IFWG is delighted to reveal the cover of Rebecca Fraser’s upcoming middle grade fantasy novel, Jonty’s Unicorn. It was painted by the amazingly talented artist, Sarah Morrison, based in Boston. Sarah is a multi-award winning artist, including a winner in the Writers and Illustrators of the Future (second quarter 2022) and Judges Choice at the…
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New Release: Rest in Pieces: Short Stories by Anthony Ferguson
IFWG is very pleased to announce the world release of Anthony Ferguson’s collection of short fiction, Rest in Piece. “We are impressed with Ferguson’s skill in short fiction writing,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “and were happy indeed to showcase it in this fine collection. We love to reprint back catalogue stories of…
New Appointment: Steven Paulsen, Senior Editor IFWG Publishing
IFWG relies heavily on its talented staff and the most recent appointment is Steven Paulsen, to a Senior Editing role in anthologies (along with our existing Deborah Sheldon and Chris Sequeira). With Sequeira’s move to the demanding Chief Editor, IPI Comics, we required a professional with the requisite skills to focus more time on our…
Submissions Guidelines – Spawn 2: More Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies
THE SUBMISSION PERIOD HAS NOW CLOSED Submissions open: 31 July 2023 Deadline: 31 October 2023 Publisher: IFWG Publishing International Payment: 4c per word for original stories, 1c per word for reprints (Australian currency) Note: Open to Australasian writers only, where Australasia means Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and the neighbouring islands of the Pacific. This call-out is open to Australasian…
New Release: Tide of Stone by Kaaron Warren
IFWG is delighted to announce the world release of Kaaron Warren’s novel, Tide of Stone. “IFWG snapped up the rights to this amazing, disturbing novel,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “and we admit that we love Warren – so much so that we have the largest catalogue of her long works in the…
Preorder Offer: Rest in Pieces: Short Stories by Anthony Ferguson
IFWG is looking forward to the release of Anthony Ferguson’s short fiction collection, Rest in Pieces: Short Stories on the 1st August 2023. As an early celebration for this occasion, we are now open to preorders – at a competitive rate (equal to, or better than retail price, with free shipping) – and will cease…
New Acquisition: Drowning in the Dark and Other Stories by Matt Tighe
IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of Matt Tighe’s collection of dark fiction, Drowning in the Dark and Other Stories. “We have published Tighe’s short fiction in some of our award-winning anthologies ,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “and we knew that getting a distillation of his best in a single…
Cover Reveal: A Touch of Death by Shaun Meeks
IFWG is super-pleased to reveal the cover of Shaun Meeks’ fifth instalment in his horror-detective-noire Dillon the Monster Dick series, A Touch of Death. The amazing artwork and design is by the incomparable, California-based Steve Santiago. Shaun Meeks is the author of the Dillon the Monster Dick series (The Gate at Lake Drive, Earthbound and…
Cover Reveal: Azathoth and Other Horrors by Leigh Blackmore
IFWG is very pleased to reveal the cover of Leigh Blackmore’s collection of poetry, Azathoth and Other Horrors, beautifully rendered and designed by UK-based Luke Spooner. What makes this cover somewhat unique is the inclusion of the words inscribed on a book central to the collection, but the absence of the formal title and poet…
Cover Reveal: Demoniacs by Craig Cormick
IFWG is very pleased to reveal the cover of Craig Cormick’s upcoming novel, Demoniacs (The Revelationary War: Book 1 ), which we greedily snapped up in 2022 because it blends what is a rare combination: narrative interspersed with vignette (but essential) mini-comics. While mashing narrative and graphics is common, it is much less so to…
Cover Reveal: Three Curses and Other Dark Tales by Leanbh Pearson
IFWG is pleased to reveal the front cover of Leanbh Pearson’s upcoming dark fantasy collection, Three Curses and Other Dark Tales. This is a bonus achievement, as we just revealed the cover of Cursed Shards, edited by Pearson yesterday. The cover art and design was fantastically crafted by Greg Chapman. We will reveal more about…
Cover Reveal: Cursed Shards: Tales of Dark Folklore edited by Leanbh Pearson
IFWG is very pleased to reveal the front cover of our upcoming fantasy anthology, Cursed Shards: Tales of Dark Folklore, edited by Leanbh Pearson. This is an exciting project for us as it gives us the opportunity to showcase excellent fantasy writers in a themed anthology title. The cover art and design was beautifully rendered…
New Release: Killer Creatures Down Under: Horror Stories with Bite
IFWG is delighted to announce the world-wide release of its latest short fiction anthology, Killer Creatures Down Under: Horror Stories with Bite, edited by Deborah Sheldon. The evocative cover art and design is by author/artist/designer, Greg Chapman. Australia: the land where everything wants to kill you. A continent filled with some of the deadliest animals…
Cover Reveal: Approaching the Source by Cary J Lenehan
It is with great pleasure that we can now reveal the front cover of Cary J Lenehan’s upcoming novel, Approaching the Source, book 7 (of 8) in his amazing Warriors of Vhast fantasy (with a smattering of sci-fi) series. It leaves off, of course, from book 6 (Following the Braid). This journey with Lenehan is…
Mother’s Day Celebration (for a week!)
THIS OFFER HAS NOW EXPIRED We publish a fair bit of horror in many sub-genres, and celebrating Mother’s Day shouldn’t be exempt from our itinerary! We see a number of activity lines converging to today(ish) – just a few days over two years ago we published Spawn: Weird Horror Tales About Pregnancy, Birth and Babies,…
Cover Reveal: Midnight Masquerade by Greg Chapman
IFWG is very pleased to reveal the front cover of Greg Chapman’s upcoming collection of short horror fiction, Midnight Masquerade. As a skilled and talented artist in his own right, it is only appropriate that he rendered the art and design himself – with spectacular effect. This will be the first of two collections IFWG…
Cover Reveal: Tumblers of Rolan (Bk 2 Masters of Scent) by Michael B Fletcher
IFWG is very pleased to reveal the front cover of Michael B Fletcher’s second instalment in his Masters of Scent trilogy, Tumblers of Rolan. We think the very talented Sarah Morrison has outdone herself this time – beautiful brush work. More on Tumblers of Rolan in coming months – it will be released globally on…
Cover and TOC Reveal: A Vindication of Monsters: Essays on Mary Shelley & Mary Wollstonecraft (ed. Claire Fitzpatrick)
We have been waiting quite a while to post this announcement, mainly due to the complexities of finalising our TOC and the myriad of contracts it entails. It is now with great pleasure that we reveal the makeup of Claire Fitzpatrick’s brilliantly curated collection of essays, A Vindication of Monsters: Essays on Mary Shelley and…
Cover Reveal: Nightmare Logic: Tales of the Macabre, Fantastic and Cthulhuesque by Leigh Blackmore
IFWG is very pleased to reveal the front cover of Leigh Blackmore’s upcoming short fiction collection, Nightmare Logic: Tales of the Macabre, Fantastic and Cthulhuesque. Art and design is by Luke Spooner, who perfectly captured the essence of this title. The Melbourne University Press Encyclopedia of Australian Science Fiction & Fantasy describes Leigh Blackmore as…
New Acquisition: Quake City by Deryn Pittar
IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of Deryn Pittar’s young adult post-apocalyptic novel, Quake City, sequel to her well-received The Carbonite’s Daughter. “We have been on a most enjoyable journey with Pittar,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG. “When we published our long-running SQ Mag online journal, we had an annual short…
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