We are proud to present this Victorian tale by Debbie Cowens, a beautifully crafted short story with hints of steampunk and a touch of good old detective mystery. It is the last story we will be publishing that will be featured in our upcoming anthology: we’re saving the rest so that the majority of the anthology is unpublished, new work.

Katie gets excited about Script Frenzy, an annual scriptwriting event that encourages writers to stop procrastinating and get some words on the page – something I’m sure we can all use help with every now and then.

Alex Bauer looks at the controversy that has long dogged Mage: The Awakening, one of White Wolf’s World of Darkness RPG settings. If you’ve always been dubious about it, read to see why it deserves a chance, and if you’ve never heard of it, Alex introduces what sounds like an interesting setting.

Katie’s review of Stormlord won Harper Voyager Onlines review competition for Glenda Larke’s book. Read it here!

We will be officially publishing a short story anthology! We’re still accepting submissions, and look out for the launch and more at the upcoming Brisbane Supanova Pop Culture Convention.

And finally, after much delay, here is Forever Young by Steven Gepp, the last of our short story competition short stories that we’ll be publishing on the site.

Kaelee Dean brings you an introduction to roller derby, and gets hooked on it herself.

Lewis Allan takes you into the mind of a dark and disturbed artist in this Highly Commended short story.

Haven’t heard of this movie? Neither had I, but after reading this, I have to wonder why. Katie explains why this may be a truly under appreciated cult classic.

We awarded Craig Maslowski a Highly Commended place for this short story, Special Treatment.