Reading: The Tub
I was lucky enough to join a group at Conflux this year giving readings from recent stories. I read from The Tub and maybe got a little too into it… (photos by Cat Sparks.)
Cover reveal: The Measure of Sorrow
The magnificent Meerkat Press are releasing my first collection of short stories in June next year. The cover is just blowing my mind!
Meerkat have more details about the collection over on their site, as well as a gorgeous video – inspired by the short story The Moth Tapes, which is included in the collection.
Conflux 16, 2022
Goodbye, #conflux16! Thanks for an outstanding weekend. Had the best time hanging with my peeps, making new friends and talking myself hoarse. This community is absolutely the best. 
Want to vicariously enjoy all the fun that was had? Check out Cat Sparks’ flickr reel…
Ariadne, I Love You wins a Ditmar!
So Ariadne, I Love You won best novella at the Ditmar Awards on Saturday. Absolutely bonkers when you look at the books it was up against. I managed to pull it together enough to give a semi-coherent acceptance speech – this time not just a long list of happy expletives.
Congrats to all the nominees and this year’s winners. But an extra solid shout-out to J.S. Breukelaar who won best novel for The Bridge. A twofer for Meerkat Press!
How fkn chuffed do these kats look?
Ariadne, I Love You – audiobook
Huzzah! The top-secret project is revealed!
I’m a great devourer of audiobooks, so loved every moment of making this. Thrilled it’s now out in the world.
If you like creepiness injected directly into your ears, then check out this audio extract. And if you like that, well… grab yourself a copy of the audiobook from Audible or Google Play.
Shirley Jackson Award winner!
Sooooo… aw jeez. I’ve been hiding out all day in a state of shock and bewilderment because The Attic Tragedy won a fricking Shirley Jackson Award!
I watched the ceremony with my youngest, who sat there with fingers crossed and insisted I do the same – though I told him I had no hope of winning. When the announcement came, I literally shrieked – and kept shrieking. (My eldest was on a school Zoom call in the other room. His teacher asked him politely to mute himself because of the “background noise.”)
Congrats to all the winners, with special nods to Kathe Koja (meerkat-shaped fist bump coming your way), Lee Murray and Gene Flynn (the fantastic flight of the Cranes continues!). And of course, epic, bottomless thank yous to Kaaron Warren and to the unstoppable Meerkat Press!