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Newsletter – April 2014

Posted on April 1, 2014 by esmelc

Newsletter – Apr 2014

A Word From The Editor

The month has flown by fast indeed, and IFWG Publishing, along with IFWG Publishing Australia, have been hard at work with our projects. Sealskin Coast is just looking great, currently in the capable hands of excellent proofreaders and cover designers, and David Sperry’s The Pouakai is nearing completion of editing. We take our time to do it right.

Talking about doing it right, despite the fantastic artwork by Isaiah Stephens that had graced an earlier title, the urban fantasy The Sixth Precept by Larry Ivkovich, we have decided to release a new cover for it, designed by Elizabeth Lang. We are sure everyone agrees with us that it is a striking cover.

On behalf of IFWG Publishing Australia, I would like to congratulate their effort – especially Sophie Yorkston – for putting together an amazing selection of speculative short stories, for the forthcoming SQ Mag – Australiana Edition. Getting original fiction from authors like Sean Williams, Kaaron Warren and Alan Baxter, is no mean feat, along with 5 stories by upcoming authors. I know Sophie put a lot of work into this edition, and I for one am looking forward to its release on 1 May 2014.

Until next month, I wish you, and all those close to you, hours of reading enjoyment.

Gerry Huntman
Managing Director
IFWG Publishing/IFWG Publishing Australia

CONTACT US

IFWGP

Website and blog at ifwgpublishing.com
Twitter, @IFWGPublishing
LinkedIn IFWG Publishing

IFWGP Australia

Website and blog at ifwgaustralia.com
Twitter, @IFWGAustralia
Facebook IFWG Publishing Australia

SQ Mag

Website and blog at sqmag.com
Twitter, @SQMag
Facebook SQ Mag

And if all else fails, e-mail us at info@ifwgpublishing.com

The IFWGP Blog has moved

The IFWGP blog now lives at www.ifwgpublishing.com (US) and www.ifwgaustralia.com (UK and AUS).

Author bios, guest blogs, IFWG news and more contained in a regularly updated blog where readers can comment on our changes and thoughts and even add some of their own.

SQ Mag – Thirteenth Edition

Special edition, with guest contributor Jeremy C. Shipp! Featuring original science fiction, horror and fantasy fiction, and book reviews.

Visit our site at http://www.sqmag.com.

The IFWG Catalogue

Browse our catalogue and buy any of our titles in hard copy or e-copy.

IFWG Publishing Print Store – https://ifwgpublishing.com/print-title-store/
IFWG Publishing eBook Store – https://ifwgpublishing.com/ebook-store/
IFWG Publishing Chap-eBook Store – https://ifwgpublishing.com/chap-ebook-store/

IFWG Australia Print Store – http://ifwgaustralia.com/print-title-shop/
IFWG Australia eBook Store – http://ifwgaustralia.com/ebook-store/

New Titles

New chap e-book from Paula Boer about the life cycle of a Barramundi fish.

ASIN: B00ICZ2UTE

Sea Lily Front Cover

Brilliant children’s book Sea Lily.

ISBN: 978-0-9923654-0-0

front cover

Science fiction teen adventure The Infinity Trap.

ISBN: 978-0-9923654-1-7

GS Front Cover

An exciting children’s adventure story about stopping bullying.

ISBN: 978-0-9923654-2-4

cover_DragonHunter

Mature fantasy short by M.F. Burbaugh.

Purchase from our chap-ebook store.

New Covers

IFWG Publishing is in the process of revamping the covers of previous titles. Here is this month’s run…

Submission Notices

IFWG Publishing is closed until March/April 2014
IFWG Publishing Australia closed until March/April 2014, but there will be an anthology call
SQ Mag opened for general submissions on 1 January 2014.
The Australiana Themed SQ Mag edition will close early in 2014 when the quota is reached.

One Final Word…

The new covers are looking excellent and it’s great to see the catalogue looking so full and varied. Everything is available in print and digitally so now there’s no excuse to get a new book.

If you need anything, e-mail me at newsletter@ifwgpublishing.com.

Good luck, fellow writers! See you in a month!

