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TALON MARKED COVER REVEAL

We are excited to share the cover for TALON MARKED – an upcoming fantasy novella written by the wonderful Sue-Ellen Pashley! Sue-Ellen Pashley is an author we’ve worked with before, publishing her novella THE RISE as part of our Drowned Earth series, and we are very happy to be working with her again! Find out…

AUREALIS AWARDS EXCITEMENT

It’s award season, and we are thrilled to share that three pieces that Deadset Press published in 2023 are finalists in the Aurealis Awards!

WHERE THE WEIRD THINGS ARE VOLUME 2 OUT NOW

We are delighted to share that Volume 2 of Where The Weird Things Are is available in ebook format from the 27th of May! The WTWTA books consist of freaky and fantastic tales set in coastal towns, cities, and rural areas of Australia and Aotearoa. The stories are written by some exceptional authors who bring…

RADCLIFFE by Madeleine D’Este

‘RADCLIFFE’ is a gothic novella set in a sweltering Melbourne summer, where death is coming for one of the residents. This story has everything we love – an Australian setting, memorable characters, and genuine intrigue – and has been written wonderfully by an exceptional author, Madeleine D’Este. Madeleine’s writing is superb, effortlessly bringing to life…

‘EMBRACE THE SILENCE: A NEURODIVERGENT ANTHOLOGY’

Deadset Press are proud to announce EMBRACE THE SILENCE, an anthology of speculative fiction written by neurodiverse writers from Australia and New Zealand, focusing on neurodiverse characters facing apocalyptic scenarios.

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