-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenashapter.com\/blog\/two-exciting-publication-press-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Exciting Publication Press Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m pleased to announce the publication of two of my short stories, Trigger<\/em> and Breakthrough<\/em>, in the following two print anthologies:<\/p>\n

Winds of Change<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

From the first roiling dust clouds, Winds of Change<\/em> draws the reader in with tales of darkness and horror, of wonder and hope. Twenty four authors demonstrate the vitality and diversity of the current Australian speculative fiction scene.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With the launch of its ninth short story anthology, Winds of Change<\/em>, the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild offers those who will become its inordinately lucky readers a flurry of fresh fantasy, science fiction and horror by a range of popular speculative fiction authors and new Australian talent \u2013 including me! Yay!<\/p>\n

Editor Elizabeth Fitzgerald has put together a thought-provoking anthology that you’ll want to read in a single sitting, but which will also reward a second, more leisurely visit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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"Winds of Change": showcasing talent, like you've never seen before!<\/p><\/div>\n

You’ll be able to buy Winds of Change<\/em>, which features my short story Trigger<\/em>, in select bookstores after the official launch party at Conflux in Canberra on Friday 30 September 2011, as well as through the CSFG website<\/a>. If you’re after an advance review copy, please contact Rob Porteous,\u00a0the CSFG PR Officer, on 0419 143 512 or email: rob.porteous@rocketmail.com.<\/p>\n

Of course if you’re free on Friday 30 September, then please join me and my fellow fabulous authors at Conflux to celebrate the launch of this spectacular anthology \u2013 go on, you might even get some signatures and then the multiple copies you’re bound to snap up won’t just give you a great read, they’ll be investments too!<\/p>\n

I’m thrilled to a part of something so magical it can lure so many high-profile speculative fiction authors into a single anthology! Here’s the full table of contents to get you salivating:<\/p>\n

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Cover art by Shauna O'Meara<\/p><\/div>\n

Wraiths<\/em> by Jason Nahrung
\nGravity Express<\/em> by Naomi Mondello
\nTime Capsule<\/em> by Tsana Dolichva
\nThe Tether of Time<\/em> by Leife Shallcross
\n Trigger<\/span><\/span><\/em> by Zena Shapter<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>
\nBabel<\/em> by Robin Shortt
\nSaint Olivia\u2019s Light<\/em> by Carol Ryles
\nIn Need of Assistance<\/em> by Chris Andrews
\nAfter the Bombs<\/em> by Adam Tucker
\nThe Horns of Elfland<\/em> by Crisetta MacLeod
\nTime Spent<\/em> by David Coleman
\nSoul of the Machine<\/em> by Maxine McArthur
\nDream Shadow<\/em> by Alan Baxter
\nGiant<\/em> by Annelise Roberts
\nEvolution Baby<\/em> by Lesley Boland
\nThe Princess<\/em> by Valerie Y.L. Toh
\nChildren of the Ashes<\/em> by Greg Mellor
\nBy Watcher\u2019s Pool<\/em> by James Goodrum
\nTurning the Blood<\/em> by Donna Maree Hanson
\nWatching<\/em> by Nicole R Murphy
\nThe Stormchilds<\/em> by Helen Stubbs
\nThe Fool<\/em> by Jane Virgo
\nDragonfly<\/em> by Cat Sheely
\nStone-singer<\/em> by Joanna Fay<\/p>\n

Now go and mark up Friday 30 September on your calendar \u2013 note to self: “Winds of Change<\/em> released!”<\/p>\n

A Visit from the Duchess and other award-winning stories<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Of course, if you can’t wait until September to read me, you can enjoy my short story Breakthrough<\/em> in the latest print anthology from Stringybark Publishing, A Visit From The Duchess<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Science fiction, fantasy, horror and the occasional zombie can be found in these twenty-eight wickedly clever speculative fiction stories written by both Australian and international authors.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Dip your toe in and sample the very best Stringybark could find \u2013 including me! Yay again!<\/p><\/div>\n

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A Visit From The Duchess<\/em> is available in hard copy<\/a> as from 21 August 2011 and in ebook format<\/a> right now!<\/p>\n

Selected by Ruth Ellison, Russell Schneider and David Vernon, these are the best of the entries in the 2011 Stringybark Speculative Fiction Awards.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Here’s the full table of contents:<\/p>\n

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Cover art by Gregory Blake<\/p><\/div>\n

The Historian<\/em> by Jack Nicholls
\nThe Veteran<\/em> by Andrew Tildesley
\nTo Be or Not to Be<\/em> by Susan May
\nThe Leitz<\/em> by Janeen Samuel
\nEnduring Entropy<\/em> by K. Alan Leitch
\nThe Goldilocks Planet<\/em> by Kerry Cameron
\nBrunhilde<\/em> by Mike Berlin
\nA Rose by Any Other Name<\/em> by Jo Eberhardt
\nEnd Days<\/em> by Frances Warren
\nLater Than You Think<\/em> by Pat Davies
\nThe Entomologist\u2019s Wife<\/em> by Julie Jay
\nShades of Sienna<\/em> by Rebecca Raisin
\nAt the End of the Day<\/em> by Elsie Johnstone
\nA Visit from the Duchess<\/em> by Janeen Samuel
\nThe Soul Hunter<\/em> by Jody Moller
\nTiffany<\/em> by Mike Berlin
\nUncovered<\/em> by Ken Gratton
\nMr. Stan<\/em> by David Mateyka
\nBrenda\u2019s Wish<\/em> by Richard Marman
\nThe Ago<\/em> by Frances Warren
\nVoices<\/em> by John Sharp
\nCul-de-Sac<\/em> by Daan Spijer
\nHe Kindly Stopped For Me<\/em> by Alice Godwin
\nMaster of Light<\/em> by Amy de Jong
\nLabyrinth<\/em> by Ken Gratton
\nBreakthrough<\/span><\/strong><\/em> by Zena Shapter<\/span><\/strong>
\nDon\u2019t Fear the Reaper<\/em> by Amy de Jong
\nConfessions of Sunday-53<\/em> by Josephine Smith<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoy disappearing into these captivating worlds for a while. Adventure awaits you… all you have to do is dive in.<\/p>\n

Stringybark Publishing: A Visit From The Duchess<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild: Winds of Change<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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