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…
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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…
Cover Reveal: Dream Weaver by Steven Paulsen
IFWG is pleased to reveal the front cover of Steven Paulsen’s young adult historical fantasy novel, Dream Weaver. The wonderful art and design is by Steve Santiago. 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…
Signing: Deborah Sheldon to Edit a new Australasian Body Horror Anthology
IFWG is excited to announce the signing of Deborah Sheldon’s editing services for a premium horror anthology to be published in 2024 – content details cannot be disclosed at this stage but we can say that a callout will be made late in June 2023 for an August to October submission period. It is expected…
Forthcoming IFWG titles: to June 2024
With IFWG’s significant step-up in its distribution network, and transition to the network’s scheduling requirements, we have had to make changes to our title release dates. Here is the link to our Forthcoming Titles page, to keep up to date. A snapshot is as follows: May 2023 June 2023 August 2023 September 2023 October 2023…
Acquisition of Fantasy Anthology: Cursed Shards: Tales of Dark Folklore
IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of a dark fantasy short fiction anthology titled Cursed Shards: Tales of Dark Folklore, edited by Leanbh Pearson. “This is an announcement quite long in the coming,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “but well worth the wait. For some time we wanted to add more…
New Acquisition: The Ghost Warrior by Leanbh Pearson
IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of a novel by Leanbh Pearson titled The Ghost Warrior. “We were very impressed with Pearson’s manuscript,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “and in particular the blending of fantasy with a number of contemporary themes.” When gifted with extraordinary powers by a ghost warrior, Wolf-heart…
Cover Reveal: Rest in Pieces: Short Stories by Anthony Ferguson
IFWG is very pleased to reveal the front cover and design of Anthony Ferguson’s upcoming short fiction collection, Rest in Pieces. Art and design is by the ever-reliable Greg Chapman, who has provided a wonderful retro-horror-cover feel to the cover. Rest in Pieces will be released world-wide in the second quarter of 2023.
New Release: Sunset Tales by Biola Olatunde
In February 2022 our sister press, IFWG Publishing International, announced the passing of Biola Olatunde. She was an early author for our company and we published four amazing novels (now discontinued). Having missed the opportunity to publish a chapbook of her poetry, we have instead now released (Worldwide except North America, where it will be…
Biola Olatunde Titles News
In previous posts we have expressed our dismay at the passing of our Nigerian author, Biola Olatunde at age 70 in 2021. We have also hinted at two events that will soon take place: All of Olatunde’s titles will be retired at the end of January 2023. We recommend that if you are interested in…