Tag: shorts

The Words Less Spoken: IDAHO 2012

Being invited to write a blog post for the International Day Against Homophobia aroused a large number of conflicting emotions within me–there’s just so much to talk about. There’s the attempt to make homosexuality a crime punishable by death in Uganda, our straight brothers and sisters being jailed in Russia for supporting the cause of …

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Call for Queer Fiction: banQuetpress 2013

banQuetpress Anthology: Men 2012

Our fantastic friends at banQuetpress are searching for stories and artwork for their Men’s and Women’s 2013 Anthologies. They’re also looking for cover art. banQuetpress is Australia’s only dedicated queer publishing house and if you have a short story, poem or piece of art you’d like to see in print, I highly advise sending them …

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MLR Press: Call for Submissions, Christmas and Australia Day Shorts

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MLR Press is currently having an open call for Christmas and Australia Day short stories: Australia Day: Australia Day is the Australian version of July 4, it’s when the whole of Australia drops everything and PARTIES to celebrate ALL THINGS Australia. It’s fireworks, festivals, food, beer, ferryboat races on Sydney Harbour, you name it… It’s …

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Cherie Noel on Cuddle Time and Christmas Memories

Christmas RumBalls by Cherie Noel Cover Art

Today I’d like to introduce author Cherie Noel, here to share some Christmas cheer and some stories to stuff in your stocking…or for stuffing inspiration anyway. She has not one, but two Christmas stories out at the moment and I caught up with her to grill her about life, writing, and holiday silliness. What do …

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And the People’s Choice Award goes to…

I made my first foray into the world of open mic speaking today, at the People’s Choice and Poetry Night of the Williamstown Literary Festival, which kicks off it’s event program on Saturday. They event turned out to be a combination of the People’s Choice Prose event and the Poetry in the Pub event that …

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The Secret of Talmor Manor Out in eBook Format

The Secret of Talmor Manor Cover

Well, it’s official–The Secret of Talmor Manor is out as an eBook, available in PDF, EPUB and PRC (Kindle) format. Currently it’s available directly from MLR Books. For anyone after a printed copy, watch this space, I expect it to be available in print shortly and I’ll keep you all posted on that. It hope …

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Tickets to Dirty Deeds II now available from Melbourne Leather Pride

  Tickets to Dirty Deeds II are now available from Melbourne Leather Pride. “The Grand Finale to the Sex Write Off Competition for 2010. The most hotly contested erotic gay literary prize in Australia is also the just the hottest, with professional and amateur authors tested by having to write the best stories about gay male …

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Mr. Perfect reading at Dirty Deeds 2, 19th November

  It’s confirmed. I will be reading Mr. Perfect at Dirty Deeds 2: The Best of the Sex Write off Competition and Awards presentations at Hares&Hyenas on Friday the 19th of November (mark it in your dairies everybody! The night is part of a fundraiser for Melbourne Leather Pride Festival in April, and should be …

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Mr. Perfect makes equal second!

Mr Perfect on Smashwords

For some reason I thought the publishing offer was the prize for the Sex Off Write Off Competition – but the verdict is in and apparently Mr. Perfect came in equal second. That’s a bit of money towards keeping me writing and there’s also the possibility of a reading in November. I’ll post about that …

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Mr. Perfect to be published in Banquet 2011

Mr Perfect on Smashwords

I recently entered the Hares & Hyenas‘ Sex Off Write Off competition, being run in conjunction with Midsumma, and have just been offered a publication opportunity for my short story entry with banQuet Press‘ 2011 Anthology banQuet 2011: A feast of new writing and art by Australian Queer Men. The Anthology is due to launch in …

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