Esme Carpenter

Newsletter – March 2014

Posted on March 3, 2014 by esmelc

Newsletter – Mar 2014

A Word From The Editor

February was a productive month with the release of a new chap-ebook, Impounded (by our prolific Australian author, Paula Boer), an impressive short story about the lifecycle of a Barrumundi fish in northern Australia. We also rereleased Blackthorns of the Forgotten by Bree T Donovan, with a breathtaking cover design by Elizabeth Lang. We have been continuing to work on The Pouakai, Sealskin Coast, and Brumbies in the Outback, and expect all of them to be published in coming months – Sealskin Coast will be the next cab off the rank.

Other projects for 2014 include:

Star Quake 2 – SQ Mag’s best fiction of 2013. This is an annual anthology, and has already garnered respect within the speculative fiction community. As SQ Mag’s standards increase – which is already evident – the anthologies that follow will only be better.

Buxacan Spicerunner – This title, a fantasy high seas adventure, is one of a small group that we have wanted to publish for some time, and is long overdue. We very much look forward to this excellent novel by New Jersey writer, Warren Goodwin.

The Andromedans – the last of The Empire trilogy by Canadian writer, Elizabeth Lang. This series is one of IFWG’s best selling titles, and no doubt many readers are looking forward to it.

Olgreenders’ Search for History – another great title by IFWG’s most prolific author, Texas author, MF Burbaugh.

Two long-anticipated children’s titles: Books for Bedtime – the Adventures of Teddy and Karl, by Australian writer, Rolf Svensen, and illustrator Jeffery E Doherty, and The Adventures of Ursus the Bear, by English writer, Jack Eason (illustrated by New Zealand artist, Frances Hutt).

We will also be reissuing two titles from our US operations to the Australian/UK operations, a more appropriate fit: Against The Elements, by English writer Esme Carpenter, and A Magpie Called Will, by Western Australian, Peter Rondel.

This is a large list, but we are looking very much forward to adding significant value to our catalogues.

Gerry Huntman
Managing Director
IFWG Publishing/IFWG Publishing Australia

CONTACT US

IFWGP

Website and blog at ifwgpublishing.com
Twitter, @IFWGPublishing
LinkedIn IFWG Publishing

IFWGP Australia

Website and blog at ifwgaustralia.com
Twitter, @IFWGAustralia
Facebook IFWG Publishing Australia

SQ Mag

Website and blog at sqmag.com
Twitter, @SQMag
Facebook SQ Mag

And if all else fails, e-mail us at info@ifwgpublishing.com

The IFWGP Blog has moved

The IFWGP blog now lives at www.ifwgpublishing.com (US) and www.ifwgaustralia.com (UK and AUS).

Author bios, guest blogs, IFWG news and more contained in a regularly updated blog where readers can comment on our changes and thoughts and even add some of their own.

SQ Mag – Thirteenth Edition

Special edition, with guest contributor Jeremy C. Shipp! Featuring original science fiction, horror and fantasy fiction, and book reviews.

Visit our site at http://www.sqmag.com.

The IFWG Catalogue

Browse our catalogue and buy any of our titles in hard copy or e-copy.

IFWG Australia Print Store – http://ifwgaustralia.com/print-title-shop/
IFWG Australia eBook Store – http://ifwgaustralia.com/ebook-store/

New Titles

New chap e-book from Paula Boer about the life cycle of a Barramundi fish.

ASIN: B00ICZ2UTE

Sea Lily Front Cover

Brilliant children’s book Sea Lily.

ISBN: 978-0-9923654-0-0

front cover

Science fiction teen adventure The Infinity Trap.

ISBN: 978-0-9923654-1-7

GS Front Cover

An exciting children’s adventure story about stopping bullying.

ISBN: 978-0-9923654-2-4

cover_DragonHunter

Mature fantasy short by M.F. Burbaugh.

Purchase from our chap-ebook store.

New Covers

IFWG Publishing is in the process of revamping the covers of previous titles. Here is this month’s run…

Ferryman cover only

Submission Notices

IFWG Publishing is closed until March/April 2014
IFWG Publishing Australia closed until March/April 2014, but there will be an anthology call
SQ Mag opened for general submissions on 1 January 2014.
The Australiana Themed SQ Mag edition will close early in 2014 when the quota is reached.

One Final Word…

The rain has finally ceased here in the UK and the first signs of spring are, well, springing. I’m very excited about the UK English re-release titles (including my own) later this year – until then, there’s plenty to keep you ticking over.

