My first Australian Fairy Tale Society meeting in Melbourne #events #fairytales #witches #magic

This weekend I’m with Australian Fairytale Society in Melbourne on panel “The Witch: Power, Perception and Possibility” with Camille Booker, Kathryn Gossow and Leanbh Pearson; Chair Emma Woods Come join us to chat witches & possibilities & enduring power of the Witch in fiction & art forms

LOVE LIES BLEEDING from @pspublishinguk - cover art Greg Chapman. From French Revolution to dystopian WW1. A tale of love, betrayal & hope in the twisted garden of the Devil’s reimagining. 🧛🏻🧛🏻🖤🏳️‍🌈⚔️⬇️ pspublishing.co.uk/bluebells%E2... #newrelease #gothichorror #lgbtq #alternatehistory

Inspiration for my new dark fairytale mashup of vampires and the Snow Queen. A dark lake, an unquenchable thirst, a queen undying. #amwriting #shortstories #fairytales #vampires

Very soon Love Lies Bleeding breaks into this world and Bluebells will have a dark sibling @pspublishinguk #comingsoon #gothichorror #alternatehistory #lgbtq #disability

There’s a whisper on the wind….keep a watch for news of BLUEBELLS, vampires, alternate history & a wicked world PS Publishing UK #horror #alternatehistory #vampires #lgbtq #comingsoon

I’m feeling inspired by dark bewitchings and wicked characters #anwriting #fairytales #bewitching #inspiration

Devoured my first comic from Indigiverse creators by Scott Wilson. Dark Heart #1 is my gateway to this new addiction of First Nations comics! #comics #FirstNations #amreading #mustreads

Supanova Sydney! Come say hi at @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social at Artist’s Alley stall 37! Loki! Dark fairy tales, folklore, witchcraft, gothic horror! Vampires! LGBTQIA & Disability! #events #darkfantasy #horror #disability #lgbtqbooks

I’m at @Supanova Sydney 19-21 June! Stall 37 with @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social Come chat folklore, fairytales, myth & gothic horror! LGBTQ & Disability themes! Come say Hi #events #darkfantasy #horror #lgbtqia #disability

I’m currently reading I, MEDUSA by @ayanagray.bsky.social _ - a beautifully written and historical fantasy and mythic retelling of Medusa. Medusa rocks! (Pun intended) #amreading #fantasy #retelling #greekmyth #bookstoread

Hey Supanova 2026 - Sydney Want to chat LGBTQIA & disability fantasy & horror? Like Norse myths & Loki? Vampires with bite? I’ll be at stall 37 in Artists Alley with @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social & IPI Comics - Mystery random winner prize! Book Signings! www.supanova.com.au/guests/leanb...

My recommended reads for Pride Month! Check out this variety of queer fantasy, horror, science fiction! Highly recommended reads! 🏳️‍🌈📚 #lgbt #bookstoread #pridemonth #horror #fantasy

I’ll be sweeping into Supanova Comic Con & Gaming Sydney on June 19-21. Come along, chat Norse Tricksters, Dark fairy tales and folklore, queer & LGBQT fantasy and horror @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social @ipicomics.bsky.social Book tickets now ⤵️ facebook.com/events/s/sup...

The next project: A portal fantasy, Welsh & Irish myth, warring Fae and Witchhunters. #amwriting #lgbtq #fantasy #magic #witchcraft

Whoo!! Go DARK LORE a sampler of my Quick Bites Chapbooks collections. #amazonbooks #folklore #fairytales #horror #bookstoread 📚🦇🦋⚔️💀⬇️ books2read.com/Dark-Lore

Sequel to BLUEBELLS is coming soon from @pspublishinguk Let’s celebrate with a Bluebells ebook giveaway to first correct answer. #gothichorror #alternatehistory #lgbtq #disability #giveaway

My current writing project. A queer dark academia delving into origins of archaeology & gothic gaslamp #wip #darkacademia #folklore #lgbtq #gothic

This is my writing desk. What does yours look like? Plot arc planning in progress

Novel finished! Get ready for a new fantasy THE GHOST WARRIOR. Like it darker? Visceral? Gods & mortals? A new flavour of eco fantasy? Coming soon… #amwriting #fantasy #comingsoon #ecofantasynovel

Currently reading MARKET OF LOSS by @mktighewrites.bsky.social A gorgeous, moving and deeply resonating speculative fiction. From a king of horror is a new genre but just as brilliantly written. #amreading #speculativefiction #arc #bookstoread

British Fantasy Awards Eligible works by Leanbh Pearson Fantasy Novel : Loki: Untangling A Tale ⚔️ 💀🔥❄️🏳️‍🌈⬇️ books2read.com/loki Horror Novella : Bluebells in the Devil’s Garden 🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️ books2read.com/Bluebells Fantasy Novella: Trickster Tales 🎭🦅🔥❄️🏳️‍🌈⬇️ books2read.com/TricksterTales

Cover reveal coming! Sequel to Bluebells is out this year. Keep a look out for more news on all your gothic alternate history needs!

DITMAR ELIGIBLE WORKS! Voting closes March 30 (eeepp) so if you’ve read any of these in 2025 & you’re a member of SFF fandom or Conflux/SwanCon/NatCon attendees you can vote! Vote: form.jotform.com/260567334914... 🙏🖤💀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌻📚

Thrilled that my local Harry Hartog Bookstote has stocked my fantasy novel LOKI @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social ! Check out these great photos and oh so happy!! #fantasybooks #booksinthewild #signedbooks #norsemythology

So excited to begin an ARC of this beauty! Thank you @titanbooks.bsky.social & AG Slatter #amreading #TheSourdoughCompendium #NetGalley #arc

Research time for the last part of NIGHTSHADE #InTheDevilsGarden from PS Publishing! Enjoy the night fellow lovers of the dark! #amwriting #witchcraft #horror #gothic

My queer read for Australian Mardi Gras month. COUNTESS by Suzan Palumbo - queer, genderbent, Caribbean space opera retelling of Conte of Monte Cristo. Loving it! #currentlyreading📖 #lgbtqa #scifi #retelling

I’m thrilled my fantasy novella TRICKSTER TALES from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social & this marvellous cover by Greg Chapman is an Aurealis Awards finalist. Congratulations to all my friends and colleagues who entered or nominated! 🎭🦅🔥❄️🏳️‍🌈⬇️ books2read.com/TricksterTales

LOVE LIES BLEEDING: IN THE DEVIL’S GARDEN coming 2026. Sequel to BLUEBELLS. Like alternate history? French Revolution? Dark Romance? Gothic Horror? Queer and disability themes? Vampires with bite? @pspublishinguk Bluebells 🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️ books2read.com/Bluebells