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…
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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…
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…
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: Tide of Stone (reissue) by Kaaron Warren
IFWG is very pleased to reveal the front cover and design of the reissue of Tide of Stone by Kaaron Warren. Art and design is by the very talented Elena Betti, which encompasses many of the symbols and themes from the novel, and is darkly compelling. We are looking forward to its reissue – and…
New Releases: Walking the Tree and its teen companion chapbook, Morace’s Story
IFWG is extremely pleased to announce the release in all geographies, except for now in North America, the reprint of Kaaron Warren’s acclaimed fantasy novel, Walking the Tree, and its original young teen companion chapbook, Morace’s Story. “This is an absolutely unique publishing event,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “as this double release…
New Release: Liminal Spaces by Deborah Sheldon
IFWG Australia is very pleased to announce its release of Deborah Sheldon’s third collection of horror fiction, Liminal Spaces: Horror Stories. “Sheldon’s fiction continues to wow us in IFWG,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director, “and we are proud to have a catalogue that effectively covers her horror writing career. Liminal Spaces: Horror Stories certainly sits…
New Release: Mistification by Kaaron Warren
In April 2020 IFWG Publishing announced the acquisition of a significant number of works by Kaaron Warren, including three previously published novels (Slights, Mistification, Walking the Tree), an original middle grade novel (Morace’s Story), and a collaborative chapbook with Ellen Datlow (Tool Tales). Most of these works have now been published. We saw these acquisitions…
Two-Cover Reveal: Walking the Tree and Morace’s Story by Kaaron Warren
IFWG is very pleased to reveal the covers of two companion titles by Kaaron Warren, which will be co-released worldwide on the 4th April 2022: Walking the Tree, a reissue of a classic Warren novel, and Morace’s Story, an original middle-grade title that recounts the same story as Walking the Tree, but through the eyes…
Cover Reveal: Mistification by Kaaron Warren
In an earlier posting IFWG revealed it had acquired the rights to Kaaron Warren’s Mistification, a dark urban fantasy previously published in 2011. With this new release, we have acquired the services of the very talented Vince Haig for the cover, and we are delighted by the result, one that complements his rendering of Slights…
Cover Reveals: Guardians of St Giles Middle Grade Series
Jeffery E Doherty’s middle grade Guardians of St Giles series began with the release of Olivia Stone and the Trouble with Trixies in January 2016, followed up by Olivia Stone and the Dread of the Dreamers. In 2022 we will release the third in the series, Olivia Stone and the Call of the Carnival. A…
Excellent Reviews of Jack Dann’s Shadows in the Stone
In the latest edition of Asimov’s Science Fiction, a wonderful review has been posted for Jack Dann’s Shadows in The Stone, a powerful alt-history fantasy published back in November 2019. It reminds us that COVID-19 has had a serious effect on the publishing industry and our products published late in 2019 and early in 2020,…
Cover Reveal: Black Moon by Eugen Bacon
IFWG is very pleased to reveal the first of its exclusive chapbook range of titles, Black Moon: Graphic Speculative Flash Fiction, by Eugen Bacon (and illustrated by the talented Elena Betti). Black Moon is an illustrated collection of speculative flash fiction interspersed with prose poetry. It carries themes of love and war, life and the afterlife,…
Cover Reveal: The Crying Forest by Venero (Veny) Armanno
It is with great pleasure that IFWG can reveal the cover for Veny Armanno’s upcoming novel, The Crying Forest. It contains wonderful artwork by Daniele Serra, an artist well known in the horror and dark fantasy market. The novel will be finalised in coming months, to wait in the release queue, available for sale when…
New Release: Drive, She Said, and Other Stories by Tracie McBride
It is with pleasure that we can announce the UK and Australian release of Melbourne-based author, Tracie McBride’s collection of short fiction titled ‘Drive, She Said, and Other Stories’. “What attracted IFWG to Tracie’s short fiction,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director, “wasn’t just the quality and weirdness/darkness of her narrative. It was the collection itself,…
Title Video: Shadows in the Stone
IFWG is very pleased with the response to Jack Dann’s latest novel, Shadows in the Stone, and to celebrated this, we have a wonderful promo video here for your viewing pleasure. Shadows in the Stone is available world-wide from every quality book store, online and bricks and mortar.
New Acquisition: Coralesque and Other Tales to Disturb and Distract, by Rebecca Fraser
IFWG is pleased to announce the acquisition of the rights to a collection of dark fiction and poetry by Rebecca Fraser, titled Coralesque and Other Tales to Disturb and Distract. IFWG has previously published her young teen novel, Curtis Creed and the Lore of the Ocean, but Coralesque is her first foray into adult fiction…
Cover Reveal: Drive, She Said by Tracie McBride
We are excited to reveal the cover of Tracie McBride’s upcoming short fiction collection, Drive, She Said and Other Stories. The artwork and design is by the wonderfully skilled and talented Keely Van Order. A collection of horror and dark fantasy short stories. The themes and settings are diverse, but one common thread runs through…
New Release: Shadows in the Stone by Jack Dann
IFWG is over the moon with the release of Jack Dann’s dark fantasy/alt-history novel, Shadows in the Stone. For those in the know, it could be seen as a sequel to Dann’s award-winning novel, The Memory Cathedral. “This is a work of art,” said Gerry Huntman, Managing Director of IFWG, “and while I seldom edit…
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