{"id":305,"date":"2013-04-21T12:56:30","date_gmt":"2013-04-21T12:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ticonderogapublications.au\/index.php\/2013\/04\/21\/the-year-s-best-stories-of-2012-announced\/"},"modified":"2013-04-21T12:56:30","modified_gmt":"2013-04-21T12:56:30","slug":"the-year-s-best-stories-of-2012-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ticonderogapublications.au\/index.php\/2013\/04\/21\/the-year-s-best-stories-of-2012-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"The Year&#8217;s Best Stories of 2012 Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiebooksonline.com\/catalog\/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=year%27s+best+2012\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ticonderogapublications.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/years-best-fantasy-and-horror-v3-slide.jpg\" border=\"0\" align=\"right\" style=\"float: right; border: 0; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" \/><\/a>We&#8217;re really happy to be able to announce the final line-up of the third volume of <strong>The Year&#8217;s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene have compiled 34 fantastic stories and poems first published in 2012, from New Zealand&#8217;s and Australia&#8217;s finest writers.<\/p>\n<p>The contents are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Joanne Anderton, \u201cTied To The Waste\u201d, <em>Tales Of Talisman<\/em><\/li>\n<li>R.J. Astruc, \u201cThe Cook of Pearl House, A Malay Sailor by the Name of Maurice\u201d, <em>Dark Edifice 2<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lee Battersby, \u201cComfort Ghost\u201d, <em>Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine 56<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Alan Baxter, \u201cTiny Lives\u201d, <em>Daily Science Fiction<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Jenny Blackford, \u201cA Moveable Feast\u201d, <em>Bloodstones<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Eddy Burger, \u201cThe Witch&#8217;s Wardrobe\u201d, <em>Dark Edifice 3<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Isobelle Carmody, \u201cThe Stone Witch\u201d, <em>Under My Hat<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Jay Caselberg, \u201cBeautiful\u201d, <em>The Washington Pastime<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Stephen Dedman, \u201cThe Fall\u201d, <em>Exotic Gothic 4, Postscripts<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Felicity Dowker, \u201cTo Wish On A Clockwork Heart\u201d, <em>Bread And Circuses<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Terry Dowling, \u201cNightside Eye\u201d, <em>Cemetary Dance<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Tom Dullemond, \u201cPopulation Management\u201d, <em>Danse Macabre<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Thoraiya Dyer, \u201cSleeping Beauty\u201d, <em>Epilogue<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Will Elliot, \u201cHungry Man\u201d, <em>The One That Got Away<br \/><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Jason Fischer, \u201cPigroot Flat\u201d, <em>Midnight Echo 8<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Dirk Flinthart, \u201cThe Bull In Winter\u201d, <em>Bloodstones<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lisa L. Hannett, \u201cSweet Subtleties\u201d, <em>Clarkesworld<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Lisa L. Hannett &amp; Angela Slatter, \u201cBella Beaufort Goes To War\u201d, <em>Midnight And Moonshine<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Narrelle M. Harris, \u201cStalemate\u201d, <em>Showtime<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Kathleen Jennings, \u201cKindling\u201d, <em>Light Touch Paper, Stand Clear<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Gary Kemble, \u201cSaturday Night at the Milkbar\u201d, <em>Midnight Echo 7<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Margo Lanagan, \u201cCrow And Caper, Caper And Crow\u201d, <em>Under My Hat<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Martin Livings, \u201cYou Ain&#8217;t Heard Nothing Yet\u201d, <em>Living With The Dead<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Penelope Love, \u201cA Small Bad Thing\u201d, <em>Bloodstones<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Andrew J. McKiernan, \u201cTorch Song\u201d, <em>From Stage Door Shadows<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Karen Maric, \u201cAnvil Of The Sun\u201d, <em>Aurealis<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Faith Mudge, \u201cOracle&#8217;s Tower\u201d, <em>To Spin A Darker Stair<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Nicole Murphy, \u201cThe Black Star Killer\u201d, <em>Damnation And Dames<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Jason Nahrung, \u201cThe Last Boat To Eden\u201d, <em>Surviving The End<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Tansy Rayner Roberts, \u201cWhat Books Survive\u201d, <em>Epilogue<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Angela Slatter, \u201cJimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean\u201d, <em>This Is Horror Webzine<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Anna Tambour, \u201cThe Dog Who Wished He&#8217;d Never Heard Of Lovecraft\u201d, <em>Lovecraft Zine<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Kyla Ward, \u201cThe Loquacious Cadaver\u201d, <em>The Lion And The Aardvark: Aesop&#8217;s Modern Fables<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Kaaron Warren, \u201cRiver Of Memory\u201d, <em>Zombies Vs. Robots<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to the above incredible tales, the volume will include a review of 2012 and a list of highly recommended stories.<\/p>\n<p>The editors will shortly begin reading for the fourth volume of <strong>The Year&#8217;s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Year&#8217;s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2012<\/strong> is scheduled for publication in July 2013 and can be pre-ordered at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiebooksonline.com\/catalog\/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=year%27s+best+2012\" target=\"_blank\">indiebooksonline.com<\/a>. The anthology will be available in hardcover, ebook and trade editions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><em>Edit 22\/04\/2013: Our original post credited <\/em>The Apex Book of World SF 2<em> for the first appearance of Will Elliott&#8217;s &#8220;Hungry Man&#8221;. We have now amended this to reflect it&#8217;s true first publication. Apologies to all concerned.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re really happy to be able to announce the final line-up of the third volume of The Year&#8217;s Best Australian Fantasy and Horror. Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene have compiled 34 fantastic stories and poems first published in 2012, from New Zealand&#8217;s and Australia&#8217;s finest writers. 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