Sylvia Petter

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Australian in Austria. Writer of short, long, serious, sexy and fun. The story collection, The Past Present, was published in 2000/2001 in paperback and ebook formats by IUMIX, UK. Back Burning won the IP Picks Best Fiction Prize and was published in 2007 by IP, Australia. Mercury Blobs was published by Raging Aardvark, Australia in 2013, and stories appear in German translation in Geflimmer der Vergangenheit in 2014. Stories also appear in the charity anthologies, 100 Stories for Haiti, 50 Stories for Pakistan, A Pint and a Haircut - True Irish Stories, 100 Stories for Queensland, New Sun Rising: Stories for Japan, and Refugees Welcome.

Writing as AstridL, erotic tales may be found at amazon.com/author/astridl

And here´s what a reader in France says in a 4-star review of Mercury Blobs: "You can't take one without the other!

Some stories remind us that everyone leads two lives. Mix and match Sylvia Petter's 'Mercury Blobs' with AstridL's 'Consuming the Muse and you'll see why. A Home is a Home and nice to get back to even after a Picnic at Niagara.

The Christmas Goose may not seem as exciting as a Cherry Strudel but it can sometimes help you get over what was Just Lunch.

Giggles? Laughter? The odd tear or two? I am now sure that The Ways of Love and The Wages of Bliss are the two sides of the same coin."

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Ripening: 2018 National Flash-Fiction Day Anthology (National Flash Fiction Day Anthologies Book 7) Jun 11, 2018

by Santino Prinzi, Calum Kerr, Tim Stevenson, Kevlin Henney, F.J. Morris, Angela Readman, Meg Pokrass, Jennifer Harvey, Alison Powell

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This seventh annual instalment of the National Flash-Fiction Day (UK) anthology is overflowing with food-themed flashes. Satiate your hunger for fiction with these delicious stories by new and established flash fiction writers. The authors have cooked up a smorgasbord of entertaining, moving and tantalising flashes for your reading delight. From fudge to oysters, apples to mangoes, gingerbread to (of course!) cake, there’s something in this anthology for everyone to sink their teeth into. Authors include: Alison Powell, A. E. Weisgerber, Abi Hynes, Alan Beard, Alicia Bakewell, Amanda O'Callaghan, Angela Readman, Anita Goveas, Anna Rymer, Anne Summerfield, Calum Kerr, Catherine Edmunds, Charlotte Wührer, Charmaine Wilkerson, Christopher Allen, Christopher M Drew, Claire Polders, Damhnait Monaghan, David Cook, Deborah Meltvedt, Diane Simmons, E. P. Chiew, Elaine Dillon, Emily Devane, Emma Harding, Erica Plouffe Lazure, Fiona J. Mackintosh, FJ Morris, Frankie McMillan, Gay Degani, Gemma Govier, H Anthony Hildebrand, Helen Rye, Ingrid Jendrzejewski, Ioanna Mavrou, J. E. Kennedy, Jacqueline Saville, Jan Kaneen, Jennifer Harvey, Joanna Campbell, Jude Higgins, Judy Darley, Kevlin Henney, KM Elkes, Kymm Coveny, Laura Pearson, Leonora Desar, Lisa Ferranti, Meg Pokrass, Megan Giddings, Nadia Stone, Nan Wigington, Nancy Stohlman, Nuala O'Connor, Olga Wojtas, Philip Charter, Poppy O'Neill, Rachael Dunlop, Rebecca Field, Robert Scotellaro, Ros Woolner, Sal Page, Santino Prinzi, Sara Chansarkar, Sarah Evans, Sharon Telfer, Sophie van Llewyn, Stephanie Hutton, Sylvia Petter, Tara Laskowski, Tim Stevenson, TM Upchurch. The editors are Santino Prinzi and Alison Powell.

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Asian Anthology: New Writing Vol. 1: Stories by Writers from Around the World Feb 22, 2022

by Ivy Ngeow, E.P. Chiew, MK Eidson, Marc de Faoite, Doc Krinberg, Ewan Lawrie, Yvonne Lyon, Sylvia Petter, Sandeep Kumar Mishra, Patrick Burns

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Crocodiles in the city, street food fandom, a psychic club in a Penang beach resort.

Asian Anthology: New Writing Vol. 1 is a showcase of short stories and place writing by both new and more established prize-winning writers. Some unexpected, a few surreal and others traditional, these are 23 compelling stories of irony, humanity and satire, exploring a range of subject matter to reveal a glimpse of modern Asian society and culture: a funeral in India, a hotel encounter in Japan, a sleepless night in Hong Kong. Modern themes such as the chilling consequences of the environmental impact of logging, deforestation and the barbarism of the shark’s fin soup delicacy press on our collective conscience. Stories of work and travel give insight into the white-guy-in-Asia trope: backpacker, courier and expat company manager. But no Asian fiction is complete without stories of food, family conflict, redemption and reconciliation.

