Katharine Susannah Prichard Writers' Centre

Rock Dragons

New and selected short stories - Bilingual edition

Chasing Whispers, written at KSP Writers' Centre, is a unique Afro-irrealist collection of Black speculative fiction in transformative stories of culture, longing, hybridity, unlimited futures, a collision of worlds and folklore. It contains 13 stories, 11 of which are original, with a commanding introduction by D. Harlan Wilson.

A Web Untangling

Brenda Berrisford’s book A Web Untangling and other stories is her second book of short stories and poems. She has written for the Writefree Women’s Group anthology for the past 20 years.

Rock Dragons

New and selected short stories - Bilingual edition

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Guardians of Wundor

Rift crossed lovers from very different worlds. A fairy tale land where humans are the enemy. Can their love survive two worlds trying to tear them apart? If you like a thrilling adventure, snarky animal companions, and love worth fighting for, you will find it in this portal fantasy series.

Writing Speculative Fiction

by Eugen Bacon In this engaging and accessible guide, Eugen Bacon explores writing speculative fiction as a creative practice, drawing from her own work, and the work of other writers and theorists, to interrogate its various subgenres. Through analysis of writers such as Stephen King, J.R.R. Tolkien and J. K. Rowling, this book scrutinises the characteristics of speculative fiction, considers the potential of writing cross genre and covers the challenges of targeting young adults.

Den of Wolves

With danger on two fronts, Blackthorn and Grim are faced with a heartbreaking choice—to stand once again by each other’s side or to fight their battles alone...

Guardians of Wundor

Rift crossed lovers from very different worlds. A fairy tale land where humans are the enemy. Can their love survive two worlds trying to tear them apart? If you like a thrilling adventure, snarky animal companions, and love worth fighting for, you will find it in this portal fantasy series.

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Silver Wishes

Lancashire, 1895. When her controlling stepfather dies, it seems that Elinor Pendleton can finally have a better life. But her hopes are dashed when she learns that the thuggish Jason Stafford has inherited every penny, and is determined to have Elinor too. How can she escape?

No Small Shame

Australia, 1914. The world is erupting in war. Jobs are scarce and immigrants unwelcome. For young Catholic Mary O’Donnell, this is not the new life she imagined. But as a shattering betrayal is revealed, Mary must make an impossible choice. Does she embrace the path fate has set for her, or follow the one she longs to take?

The Secrets at Ocean's Edge

Every family has secrets that bind them together. A heart-rending story of a guesthouse keeper and his wife who attempt to start over, from devastatingly talented debut author Kali Napier.

Silver Wishes

Lancashire, 1895. When her controlling stepfather dies, it seems that Elinor Pendleton can finally have a better life. But her hopes are dashed when she learns that the thuggish Jason Stafford has inherited every penny, and is determined to have Elinor too. How can she escape?

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The Latte Years

A memoir about losing everything, but gaining far more. At 24, Philippa Moore finds herself out of shape, deeply depressed and married to the wrong person. What happened to the high-achieving, vivacious young girl she once was? With determination and courage Philippa takes control of her life, shedding the kilos and her dying relationship, and starts over.

The Crime Of Not Knowing Your Crime

My grandmother was one of Australia's greatest novelists, my grandfather won the Victoria Cross for gallantry and my father was hounded all his life as a spy. Let me tell you what was done to my family. Written by Karen Throssell, grand-daughter of Katherine Susannah Prichard.

Tree With No Leaves

Tree With No Leaves is a deeply personal diary account of Sorja’s emotional, mental, spiritual and physical struggles with loss and illness over two decades of her life. From the anguish of infertility and IVF in her thirties to a shattering breast cancer diagnosis in her forties, it is through her enduring sense of humour, sheer will and her I’m not done yet! attitude that Sorja is still here to share her story.

The Latte Years

A memoir about losing everything, but gaining far more. At 24, Philippa Moore finds herself out of shape, deeply depressed and married to the wrong person. What happened to the high-achieving, vivacious young girl she once was? With determination and courage Philippa takes control of her life, shedding the kilos and her dying relationship, and starts over.

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A Caravan like a Canary

Two road trips. Twenty years apart. Can the memories of a troubled family past finally be put to rest? When Tara Button’s mother asks her to drive the bright yellow family caravan from one end of the state to the other, it’s her charming but unreliable brother, Zac, who convinces her it’s a good idea. Besides, the road trip might keep Zac out of trouble – and that’s always been a second job for Tara...

A Valley Wedding

Anna Jacob's 100th novel! Lancashire, 1936. With her son Gabriel finally married, and her youngest following his dreams of becoming a doctor, Gwynneth Harte finds herself with an empty nest - until a fire forces her to move in with Gabriel and his wife Maisie at their home on Daisy Street. Arthur Chapman has been at a low ebb ever since the death of his wife. Turning to drink in his grief, he lost both his job and contact with his grandchild, Beatie...

The Promise

In Barbara Gurney's new novel 'The Promise', we learn of an evolving but lasting friendship between four women: Eleanor, Pam, Jacqui and Rowena. 'The Promise' is a heart-warming story of friendship and loyalty with a touch of romance.

