IFWG Publishing International is very pleased to announce Barbara J. Rosie’s debut fantasy novel, The Brazen Dragon, Book 1 of her Tangler’s Web Trilogy, and reveal its evocative cover. “Rosie provided an excellent manuscript to us more than a year ago,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “including a strong pitch for a trilogy….
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Upcoming Title & Cover Reveal: Loki: Untangling a Tale by Leanbh Pearson
IFWG Publishing International is very pleased to announce the upcoming release of Leanbh Pearson’s viking mythology retelling fantasy, Loki: Untangling a Tale, and reveal its evocative cover. “Pearson has been a mainstay with IFWG Publishing for a few years now,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “and we believe Loki is one of the…
Upcoming Title & Cover Reveal: Singing Down the Sky by S.K. Neilson
IFWG Publishing International is pleased to announce S.K. Neilson’s debut fantasy novel, Singing Down the Sky, and reveal its wonderful cover. “We were delighted when we read the manuscript when it was first presented to our subs editor,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “and the end product is a delight. Neilson has written…
Upcoming Collection & Cover Reveal: Drowning in the Dark and Other Stories by Matt Tighe
IFWG Publishing is pleased to reveal the cover for Matt Tighe’s upcoming horror fiction collection, Drowning in the Dark and Other Stories. “Matt has made a name for himself with horror short fiction,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “and he has won awards and has been shortlisted in others. We are proud to…
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….
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…
World Release: Black Moon by Eugen Bacon
There’s already been lot wonderful things said about Eugen Bacon’s illustrated book of micro fiction/poetic fiction, with glorious artwork by Elena Betti. It is with great pleasure and pride that we can announce that Black Moon: Graphic Speculative Flash Fiction is now released world wide. “IFWG is proud indeed of this chapbook-gem,” said Gerry Huntman,…
Cover Reveal: Shadows in the Stone by Jack Dann
It is with great pleasure that IFWG can now present the final front cover image of Jack Dann’s forthcoming alt-history/Renaissance fantasy novel, Shadows in the Stone: A Book of Transformations. The amazing artwork is by multi-award winning artist, Bob Eggleton, and the design is by the very talented Marianne Plumridge. The title will be released…
Cover Reveal: Clearing the Web by Cary J Lenehan
It is with pleasure that we reveal the spectacular artwork and design of Clearing the Web, Book 2 of the high fantasy Warriors of Vhast series by Cary J Lenehan. The artwork/design is by Catherine Archer-Wills. The title will be released in coming months… stay tuned. For those who aren’t familiar with the series, click…
Cover Reveal: The Years of the Wolf by Craig Cormick
IFWG Publishing is delighted to reveal the cover of Craig Cormick’s historical mystery/speculative fiction novel, The Years of the Wolf. The novel is based on a true story and the photograph (photographer unknown) is taken from the same time and place as the title’s source material. Catherine Archer-Wills has done a spectacular job of converting…
Cover Reveal: Engine of Lies by Barbara Howe
Book 2 of New Zealand writer Barbara Howe‘s Reforging series, Engine of Lies, is locked in for release in Australia, New Zealand, UK and North America on 16th July. In the meantime, here is the cover (art and design by Catherine Archer-Wills), which instills the young adult book’s characters and setting perfectly. NEVER, EVER, LIE…
Cover Reveal: Faerie Apocalypse by Jason Franks
IFWG are very pleased to reveal the cover of Jason Franks’ upcoming dark fantasy novel, Faerie Apocalypse. “We were entranced with the originality and hard-hitting style of the novel, and it was a no-brainer to accept for publication,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG Publishing Australia. Christian Chatman, who is no stranger to IFWG,…
Cover Reveal: Cthulhu Deep Down Under Volume 1
Cthulhu Deep Down Under Volume 1 will be released on 15 November 2017, but we can’t resist revealing the cover art and design by Steve Santiago. Table Of Contents: Introduction by Ramsey Campbell A Pearl Beyond Price by Janeen Webb Haunting Matilda by Dmetri Kakmi Wife to Mr Lovecraft by Lucy Sussex Darkness Beyond by…
Book Launch: The Grief Hole Illustrated by Keely Van Order
Keely Van Order‘s sketchbook companion to Kaaron Warren‘s masterpiece of dark fiction, The Grief Hole, is a unique work – as Nick Stathopolous stated, “It’s not often we are granted the opportunity to take a peek into an artist’s process, especially in such a handsome format.” And handsome indeed – the artwork is extensive and…
Cover Reveal: Shadows on the Wall by Steven Paulsen
Earlier this year we informed you that we had the great pleasure to have acquired Steven Paulsen’s dark collection of stories, Shadows on the Wall. This will be released on 1 January 2018, but in the meantime we are very excited to reveal the front cover of the collection, with original artwork by Academy award-winning…
Sneak Preview: The Rejects by Ali Foster
IFWG Publishing (Australia and International) prides itself for its juvenile and young teen titles, and recently we have won some significant adulation in this field – The Smoking Mirror‘s ALA Belpre Award honor title comes to mind, as well as the Brumbies series. Keeping this in mind, and also adding our significant effort to have a strong…
New Signing: Shadows on the Wall collection by Steven Paulsen
It is with great pleasure that we announce the acquisition of publishing rights to Steven Paulsen’s dark and weird collection of short stories, Shadows on the Walls. The collection contains stories from award winning anthologies, as well as original fiction. Original cover and internal art will be supplied by the Hugo and Oscar Award winning artist,…
News: ARCs Produced for The Grief Hole
We are very happy with the print proofs of our hardcover and trade paperback versions of Kaaron Warren’s The Grief Hole. Here they are in all their glory (can’t convey the wonderful feel of them with their matte finishes).
News: Refined Cover for Kaaron Warren’s The Grief Hole
With the advantage of time and the wonderful skills of artist and designer, Keely Van Order, we have refined the cover design for Kaaron Warren’s upcoming Dark Phases title, ‘The Grief Hole’. We have also received our first blurbs from a prominent writer, with praise that gobsmacked us all in IFWG Publishing Australia. The Grief Hole…