If you need anything, e-mail me at newsletter@ifwgpublishing.com.

Good luck, fellow writers! See you in a month!

Esme Carpenter

Newsletter – February 2014

Posted on January 31, 2014 by esmelc

Newsletter – Feb 2014

A Word From The Editor

January has passed and IFWG Publishing/IFWG Publishing Australia has been productive.

We published Golden Spinner, written by Jennifer R Resetar with some co-writing by R.A. Knowlton, and wonderful illustrations by John Powers. This work has an interesting history. A few years ago we published a title called Whirl Wind, a super-hero story about a boy who has a disability and discovers he has super powers. He starts to right wrongs in his city of Atlanta, and also helps sort out bullying in his school. A sub-theme of this story was that his super powers were not key in the stopping of bullying, rather, his strength of conviction and understanding. This book had to be retired because we discovered that there were copyright issues with the super hero’s name (totally unintentional, and a reflection of our litigious times). This gave us all an opportunity to improve on this work, and we didn’t know it at the time, a virtually new book emerged. Books in fact.

Golden Spinner is a vastly improved version of Whirl Wind, and in fact contains two children’s story. The super hero elements are now a backdrop, not the main thrust of the stories, and its focus is entirely on bullying. This is a topical subject in society today and it often leads to tragic consequences. We are very happy indeed to support the production of a title that contributes to reducing bullying in our world, and in particular the school environment. The presentation of the book (cover and illustrations) are reminiscent of comic-book super hero stories, which is intentional – it makes the story easier to read and more attractive to the 11 to 14 year target group. It has very clear messages for children, and has something to say to parents. We hope you all can spread the word on this title.

Continuing our support for our authors, we published the seventh in our Chap-eBook series in January, Dragon Hunter, by MF Burbaugh. A great short story, saucy-but-nice, full of epic fantasy.

There are three projects coming to a conclusion soon, keeping us busy.

In IFWG Publishing (US/International), we are closing the editing of The Pouakai, a science fiction thriller by David Sperry. We acquired the services of the great illustrator, Steve Santiago, for the cover art.

For IFWG Publishing Australia, we are currently editing Sealskin Coast by author and illustrator, Rowena Evans. This older children’s story is beautifully written and the artwork (cover, internal and highlighting fonts) are interpreted in art deco style. This is one to watch, if not for the story, then the great artwork and cover. In only a matter of weeks we will begin editing the fourth book in the five-part Brumbies Series, Brumbies in the Outback. We anticipate its release in May/June (and the final instalment late in 2014). We all know how wonderful the covers are for the first three books, and Elizabeth Lang will be continuing her great work with this title.

We have continued to slowly, but surely, create new covers for some of our older titles. So far, we have ‘revamped’ Circle of Seven by MF Burbaugh, The Okapi Promise by Paula Boer, Blood Contract by Biola Olatunde, and A Magpie Called Will by Peter Rondel and illustrated by Frances Hutt. Thanks again to Elizabeth Lang for some sterling work over recent months!

That’s all for now. Next month I will outline some other new titles forthcoming this year.

Gerry Huntman
Managing Director
IFWG Publishing/IFWG Publishing Australia
Publisher, SQ Mag

CONTACT US

IFWGP

Website and blog at ifwgpublishing.com
Twitter, @IFWGPublishing
LinkedIn IFWG Publishing

IFWGP Australia

Website and blog at ifwgaustralia.com
Twitter, @IFWGAustralia
Facebook IFWG Publishing Australia

SQ Mag

Website and blog at sqmag.com
Twitter, @SQMag
Facebook SQ Mag

And if all else fails, e-mail us at info@ifwgpublishing.com

The IFWGP Blog has moved

The IFWGP blog now lives at www.ifwgpublishing.com (US) and www.ifwgaustralia.com (UK and AUS).

Author bios, guest blogs, IFWG news and more contained in a regularly updated blog where readers can comment on our changes and thoughts and even add some of their own.

SQ Mag – Twelfth Edition

Featuring original science fiction, horror and fantasy fiction, and book reviews.

Visit our site at http://www.sqmag.com.

The IFWG Catalogue

Browse our catalogue and buy any of our titles in hard copy or e-copy.

