2009, a personal review
I was just asked on another forum to outline 2009's acheivements, so I'll post them here too:
** A number of short stories published:
"The Dumbshow" - Masques Anthology, CSFG (ed Gillian Polack and Scott Hopkins) (May 2009) (ISBN 978-0-9775192-1-7)
"The Haunting that Jack Built" - Aurealis #42 (ed. Stuart Mayne, Chimaera Publications), (May 2009)
"The Message" - Midnight Echo #2 (ed. Shane Jiraiya Cummings and Angela Challis, Australian Horror Writers Association), (June 2009)
"Daivadana" - In Bad Dreams 2: Where Death Stalks (ed. Sharyn Lilley, Eneit Press), (October 2009) (ISBN 9778-0-9806911-0-8)
** My short story "The Message" has been nominated for the Aurealis Awards' Best Horror Short Story. It is also receiving recommendations on the international scene for a Bram Stoker Award.
** Also, quite a few illustrations done for books and magazines, both internal and covers. Most importantly to me was the release of "SHARDS: Short Sharp Tales" in collaboration with author Shane Jiraiya Cummings, which has received nothing but wonderful reviews.
"Shards: Forty Short Sharp Tales" by Shane Jiraiya Cummings & Andrew J.McKiernan, colour cover plus 39 internal illustrations - Brimstone Press (ISBN 978-0-980-56772-4)
** I have at least 3 other stories accepted and waiting for publication in 2010, and 8 book cover designs/illustrations, 1 magazine cover, and about 15 internal illustrations still to see print.
A VERY good year for me, and it is just the beginning. I've got this beast by the tail now and my grip will only tighten throughout 2010.
** A number of short stories published:
"The Dumbshow" - Masques Anthology, CSFG (ed Gillian Polack and Scott Hopkins) (May 2009) (ISBN 978-0-9775192-1-7)
"The Haunting that Jack Built" - Aurealis #42 (ed. Stuart Mayne, Chimaera Publications), (May 2009)
"The Message" - Midnight Echo #2 (ed. Shane Jiraiya Cummings and Angela Challis, Australian Horror Writers Association), (June 2009)
"Daivadana" - In Bad Dreams 2: Where Death Stalks (ed. Sharyn Lilley, Eneit Press), (October 2009) (ISBN 9778-0-9806911-0-8)
** My short story "The Message" has been nominated for the Aurealis Awards' Best Horror Short Story. It is also receiving recommendations on the international scene for a Bram Stoker Award.
** Also, quite a few illustrations done for books and magazines, both internal and covers. Most importantly to me was the release of "SHARDS: Short Sharp Tales" in collaboration with author Shane Jiraiya Cummings, which has received nothing but wonderful reviews.
"Shards: Forty Short Sharp Tales" by Shane Jiraiya Cummings & Andrew J.McKiernan, colour cover plus 39 internal illustrations - Brimstone Press (ISBN 978-0-980-56772-4)
** I have at least 3 other stories accepted and waiting for publication in 2010, and 8 book cover designs/illustrations, 1 magazine cover, and about 15 internal illustrations still to see print.
A VERY good year for me, and it is just the beginning. I've got this beast by the tail now and my grip will only tighten throughout 2010.