The link between Australasian and Italian Horror

It may come as a surprise to learn of an ongoing link between our antipodean horror community, and a fellow body operating in Italy.

Several years ago, The Australasian Horror Writers Association (AHWA) was contacted by Alberto Panicucci of RiLL – Riflessi di Luce Lunare (which roughly translates as Moonlight Reflections).

RiLL are a cultural …

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2022 Robert N Stephenson Short Story and Flash Fiction Competition winners announced!

The results are in! The 2022 Robert N Stephenson Short Story and Flash Fiction Competition winners and honourable mentions are:

FLASH FICTION

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Results from the AHWA’s 2022 AGM

At the AHWA AGM on the 20th November, as per Association rules, all committee positions were declared vacant and subsequently refilled. Most roles remained with the same people as before, but there have been a couple of changes. The new committee is as follows:

President – Alan Baxter

Vice President – Bernie Rutkay …

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This Attraction Now Open Till Late

Kyla Lee Ward’s premiere short story collection has been released by Independent Legions Publishing.

Enter a dark carnival where nothing is as it seems, in this collection of thirteen tales by award-winning author Kyla Lee Ward. Each exhibit tantalises with a mix of horror, seduction and blackest humour.

A masked apparition tempts a …

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Prismatic is back after 16 years!

Edwina Grey is pleased to announce that her Aurealis award-winning tale of madness, memory and plague has been republished after sixteen years.

History is out to get you.

Jacqueline is a struggling academic. Unless she can kickstart her failed thesis, she will lose everything she’s ever dreamed of. A lucky find leads to …

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