On the 31st October (next month) IFWG will be releasing, world-wide, Greg Chapman’s ‘masterpiece of the macabre’, Midnight Masquerade. Over the next few weeks we have a flash preorder offer to receive the title on, or just before, this release date. You won’t get a better price: THIS OFFER HAS NOW EXPIRED Midnight Masquerade, a…
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New Acquisition: The Witch That Wasn’t by Karen Bayly
IFWG is pleased to announce the acquisition of Karen Bayly’s middle grade fantasy novel, The Witch That Wasn’t. “We were very happy to take on this excellent manuscript,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “in part due to it’s quality, but also because it fills an important forward catalogue niche for our middle grade…
New Release: Dream Weaver by Steven Paulsen
It is with great pleasure that we announce the global release of Steven Paulsen‘s Young Adult historical fantasy novel, Dream Weaver. Anatolia – Autumn, 1405 AD. The Ottoman Sultan and the barbaric Turko-Mongol conqueror Timur Lenk are both dead. The empire is on the verge of collapse, caught up in bloody civil war. And dark…
Preorder Offer: A Vindication of Monsters: Essays on Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley
IFWG’s long-awaited release of A Vindication of Monsters: Essays on Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley (edited by Claire Fitzpatrick) is looming, and we want to celebrate this release, and the first non-fiction title by IFWG, by a preorder offer, with a significant discount, globally. This offer is now closed. In 1797 an extraordinary visionary died,…
Preorder Offer: Dream Weaver by Steven Paulsen
IFWG is very excited with the upcoming September release of Steven Paulsen’s YA Historical Fantasy, Dream Weaver. To celebrate this, we are offering a preorder sale for those who want to receive the book close to the release date, and at a very decent price: THIS PREORDER OFFER HAS NOW CEASED Anatolia – Autumn, 1405…
New Acquisition: The Woman in the Well by Dmetri Kakmi
IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of Dmetri Kakmi’s novel, The Woman in the Well. “We were extremely impressed with the manuscript,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “particularly with the out-of-the-ordinary characters and plot line. All in all, we believe this will be an eyebrow-rising read for those who purchase The…
Preorder Offer and Cover Reveal: Salt Lines series by Nathan Burrage (two offers)
IFWG is very proud to reveal the cover of book two in Nathan Burrage’s Salt Lines duology, The Final Shroud, beautifully crafted by Greg Chapman. To celebrate this reveal, and the release of Book 1 (The Hidden Keystone) on 3 October 2023, we are very happy to offer preorders for The Hidden Keystone. THIS PREORDER…
Cover Reveal: Jonty’s Unicorn, by Rebecca Fraser
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…
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…