Appeared in At Ease with the Dead (Ash Tree Press) Richard Harland is the author of numerous adult and YA speculative fiction novels, including his steampunk adventure Worldshaker from Allan and Unwin, and countless adult, YA and children’s fantasy, science fiction and horror short stories. Richard won the Aurealis best fantasy short story award in…

An excerpt from Geodesica: Descent (HarperVoyager) Author website Sean Williams has been described as ‘the premier Australian speculative fiction writer of the age’ and ‘King of Chameleons’ for the diversity of his output.  Forthcoming releases include The Grand Conjunction, a gothic/noir space opera set over one million years in the future, and The Scarecrow, a…

Appeared in Aurealis 36 (Chimeara Publications) Trent Jamieson – Brisbane SF writer – has sold over sixty short stories and won the 2005 Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Short Story (‘Slow and Ache’), and the 2008 Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Short Story (‘Cracks’). His short story collection Reserved for Travelling Shows was…

Appeared in Dreaming Again (HarperVoyager) Jason Nahrung grew up on a Queensland cattle property and works as a newspaper journalist in Brisbane. He has travelled widely, both within Australia and internationally, and is a regular attendee at Australian writers conventions. He has been a director and judge for Australia’s premier speculative fiction awards, the Aurealis…

Appeared in Souls Along the Meridian (Blade Red Press) Bill is an award winning writer, editor, book reviewer and independent publisher (MirrorDanse Books). His collection of vampire stories is called Epiphanies of Blood, and he is the publisher and co-editor of The Year’s Best Australian SF & Fantasy anthology series. He has been a judge…

Appeared in Dreaming Again (HarperVoyager) Kim Westwood first came to prominence when her short story ‘The Oracle’ won a 2002 Aurealis Award. Since then‚ more stories have appeared: in anthologies such as Agog!‚ Eidolon I and Dreaming Again‚ as well as in Year’s Bests in Australia and the USA‚ and on ABC Radio National. She…

Appeared in  Mystery, Magic, Voodoo and the Holy Grail (HarperCollins) Louise is an award winning speculative fiction writer. Her previously published works include The Other Face of Janus (HarperCollins) a novel for young adults which won the YA Aurealis Award and was shortlisted for the Children’s Book Awards;  ‘The Little Demon’ a short story for adults…

Appeared in Creeping in Reptile Flesh (Morrigan Books) Robert Hood writes speculative fiction, generally of a dark nature. Even his science fiction tends to explore those nasty little gooey bits that lurk in our cultural psyche. Why? Only the zombie in his basement knows – and that dude’s not saying. You can find out about Rob’s…

‘Bride Price’ appeared in New Ceres #2 (Twelfth Planet Press) and The Bride Price (Ticonderoga Publicaitons) ‘Blood Drunk’ appeared in NFG Magazine. Cat Sparks is a multi-award winning author, editor and publisher with Agog! Press. Her latest book is The Bride Price. Adam Browne has won five Aurealis Awards. He is the author of Pyrotechnicon…

Paul Haines was raised in the ’70s, in the wrong part of Auckland, New Zealand. Vowing to never call Australia home, he now lives in Melbourne with his wife and daughter, who all successfully navigated the treacherous waters of IVF. ‘The Devil In Mr Pussy’ is dedicated to Mr Pussy, who passed away before the…