We are pleased to reveal the full cover spread and table of contents of Cthulhu Deep Down Under Volume 2, which will be released worldwide 1st August 2018. Cover art and design by the very talented Steve Santiago, and edited by Steve Proposch, Christopher Sequeira, and Bryce Stevens. Introduction by Peter Rawlik Sleeping Dogs by…
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Cover Reveal: Cthulhu Deep Down Under Volume 2
IFWG is very proud indeed of our Cthulhu Deep Down Under 3-volume series and look very much forward to Vol 2’s world release on 1st August 2018. We have just signed off the full cover spread, but at this early stage we would like to showcase the front cover – another beautiful job by artist…
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…
IFWG Print Shop News
IFWG Publishing Australia is nearing completion of its full transition to its Australian distributor. The direct result, as foreshadowed, is the scaling down of our direct sales business, which has always been a significant overhead to us. This has always been part of our plan. As of today, we will only be direct selling a…
Upcoming Children’s Book: The Clonestone by Ali Foster
Ali Foster‘s delightful children’s Ginomees Trilogy continues with Book 2, The Clonestone, on sale 15 May 2018. “Ali’s wonderful stories about the adventures of a group of discarded garden gnomes captured IFWG’s imagination from the beginning,” says Gerry Huntman, Managing Director IFWG Publishing Australia. “We look forward to its release in May, and its conclusion…
New Release: Books 1 and 2 of the Drakeforth Series
It is with pleasure that we can can announce the release of the first two volumes of New Zealand author Paul Mannering’s Drakeforth series, Engines of Empathy, and Pisces of Fate. These two fantasy books were out of print and we are pleased to have acquired rights, and in November 2018 we will release the…
News: Brumbies Series, Second Edition
IFWG Publishing is pleased to announce the release of Paula Boer‘s five-volume Brumbies series in it’s second edition. We have been excited since the very first volume’s release in 2013, recognising a great series catering for young teens who love horses and Australian bush adventures. With this in mind, we have decided to rerelease it…
New Book Signing: The Equinora Chronicles by Paula Boer
We are very pleased to announce the acquisition of the YA novel series, The Equinora Chronicles, by Paula Boer. Paula is one of our first authors, having penned the highly successful Brumbies series, and she returns with her love of horse adventures, but now with a very strong speculative fiction streak. This ticks two major…
New Book Signing: The Year of the Fruitcake by Gillian Polack
IFWG Publishing is delighted to announce the acquisition of Gillian Polack’s science fiction novel, The Year of the Fruitcake. The novel tells of the Earth-based life of a mostly-mindwiped alien anthropologist inhabiting a human perimenopausal body instead of her own more rational body with its capacity to change gender. Polack describes her novel as, “Bleak. It’s…
Double Release
We are very proud to have released over recent months some quality speculative fiction, starting with Cthulhu Deep Down Under Volume 1. Today we are releasing (world wide) Steven Paulsen‘s collection of weird fiction, Shadows on the Wall, as well as Jason Franks‘ dark fantasy novel, Faerie Apocalypse. Both books are wonderful additions to our…
New Signing: Archsage by Jesse McMinn
IFWG Publishing is delighted to announce the signing of the third and last instalment of Canadian author Jesse McMinn‘s Tower series, Archsage. We have had a long association with this talented writer, and in fact Jesse was still in College when he handed his first manuscript over to us. It was a refreshing, innovative approach…
New Signing: Altered Gate by Shaun Meeks
One of the enjoyable series that IFWG International publishes, is the Dillon the Monster Dick series by Canadian writer, Shaun Meeks. His series is a unique blend of horror, weird, detective noir and Dr Who (if you can believe it – believe it and buy them and see). We previously published two books, The Gate at…
Book Signing: Switch by Rowena Evans
IFWG is delighted to announce the book signing of the MG/YA novel, Switch, by Rowena Evans, which is a sequel to her wonderful Drums and Power Lines. We have had a long association with Rowena, beginning with her work as a fine artist (best represented by her other novel with our press, Sealskin Coast), but she…
Cover Reveal: Contrition by Deborah Sheldon
Hot off the press, we are pleased to reveal the cover for Deb Sheldon’s next novel with IFWG, Contrition. Marvellous work by Stoker winning illustrator, Greg Chapman. In her late teens, Meredith Berg-Olsen had had all the makings of a runway model. Now in her late forties, after everything she had been through – including…
New Signing: The Second Life of Eddie Coyne by Louis K Lowy
IFWG Publishing has been fortunate to have published a number of books by Florida-based Louis K Lowy, and we’re always pleasantly surprised by the variety of styles and subject matter that he comes up with. Acquiring the rights to his latest novel, The Second Life of Eddie Coyne was a no brainer – an amazing…
New Signing: Books 3 to 5 of the Garza Twins series
It is with great pleasure that IFWG announces the signing of the remaining three titles of the award-winning young teen Garza Twins series by David Bowles. Book 1, The Smoking Mirror, won an ALA Belpre Honor, and its sequel, A Kingdom Beneath the Waves, has achieved critical acclaim. Book 3, The Hidden City, will be…
Book Signing: Contrition by Deborah Sheldon
The festive season deserves another piece of good news! IFWG Publishing Australia is very pleased to add a third Deborah Sheldon title to its catalogue: Contrition, a horror novel with noir undertones and an atmosphere of mounting dread. (It is actually her fourth title with us – she has signed a contract with us for a…
New Signing: Books 3 to 5 of Warriors of Vhast
It is with pleasure that we can now announce the signing of books 3 to 5 of Cary J Lenehan’s Warriors of Vhast series – ‘Clearing the Web’ (Book 3), ‘Scouring the Land’ (Book 4), and ‘Gathering the Strands’ (Book 5). This follows from ‘Intimations of Evil‘ (Book 1) and ‘Engaging Evil‘ (Book 2). “Cary’s…
New Signing: Drakeforth Series by Paul Mannering
One of the great pleasures for IFWG Publishing over recent years is to tap into the immense talent of New Zealand speculative fiction authors. We started with Jan Goldie, and followed it with Ali Foster and Barbara Howe. We recently acquired the rights to a novel by Kura Carpenter, and we have had a large…
Shadows on the Wall Preorders
IFWG Publishing is again happy to announce that, Shadows on the Wall, the dark and weird short story collection by Steven Paulsen, will be released for sale on 15 January 2018 (a double release with Jason Franks’ Faerie Apocalypse). For a limited time – until the end of this year only – we have special…