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Matt Tighe

@mktighewrites.bsky.social

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Aurealis and Australian Shadows Awards Winner. Ditmar finalist. AHWA, SFWA. Tired, but trying to be kind. (he/him) https://matttighe.weebly.com/

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Matt Tighe @mktighewrites.bsky.social · Sep 7

Pre-order links now up! This 20 story collection includes originals plus tales that have garnered 13 awards, shortlistings or competition places
books2read.com/drowninginth...

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Matt Tighe @mktighewrites.bsky.social · 2d

Released today and all physical copies sold out at Conflux Canberra!
You can order here
books2read.com/drowninginth...
#Conflux #horror

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Matt Tighe @mktighewrites.bsky.social · 4d

You can’t handle the tooth

Matt Tighe @mktighewrites.bsky.social · 16d

If you went you could go at 2.32

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Matt Tighe @mktighewrites.bsky.social · 20d

When I see stuff Marissa has done I get excited, and I’m not known for being excited. You should read this, whoever you are

Marissa Lingen @marissalingen.bsky.social · 22d

So...guess what I've been doing?

It's the story of an ex-harpy, her harpy ex-girlfriend, and some extremely opinionated weaponry. Pastries! Operettas! Complicated friendships! Coming soon to a page or e-reader near you!

Horned Lark Press @hornedlarkpress.com · 22d

We are so thrilled to announce another book coming from us next year: A DUBIOUS CLAMOR by @marissalingen.bsky.social! We were delighted by the unusual characters and we think you’re going to love them!

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Matt Tighe @mktighewrites.bsky.social · 22d

Not for any reason but my favourite short story of the last several years has been 'The Difference between Love and Time' in the antho 'Someone in Time'. Masterpiece of heart and love. Thank you @catvalente.bsky.social

Matt Tighe @mktighewrites.bsky.social · 26d

New story day! Wonderful art by Jacey

Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 26d

This was not going to be easy. He just needed to clear the house and move on. But his mother’s robot wasn’t helping. And there was something else. Something missing. If only he knew what it was, he might know where to look.

#scifi by @mktighewrites.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Maintenance

A difficult thing to fix.

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James Hance @jameshance.com · 29d

“But then something happened that the ring did not intend. It was picked up by the most unlikely creature imaginable: a shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith, Director of sales, American Light & Fixture.” ✨🎨

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Matt Tighe @mktighewrites.bsky.social · 28d

I love this story and everyone should read it

Suzan the chalant goth @sillysyntax.bsky.social · 28d

Happy 1 year to my novella, Countess. Thank you to everyone who has spent even a moment with my rebellious Virika. You all have given this book a life beyond what I expected. It is a book about this very moment we are living through, and if art is an act of resistance, it is the rock I have thrown🖤💜

Me, a brown woman with short black hair, wearing a black shirt and holding a copy of Countess.

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Matt Tighe @mktighewrites.bsky.social · Sep 7

Pre-order links now up! This 20 story collection includes originals plus tales that have garnered 13 awards, shortlistings or competition places
books2read.com/drowninginth...

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IFWG Publishing International @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social · Sep 2

An early shipment of Matt Tighe's upcoming collection of horror fiction, Drowning in the Dark and Other Stories, has just hit Australia. Leanbh Pearson was the lucky person to receive this shipment and has kindly unboxed it for Matt.

m.youtube.com/shorts/qrsWB...

Drowning in the Dark unboxing

YouTube video by IFWG Publishing International

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · Aug 31

This week!!! (In the USA)
This month!!! (In Australia)

Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · Jul 18

HONEYEATER, a haunted subtropical tale, comes out September 2025 PREORDERS open now from your favourite bookstore or:

USA: torpublishinggroup.com/honeyeater/?...
Australia: panmacmillan.com.au/9781761562303/

Honeyeater by Kathleen Jennings
Unsettling baroque image of a person in a white shirt, head obscured by birds and flowers
Art by Lindsey Carr, design by Christine Foltzer, edited by Ellen Datlow

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Pauline Yates @midnightmuser1.bsky.social · Aug 26

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��

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Robin Knabel - Inky Bones Press @robinknabel.bsky.social · Aug 27

Time's ticking, but you can still be a part of it!

