{"id":4,"date":"2008-05-18T00:29:07","date_gmt":"2008-05-17T13:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joanneanderton.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-01-21T10:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:25:11","slug":"shortstories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/joanneanderton.com\/wordpress\/shortstories\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ghost Story<\/strong>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/dp\/B0FTYJGKQG\">Midnight Echo 20<\/a>,<\/em> AHWA, October 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>He Dances Alone<\/strong>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/pspublishing.co.uk\/shadowplays-trade-paperback-edited-by-peter-coleborn--mike-chinn-6435-p.asp\">Shadowplays<\/a><\/em>, PS Publishing, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Street Blessings<\/strong>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteenso.com\/7-street-blessings-j-anderton.html\">White Enso<\/a><\/em>, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Warabi Mochi<\/strong>, <em>The Art of Broken Things<\/em>, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Three on a Match<\/strong>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/journalstone.com\/bookstore\/the-art-of-broken-things\/\">The Art of Broken Things<\/a><\/em>, 2022. Reprinted in the January 2026 issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedarkmagazine.com\/issues\/january-2026\/\">The Dark<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Infinity Effect<\/strong>, <em>Damnation Games<\/em>, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Every Her that Ever Was<\/strong>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sundaymorningtransport.com\/\">Sunday Morning Transport<\/a><\/em>, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Birdsong<\/strong>, <em>The Art of Being Human<\/em>, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Things<\/strong><em>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/csfg.org.au\/product\/unnatural-order\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/csfg.org.au\/product\/unnatural-order\/\" target=\"_blank\">Unnatural Order<\/a><\/em>, CSFG, December 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hideous Armature<\/strong>, <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Midnight-Echo-Issue-Lee-Murray-ebook\/dp\/B08MWD9F1J?fbclid=IwAR3KO6rzymuXxLfH0sKwjeeax8mb3wjA-9QLG66jsnX3QVNQ_jk0N-qACH4\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Midnight-Echo-Issue-Lee-Murray-ebook\/dp\/B08MWD9F1J?fbclid=IwAR3KO6rzymuXxLfH0sKwjeeax8mb3wjA-9QLG66jsnX3QVNQ_jk0N-qACH4\" target=\"_blank\">Midnight Echo 15<\/a>,<\/em> AHWA, November 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Human Error<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/coeurdelion.com.au\/dimension6\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dimension6<\/a><\/em>, October 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ten Thousand Gates<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Aggregate<\/em>, February 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Loose Stones,<\/strong>&nbsp;<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uts.edu.au\/future-students\/communication\/about-communication\/uts-writers-anthology\/2019-infinite-threads\" target=\"_blank\">Infinite Threads<\/a><\/em>, the 2019 UTS Writers Anthology, 2019. Aurealis Award finalist for&nbsp;<strong>Best Horror Short Story<\/strong>&nbsp;AND&nbsp;<strong>Best Fantasy Short Story<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wreck Diving,<\/strong>&nbsp;<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aurealis.com.au\/store\/aurealis-123\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aurealis #123<\/a><\/em>, 2019. <strong>WINNER of the 2019 Aurealis Award finalist for&nbsp;<strong>Best Science Fiction Short Story<\/strong><\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Palm Reading, One Dollar<\/strong>, <em>[Untitled]<\/em> 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I Almost Went to the Library Last Night<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Aurum: A Golden Anthology of Original Australian Fantasy<\/em>. Ticonderoga Publications, October 2018. Aurealis Award finalist for <strong>Best Science Fiction Novella.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Art of Broken Things<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Mother of Invention<\/em>, Twelfth Planet Press, September 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Traces<\/strong>, Aurealis issue #107 February 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Street Furniture,<\/strong><em>&nbsp;At the Edge<\/em> by Paper Road Press, 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Pain that Must be Suffered,<\/strong><em>&nbsp;In Your Face<\/em> from Fablecroft, 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unnamed Children,<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Bloodlines<\/em> from Ticonderoga Publications in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bullets,<\/strong>&nbsp;the AHWA anthology,&nbsp;<em>Sunshine Bright and Darkness Deep<\/em> in 2015. <strong>Winner Aurealis Award for best Horror Short Story. <\/strong>Reprinted and recorded over at <a href=\"http:\/\/podcastle.org\/2017\/10\/10\/podcastle-491-bullets\/\">Podcastle<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2B,<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Insert Title Here<\/em> from Fablecroft in 2015. Reprinted in <em>The Year&#8217;s Best Australian Fantasy &amp; Horror 2015<\/em>, Ticonderoga Publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Simulation Theory,<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>COSMOS Magazine<\/em> Feb\/March 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Last Tiger, o<\/strong>nline now at <a href=\"http:\/\/dailysciencefiction.com\/science-fiction\/robots-and-computers\/joanne-anderton\/the-last-tiger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily SF<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mah Song<\/strong>, an original story from&nbsp;<em>The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories<\/em>. Shortlisted for the Aurealis and Ditmar awards. Reprinted in <em>Focus 2013<\/em> by Fablecroft Publishing. Reprinted in the <em>Years Best YA Speculative Fiction 2013<\/em> from Twelfth Planet Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fence Lines<\/strong>, an&nbsp;Original story in&nbsp;<em>The Bone Chime Song and Other Stories<\/em>. Shortlisted for an Australian Shadows Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sand and Seawater (<\/strong>co-written with Rabia Gale)&nbsp;<em>One Small Step<\/em>&nbsp;from Fablecroft Publishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Always a Price:&nbsp;Winner of the AHWA Short story award 2012<\/strong>. Published in <em>Midnight Echo 8<\/em>&nbsp;November 2012. Reprinted in&nbsp;<em>Award Winning Australian Writing 2013<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sanaa&#8217;s Army,&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Bloodstones<\/em> October 2012. Reprinted in <em>Focus 2012: Highlights of Australian Short Fiction<\/em>&nbsp;from FableCroft Publishing. Shortlisted for the Aurealis and Ditmar awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Luminaire,<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>From Stage Door Shadows<\/em>&nbsp;in September 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Bone Chime Song,<\/strong><em>&nbsp;Light Touch Paper, Stand Clear<\/em> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peggybrightbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peggy Bright Books<\/a>, June 2012. Translated and reprinted in Science Fiction World (China).