Despite the technological wonders of the modern world, enabling one to carry out business remotely, there is always the negative dimension where projects are carried out without ever having met some of the key participants. It was with pleasure that New Zealand author Jan Goldie was in Melbourne, Australia for a narrow window and was able to…
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Sneak Preview: Brave’s Journey by Jan Goldie
In the next few weeks we will be releasing our latest title: Brave’s Journey, by our first New Zealand author, Jan Goldie. This is a young adult fantasy novel, rich with world building. We are particularly pleased to publish a New Zealander, as we have had strong connections with the Land of the Long White Cloud as…
Limited Time Offer: Special Price for Numen Yeye Trilogy (US readers only)
Numen Yeye, Rose of Numen and Numen! (Biola Olatunde) For a limited time only, we are selling at a high discount Biola Olatunde’s Numen Yeye trilogy, in celebration of the release of the last of the series, Numen!. This is a series totally unique to speculative fiction, combining contemporary fantasy, spiritualism, and deep insightfulness on Nigerian…
News: top review of Die Laughing by Louis K Lowy
Die Laughing by Louis K Lowy, is a humorous, and yet poignant, science fiction, set in the 1950s, with gangsters, Las Vegas comedians, femme fatales, and the inevitable alien invaders. Saying much more will only spoil the read. We’d like to share with you a great, and insightful, review of Lowy’s novel, which will help you decide if you…
News: Successful Official Sydney Launch of Peripheral Visions
Sydney’s official launch of Robert Hood’s definitive ghost collection, Peripheral Visions, was held on Thursday evening 16 July 2015 with a great turnout at Kinokuniya Bookshop on George Street. It was slickly supported by the excellent staff and owner of the bookshop, nibbles and drinks abounded, and Garth Nix did a fantastic job introducing Robert…
News: Release of chap-ebook, Haunted Flesh by Robert Hood
IFWG is excited to announce its 9th Chap-ebook, Haunted Flesh: Stories of the Living Dead, by Robert Hood. Over recent months we supplied the chap-ebook with our Peripheral Visions limited edition give-away, but now we believe it is the right time to also release this 32k collection of zombie tales for sale. When are dead people not…
News: Release of Gravity’s Eye by Ian C. Douglas
It is with great pleasure that we announce the release of Gravity’s Eye by Ian C. Douglas, the second book in the Zeke Hailey young teen science fiction series. The first book, The Infinity Trap, had been received very well, particularly in the UK, and we look forward to similar reactions with this exciting sequel….
News: Gravity’s Eye Cover Reveal
In only a week or so, IFWG Publishing Australia will be releasing the UK Edition of Ian C. Douglas’ juvenile science fiction, Gravity’s Eye, volume 2 in the Zeke Hailey Series. To give you a taste of what’s coming, here is the final cover, a wonderful work by Elizabeth Lang of EL Design.
News: Brumbies Series at Tom Quilty 50th Anniversary National Endurance Championships
Paula Boer, author of the Brumbies series, attended the Tom Quilty 50th Anniversary National Endurance Championships, held at Del Rio Resort at Wiseman’s Ferry on the Hawkesbury River (New South Wales, Australia). Given the auspicious anniversary, it was a huge event and Paula, who was once an endurance rider herself, enjoyed the proceedings and had the opportunity to…
News: New Release – The Gate at Lake Drive by Shaun Meeks
IFWG is primarily an adult speculative fiction publishing house and yet we haven’t published any dark fiction, horror if you will, except for our Australian imprint and some anthologies. Shaun Meeks fills this hole, and with a great deal of good reading! It is with pleasure that we announce the release of Shaun’s novel, The…
News: New Release – A Planet’s Search for History by MF Bnrbaugh
MF Burbaugh is one of IFWG’s earliest authors, and he is a prolific writer indeed. What astonishes us is that, despite the speed in which he writes novels, they are always entertaining pieces, with a great deal of action and interesting characters. A Planet’s Search for History is one such title and has now been…
Cover Reveal: A Planet’s Search for History by MF Bnrbaugh
Another IFWG Publishing new release in less than a week will be the space operatic, futuristic military, bug-hunt novel, A Planet’s Search for History, by Texan author, MF Burbaugh. It even has a touch of weird. We loved it, and that’s why we published it. We believe you will love it too. The cover art and design…
Cover Reveal: The Gate at Lake Drive by Shaun Meeks
In less than a week IFWG Publishing (international) will be releasing its first horror title, The Gate at Lake Drive, by Canadian author, Shaun Meeks. It is the first of the Dillon the Monster Dick series, with a distinctive noir detective style (hence the series title), meshed with horror. As an added bonus, we have…
Spotlight: Nick Stathopoulos
With the finalisation of the cover of Peripheral Visions: The Collected Ghost Stories Volume 2 (Robert Hood), we have completed our professional relationship with artist, Nick Stathopoulos. Nick handled the cover artwork and design for all editions of Peripheral Visions (hard cover and both trade paperback volumes), as well as the magnificent internal artwork for the the…
News: Cover Reveal of Chap-eBook, “Haunted Flesh” by Robert Hood
IFWG Publishing Australia is pleased to reveal the Chap-eBook, “Haunted Flesh: Stories of the Living Dead” by Robert Hood. This ebook (only) consists of 35,000 words, the majority of which are zombie-related fiction published by Hood, who is considered the godfather of horror fiction in Australia, and notably an expert on all things ghost and…
News: New Release – Escape From The Psi Academy by Vincent L Scarsella
Only a month or two ago we were happy to release The Smoking Mirror, by David Bowles, in part because it was the first of our imprint’s line of young teen/middle grade novels. Lo and behold! we now have a second, Escape From The Psi Academy, Book 1 of the Psi Wars! series, by Vincent…
Update: Peripheral Visions Limited Edition
We have the signature pages at the printers, which will soon be sent to Robert Hood and Nick Stathopoulos for their signatures. We have ordered the first wave of limited edition cloth bound books, ready for the inserts at the bindery. While running a little late, we are getting there, and with a bit of…
News: Elizabeth Lang at FanExpo, Regina
Elizabeth Lang, a long-standing and exciting writer in IFWG Publishing’s stable of authors, has just returned from FanExpo in Regina. She provided us with a report and a few photos: If you want a great venue for meeting diehard sci-fi and fantasy fans, and want to sell lots of books, come on down to the…
News: IFWG Publishing at Melbourne Supanova
IFWG Publishing shared a booth with Cohesion Press at Supanova Melbourne 2015 (11-12 April). It was a successful enterprise with the team selling out the hardcover edition of the newly released Peripheral Visions: The Collected Ghost Stories by Robert Hood. Robert was there for signings at what was, effectively, the Melbourne release of his collection. Gerry…
News: Final, Additional Bonus for Preorders of Peripheral Visions
Giveaway: Shades Quadrilogy A random person who pre-orders the deluxe hardcover edition of Peripheral Visions: The Collected Ghost Stories by Robert, will be chosen to win a complete set of Robert Hood’s four-book supernatural series, Shades. The draw will be made at 8pm on 25th April (AEST). The books are in mint condition and unread. Robert will, of…
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