A Caravan like a Canary

Two road trips. Twenty years apart. Can the memories of a troubled family past finally be put to rest? When Tara Button’s mother asks her to drive the bright yellow family caravan from one end of the state to the other, it’s her charming but unreliable brother, Zac, who convinces her it’s a good idea. Besides, the road trip might keep Zac out of trouble – and that’s always been a second job for Tara...

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Dark Mode

A riveting psychological thriller drawn from true events and set in Sydney, Dark Mode delves into the terrifying reality of the dark web, and the price we pay for surrendering our privacy one click at a time. For fans of JP Pomare, Candice Fox and Tana French.

The River Mouth

Fifteen-year-old Darren Davies is found facedown in the Weymouth River with a gunshot wound to his chest. The killer is never found. Ten years later, his mother receives a visit from the local police: the body of Sandra’s best friend has been found in a dry riverbed near a remote Pilbara road and her DNA matches the DNA found under Darren’s fingernails.

Road to Hanging Rock

If you remember 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' you need to discover where 'Road to Hanging Rock' leads.

Dark Mode

A riveting psychological thriller drawn from true events and set in Sydney, Dark Mode delves into the terrifying reality of the dark web, and the price we pay for surrendering our privacy one click at a time. For fans of JP Pomare, Candice Fox and Tana French.

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Larch Tree Lane

Lives of the Larch Tree Lane residents are set to intertwine. Maggie is 70 and struggling with her family’s 200 year old home, Lucia is escaping a bad marriage and her ex won’t let go, Corin has an unexpected inheritance and is renovating a historical collection of houses.

The Salt Madonna

Hannah Mulvey left her island home as a teenager. But her mother is dying, and now Hannah has returned to Chesil, to find something threatens her small community. Odd reports and rumours reach her. People mutter on street corners, the church bell tolls through the night and the island's women gather at strange hours... And then the miracles begin.

The Historian's Daughter

As Hannah grows and makes her own way through Australian life, an education and friendships, she begins to penetrate to the heart of one of the old house’s greatest secrets – and to the meaning of her own existence.

Larch Tree Lane

Lives of the Larch Tree Lane residents are set to intertwine. Maggie is 70 and struggling with her family’s 200 year old home, Lucia is escaping a bad marriage and her ex won’t let go, Corin has an unexpected inheritance and is renovating a historical collection of houses.

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The Grief Hole

There are many grief holes. There's the grief hole you fall into when a loved one dies. There's another grief hole in all of us; small or large, it determines how much we want to live.

A Feast of Sorrows

A Feast of Sorrows — Angela Slatter’s first U.S. collection — features twelve of the World Fantasy and British Fantasy Award-winning Australian author’s finest, darkest fairy tales, and adds two new novellas to her marvelous cauldron of fiction.

The Gate Theory

"We're all in pain. We try to keep the gates closed by falling in love, travelling, avoiding responsibility, getting drunk, taking drugs...anything to lose ourselves. But the dull ache remains in each of us. These stories are about the gates opening."

The Grief Hole

There are many grief holes. There's the grief hole you fall into when a loved one dies. There's another grief hole in all of us; small or large, it determines how much we want to live.

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The Jade Necklace

New and selected poems of China

Wrestling With Bees

Evocative and playful by turn, Natalie Cooke’s first collection of poetry is preoccupied by Australian landscapes, what we look at in them and what we don’t. A diverse range of forms, from haiku to pattern poems, reflects on ‘palimpsest landscapes of overlay, erasure’ and the flora and fauna living there — including us.

Graffiti Lane

Graffiti Lane looks at life through an unfiltered lens, bringing a personal perspective on the grittiness of urban living in an eclectic mix of traditional, shadow and freeform poetry.

The Jade Necklace

New and selected poems of China

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Xenoflight

Nessa Santiago leaves Wye River to save her flying ferret Fernando from the Cryptid Hunter. With Kep Parker, she tracks down her long-lost father, dodging the anti-cryptid organisation HARNESS and a giant bird in the sky. Nessa’s visions lead them towards the Cryptid park, in a race to save the animals.

Cryptosight

When their cryptozoologist father disappears in the Flinders Ranges, strange things start happening to Rafferty Kaminsky and his younger sister Zara. They learn that their father belongs to a secret organisation and they are suddenly being pursued by bunyip hunters. Following ‘sightings’ around country Victoria, will they find their father?

Thrill Seekers

Set in Brisbane, Australia, and told as a series of skilfully linked short first-person narratives, this is an account of the descent into thrills-at-any-cost of the Oxley Creek Boys.

Xenoflight

Nessa Santiago leaves Wye River to save her flying ferret Fernando from the Cryptid Hunter. With Kep Parker, she tracks down her long-lost father, dodging the anti-cryptid organisation HARNESS and a giant bird in the sky. Nessa’s visions lead them towards the Cryptid park, in a race to save the animals.

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KSP Bookshelf

Anthologies & Collections

Fantasy, Paranormal & Science Fiction

Historical Fiction

Non-Fiction, Biography & Memoir

Women's Fiction & Romance

Crime & Mystery

General & Literary Fiction

Horror

Poetry

Young Adult & Children's Books

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