This morning, Fablecroft Publishing announced the table of contents for their Cranky Ladies of History anthology, and I am delighted to say that I’ve got a story in this book! My piece is set in early medieval Iceland (surprise, surprise) and tells the story of Hallgerðr Höskuldsdóttir, a very cranky lady indeed, who caused no … Continue reading →

Bits and bobs of exciting news: I’m so delighted that Paula Guran has chosen to reprint my story, ‘From the Teeth of Strange Children’, in her forthcoming anthology, Blood Sisters: Vampire Stories by Women. Scheduled for publication in May next year, this book is going to be a knock-out. (Not saying this because I’ve got … Continue reading →

Twelfth Planet Press has revealed the cover Amanda Rainey designed for The Female Factory, Volume 11 in the ‘Twelve Planets’ series — co-written by Angela Slatter and moi! The collection is due out this year (hooray!) and can be pre-ordered in various formats here. It was great fun working on a suite of science fiction … Continue reading →

After a generally crappy day, it was so wonderful coming home to find I’d received my contributor copies to The Mammoth Book of Steampunk Adventures, edited by the ever-marvellous Sean Wallace. My Clarkesworld story, ‘On the Lot and In the Air,’ rubs elbows with some brilliant pieces by the likes of K.W. Jeter, Cherie Priest, … Continue reading →

Basically, this. Continue reading →

Recently, Stephanie Gunn interviewed me as part of the massive enterprise that is the 2014 series of ‘Snapshots’ taken of Australian speculative fiction — and the interview has gone live! Stephanie asked me some excellent questions about collaborating on short stories, the state of spec-fic awards in Australia, future writing projects, and a bunch of … Continue reading →

Very excited to finally announce that I’ll have a story in a forthcoming issue of Apex Magazine! Sigrid Ellis has bought ‘Heirloom Pieces’ for the March 2015 issue (which is not the one featured in the lovely image to the left; that is the cover for the current issue, which you can purchase here.) Hooray!! … Continue reading →

Remember that thing, you know that thing I mean, where I publish fiction instead of just talk about marking students’ assignments all the time? WELL. That thing is back, care of Volume 11, Issue 1 of the Review of Australian Fiction. Earlier this year I was approached to contribute a piece to this excellent series … Continue reading →

The State Theatre Company’s ‘Tangent’ event on Monday night was lots of fun — an hour of excellent questions and great conversation about fairy tales, and our enduring love of them. Thanks to the State Theatre Co.’s Twitter stream, I have this lovely image to share with you. Nicki Bloom is giving the audience a … Continue reading →

Last minute update: I’ve been remiss in sharing this news! Tonight, at the State Library of South Australia, I will be participating in a ‘Tangent’ panel with the State Theatre Company’s Artistic Director Geordie Brookman, Little Bird playwright Nicki Bloom, SA artist Julia Robinson for an evening exploring myths and fairytales, and the challenges of … Continue reading →