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Memory Trapped in Light, a<\/strong>story set in the Debris universe, published in&nbsp;<em>Epilogue<\/em>&nbsp;from <a href=\"http:\/\/fablecroft.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fablecroft Press<\/a>, June 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Tied to the Waste,<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Tales of the Talisman<\/em>, March 2012. Reprinted in&nbsp;<em>The Best Australian Fantasy &amp; Horror 2012<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>High Density,<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.andromedaspaceways.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASIM<\/a>, February 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Out Hunting For Teeth,&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Midnight Echo 6<\/em>, November 2011.&nbsp;Received an honourable mention in the 2011 Australian Shadows Award&nbsp;for best short story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Flowers in the Shadow of the Garden,<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Hope<\/em> Anthology from Kayelle Press, October 2011. Finalist for the Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Short Story. Shortlisted for the WSFA Small Press award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>From the Dry Heart to&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>the Sea,<\/strong><span style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"text-align: left;\">After the Rain<\/em><span style=\"text-align: left;\"> by&nbsp;<\/span>FableCroft Publishing<span style=\"text-align: left;\">, April 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>The Sea at Night,<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>Dead Red Heart <\/em>by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/ticonderogapublications.com\/tp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ticonderoga Publications<\/a>, April 2011. Received an honourable mention in the&nbsp;2011 Australian Shadows Award&nbsp;for best short story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Breathtaker,<\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">&nbsp;Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Issue #44 in August 2010.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Graffiti,&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><em>Worlds Next Door<\/em>, FableCroft Publishing in August 2010.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Little Ghost Boy,<\/strong>&nbsp;Midnight Echo 3 in November 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong style=\"text-align: left;\">Albatross Ghosts,<\/strong><span style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Kaleidotrope<span style=\"text-align: left;\"> #7, October 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Shadow of Drought,<\/strong>&nbsp;Midnight Echo Issue 2 in June 2009. This story was recommended for a 2009 Stoker award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Dragon Bones,<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.andromedaspaceways.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine<\/a> #39, June 2009. Shortlisted for a 2009 Aurealis Award for &#8216;Best Young Adult Short Story&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Death Masque,<\/strong>&nbsp;<a title=\"csfg\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csfg.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CSFG<\/a> anthology, <em>Masques<\/em>, in March 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Cold Beneath the Bougainvillea,<\/strong>&nbsp;2008&nbsp;<em>Black Box<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Wordwitch,<\/strong>&nbsp;July 2008 issue feature story at <em>A Fly&nbsp;in Amber.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Dogs, winner of&nbsp;the Conjure short story competition in 2006<\/strong>, published in <a title=\"Aurealis\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aurealis.com.au\/current.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aurealis<\/a>&nbsp;in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Demons and Gin,<\/strong>&nbsp;Published in 2007 in <em>Niteblade<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Trail of Dead,<\/strong>&nbsp;2007 in &#8216;<em>Zombies<\/em>&#8216; by Altair Australia.&nbsp;Reprinted in<em> Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror Vol 3<\/em>&nbsp;By Brimstone Press in 2009, and <em>Zombies: More Recent Dead<\/em> by Prime Books in 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>When the Mountain Weeps,<\/strong>&nbsp;2007 in &#8216;<em>Touched by Wonder&#8217;<\/em> by Meadowhawk Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Whale Fall,<\/strong>&nbsp;2007 at <em>Daikaijuzine<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Flightless,&nbsp;<\/strong>2007 at <em>Arcane Twilight<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Thread Embrace,<\/strong>&nbsp;2007 at <em>The Harrow<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Mirror Dirt,<\/strong>&nbsp;2007 in <em>Flashspec Volume Two<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Darkened,&nbsp;<\/strong>2007 in the very first <em>Staffs &amp; Starships Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Threefold,<\/strong>&nbsp;2007 at <em>Bewildering Stories.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Swinging the World,<\/strong> winner&nbsp;<em>Flash Me Magazine&#8217;s<\/em> October 2006 &#8216;Lightning Flash Fiction&#8217; competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>Bond,&nbsp;<\/strong>2006 in&nbsp;<em>Deep Magic<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left MsoNormal\"><strong>The Feast, <\/strong>placed 3<sup>rd<\/sup> in the Australian Horror Writers Association flash fiction competition in 2005 and was published in <em>Shadowed Realm<\/em>s. 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