Delighted to announce that I’ll be facilitating the following set of workshops through the Queensland Writers centre in 2014. Please consider enrolling. It will be awesome FUN!

Year of the Fiction Novel

with Marianne De Pierres
When: 10:00am – 4:30pm, Saturday 19 April, 14 June, 16 August, 20 September, 15 November
Fees: $295 deposit + $300 final payment ($595 total)

Get that novel-idea out of your head and onto the page in this year-long series. Marianne De Pierres will help you to navigate the world of your novel, develop your characters and master your story’s structure. Make 2014 the year you feel the thrill of typing The End.

Thought it was time to share how things are going with the next book! I’ll be delivering PEACEMAKER book one in December to Angry Robot, and it will be released next year. Will let you know publication date when it’s confirmed.

I’m loving writing in this world. It’s such an eclectic mix of genres and themes. This kind of story really frees my imagination.

It’s also brought me back into focus on the graphic novel second issue which is waiting to be produced. I’m thinking of running a very small Kickstarter to cover the costs of the artwork and then making it available free. What do you say to that?

Here’s a sample of Virgin looking out over the park that Gestalt artist Emily Smith drew for me a while back. I’d love your thoughts on it! I loved it at the time but I was looking for the slightly more realistic look that Brigitte’s art gave the story.

I’m hoping Emily will eventually be free to do some work on the series.

So excited to finally share this news with you all!

*PRESS RELEASE: 21 August 2013: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
Angry Robot Signs Marianne de Pierres in Two-Book Deal

Angry Robot is thrilled to announce the acquisition of two genre-busting books from Marianne de Pierres.

The World English and Translation rights deal was negotiated by Senior Editor Lee Harris and Curtis Brown’s Tara Wynne. The first of this two-book series, Peacemaker, will be released in May 2014, and the as-yet-untitled sequel will follow in 2015.

A true crossover, Peacemaker is a cracking combination scifi, fantasy, western, and crime.

Marianne de Pierres: “I’m thrilled to be joining the Angry Robot team with the Peacemaker series as I truly admire the kind of books they publish. Not to mention that Trent Jamieson, Kaaron Warren, Lee Battersby and Jo Anderton are some of my favourite Australian speculative fiction authors. It will also be great to work with Lee Harris again, who I first met as editor of Hub Magazine when he published one of my Glitter Rose stories. Angry Robot’s thinking is modern and explorative and a blast of pure oxygen in speculative fiction publishing.”

Peacemaker: In the future, a ranger protects the last remaining piece of parkland in the shadow of a sprawling mega-metropolis.

Lee Harris: “I’ve been a great admirer of Marianne’s work, ever since I started reading her brilliant Sentients of Orion series back in 2007. I’m absolutely thrilled to welcome her to the Angry Robot family and I can’t wait for you all to read Peacemaker.”

Tara Wynne: “Marianne’s Peacemaker series and Angry Robot seem a perfect match. I look forward to nurturing this new relationship and to the books’ success.”

About Marianne: Marianne de Pierres is the author of the acclaimed Parrish Plessis and award winning Sentients of Orion science fiction series. The Parrish Plessis series has been translated into eight languages and adapted into a roleplaying game. She’s also the author of a bestselling teen dark fantasy series entitled Night Creatures. She lives in Brisbane, Australia. Marianne writes award-winning crime under the pseudonym Marianne Delacourt.

www.mariannedepierres.com

www.tarasharp.com

www.burnbright.com.au

@mdepierres

About Angry Robot: Angry Robot is a genre publisher that brings readers the best in new SF, F and WTF?!
All titles are released as paperbacks and major eBook formats. Distribution is through Random House
(North America) and GBS (UK). Angry Robot Ltd is part of Osprey Group.
Contact:

Translation enquiries, contact Rights Executive Suzannah Brooksbank:

SBrooksbank@ospreypublishing.com

Publicity enquiries, contact Publicity Manager Caroline Lambe: caroline.lambe@angryrobotbooks.com