It’s a Stoker kind of thing!

Just a reminder for you all to check out the excellent posts made over at Sinister Reads concerning the Australian assault on the upcoming Bram Stoker Award recommendations.

Here is a full list of the posts:

Anthology/Collection Recommendations, including Amanda Pillar & Jennifer Brozek for Grants Pass, and Paul Haines ~ Slice of Life

Recommended for Short Fiction, including Joanne Anderton, David Conyers & Brian M. Sammons, Jason Crowe, Miranda Siemienowicz and Felicity Dowker.

Recommended for Collection, for Shane Jiraiya Cummings and SHARDS: Short Sharp Tales - I'm especially happy for Shane on this one as I was heavily involved, being the illustrator for all 39 of the stories included in the collection.

Recommended for Long Fiction, including Felicity Dowker (again!), Matt Venne, and me for my story 'The Message' from Midnight Echo #2.

First Novel Recommendations, including Kaaron Warren for Slights, and Stephen M Irwin for The Dead Path'.

Non-Fiction Recommendation, for Rocky Wood's Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished.

Thanks to Juliet Bathory and the Sinister Reads team for making these posts available and keeping everyone updated and informed on the efforts and achievements of Australian authors and editors in these most prestigious awards.

So, what are you waiting for? Get over there and check out how well all these Aussies (and a couple of non-Aussie collaborators) are doing on the International scene!

The Mayne Press - new website and online orders

The new website for The Mayne Press, publisher of Paul Haines' "Slice of Life" collection is now online at http://www.themaynepress.com/

Paul's collection, which is receiving Stoker Award recommendations and is also nominated for a couple of Aurealis Awards is available there for direct purchase (payment through PayPal). 100% of the cover price goes to the Paul Haines Cancer Fund and, for only $20 AUD (plus postage) you get what has to be one of the best single author collections released this century... and possibly all previous centuries too :)

Check it out: http://www.themaynepress.com/