IFWG is very excited to announce the acquisition of Leanbh Pearson’s dark fantasy reimagining of Norse mythology, Loki: Untangling a Tale. “We knew Loki: Untangling a Tale was a gem the moment our subs editors read the manuscript,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG. ” Furthermore, it fits beautifully into our branding of dark…
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New Acquisition: Willow Close by Helena O’Connor
IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of Helena O’Connor’s horror novella, Willow Close “IFWG is always interested in acquiring quality long fiction, best represented by our ‘IFWG Chapbook series’,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director. “O’Connor’s horror piece is certainly such an example, and we are very much looking forward to publishing it as…
New Acquisition: Singing Down the Sky by Sarah Neilson
IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of Sarah Neilson’s fantasy novel, Singing Down the Sky. “IFWG is particularly pleased to add a quality fantasy title to our forward catalogue, as it has been, of late, underrepresented,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director. “Without giving too much away, we are particularly fond of elements of…
New Acquisition: Mero and the City of Ghosts By Jesse McMinn
IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of Jesse McMinn’s dark fantasy novel, Mero and the City of Ghosts. “It is a very welcome acquisition for us,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “in part because we want good representation of fantasy in our forward catalogue, and also because we published a trilogy…
New Acquisition: Tangler’s Web Trilogy by B.J. Rosie
IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of B.J. Rosie’s fantasy series, Tangler’s Web. “The premise of the storyline is original and the quality of the writing is of a high order,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “and consequently it was a no-brainer that we should take it on. IFWG has been…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
New Acquisitions: Midnight Masquerade & Black Days and Bloody Nights by Greg Chapman
IFWG Publishing Australia is proud to announce two new dual publications from Bram Stoker Award and Australian Shadows Award nominated author and artist, Greg Chapman, for 2024. MIDNIGHT MASQUERADE and BLACK DAYS AND BLOODY NIGHTS will collect brand new fiction alongside Chapman’s acclaimed novellas, ‘The Last Night of October’, ‘The Followers’, ‘Vaudeville’ and ‘Torment’. Of the dual works Chapman said:…
New Acquisitions: Nightmare Logic & Azathoth and Other Horrors by Leigh Blackmore
IFWG is always on the lookout for dark literature that draws from our special areas of interest, and also executed in forms that are different in some way, or less represented in mainstream publishing. We are fortunate indeed to have acquired the publishing rights to two such works by one of Australia’s much-respected dark fiction…
New Acquisition: Songs From a White Heart by Jack Dann
IFWG’s Chapbook series is an avenue for the publishing house to present material that is underrepresented in the broadest sense of the word – and poetry is an example. We are extremely pleased to have acquired the rights to Jack Dann’s poetry collection, Songs From a White Heart, and look forward to its release in…
Translation Acquisition: Dawn of the Zombie Apocalypse (Spanish) by Lee Murray
IFWG’s long-planned move to publish Spanish-language titles will come to fruition this year, bolstered by a strong Spanish-language distribution wing of our North American distributor (IPG) as well as some distribution penetration into the marketplace in Spain via Gazelle. David Bowles’ El espejo humeante (translation of The Smoking Mirror) has already been announced and it…
New Acquisition: The Horror by Seb Doubinsky
IFWG prides itself with its Chapbook series, releasing once or twice a year a short title with something special between their covers: underepresented work, such as poetry, microprose, hybrid narrative/poetry with illustrations, and other experimental pieces. It is therefore with much delight that we can announce the acquisition of Seb Doubinsky’s dark novella, The Horror,…
New Acquisition: Three Curses and Other Dark Tales by Leanbh Pearson
IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of a collection of short fiction by Leanbh Pearson titled Three Curses and Other Dark Tales. “We have had a long standing admiration of Pearson’s work, both as a writer and an active member of the speculative fiction scene in Australia,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of…
New Acquisition: The Revelationary War: Book 1: Demoniacs by Craig Cormick
A few years ago IFWG had the good fortune to acquire and release a wonderful novel by Craig Cormick, titled The Years of the Wolf. It isn’t just a page-turner; it is also a work resulting from extensive and insightful research, and it was experimental – bridging historical fiction with suspense, mystery, and a dash…
New Acquisition: The Ferren Trilogy by Richard Harland
IFWG Publishing is delighted to have acquired the rights to publish best-selling author, Richard Harland’s Ferren Trilogy. The trilogy received critical acclaim well over ten years ago, with literary luminaries such as Isobel Carmody calling the first book, Ferren and the Angel, a “…rare thing, a profoundly original fantasy that is at the same time,…
New Acquisition: Kat by Michael B Fletcher and Paula Boer
IFWG is delighted to add another new title to its forward catalogue of Young Adult fiction, in this case a science fiction titled Kat, by Australian writers Michael B Fletcher and Paula Boer. Both writers have published with IFWG before – one of our earliest titles is Kings of Under-Castle by Fletcher, a collection of…
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