Ticonderoga Publications is completely over the moon to announce the signing of Janeen Webb’s debut collection, tentatively titled Death at the Blue Elephant.
Death at the Blue Elephant is scheduled for publication in early-mid 2014.
The contents are yet to be finalised, and will include the Aurealis and Ditmar Award winning “Niagara Falling”, the award-nominated “Incident on Woolfe Street”, “Blake’s Angel”, title story “Death at the Blue Elephant”, in addition to Year's Best stories such as "Red City" and "Manifest Destiny", together with a number of original pieces written for this collection.
"Janeen Webb is an awesome talent who I’ve held in great respect for a number of years, ever since I first read ‘Death at the Blue Elephant’,” Ticonderoga Editor Russell B Farr said.
"She’s also a marvellous person, a genuine powerhouse, and we’re thrilled to be able to work with her," Russell B Farr added.
Janeen Webb is a multiple award-winning author, editor and critic who has written or edited 10 books and more than a hundred essays and stories. She is a recipient of the World Fantasy Award, the Aurealis Award, the Peter MacNamara SF Lifetime Achievement Award, and is a three-time winner of the Ditmar Award.
She is internationally recognised for her critical work in speculative fiction and has contributed to most of the standard reference texts in the field. She holds a PhD in Literature from the University of Newcastle, and lives on a small farm overlooking the sea near Wilson’s Promontory.
Death at the Blue Elephant is scheduled for publication in 2014. The collection will be available in limited edition hardcover, hardcover and trade editions.
