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New indie, queer Slashic Horror Press launches

AHWA member David-Jack Fletcher is proud to announce the launch of a new indie, queer Slashic Horror Press (SHP). He has created this in conjunction with a UK-based colleague, Leeroy Cross James. SHP has been designed not to simply ‘cater’ to queer voices and their allies, but rather to be a space specifically for …

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AsylumFest 2022

AsylumFest 2022 is being held this October 29-30 in beautiful, historic Beechworth, Victoria. What’s more, this two day book/pop culture festival is being held within the buildings of Mayday Hills, a former 1800s psychiatric facility!

Click HERE to book your ticket!

Authors, book signings, pop culture traders, all in the Bijou Theatre at Mayday. …

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DROP BEARS AND TANIWHA (Australian & New Zealand Horror News) – August 2020

[This column originally appeared in the HWA‘s monthly newsletter (August), and is republished here with permission.]

The Australasian Horror Writers Association is simmering along so there’s no new update from them this month, other than a reminder about the Robert N Stephenson Short and Flash Fiction Competition, which is now open to submissions. Full details …

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DROP BEARS AND TANIWHA (Australian & New Zealand Horror News) – July 2020

[This column originally appeared in the HWA‘s monthly newsletter (July), and is republished here with permission.]

Cancer can get fucked – but it’s not going to go away easily.

The Aussie Speculative Fiction Group are putting together an anthology called Stories of Survival, inspired by Aiki Flinthart, a member of the ASF family who is …

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