Hello everyone! I’ve got something a bit special today. For the first time in quite a while, some of my writing is going to be in a book! That you can buy!
Christmas Australis: A Frighteningly Festive Anthology of Spine-Jingling Tales brings together eight stories that reflect the Australian experience of Christmas: it’s summer here in December and we spend the 25th at the beach or under the air conditioner, gorging on seafood and lemonade.
Over the past few months, I’ve got to know some fantastic other Australian writers via our hashtag #6amAusWriters, and I’m super-proud to be included!
There’s something for everyone in Christmas Australis, whether you are a fan of contemporary stories, sci-fi, fantasy, or even steampunk!
And now, the moment you’ve all been waiting for! Here it is!
The fabulous cover was designed by Cassi Strachan at Creative Girl Tuesday. Thank you so much, Cassi!
The contributors are V. E. Patton, Darren Kasenkow, Emily Wrayburn (me!), Lyn Webster, Andrew Roff, Natasha O’Connor, Madeleine D’Este and Belinda Grant.
My story is called Operation: Sugarplum, and it’s a modern-day retelling of The Nutcracker. Here’s a bit about it.
Clara gets more than she bargained for when she plays a new virtual reality platform with boy-genius developer, Max Drosselmeier.
Suddenly virtual characters are coming after her in reality and the only way to stop them is to play the game to the end…
It’s a bit of this:
Combined with a bit of this:
To great effect if I do say so myself. 😉
You can find out more about the other stories on the Amazon Page.
You can pre-order now by clicking the button below for the special pre-order price of $3 US, before it bumps up to $3.99 US on release day, November 11. 
And don’t forget to add it to your GoodReads TBR shelf!
Emily Wrayburn 
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