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David Schembri is an author, artist, comic creator and poet from Australia. He is the author of Unearthly Fables (The Writing Show, 2013), the Australian Shadows Awards-nominated collection, Beneath The Ferny Tree (Close-Up Books, 2018), and the comics, Splitting Sides: Tales of Humorous Horror #1 & #2, and Crowman #1.
His first novella will be released in 2024 by Odyssey Books.
David’s short fiction has been published by Chaosium Inc, Horror World Press, Things in the Well, Black Beacon Books and Midnight Echo.
His poetry has been published in Spectral Realms, Midnight Echo, Silver Blade Magazine, and anthologies by Rainfall Books.
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	809 Jacob Street by Marty Young (Goodreads Author), David Schembri (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.54 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eulogies II: Tales From the Cellar by Christopher Jones (Editor), Nanci Kalanta (Editor), Tony Tremblay (Editor) 4.04 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hell's Bells: Stories of Festive Fear by members of the Australian Horror Writers Association by Martin Livings (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Keith Williams (Contributor), Deborah Sheldon (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.83 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unearthly Fables: A short story collection by David Schembri by David Schembri (Goodreads Author), Robert Hood (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beneath the Ferny Tree 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Splitting Sides: Tales of Humorous Horror 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Splitting Sides 2: Tales of Humorous Horror 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crowman: The Return of Mr Mosquito it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A Man Called Fish, If I Remember How I Got Here Can I Stay?

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The best book of its kind. Beautifully written, informative with an excellent details on the A30 and inspirational stories. This book is a ‘must have’ for anyone thinking of owning one of these wonderful cars, or the perfect addition to a growing lib ...more
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David Schembri made a comment on Emily Lissek’s review of Beneath the Ferny Tree: A Horror Collection " Hey Emily! No worries, catch you there and I will hide one away for you. :) Have the best day. "
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David Schembri made a comment on Chuck McKenzie’s review of Unearthly Fables: A short story collection by David Schembri " Thanks for your support, Chuck. Much appreciated! "
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David Schembri made a comment on Dion Smith’s review of Unearthly Fables: A short story collection by David Schembri " Thanks for the kind words, Dion. Wonderful to hear that this collection is still being enjoyed. "
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David Schembri and 1 other person liked Chuck McKenzie's review of Unearthly Fables: A short story collection by David Schembri: "A fun and engaging collection of horror short stories and flash pieces that should please most readers, with evocative illustrations by the author. Recommended reading."
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