IFWG is very pleased to announce the release of Helena O’Connor’s new horror novel, Willow Close. “Helena has been published by IFWG before,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director, “notably her short fiction for our anthology, Killer Creatures Down Under. We were impressed with her writing and were very happy to pick up her atmospheric novel….
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New Release: Mero and the City of Ghosts by Jesse McMinn
IFWG International is very pleased to announce the global release of Jesse McMinn’s dark fantasy novel, Mero and the City of Ghosts. The wonderful cover art and design is by Greg Chapman. “Jesse has been a mainstay with IFWG for many years now,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “most notably we published his…
New Release: Into the Cthulhu-Universe: Lovecraftian Horrors in Other Literary Realities (eds Paulsen & Sequeira)
IFWG is very proud to announce the world release of its latest anthology, Into the Cthulhu-Universe: Lovecraftian Horrors In Other Literary Realities, edited by Steven Paulsen and Christopher Sequeira. The amazing cover artwork is by Dillon Naylor, and the design is by Greg Chapman. “Our editors love the concept of ‘what if’ when pondering new…
Cover Reveal: Willow Close by Helena O’Connor
IFWG is very pleased to reveal the cover of Helena O’Connor’s upcoming short novel, Willow Close, a haunting horror piece. The wonderful artwork and design is by Greg Chapman. Kess Hawkins just wants to play video games, eat pizza rolls, and hang out with her cat. But when a determined journalist comes asking about Kess’…
New Release: Champion of the Sky Realms by Gerry Huntman
IFWG is very pleased to announce the global release of Gerry Huntman’s second novel in his Sky Realms Chronicles, Champion of the Sky Realms. This concludes the story that began in his first novel, Guardian of the Sky Realms, and Gerry has stated that he makes no promises if a third novel will appear one…
Cover Reveal: Fall of the Adversaries by Cary J Lenehan
IFWG is pleased to reveal the cover for Cary J Lenehan’s final book in his Warriors of Vhast series, Fall of the Adversaries. Like all the previous book covers (there’s EIGHT in total!), the artwork and design is by UK-based Catherine Archer-Wills (noting some of the earlier covers was done in collaboration with Canadian-based, and…
New Release: Ferren and the Invaders of Heaven by Richard Harland
IFWG is very happy to announce the global release of Richard Harland’s final book in his young adult Ferren Trilogy, Ferren and the Invaders of Heaven. “This has been a pleasurable process,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “where there was a lot of collaboration between Richard and myself and the broader IFWG team….
New Release: Olivia Stone and the Curse of the Changeling by Jeffery E. Doherty
IFWG is extremely pleased to announce the global release of Jeffery E. Doherty’s final book in his Guardians of St. Giles middle grade fantasy series, Olivia Stone and the Curse of the Changeling. “This has been a long and enjoyable journey,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, ” as we began it with Olivia…
Interview with Elena Betti, cover artist for The Ferren Trilogy
Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, had the opportunity to recently interview Elena Betti, the cover artist and designer of The Ferren Trilogy (Ferren and the Angel, Ferren and the Doomsday Mission, Ferren and the Invaders of Heaven) by Richard Harland, as well as several other earlier IFWG titles. Gerry thought that these spectacular covers…
The Ferren Trilogy Giveaway Competition
NOW CLOSED IFWG Publishing International is excited to see the final book of Richard Harland’s Ferren Trilogy coming out on the 26th February 2025, globally through all good print and online stores, ebook and print.* To celebrate this wonderful achievement, we have decided to ship the entire trilogy to two people who enter our competition…
New Release: Guardian of the Sky Realms by Gerry Huntman
IFWG is very pleased to release the middle grade novel Guardian of the Sky Realms by IFWG’s own Gerry Huntman. This is a reprint of a 2020 release, but in only a month’s time, the sequel (and original release), Champion of the Sky Realms will also be globally released. The wonderful artwork for both novels…
New Acquisition: The Ravenshead Trilogy by Ian C. Douglas
IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of the Ravenshead Trilogy, a middle grade post-apocalyptic/adventure/horror set of books. “This is particularly pleasing,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “as Ian was one of our first authors when we were a fledgling publishing house, when we published all four books in his Zeke Hailey…
Cover Reveal: Loki: Untangling a Tale by Leanbh Pearson
It is with great pleasure that we can reveal the front cover of Leanbh Pearson’s upcoming historical fantasy novel, Loki: Untangling a Tale. The amazing artwork is by one of our regular (for good reasons) artist and book designer, Luke Spooner. What if you were born a monster? Deformed and shunned by your race? What…
IFWG Interviews Richard Harland on his upcoming YA novel Ferren and the Invaders of Heaven
Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, had great pleasure in interviewing Richard Harland on the final instalment of his Ferren Trilogy, Ferren and the Invaders of Heaven. More like a friendly chat, this was recorded in the afternoon of Tuesday 4th February 2025 (Australian Eastern Standard Time). Preorders and purchasing options for Ferren and the…
New Acquisition: Staerstone by H.K. Stubbs
IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of Staerstone, a fantasy novel by Queensland-based H.K. Stubbs. “Stubbs has had quite a few short fiction pieces published by us,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director IFWG, “and this novel is a logical growth for her, and certainly welcomed by us. This exciting and well-crafted novel is…
Cover Reveal: The Woman in the Well by Dmetri Kakmi
IFWG is very pleased to reveal the front cover for Dmetri Kakmi’s forthcoming novel, The Woman in the Well. The incredibly atmospheric art is by Danyon Street, and the wonderful design is by Greg Chapman. This is a well-conceived piece of art and design, reflecting deeply the themes of Kakmi’s novel. Two women. Seven boys. …
Cover reveal: The Witch Who Wasn’t by Karen Bayly
IFWG is pleased to reveal the front cover of Karen Bayly’s upcoming middle grade fantasy novel, The Witch Who Wasn’t. The artwork and design is by Greg Chapman, who has, as usual, shown his amazing versatility – he was asked to provide an inviting abstract design for younger readers, and came up with this gem….
Interview – IFWG Talks To Author Richard Harland About Fantasy, Realism and Ferren and The Invaders Of Heaven
Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG Publishing International, interviews Richard Harland on his upcoming YA novel, Ferren and the Invaders of Heaven, last of his Ferren Trilogy. G: Hi, Richard! Great to be able to sit and chat with one of our authors. Can we start by filling in a bit of your background? R: Well,…
Cover Reveal: Mero and the City of Ghosts by Jesse McMinn
IFWG Publishing is pleased to reveal the cover art and design of Jesse McMinn’s upcoming fantasy novel, Mero and the City of Ghosts. The wonderful art work and design is by Greg Chapman. The blade – I can’t break it. It can’t be snapped or melted down. It can’t even be scratched. And it gets…
Cover Art/Design of Richard Harland’s Ferren and the Invaders of Heaven
One of the great pleasures of publishing Richard Harland’s Ferren Trilogy is the amazing artwork and design by Italy-based Elena Betti. We will, in a few weeks, post a Q&A session with her, but in the meantime, here area few photographs that illustrate some of the techniques she used to construct cover art using the…
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