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…
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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…
New Acquisition: Dream Weaver by Steven Paulsen
IFWG has had a long and fruitful relationship with the very talented Australian author, Steve Paulsen, including publishing a collection of his weird and dark fiction, Shadows on the Wall, as well as publishing some of his short fiction in flagship anthologies over recent years. It is with great pleasure that we can announce the…
New Acquisition: Final Three Books of the Warriors of Vhast series by Cary J Lenehan
IFWG Publishing has had a strong association with Cary Lenehan, exclusively with his long-running epic fantasy series, Warriors of Vhast. Right from the beginning we were entranced with the world building he carried out, and the diversity of characters, associated (inexplicably, but with reason) with many real human cultures. This was and is his strength…
New Acquisition: Short Fiction Collection by Anthony Ferguson
IFWG Publishing is very happy indeed to acquire a collection of short fiction by Australian author, Anthony Ferguson. We have known him for some time, as he is an active and creative talent in dark fiction and horror in the Australasian community, and it was inevitable that a publisher would pick up his work. We…
New Acquisition: The Irrawene Chronicles series by Rebecca Fraser
IFWG Publishing has two major lines of literature to its brand: adult speculative fiction, particularly on the darker side, and middle grade fiction, mostly for the 12 to 14 year age spread. We have had a long and award-laden record in middle grade fiction, such as the American Library Association Belpre Honor novel, The Smoking…
New Acquisition: Masters of Scent trilogy by Michael B Fletcher
IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of Tasmania-based Michael B Fletcher’s fantasy trilogy, Masters of Scent. “We’ve had a long-association with Michael,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “as we had the pleasure of publishing his collection of fantasy short fiction, Kings of Undercastle. This time, we have a significant body of…
New Two-Book Deal: The Salt Lines Duology by Nathan Burrage
IFWG is very pleased to announce the acquisition of Sydney-based Nathan Burrage’s two books that comprise The Salt Lines duology. “We were fortunate to sign up Burrage’s short fiction collection a few months ago,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “and we are now doubly-fortunate to pick up his historical fantasy manuscripts. This is…
New Acquisition: The Turning Of The Seasons – A Dark Almanac by J.S. Breukelaar & Sebastien Doubinsky
It is with great excitement that IFWG can now announce the acquisition of a collection of fiction and poetry by J.S. Breukelaar and Sebastien Doubinsky, titled The Turning Of The Seasons – A Dark Almanac. This is a truly international collaboration and both authors are highly respected in the speculative fiction community. Seasons have always…
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