IFWG Australia Print Store – http://ifwgaustralia.com/print-title-shop/
IFWG Australia eBook Store – http://ifwgaustralia.com/ebook-store/

New Titles

Sea Lily Front Cover

Brilliant children’s book Sea Lily.

ISBN: 978-0-9923654-0-0

front cover

Science fiction teen adventure The Infinity Trap.

ISBN: 978-0-9923654-1-7

GS Front Cover

An exciting children’s adventure story about stopping bullying.

ISBN: 978-0-9923654-2-4

cover_DragonHunter

Mature fantasy short by M.F. Burbaugh.

Purchase from our chap-ebook store.

New Covers

IFWG Publishing is in the process of revamping the covers of previous titles. Here is this month’s run…

Circle of Seven reboot front cover

Front Cover Blood Contract 2

The Okapi Promise front cover2

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Submission Notices

IFWG Publishing is closed until March/April 2014
IFWG Publishing Australia closed until March/April 2014, but there will be an anthology call
SQ Mag opened for general submissions on 1 January 2014.
The Australiana Themed SQ Mag edition will close early in 2014 when the quota is reached.

One Final Word…

I hope all of our readers had a restful beginning to the year and were not too affected by the Polar Vortex (there’s a sci-fi story in there somewhere…). We’ve got a lot going on here – make sure you check out the store to see what’s happening.

If you need anything, e-mail me at newsletter@ifwgpublishing.com.

Good luck, fellow writers! See you in a month!

Esme Carpenter

Newsletter – January 2014

Posted on January 3, 2014 by esmelc

Newsletter – Jan 2014

A Word From The Editor

2014 represents a significant milestone for IFWG Publishing, including IFWG Australia, for a number of reasons.

To begin with, I would like to say something about Randy Knowlton – R.A. Knowlton to some. Randy was one of four of us that got excited about helping burgeoning writers in the speculative fiction field, and decided to do something about creating a small press – IFWG Publishing. He was the most vocal and active to start with, and if it wasn’t for his amazing energy, we would never have got off the ground. Randy has a lot on his plate at the moment, and he has decided to resign from his Managing Director position, and it is with a high level of sadness we must accept his decision, and pay homage to his role in creating and directing our company. Vale, Randy, and we very much look forward to work with you in the future!

2013 was a bad year for us – our headquarters was subject to Mother Nature’s poor moods, and since our company was incorporated in the United States, the recession, and some seriously poor State Laws had an adverse affect on us. However, with some hard decision-making and cutting of some losses, we made a sober decision – to move much of our financial and legal core to Australia, and create an Australian imprint of IFWG Australia at the same time. With Randy’s resignation, this was a fortuitous decision, as we have now moved all of IFWG Publishing (International) and IFWG Publishing Australia, to Australia, which has addressed all of our immediate issues.

For those of you who have been closely following IFWG’s activities over the last several months, you would have noticed a significant step-up of activity in publishing. This is not a coincidence – we are catching up on our backlog.

IFWG Publishing and IFWG Publishing Australia are now vibrant, active publishing houses and for the foreseeable future, will remain in the current corporate configuration – IFWG Australia will publishing Australian, New Zealand and United Kingdom titles, and all remaining will be published under the banner of IFWG Publishing. This makes sense, and we have printers and distributors who will support this demarcation.

We have already moved some titles that were originally published under the International imprint to our Australian operations (the Brumbies series), and we will move others this year – A Magpie Called Will and Against the Elements. These are titles produced by Australian and UK authors, originally for Australian and UK readers. Most of our other titles are US, although there is a smattering of Nigerian, Canadian and South African work. These are more sensibly grouped together under our international imprint. It works, and we are comfortable with this separation. Since the corporate base has shifted from Missouri to Australia, we want to make it absolutely clear that we will continue to support North American and African products one hundred percent.

2014 will continue the positive trend. We will be publishing fewer work than previous years (only just), but it will be controlled and sensible. We still have commitments for Australian and US work, and these will be priorities for us. Additionally, we will soon open to submissions, but it will be a short lived pipeline and very particular in targeted genres/sub-genres. While we will be restricted in introducing new talent into the marketplace in 2014, we will also be a more viable operation. Have patience with us.

