Melbourne's premier speculative fiction writing group.
Melbourne, Australia
Joined April 2023
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Meridian Australis retweeted
I'm honoured to have been shortlisted for the Richell Prize 2025, for my debut novel 'Three Flames Ate the Sun'!
Thanks to @HachetteAus for running such an important prize (and for deciding my writing has merit). Fingers crossed.
Full announcement here: hachette.com.au/news/the-ric…
Meridian Australis retweeted
Very happy with my recent @aurealisawards win - a really cool trophy which could double as a weapon if needed. What more could you ask for?
#aurealis
Meridian Australis retweeted
Incredibly happy with my first ever @aurealisawards win last night, for my first professional publication. Stoked.
It’s always little surreal to have the names on my bookshelf given human form, but it’s a great reminder of the power of community. Thank you all.
Meridian Australis retweeted
We're open for submissions until Jan 31!
Send us your SFF stories/poems that feature long-term relationships: platonic, romantic, or familial
Short fiction: 500-3,500 words, $0.08/word
Poetry: send up to 5, $60 flat
heartlinesspec.moksha.io/pub…
Meridian Australis retweeted
So we want to launch a sci-fi fantasy press 📖🐉🛸
COOL. But like…how? 🤔
Read the interview w our Publisher @kercoby for ALL the deets, incl:
🌳 Genres we crave
👩👩👧👧 Breaking lit fic/SFF barriers
📈 The road to success
🤝 Resisting capitalist publishing
Scroll for 🔗 & 🧵
Meridian Australis retweeted
"'Principle' was a funny word in Shona’s mouth. It tasted like blood."
My cyberpunk short 'Street-Scum Shona Saves the World' is now available on Neon Dystopia!
neondystopia.com/?p=10004306…
Meridian Australis retweeted
Beyond excited to share this with everyone - my first story with an audio narration, 'This Little War of Ours', is now up on Escape Pod, narrated by @kibitzer @scottums @valerievaldes.
escapepod.org/2024/09/19/esc…
Meridian Australis retweeted
If there is one author alive and writing today capable of picking up the cyberpunk banner and waving his fist at the future of our species whenever Richard Morgan hangs up his boots, I think it’s @TheEscherMan || Adrian reviews THE ESCHER MAN grimdarkmagazine.com/review-…
Meridian Australis retweeted
My recent piece, Damage Control, is about Search-and-Rescue officer in space who makes a tough choice.
Quick flash fiction published with Sci-Fi Shorts, available to read for free here: scifishorts.co/premium/damag…
Meridian Australis retweeted
Very excited to announce that our MASSIVE tenth anniversary issue will feature a Gentlemen Bastards short story from @scottlynch78 !
@BethTabler is building something really special for you this October. More announcements to come!
Meridian Australis retweeted
The official publication date of Ghost of the Neon God is June 25. However, physical copies (my personal preference) have been appearing early in bookstores all over the place (below, with a cameo from @KaaronWarren's new novel).
@harryhartogs
@NLABookshop
@newsouthbooksau
Meridian Australis retweeted
"Story" is about change, so you don't want to miss @absentgravitas #author Arden Baker’s
“The End, In Five Strokes,” premiering at Intrepidus Ink. ✍️
Arden is here to discuss his tale of warriors, strategy, & battle--welcome!
intrepidusink.com/the-end-in…
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#authorinterview
Meridian Australis retweeted
Sure! This year my story ‘The Combat Pilot’s Dictionary’ was published in @AurealisMag #167, and I have two other stories coming over the next few months. One, about a hitman in Bali unraveling a conspiracy, will be released in @MeridianAustral’s print anthology. @intrepidusink
.@absentgravitas would you give a shout-out for recent publications and share what’s next for you? 😍✍️
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#intrepid #authors #readersoftwitter
Meridian Australis retweeted
We can't wait to share @absentgravitas #author Arden Baker's #flashfiction premiering May 29 only at Intrepidus Ink. Live #interview at 9:00 AM PST! ❤️
Meridian Australis retweeted
The value creative people bring to the creative process—especially post-first draft—is irreplaceable. Here’s hoping these tools are refocused on repeatable, boring tasks like they were meant to be, and get out of the arts space ASAP.
Meridian Australis retweeted
I just signed the @AuthorsGuild's Open Letter to Generative AI Leaders calling on them to compensate writers fairly for the use of copyrighted materials in their AI programs. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
Meridian Australis retweeted
Every good writer that you read influences you a little. It's like a collection of souvenirs--you travel out into the worlds these writers create and bring a little bit of those worlds back to you. Sometimes in obvious ways, sometimes subtly--we collect inspiration everywhere.
Meridian Australis retweeted
There's always something thrilling about seeing something you wrote finally published. Somehow, it never quite feels real before then, at least for me. Knowing that other people can finally see and read your work makes the long and labyrinthine process worthwhile!
Meridian Australis retweeted
I made a Classical Chinese Poetry Bingo to help people recognize the common tropes and motifs.🤣 These show up frequently in the modern poetry I translate as well. Do you recognize anything from your readings or from pop culture? Tag yourself. I'm "feeling sad on a boat" lol
ALT Five by five bingo card. From left to right and top to bottom: drinking under the moon, bodies of water, standing at the top of a historical building I proclaim, food symbolism, emotional guqin performance, responding to or disagreeing with another poem, dramatic snowfall, sent from the borderlands, crying woman in the boudoir, missing one's ancestral hometown, awaking from a dream, feeling sad on a boat, male poets expressing deep affections for one another, fallen flower petals, lonely concubine in the palace, advice on how to be a hermit, farewell my friend, messages sent by wild geese, willow trees, carefree clouds, satirical comments about the emperor, ten references in the same poem, angsty birds, traveller on the road