Brimstone Press

Brimstone Press is an Australian independent publisher of dark fiction (horror and dark fantasy). [ [http://ticonderogaonline.org/011TOL/interview011a.html Farr, Russell B. (March 2007). "The Dark Side of Humanity". "Ticonderoga Online issue #11."] ] Brimstone Press was established in 2004 by Angela Challis and Shane Jiraiya Cummings and is based in Western Australia.

The first publication from Brimstone Press was Shadowed Realms, an online flash fiction horror magazine that was active from 2004 to 2007. Authors published in Shadowed Realms include Terry Dowling, Richard Harland, Robert Hood, Poppy Z Brite, Stephen Dedman, Kurt Newton, Martin Livings, Lee Battersby, Paul Haines, and Kaaron Warren. [ [http://www.shadowedrealms.com.au/contributors/ Shadowed Realms contributors list] ] Shadowed Realms gained professional status from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) in 2005 [ [http://www.sfwa.org/org/qualify.htm#Q5 SFWA qualifying professional short fiction markets] ] and was nominated for the Best Collected Work Ditmar Award in 2006. [http://splints.customer.netspace.net.au/ditmar1024res/calldit1024.html Inkspillers Ditmar Awards archive.] ] [http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar.html Locus magazine index to Ditmar Awards.] Retrieved 16-9-2007.]

Brimstone Press also publish , a news and review webzine. In December 2006, Brimstone Press moved into book publication. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/news/arts/articulate/200612/s1804935.htm Kemble, Gary (December 2006). "A new age for Australian horror". "ABC Online news (Articulate)".] Retrieved 16-9-2007.] [Murphy, John (16 Jan 2007). "Brimstone fires taste for horror". "Wanneroo Times" newspaper.] Among their published anthologies are "Shadow Box" and the "Australian Dark Fantasy & Horror" series.

Several stories and projects published by Brimstone Press have won, or been nominated for, Australian literary awards. [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.] ] [http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Ditmar.html Locus magazine index to Ditmar Awards.] Retrieved 16-9-2007.] [ [http://www.aurealisawards.com/Winners.htm Aurealis Awards winners archive] Retrieved 16-9-2007.] [ [http://www.australianhorror.com/index.php?view=40 Australian Shadows Award 2005 finalists. Australian Horror Writers Association website] Retrieved 16-9-2007.]

Publications

*Shadowed Realms online magazine, ed. Angela Challis (2004 to 2007). ISSN 1832-0651
*HorrorScope: The Australian Dark Fiction Web Log, ed. Shane Jiraiya Cummings et al. (2005 to present).
*"Shadow Box", ed. Angela Challis & Shane Jiraiya Cummings (2005).
*"Australian Dark Fantasy & Horror 2006 edition", ed. Angela Challis & Shane Jiraiya Cummings (2006). ISBN 978-0-9802817-0-5
*"Book of Shadows Volume One", ed. Angela Challis (2006) ISBN 978-0-9802817-1-2
*"Australian Dark Fantasy & Horror 2007 edition", ed. Angela Challis ("December 2007") ISBN 978-0-9802817-2-9
*"Black Box", ed. Shane Jiraiya Cummings ("March 2008") [Black Box e-anthology] .

Awards

Wins

*2007 Ditmar Award, Fanzine: HorrorScope (ed. Shane Jiraiya Cummings et al.)
*2006 Aurealis Award, Horror short story: "Pater Familias" by Lee Battersby (Shadowed Realms #3)

Nominations

*2008 Ditmar Award, Fanzine: HorrorScope (ed. Shane Jiraiya Cummings et al.)
*2008 William Atheling Jr Award: "The Spiraling Worm" review" by Shane Jiraiya Cummings (HorrorScope)
*2007 Ditmar Award, Short Story: "Surrender 1: Rope Artist" by Deborah Biancotti (Shadowed Realms #9)
*2007 Ditmar Award, Short Story: "Cold" by Kirstyn McDermott (Shadowed Realms #9)
*2007 Ditmar Award, Short Story: "The Bat's Boudoir" by Kyla Ward (Shadowed Realms #9)
*2007 Ditmar Award, Professional Achievement: Angela Challis (for Brimstone Press)
*2007 William Atheling Jr Award: "Paraspheres review" by Miranda Siemienowicz (HorrorScope)
*2006 Ditmar Award, Collected work: Shadowed Realms (ed. Angela Challis)
*2006 Ditmar Award, Fanzine: HorrorScope (ed. Shane Jiraiya Cummings et al.)
*2006 Australian Shadows Award: "Shadow Box" (ed. Angela Challis & Shane Jiraiya Cummings)
*2006 Australian Shadows Award: "Pater Familias" by Lee Battersby (Shadowed Realms #3)

Reviews

* [http://www.asif.dreamhosters.com/doku.php?id=shadowed_realms ASif! reviews of Shadowed Realms issues]
* [http://www.asif.dreamhosters.com/doku.php?id=author:challis_angela ASif! reviews of Brimstone Press anthologies]
* [http://www.tangentonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=929&Itemid=263 Tangent Online review of "Australian Dark Fantasy & Horror 2006"]
* [http://www.tangentonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=695&Itemid=268 Tangent Online review of "Shadow Box"]
* [http://www.tangentonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=161&Itemid=288 Tangent Online reviews of Shadowed Realms issues]
* [http://www.ookami.co.uk/html/book_of_shadows_volume_1.html Whispers of Wickedness review of "Book of Shadows"]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.brimstonepress.com.au Brimstone Press website]
* [http://www.shadowedrealms.com.au Shadowed Realms webzine]
* [http://ozhorrorscope.blogspot.com HorrorScope weblog]