Underland Press

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company_name = Underland Press
foundation = 2008
founder = Victoria Blake
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company_type = Publishing
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industry = Books, Publishing
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homepage = [http://www.underlandpress.com/index.cfm www.UnderlandPress.com]

Underland Press is a publishing company owned by Victoria Blake. Victoria Blake is a writer and the former prose editor for Dark Horse Comics.

Current debut authors for "Underland Press" include: Bram Stoker Award winner Kealan Patrick Burke, Edgar Award and International Horror Guild Award nominee Brian Evenson, Two-time World Fantasy Award winner Jeff VanderMeer, multiple award winner Will Elliott, and husband and wife writing team Berry Verhoef and Esther Verhoef writng as "EScoBER" [ [http://www.escober.nl/result_nieuws.asp?N_Id=11 EScoBER. Official page announcement for "Chaos"(in Dutch)] .] . [ [http://www.forewordmagazine.com/blogs/insider/PermaLink,guid,3152fbb3-908f-4fba-95cc-0b942e7b25ed.aspx Krozser, Kassia (4 April 2008). "Underland Press Unveils Debut List". ForeWord Magazine.] ]

Will Elliott's novel "The Pilo Family Circus" is scheduled to make its North American debut in 2009 through Underland Press. It was originally published in Australia in 2006 after winning the inaugural ABC fiction award (sponsored by ABC Books). [ [http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20413301-5003424,00.html Bray, Nick (15 Sept 2006). "A dark underworld". "The Courier-Mail".] ] [http://www.smh.com.au/news/books/the-fears-of-a-clown/2006/10/19/1160851052656.html Timms, Aaron (26 Oct 2006). "The fear of clowns". "The Sydney Morning Herald".] ] The novel went on to win the Aurealis Award (co-winner: Best Horror novel, plus the Golden Aurealis Award) [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200701/s1835059.htm Kemble, Gary (29 Jan 2007). "Elliott wins top Aurealis Award" "ABC online news (Articulate).] ] [ [http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21153270-5003424,00.html Nahrung, Jason (3 Feb 2007). "Horror a hit" "The Courier Mail".] ] [ [http://www.aurealisawards.com/Winners.htm Aurealis Awards winners archive] Retrieved 16-9-2007.] , the Australian Shadows Award [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200703/s1874277.htm Kemble, Gary, (17 March 2007). "Elliott wins Australian Shadows award". ABC online news (Articulate).] ] [ [http://ozhorrorscope.blogspot.com/2007/03/news-australian-shadows-winner.html Siemienowicz, Miranda (16 March 2007). "News: Australian Shadows winner announced". "HorrorScope"] ] , the Ditmar Award (Best Novel) [ [http://www.natcon.org.au/2007/Noimination_shortlist_2007.html Convergence 2 official 2007 Ditmar winners announcement (June 2007).] Retrieved 16-9-2007.] [ [http://splints.customer.netspace.net.au/ditmar1024res/calldit1024.html Inkspillers Ditmar Awards archive.] Retrieved 16-9-2007.] , and the "Sydney Morning Herald's" "Best Young Novelist Award" for 2007. [http://blogs.smh.com.au/entertainment/archives/undercover/013648.html Wyndham, Susan (June 2, 2007) "The Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Australian Novelists 2007" "Sydney Morning Herald" Entertainment blog.] ] "The Pilo Family Circus" was also short-listed for the 2007 International Horror Guild Award for Best Novel. [ [http://www.horroraward.org/index.html International Horror Guild Award 2007 shortlist.] ]

Kealan Patrick Burke's online-only interactive Wovel, "The Living" debuted June 1, 2008 on the official Underland Press website. [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS144942+11-Jun-2008+BW20080611 Dorman, Denise.(11 June 2008). "Groundbreaking Online Wovel Launched by Book Publisher". Reuters. WriteBrain Media.] ]

Releases

*"The Living", a Wovel by Kealan Patrick Burke (June, 2008) [ [http://www.underlandpress.com/books.cfm?author=burke Underland Press announcement for "The Living".] ]
*"Last Days", by Brian Evenson (scheduled Winter, 2009) [ [http://www.underlandpress.com/books.cfm?author=evenson Underland Press announcement for "Last Days".] ]
*"The Pilo Family Circus", by Will Elliott (scheduled Winter, 2009) [ [http://www.underlandpress.com/books.cfm?author=elliott Underland Press announcement for "The Pilo Family Circus".] ]
*"Finch", by Jeff VanderMeer [ [http://www.underlandpress.com/books.cfm?author=vandermeer Underland Press announcement for "Finch".] ]
*"Chaos", by EScoBAR [ [http://www.underlandpress.com/books.cfm?author=escober Underland Press announcement for "Chaos".] ]

Links

* [http://www.underlandpress.com/index.cfm Underland Press official site]
* [http://www.underlandpress.com/wovel.cfm?e=1 "The Living", a Wovel on Underland Press official site]

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