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Guest Talk on YA

For those of you in the Helsinki area, I will be giving a talk on Tuesday October 8th at Arkadia International Bookshop about Diversity in YA Science Fiction and Fantasy. This is a topic very close to my heart and … Continue reading

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New Short Story

Originally published by Static Movement in their A-Z Cities of Death anthology as ‘J is for Johannesburg,’ my horror-dystopian short story Pyrrhic Victory, set in a futuristic version of my home town, Johannesburg, is now available for Kindle at all Amazon stores. Chantelle has been a prisoner … Continue reading

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ImageOutWrite

Absolutely delighted to announce that my LGBT short story ‘Devil’s Threesome’ has been accepted by ImageOut for their ImageOutWrite I Do!? anthology to be released as part of their October LGBT film & video festival.

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LGBT Pride Month

  June was international Pride month, celebrating all things QUILTBAG. Yesterday, we joined the Helsinki pride parade as it trailed rainbows from the Senate Square to the park near Finlandia Hall for the annual Pride picnic. Despite a rainy morning, … Continue reading

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LGBT Pride Month June 2013

June is LGBT Pride month. To celebrate, I’ll be putting up weekly QUILTBAG themed posts introducing rainbow movies, books, people and more. From July, I am dedicating Wednesdays to all things QUILTBAG and plan to spotlight QUILTBAG heroes, real or fictional, on … Continue reading

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Reality Bites Anthology

I’m excited to announce that a new anthology is about to be released from Green Wizard Publishing. My short story Ghosts in Me is included in Reality Bites, a collection of stories about hope and overcoming adversity. We’re having a release day … Continue reading

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New Blog Feature: Queries that Worked!

Queries are the bane of almost every author’s existence. They are these 2-300 word distillations that must entice, enthrall, hook and excite an agent or editor while providing plot, characterisation and voice. Writing a query is hard work and there … Continue reading

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Calling all Bloggers!

As one of the new publicists for Entranced Publishing, I’m in charge of booking blog tours for my authors. I am looking for any and all bloggers interested in hosting tour stops. If you would like to host cover reveals, reviews, author interviews and … Continue reading

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The Machinery of Xmas

My post-apocalyptic short story The Machinery of Xmas is currently available for reading and commenting online at Litreactor as part of Litreactor’s “Teleport Us” writing challenge. Please stop by and feel free to leave a comment on the story.

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Obscura Burning Book Blitz

Thanks to Xpresso Reads, I’ll be going on a virtual book tour from 10- 24 January. The list of participating blogs is below. There’s no schedule so you’ll have to stop by different blogs each day to catch the posts. … Continue reading

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