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Deborah Sheldon

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I'm a multi-award-winning author and anthology editor from Melbourne, Australia. I write poems, short stories, novelettes, novellas and novels across the darker spectrum of horror, crime and noir. My latest titles are the novel Nightmare Reef and the poetry collection The Broonie and Other Dark Poems.
My award-winning titles include the novella Redhead Town and the collection Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories. My award-nominated titles include the novels Bodily Harm, Cretaceous Canyon, Body Farm Z, Contrition and Devil Dragon; the novella Thylacines; and the collections Figments and Fragments: Dark Stories and Liminal Spaces: Horror Stories.
My short fiction has appeared in many well-respected magazines, been shortlisted for numerous
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Deborah Sheldon I'm so glad you enjoyed Contrition! Thanks for your wonderful review (I've posted it on my website). Regarding a sequel to Contrition, I envisaged the…moreI'm so glad you enjoyed Contrition! Thanks for your wonderful review (I've posted it on my website). Regarding a sequel to Contrition, I envisaged the story as a stand-alone, but if enough readers expressed an interest, I would certainly consider exploring the story further. I have a great fondness for the characters!(less)
Deborah Sheldon James, I'm so glad you enjoyed Devil Dragon! No, I don't have any plans for a sequel. I explored everything I wanted to with those characters, that mo…moreJames, I'm so glad you enjoyed Devil Dragon! No, I don't have any plans for a sequel. I explored everything I wanted to with those characters, that monster, and their situation. I often get asked by readers of Devil Dragon - as well as my other novels and novellas - if I would consider writing prequels, sequels and spin-offs, but to revisit stories risks ruining them. If you like Devil Dragon, you might like my other creature-feature titles.(less)
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My novella REDHEAD TOWN wins an Australasian Shadows Award!

I'm so happy to announce that my novella Redhead Town has won the Paul Haines Award for Long Fiction in the Australasian Shadows Awards!

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“LIFE IS BLOODY GOOD”
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Twenty-two towns are picked to siphon vampires, aka ‘redheads’, out of capital and regional cities. When polled, most Australians agree with this strategy. But most Australians
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Oh, how I loved the beginning! Watching Ellie Arroway grow up and seeing her dedication to SETI felt enthralling. And then the novel devolved into lengthy, stodgy exposition dumps. Every character was nothing but a philosophical mouthpiece. Ugh, bumm ...more
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It's easy to see why Robert E. Howard found inspiration in Lamb's work. Lamb's prose is muscular, vivid, evocative. His protagonists are principled and heroic, displaying the best of human nature. I enjoyed every one of these stories. That said, I pr ...more
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