I’m thrilled to reveal the cover of my forthcoming YA Historical Fantasy novel, Dream Weaver. The wonderful art and design is by Steve Santiago, and the book will be released globally on the 25th September, 2023 by IFWG Publishing.

“Part history, part pure fantasy in the tradition of the Arabian Nights…” – Isobelle Carmody, best-selling YA author.

“A magical blend of fantasy and history, this book takes the reader on a wondrous adventure through exotic locations and amazing dreamscapes, into the furthest reaches of the imagination. I loved every word!” — George Ivanoff, Multi-award-winning kids and YA author of the You Choose and Other Worlds book series, and the popular non-fiction Survival Guides series.

World-wide distribution is through Independent Publishers Group (IPG), the original independent book distribution and sales company in the United States, partnering with New South Books in Australia/New Zealand, and Eurospan in UK/Europe.

My contributor’s copy of Killer Creatures Down Under: Horror Stories with Bite edited by Deborah Sheldon has arrived! It contains my new short story “The Warrigals” set on the Ballarat Goldfields in 1852. Check the book out below, it looks fabulous. The “killer” cover is by Greg Chapman and the anthology will be published by IFWG Publishing worldwide on May 15th, 2023, available from all the usual outlets. Click this link to see the full table of contents.

I had a fantastic couple of days at Oz Comic-Con Xmas Edition in Melbourne with Jason Franks and Alan Baxter on December 10 – 11, 2022 at the Melbourne Showgrounds. We met lots of people, did panels, and sold and signed a bunch of books. Be sure to check out Jason Franks’ new novel X-Dimensional Assassin Zai Through the Unfolded Earth, it’s a blast!

https://ozcomiccon.com/steven-paulsen/

I’m happy to announce that my short story ‘Pest Control’ first published in the original limited edition Cthulhu Deep Down Under anthology that spawned the IFWG Publishing series edited by Steve Proposch, Bryce Stevens and Christopher Sequeira has gone live for free today on The Night’s End podcast for your listening pleasure. My story aside, the podcast is a treasure trove of horror stories, and if that’s your thing, it’s worth having a look/listen and considering becoming a patron or subscriber.

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-g7s3e-1315023

In further translation news, I’m happy to see that my short story “Greater Garbo” – which was recently published in Galaxies Science Fiction in French – has now been translated into Galician (also known as Gallego) and published in the Spanish SF magazine, Nova Fantasia, as “O Grande Garbo”. Nova Fantasia is an online Galician language science fiction site that covers science fiction across various media, similar to io9. The English version of “Greater Garbo” is available from all the usual book outlets in my short story collection Shadows on the Wall, published by IFWG Publishing Australia.