Deborah Sheldon's Blog

In collaboration with The Horror Tree, I'm giving away 12 of my published titles over the 12 months of 2026. Why? To celebrate my 40th year as a professional writer!

For May, The Horror Tree is giving away TEN e-book copies of my zombie novel, BODY FARM Z, which was shortlisted for the Aurealis "Best Horror Novel" Award.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

The giveaway will run from Monday 18 May to Saturday 30 May 2026. For further information and to enter the giveaway, click here: https://horrortree.com/body-farm-z-eb...

Aurealis #190 includes a review of my novel Nightmare Reef (Severed Press, 2025), which was a finalist for the Aurealis "Best Horror Novel" Award.

In part, reviewer Thomas K Slee writes, "Nightmare Reef is gripping but doesn’t pull its punches. It’s not a book for the squeamish. If you can handle the thrills, it will keep you hooked long into the night. Just don’t read it while you’re on a boat."

Here's a link to the magazine's issue:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

And for more information about my novel:
https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...

Robin Knabel of Inky Bones Press has published a creature-feature anthology, Of Beasts & Bones. This tome boasts a hefty 43 stories, and I wrote the foreword!

Here's the back-cover blurb:

Creatures. Grotesqueries. Aliens. Cryptids. Ghosts. These are just a few of the anomalies we’ve unearthed.
Join us as we pursue monstrosities, unwittingly stumble upon unspeakable horrors, and bring terrifying abominations to life. They’re all waiting for you—the monsters from your nightmares, the noises you ignored as a child, the shadows hiding atrocities you can’t fathom. They’re all there—creeping in the darkness, waiting to be discovered.
Allow us to lure you in. Let us captivate and tantalize you with the unknown. But beware, you might not be ready for what you find. Or what finds you.

For more information:
https://www.amazon.com/Beasts-Bones-R...

In collaboration with The Horror Tree, I'm giving away 12 of my published titles over the 12 months of 2026. Why? To celebrate my 40th year as a professional writer!

For April, The Horror Tree is giving away TEN e-book copies of my noir-horror novel, Contrition, which was shortlisted for the Australian Shadows "Best Novel" Award.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

The giveaway will run from Monday 13 April to Saturday 25 April 2026. For further information and to enter the giveaway, click here: https://horrortree.com/contrition-ebo...

Author, anthology editor and book reviewer Robin Knabel of Inky Bones Press has posted a terrific review of my award-winning collection Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories (IFWG Publishing).

In part, she writes, "Sheldon has a way of leading you down dark paths, despite the fact that you know something wicked is waiting for you. One of the things I noticed while reading this collection is her keen ability to make even mundane situations drip with dread and suspense."

You can read the full review here: https://robinknabel.squarespace.com/r...

For more information about Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories:
https://deborahsheldon.wordpress.com/...

Horror author Eliza Broadbent is celebrating Women In Horror Month by posting interviews with female authors on her Substack! Here’s a link to my interview, where I chat about my latest titles; the novels Nighmare Reef and Bodily Harm, and poetry collection The Broonie and Other Dark Poems.

https://eliza392.substack.com/p/women...

Eliza's Substack has lots of fascinating interviews, so be sure to take a look through this WIHM series.

https://eliza392.substack.com/archive...

I'm giving away 12 of my published titles over the next 12 months, via The Horror Tree. Why? To celebrate my 40th year as a professional writer!

For March, The Horror Tree is giving away TEN e-book copies of my bio-horror novella, Thylacines, which was shortlisted for the Australian Shadows "Paul Haines Award" for Long Fiction.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

The giveaway will run from Monday 16 March to Saturday 28 March 2026. For further information and to enter the giveaway, click here:
https://horrortree.com/thylacines-ebo...

I'm giving away 12 of my published titles over the next 12 months, via The Horror Tree. Why? To celebrate my 40th year as a professional writer!

For February, The Horror Tree is giving away TEN e-book copies of my dark fantasy and horror collection,Perfect Little Stitches and Other Stories, winner of the Australian Shadows “Best Collected Work” Award.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

The giveaway will run from Monday 16 February to Saturday 28 February 2026. For further information and to enter the giveaway, click here:
https://horrortree.com/perfect-little...

I'm thrilled to say that my novel Nightmare Reef (Severed Press) is shortlisted for the Aurealis "Best Horror Novel" Award!

You can see the full 2025 Aurealis Awards Shortlist here:
https://aurealisawards.org/2026/02/01...

The winners will be announced on Saturday 21 February 2026.

Back-cover blurb for Nightmare Reef:
The ocean is vast. The danger is ancient. And nowhere is safe.
For the Wagner family, sailing across the Pacific was meant to be the adventure of a lifetime. But beneath their ageing yacht, Nauti Buoy, something stirs—something thought extinct for millions of years.
Then the nightmare begins. Hunted by plesiosaurs—ferocious predators from a forgotten age—the Wagners are thrust into a relentless fight for survival.
From award-winning author Deborah Sheldon, NIGHTMARE REEF is a harrowing tale of one family’s battle to the death against nature’s brutality.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPBSYP72

I'm giving away 12 of my published titles over the next 12 months, via The Horror Tree. Why? To celebrate my 40th year as a professional writer!

For January, The Horror Tree is giving away TEN e-book copies of my creature-horror novel DEVIL DRAGON, which was shortlisted for the Australian Shadows “Best Novel” Award.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...

The giveaway will run from Monday 19 January to Saturday 31 January 2026. For further information and to enter the giveaway, click here:
https://horrortree.com/devil-dragon-e...