I’ve just seen the pdf of my Virgin Jackson story which is due to be published in Fablecroft Publishing’s second project Australis Imaginarium. Tehani has done a beautiful job with the layout and I’m looking forward to seeing the whole book. It will be a real collector’s item.

Also, Alisa tells me that Glitter Rose is just about to go to the printers. There have been a number of pre-sales, so if you’d like a copy of this beautiful, hardcover, limited edition of my Carmine Island short story collection then I suggest you think about pre-ordering. We hope to leave World Con in September empty handed ie sold out!

Alisa and I have pretty much finished the edit on my new Straddie story, which is set to go into the Glitter Rose collection. The name of the story is Mama Ailon (the meaning of which will be made clear when you read it), and I believe/hope it will be a fitting end to the quartet. We’ve selected some beautiful black and white internal illustrations from Australian artists, and Alisa let me twist her arm to to include a colour internal as well. The cover, by Anna Repp, is going to be sensationally unique, and I can’t wait to hold the finished book in my hand.

A dream I had many years ago, is going to come true in a few months.