The Australian Shadows Awards finalists have been announced. What an incredibly strong year for Australian Horror Fiction!
Long Fiction
- A Book of Endings by Deborah Biancotti (Twelfth Planet Press)
- Red Queen by H. M. Brown (Penguin Australia)
- “Wives” by Paul Haines (X6, Coeur de Lion Publishing)
- The Dead Path by Stephen M. Irwin (Hachette Australia)
- Slights by Kaaron Warren (Angry Robot)
Edited Publication
- Grants Pass, edited by Jennifer Brozek & Amanda Pillar (Morrigan Books)
- Festive Fear, edited by Stephen Clark (Tasmaniac Publications)
- Aurealis #42, edited by Stuart Mayne (Chimaera Publications)
Short Fiction
- “Six Suicides” by Deborah Biancotti (A Book of Endings)
- “The Emancipated Dance” by Felicity Dowker (Midnight Echo #2)
- “Busking” by Jason Fischer (Midnight Echo #3)
- “The Message” by Andrew J. McKiernan (Midnight Echo #2)
- “The Gaze Dogs of Nine Waterfalls” by Kaaron Warren (Exotic Gothic 3)
Fabulous to hear, though I wish you have better luck with this one. Short-listing is a major one.
It’s a great shortlist. Some excellent work on there!