For IFWG Publishing International, we will be publishing titles that continue series among some of our authors, including Elizabeth Lang (the third instalment of The Empire series) and Larry Ivkovich (a sequel to The Sixth Precept – this may flow into a later year). We will be publishing a new, stand-alone title by MF Burbaugh (Olgreender’s Search For History), a fantasy piece by Warren Goodwin (Buxacan Spicerunner), The Pouakai by David Sperry, and a much-anticipated children’s title by Jack Eason and Frances Hutt (The Adventures of Ursus the Bear). There is room for one or two more works.

IFWG Australia, is, by its scale, a smaller operation, and yet we will be publishing a reasonable number of new work. Continuing 2013’s children’s literature momentum, we will be publishing 2 (possibly 3) titles by Rolf Svenson (The Adventures of Teddy and Karl; and one or two multimedia titles on the alphabet and numeracy). We will also publish the last two instalments of the Brumbies series by Paula Boer and Rowena Evans, as well as a stand alone work by Rowena called Sealskin Coast. In the adult fiction field, we will be publishing Star Quake 2 (the best fiction from SQ Mag 2013), and will be looking to producing a specialised anthology of speculative fiction, probably in the dark fantasy/horror space.

No doubt there might be more work for 2014.

All in all, we are very happy with our record for 2013 and our plans for 2014. We hope that all of you, our readers, will also have a sense of achievement for last year, and a productive New Year.

Gerry Huntman
Managing Director, IFWG Publishing
Managing Director, IFWG Publishing Australia
Publisher, SQ Mag

CONTACT US

IFWGP

Website and blog at ifwgpublishing.com
Twitter, @IFWGPublishing
LinkedIn IFWG Publishing

IFWGP Australia

Website and blog at ifwgaustralia.com
Twitter, @IFWGAustralia
Facebook IFWG Publishing Australia

SQ Mag

Website and blog at sqmag.com
Twitter, @SQMag
Facebook SQ Mag

And if all else fails, e-mail us at info@ifwgpublishing.com

The IFWGP Blog has moved

The IFWGP blog now lives at www.ifwgpublishing.com (US) and www.ifwgaustralia.com (UK and AUS).

Author bios, guest blogs, IFWG news and more contained in a regularly updated blog where readers can comment on our changes and thoughts and even add some of their own.

SQ Mag – Twelfth Edition

Featuring original science fiction, horror and fantasy fiction, and book reviews.

Visit our site at http://www.sqmag.com.

The IFWG Catalogue

Browse our catalogue and buy any of our titles in hard copy or e-copy.

IFWG Australia Print Store – http://ifwgaustralia.com/print-title-shop/
IFWG Australia eBook Store – http://ifwgaustralia.com/ebook-store/

New Titles

Sea Lily Front Cover

Brilliant children’s book Sea Lily.

ISBN: 978-0-9923654-0-0

front cover

Science fiction teen adventure The Infinity Trap.

ISBN: 978-0-9923654-1-7

Paper Magic, a children’s book about the power of friendship.

ISBN: 978-0992302016

Epic first novel in the Tower series, the fantasy Loria.

ISBN-10: 0992302048

The third in the popular Brumbies series, Brumbies in the Mist.

ISBN-10: 0992302021

Submission Notices

IFWG Publishing is closed until March/April 2014
IFWG Publishing Australia closed until March/April 2014, but there will be an anthology call
SQ Mag is opening for general submissions on 1 January 2014.
The Australiana Themed SQ Mag edition will close early in 2014 when the quota is reached.

Limited Time Offer!

For a very limited time, a number of our novels are available for a special discounted price!

Whether it’s young adult fiction, a thriller or a fantasy you’re looking for, you can be sure to find it here. But hurry! These discounts only run until mid January!

INCLUDES:

Against the Elements by Esme Carpenter

Constellation Station by Gary Alexander Azerier and illustrator Ioanny Dimov

The Sixth Precept by Larry Ivkovich

Blackthorns of the Forgotten by Bree T. Donovan

Die Laughing by Louis K. Lowy

Titles by Biola Olatunde

One Final Word…

New style newsletter! This streamlined format should work out just fine – here at IFWG we would like to hear your views if it doesn’t though.

If you need anything, e-mail me at newsletter@ifwgpublishing.com.

Happy New Year!

Esme Carpenter

IFWG Publishing International

Speculative & YA/Middlegrade Fiction Publisher

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