A huge congratulations to all of our Australian Shadows Awards winners and finalists!

We're proudly surprised and honoured that our Australian vampire anthology, Dead Red Heart, picked up the Best Edited Work award. We'd like to thank all 30+ of the contributors for this, as the award reflects their incredible work and effort.

A huge congratulations also to our many finalists:

Long Fiction

• "From the Teeth of Strange Children" by Lisa L. Hannett (Bluegrass Symphony)

Collections

• Bluegrass Symphony, Lisa L. Hannett
• Matilda Told Such Dreadful Lies, Lucy Sussex

Edited

• More Scary Kisses, Liz Grzyb (ed.)
• The Year's Best Australian Fantasy and Horror 2010, Liz Grzyb and Talie Helene (eds.)

Short Fiction

• "Taking It for the Team" by Tracie McBride (Dead Red Heart)
• "The Sea at Night" by Joanne Anderton (Dead Red Heart)

(We're a little bit behind the times as these were announced early June, but it has been a busy and exciting few weeks here. Expect much more news soon.)

Damien Smith over at Thirteen O'Clock reviews Damnation and Dames, edited by Liz Grzyb and Amanda Pillar, and says many good things about it. We're especially happy when he says:

"Upon finding, be sure to add it to your collection."

You can read the full review at http://www.thirteenoclock.com.au/damnation-and-dames-review-by-damien-smith/

The wonderful Sean Williams is interviewed by David McDonald as part of the Snapshot 2012 project: http://www.davidmcdonaldspage.com/2012/06/2012-aussie-snapshot-sean-williams/