Pauline Yates

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Cover reveal of book Of Beasts & Bones coming 2026

Of Beasts & Bones COVER REVEAL!

I can't wait for this to be in readers' hands! I'll complete edits over the next 2 weeks, then it's time to format, get blurbs, & share author info. Every story I read again during edits gets me pumped for 2026!

Love creature horror? You're going to love this book.🖤

HWA Poetry Showcase XII Out Now

Three's a charm! Thrilled to share that my poem 'Night Stalker' was selected for inclusion in the HWA Poetry Showcase XII. This is the third showcase I've featured in. Yay!!!
Out now: www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0FTY9LNG7

I'll handwrite initial ideas, or scenes I'm stuck on. Handwriting does seem to help free the creativity.

Congrats, Matt 👏👏👏

New Releases for Your TBR Death of a Clown – Catherine McCarthy Welcome To Far Point, Rookie – Fio The Thorns - Dawn Kurtagich Tales From the Cursed Edge Perverts – Adam Cosco The Connections We Keep - Pauline Yates Murder in the Monashee Mountains - JP Behrens Visitors – Robert Lass Somewhere Quiet, Full of Light - Henry Corrigan Killer on the Road / The Babysitter Lives - Stephen Graham Jones Formulation - Daniel Lorn Wretch - Eric LaRocca Voice Like a Hyacinth - Mallory Pearson The Horror Collection: Amber - Kevin J. Kennedy Veil Paperback –Jonathan Janz Combustible - Hunter Shea Roads to Ruin - Brian Bowyer A Game in Yellow - Hailey Piper

New Releases for Your TBR

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Thanks for including me! 🙏📖📚

Sneak peek at a cover tease for the upcoming Inky Bones Press anthology Of Beasts & Bones releasing in 2026.

👀 Want a cover sneak peek?!?!? Of Beasts & Bones, the newest Inky Bones Press anthology coming in 2026, features horror stories with creatures & monsters that will haunt you and scare you to the bone. 😱🦴💀🖤

This is a masterclass collection. Check it out>>>

Shattered, 2025 Ditmar Awards finalist!

This story just keeps giving and giving! Super thrilled to see my novella, Shattered, on the 2025 Ditmar Awards ballot. What an honour!!!! Congratulations to all the finalists in various categories. The full ballot is here: conflux.org.au/2025… If eligible, vote here: form.jotform.com/25235���

Pic of Killer Creatures Down Under by Deborah Sheldon for an August newsletter giveaway

List of items that could appear in my newsletters

Want a cover tease for OF BEASTS & BONES?!?👀
I'll be sharing one in my August 28th newsletter.

AND don't forget about the chance to receive 1 of 3 Killer Creatures Down Under e-books from Deborah Sheldon! (See pic for info.)📚

Get spooky with us:
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I have a new story out in @castofwonders.org with wonderful narration by @danooli.com and hosting by @scribblejotter.bsky.social. This one is about how we deal (or not) with emotions in a family. And how we pass that damn behaviour on.

Graphic of all the names of the authors who will be featured in the upcoming anthology Of Beasts & Bones from Inky Bones Press in 2026.

I'm thrilled to share the list of contributing authors from OF BEASTS & BONES coming 2026! This is going to be a terrifying collection of short horror. I hope you're ready for it.🦴💀📕

Release date 6th October!!

I can’t wait for Pauline’s story to be shared!!!! It’s a thrilling tale!

Thankyou 🙏

I'm excited to announce that my story was selected to feature in this forthcoming creature feature anthology from @robinknabel.bsky.social. Can't wait to share it with you!!

Book cover: It is What it Isn’t by Stephen Higgins

Book cover: When Dark Waters Burn by Zena Shapter

Book cover: My Hot Housemate by Susannah Hardy

Book cover: The Connections We Keep by Pauline Yates

Book spotlights:
It is What it Isn’t Science Fiction Short Stories @shiggins.bsky.social
When Dark Waters Burn by @zenashapter.bsky.social science fantasy
My Hot Housemate - Susannah Hardy – romcom
The Connections We Keep by @midnightmuser1.bsky.social – Horror Short Stories
#ReadMoreAussieBooks

Memories Don't Lie by Pauline Yates Image credit: https://www.instagram.com/chryselle_amber_art/

Memories Don't Lie
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An engaging story of a young woman’s resilience and struggle as an orphan in search of answers in a genetically enhanced world.
***2024 Bookfest First Place Award - YA - Science Fiction; Genetic Engineering; Action/Adventure

See creators highlighted in HWA May Seers Table column:
@midnightmuser1.bsky.social, @justinkey.bsky.social, @tadethompson.bsky.social
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Thank you 🙏

Thank you 🙏

Aurealis Award for Shattered by Pauline Yates (Black Hare Press) Best Horror Novella

How wicked is this? Thanks @aurealisawards.bsky.social
@blackharepress.bsky.social

THE CONNECTIONS WE KEEP by Pauline Yates
https://books2read.com/PYates-Connections

Step into a world where the ties that bind twist, & discover what really lurks in the shadows of human connection.

#HORROR #readingcommunity #booksky🌎📚💙 #bookbloggers #bookpromo #bookworm #tbrpile #blackharepress

So deserving. Congrats 👏👏👏

Congratulations to all the Aurealis Awards winners, including @trnapper.bsky.social @random-alex.bsky.social @macdibble.bsky.social @midnightmuser1.bsky.social @mktighewrites.bsky.social @gnipahellir.bsky.social @shelleyparkerchan.bsky.social @absenceofgravitas.bsky.social!

Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Aurealis Awards, presented at an online ceremony this afternoon!

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#AurealisAwards

Thanks Keith. It's a bit surreal. I'm honoured and thrilled and relieved all wrapped together around all my hard work.

Thanks Myna

Australasian Shadows Awards Shortlist Announced

Squee! Shortlists for the Australasian Shadows Awards were announced, and Shattered @blackharepress.bsky.social and “Just An Unnerving Sensation”, HWA Poetry Showcase XI @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social were shortlisted. Thanks judges, and congrats to everyone.
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