Look what happened this week!! Yay! The World of Palude series returns this October with ‘When Dark Worlds Rise’ – more details to come! Watch this space!
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Thank you so much!! Woo hoo! 🥳🥳🥳
What a delightful surprise! Thank you @AustralasianHorror for this incredible award plaque, celebrating my AHWA short story competition win - ‘The Museum of Disease’ will be published in the Midnight Echo later this year. Can’t wait!
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Just visited my mother-in-law and she had #bananagrams for me to play with while we talked. #wordfun #weekendfun #authorlife
Staycation Tips! #AuthorLife
It can be difficult to take time off when you work for yourself. As an author, editor and writing mentor who works from home, the computer is always there, along with all the words and stories yet to be written. So I do sometimes struggle to down tools and disconnect…
Warning: there is no harmony or stargazing in these books! They’re pure adventure. Heart-pounding adrenalin. Friendship forged in desperation. Out of this world immersion. Plus, for those still at school, tick off two books on the #premiersreadingchallenge!
Adam, it’s always a delight to see your smiling face, it lights up the room - no exceptions!
I had a wonderful time at the Manly Writers Festival yesterday, and there’s more fun to be had at the festival today, so come on down!
Want to read some of my work? zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills and immersive worlds.
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My session today is sold out, but there’s plenty more to see and do at the Manly Writers Festival, both today and tomorrow. Don’t miss out! Get yourself down there!
www.manlywritersfestival.org.au
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The next @cbcansw Northern Sydney event is a casual catch up over nibbles - come and join me at Chatswood library on Wednesday 18 March from 6.30pm.
CBCA members book for free via Hello Club. Non members $5 via trybooking
*you can vote if you’ve been to a convention in Australia, are in an Oz spec-fic discussion group (online or live), or if you’re simply a fan of Aussie spec fic. So if you’re reading this, you can probably vote. Feel free to nominate me as a ‘referee’ (you’ll see what this means on the form).
Can you do me a quick favour? Ditmar Award nominations are open and ‘When Dark Waters Burn’ is an eligible work for ‘Best Novel’, but needs votes* via this form: form.jotform.com/260567334914...
Voting closes: 30 March!
Thank you so much!!
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Just over three weeks to go until the Manly Writers Festival, where I'll be sharing my 20yrs+ editing knowledge & experience – woo hoo!
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What an amazing line up of authors at Freshwater Campus on Friday, all sharing their real-world knowledge of creativity and storytelling. It was a pleasure to be among them!
#autralianauthors #booktok #inspiring #youngwriters
Can’t wait for my 1st festival appearance of the year, at the vibrant & innovative @freshwaterseniorcampus, where I’ll be sharing a lifetime of creative writing experience, skills and joy! #bringonfriday #readmore #books
zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills and immersive worlds
Insightful Author Accurately Compares Bushwalking to Storytelling!
In Australia, bushwalking can often resemble storytelling, so much so I recently made a short video about it, which has gone viral! Only kidding, it's merely been well-received enough across all my social media platforms that I…
Let me know how you go with WDRH! 🐜🐜🐜
Absolutely! The next book in the Palude series, plus something for my US agent 😁😁😁
Hi Bee, thanks so much for asking… if the sound of a speculative thriller set in Iceland appeals, start with ‘Towards White’. If you’re happy to go on an off-planet adventure, then try ‘When Dark Roots Hunt’: zenashapter.com/bibliography/
Author compares the #australianbush to storytelling and it’s pretty accurate!
Want to read some of my work? zenashapter.com = perfect for lovers of escapist thrills and immersive worlds.
#writingcommunity #FYP #sciencefantasy #australianauthor #scifibooks #DarkFantasyReads #adventurestories
Painting looking at a rocky outcrop in a green sea under a sky filled with the Northern lights
Anna Boberg(1864-1935), Swedish artist who spent much time painting in Northern Norway, where she had a cabin and lived alone #WomensArt
A bit of a rainy start to the year, but can’t complain when there are views like this to enjoy! #lovenature #inspiringstories #australianauthor #fyp #authorslife #2026ready
Want to read some of my work? zenashapter.com =perfect for lovers of escapist thrills and immersive worlds inspired by nature!
Happy New Year, everyone!
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Happy Holidays, everyone! Over on my blog, I’ve just listed out a bunch of recent podcast and YouTube interviews with me, giving insights into my creative life and experiences - check it out!
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Interview Insights Into Creativity
Over dinner last Saturday night, I was talking with a friend about the creative life. Although we’ve known each other for fifteen years, she hasn’t been particularly interested in the topic until now, given she works in government and her husband’s an engineer –…
I have a distraction this morning!
Natural distractions are the best! #amwriting #sciencefantasy #sciencefiction #darkfantasy #fyp
Out today and FREE to read in @horror_tree!
‘Feast’ by Zena Shapter, a haunting drabble of a ship’s figurehead watching what the sea truly devours...
Sink into the shadows here:
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#HorrorCommunity #HorrorFiction #shorthorror #FYP
(Bake at 160C for fan-forced oven)
Today I’m making #gingerbread!
• 180g unsalted butter, softened
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup golden syrup
= beat
• 1 egg
= beat
• 3½ cups plain flour
• 1½ tbs ground ginger
• 1½ tsp bicarb soda
= sift on top
• 2tbs milk
= combine then knead
= chill for 30min
= roll, cut, bake for 8min
Great news! I just WON the Australasian Horror Writers Association short story competition with my story ‘The Museum of Disease’! Woo hoo!
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