What's been accepted, what's coming soon, what Fiona's working on next, plus any other new developments and snippets of information. Read it here first!

30 March 2010
Through a Glass Darkly, Fiona's writing and real life blog, has been nominated for the CompletelyNovel.com author blog awards. Nominations are open until 2 April and the blogs with the most nominations will be shortlisted for voting, with prizes available for voters. If you'd like to nominate and/or vote for Fiona's blog, please go here for further instructions.

18 March 2010
Volumes 2 and 4 of the Radgepacket series, both of which contain Fiona's stories, are now on sale at the Created in Birmingham shop in the Bull Ring shopping centre. The paperback books will be on sale for a period of at least one month, priced at £5.99 each. If you're visiting Birmingham and would like to pick up a copy, go to the upper level of the Bull Ring between the main New Street entrance and Debenhams. The shop is open from 11 am every day and as well as Fiona's books you can also find a welter of artwork, music, jewellery and designer clothing, all by local artists and craftspeople. For more details of the books, see the Radgepacket 2 page or the Radgepacket 4 page.

17 March 2010
Unravelling the Thread, a fun modern take on the old Greek minotaur legend, has just been accepted by QueeredFiction for their Love & Fables anthology. When Theo's sometime-girlfriend Ariadne thinks there's a monster in the Coseley Manor maze, she sends him in to Deal With It. Never at his best in adversity, Theo surprises even himself - and is rewarded with Beauty of a different kind on the way to tackling the Beast. The anthology is due out in June/July 2010.

15 March 2010
Byker Books, the independent UK publisher of dark urban fiction, have just released Lemon Sour in their fourth 'Radgepacket' anthology. The story is a short, dark tale of childhood humiliation and ultimate revenge, involving a pair of yellow gloves. You can find out more about the book, including a snippet from the story and full ordering details, please go to the Lemon Sour page here.

3 March 2010
Fiona will be attending the launch party for Radgepacket 4 from Byker Books. If you'd like to meet her, the book's editor and various other contributors, have a glass (or two) of wine and some nibbles and get your copy of the book signed, come along to sports bookshop The Back Page in Newcastle city centre between 3 and 5 pm on Saturday 13 March. The store is located at 56 St Andrews Street, Newcastle, NE1 5SF (post code included for those of you with sat navs). Everyone's welcome - the more the merrier!

29 February 2010
Midlands-based writers' resource blog Once There Was has posted Come Friendly Bombs, a strange little flash about a teenager taking revenge on his parents, on their site. The story was 'commended' in their first flash fiction contest and you can read it free by following the link above.

5 February 2010
Author Rick Reed has spotlighted Queer Dimensions, and Fiona's story The Visitor, on his blog today. Drop by to read a synopsis and a different excerpt to the one posted on this site!

3 February 2010
Fiona has posted a free flash story on her blog today in aid of the Haiti Appeal. If you enjoy the story (or even if you don't!) please consider making a donation to one of the listed charities.

29 December 2009
'Things Aren't What They Seem', the anthology set to include Fiona's short sci-fi Boyfriend From Hell, has been cancelled prior to publication by publishers From the Asylum, who have now formally closed their doors.

17 November 2009
Interest continues to grow in 'I Do', the charity anthology released in aid of the Lambda Legal Fund. Three review sites have recently rated it, and rated it very highly. To find all the reviews of the anthology, see the 'I Do' page.

8 September 2009
The future is queer - and here! QueeredFiction have released the e-book version of their time-travel sf anthology 'Queer Dimensions', which includes Fiona's story The Visitor. The print version is coming soon, on 21 September. Check out their website for further details, or see the Books & Stories page.

25 August 2009
The New Flesh (a new zine of short dark fiction) have featured Clones, a short dark sf about a science experiment with a horrible difference, in their webzine today. This story brings a whole new meaning to the idea of paper dolls....

2 July 2009
Fiona's latest flash piece, a modern parable on the subject of bricks and mortar in only 150 words, is appearing in the latest issue (#42) of Mslexia, a highly regarded British magazine of women's writing. The magazine is available to buy via subscription, or on a single issue 'try before you buy' offer, or at branches of some bookstores. You can find all the details, including a full listof stockists, on the magazine's 'subscribe' page.