An independent publisher of incredible Speculative Fiction.
We provide publishing pathways for emerging writers from Australia and New Zealand, and aspire to shine the light on unique and diverse voices.
LATEST NEWS
Opening for september NOvella submissions
Deadset Press are happy to announce that during September, we will be accepting submissions of speculative fiction novellas, with a goal to publish up to four over the next eighteen months. Submissions are open to authors from Australia and New Zealand, and we encourage everyone – especially LGBTIQ, neurodiverse, and BIPOC authors – to send […]
Upcoming Books
It’s time we let you in on a couple of our projects. WHERE THE WEIRD THINGS ARE (Volume 2)We are happy to share that we are currently editing the selected stories for the second volume of Where The Weird Things Are, and are expecting the collection will launch in November. THE BEST OF THE ZODIAC […]
AUREALIS AWARD FINALISTS
We are thrilled to share that three stories we published in 2021 have been shortlisted for Aurealis Awards! Congratulations to Pamela Jeffs, her story ‘Of Slaves and Lions’ is a finalist in the ‘Best Young Adult Short Story’ category. Congratulations to Tansy Rayner-Roberts, whose story ‘Way Bread Rising’ is also a finalist in the ‘Best […]
WHERE THE WEIRD THINGS ARE
The stories for WHERE THE WEIRD THINGS (Vol 1) have been finalised! We are super excited about this spec-fic travel guide of the freaky and fantastic, and hope you are too! Congratulations to the accepted authors Eva Leppard, Faran Silverton, Chris Mason, Austin P Sheehan, Lucy Fox, Madeleine D’Este, Sarah Jane Justice, Casey Campbell, Emma […]
REVOLUTIONS Now AVAILABLE
We are excited to share that we have just published REVOLUTIONS, the third in Australian Speculative Fiction’s series of themed anthologies. This collection contains eleven stories tackling the theme of ‘Revolutions’ told from various perspectives and by diverse Australian voices. Like all Australian Speculative Fiction anthologies, this one explores the theme of ‘Revolutions’ through different […]
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