The August 28th newsletter has a LOT of info as well as books you can grab—and a sneak teaser peek at the upcoming cover for OF BEASTS & BONES.

I'm excited to share all of this with you!

tinyurl.com/InkyBonesPre...

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ipicomics.bsky.social @ipicomics.bsky.social · Aug 23

We’ve just launched our YouTube Channel with a welcome post! Between our website and this channel, all our news, interviews, special events etc will be broadcast, and then disseminated through our social media network. Please consider subscribing.

youtu.be/aCa0xeCVWTY

WELCOME TO IPI COMICS YOUTUBE CHANNEL!

YouTube video by IPI Comics

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Robin Knabel - Inky Bones Press @robinknabel.bsky.social · Aug 22

🎉New spoiler-free review of Drowning in the Dark and Other Stories by Matt Tighe.

Published by @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social, this exquisite horror collection will release on October 6, 2025!!!

You'll want to check this one out!!!
robinknabel.squarespace.com/review-blog/...

Author Robin Knabel reviews DROWNING IN THE DARK AND OTHER STORIES by Matt Tighe, pub'd by IFWG. — Robin Knabel — Inky Bones Press

Author Robin Knabel reviews DROWNING IN THE DARK AND OTHER STORIES by Matt Tighe, published by IFWG Publishing International.

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · Aug 20

By me!

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Aug 20

A woman returning to her family’s home town discovers why people in Connorville might be more than they seem.

"In Connorville" by @tanaudel.bsky.social is now available to read for free at Reactor!

Art by @armandoveve.bsky.social
Edited by @datlow.bsky.social

reactormag.com/in-connorvil...

In Connorville - Reactor

A woman returning to her family’s home town for a wedding discovers why people in Connorville—including her family—might be more than they seem.

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · Aug 20

A small milestone for my novella, Ghost of the Neon God. 300 ratings on Goodreads and still going strong. Thank you to all who've read, enjoyed, and rated.

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Matt Tighe @mktighewrites.bsky.social · Aug 21

Very well deserved, fantastic story!

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Matt Tighe @mktighewrites.bsky.social · Aug 9

While out for a run I found a mobile phone. I thought I'd run it down to the police station. On the way the phone rang. It was the owner.
'Hi," I said. 'If this is your phone, I found it.'
'Do you still have it?' he asked.

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Matt Tighe @mktighewrites.bsky.social · Aug 8

This excerpt from @tanaudel.bsky.social novella is lyrical and foreboding and just delicious anticipation

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Aug 6

CALLING ALL BOTANICAL BODY HORROR FANS!! We're excited to share an excerpt from @tanaudel.bsky.social's Honeyeater, sprouting September 2nd!

reactormag.com/excerpts-hon...

Read an Excerpt From Honeyeater by Kathleen Jennings - Reactor

A dark fantasy that pulses with the beautiful destruction of a town reclaimed by the natural world.

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Matt Tighe @mktighewrites.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thank you!

Matt Tighe @mktighewrites.bsky.social · Aug 7

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.

Cast of Wonders @castofwonders.org · Aug 6

Cast of Wonders 646: As Brittle as Granite by Matt Tighe, narrated by Dani Daly, hosted by Amy Brennan and produced by Jeremy Carter

www.castofwonders.org/2025/08/cast...

a greyscale image of a stone head, cracking apart, against a backdrop of a ruined wall and pillars

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Helen Macdonald @hjm.bsky.social · Aug 4

This is incredible

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Aurealis Awards @aurealisawards.bsky.social · Aug 1

Changes afoot for the #AurealisAwards: aurealisawards.org/2025/08/01/a...

Aurealis Awards 2025 – Changes implemented this year

We live in an ever-evolving world, and this year the Aurealis Awards have some changes occuring to help us stay abreast of things and able to continue to deliver Australia’s premier speculati…

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Matt Tighe @mktighewrites.bsky.social · Jul 27

Release date 6th October!!

IFWG Publishing International @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social · Jul 27

IFWG Publishing is pleased to reveal the cover for Matt Tighe's upcoming horror fiction collection, Drowning in the Dark and Other Stories.
ifwgpublishing.com/2025/07/27/u...
#matttigle #horrorcollection #greathorrorwriting #upcomingtitle

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