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Rumaizah Abu Bakar, Patrick Burns, Cheung Louie, E.P. Chiew, Mason Croft, MK Eidson, Marc de Faoite, Jenny Hor, Nenad Jovancic, Lynett Khoh, Doc Krinberg, V.S. Lai, Ewan Lawrie, Winston Lim, Y.K. Lim, Yvonne Lyon, Sandeep Kumar Mishra, Ivy Ngeow, Krishnaveni Panikker, Sylvia Petter, Shafiqah Alliah Razman, San Lin Tun and Yang Ming.

Surprising and entertaining, this anthology captures the paradox of richness, diversity and humor that is Asian culture.

★ Discover fascinating new writing set in Asia today. ★

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Stories of Hope: Bushfire Relief Anthology Feb 27, 2020

by Aussie Speculative Fiction, A. P. Morse, Alan Whelan, Alby Grace, Alice Lam, Amanda McLeod, Amani Gunawardana, Barbara Smith, Belinda Brady, Cage Dunn, Evelien Clarke, Carolyn Young, Helen Lyne, Clare Rhoden, Deanne Seigle-Buyat, DJ Elton, Eleanor Whitworth, Emilie Morscheck, Eva Leppard, Fallacious Rose, Fiona Lohrbaecher, Frank Prem, Gordon Clarke, Heather Ewings, Helena McAuley, Holly Sydelle, Ian Harrison, Ishmael Soledad, Jacqui Greaves, Jessica Drake, Jessica A. McMinn, Jo Davidson, Jon Ray, J. Hepburn, Judy Peters, K. B. Elijah, Kingsley Benjamin, L R Johnson, Lachlan Walter, Laurie Bell, L. J. Kendall, Maggie Veness, Manna Clarke, Margie Riley, Maureen Flynn, Melony R Boseley, Natasja Rose, Neen Cohen, Nikky Lee, Paul Mannering, Philip Barker, Phil Hore, Phoenix Addison, R. A. Goli, Rachel J Fenton, Rebecca Bowyer, R. J. Rodda, Rhiannon Bird, Roger Patulny, S. F. Flanigan, S. John Davis, Sarah Gover, Sasha Hanton, Sean Bellairs, Shannon Kelly, Shay Laurent, Silvia Brown, Stacey Jaine McIntosh, Suzannah Rowntree, Sylvia Petter, Victoria Greenaway, Zena Shapter, Zoey Xolton, Alanah Andrews

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100,000 words of hope.

This year, many Australian communities have been affected by bushfires. People—and animals—have lost their lives and their homes. The Australian Speculative Fiction community asked the question, ‘What can we do to help?’

‘Stories of Hope’ was born from the smoke and ashes, an anthology of fantasy and science fiction tales based on the theme of ‘hope.’ All money raised from the sales of this book will be donated to WWF's Australian Wildlife and Nature Recovery Fund and the Red Cross Disaster Relief & Recovery Fund.

This is no ordinary anthology, it’s a message of hope for the future.

All the Beautiful Liars Mar 16, 2020

by Sylvia Petter

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How true are the family histories that tell us who we are and where we come from? Who knows how much all the beautiful liars have embargoed or embellished the truth?During a long flight from Europe to Sydney to bury her mother, Australian expat Katrina Klain reviews the fading narrative of her family and her long quest to understand her true origins. This has already taken her to Vienna, where she met her Uncle Harald who embezzled the Austrian government out of millions, as well as Carl Sokorny, the godson of one of Hitler's most notorious generals, and then on to Geneva and Madrid. Not only were her family caught up with the Nazis, they also turn out to have been involved with the Stasi in post-war East Germany.It's a lot to come to terms with, but there are more revelations in store. After the funeral, she finds letters that reveal a dramatic twist which means her own identity must take a radical shift. Will these discoveries enable her to complete the puzzle of her family's past?Inspired by her own life story, Sylvia Petter's richly imaginative debut novel, set between the new world and the old, is a powerful tale about making peace with the past and finding closure for the future.

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With One Eye on the Cows: Bath Flash Fiction Volume Four (Bath Flash Fiction Award) Nov 27, 2020

by Bath Flash Fiction Award, Jude Higgins

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This anthology, the fourth from the Bath Flash Fiction Awards, contains 137 micro fictions of 300 words or under by writers from all over the world. The stories cover many topics: relationships in all their forms, familiar, strange, tragic or benign; war and displacement; the climate emergency; historical subjects; the fantastical and surreal. So many different styles and themes. So much to enjoy, make you think, and inspire you to write your own stories.

“From lush description to plot surprises to current events and complicated relationships of all kinds... a wonderful cross-section of flash fiction.”

~Nancy Stohlman, author of Madam Velvet’s Cabaret of Oddities

“There’s humor and pathos in these stories, conventional plots alongside innovative structures... personal stories and those concerning larger cultural themes.”

~Christopher Allen author of Other Household Toxins

“A real cornucopia of flash skills...all sparking joy.”

~Vanessa Gebbie author of The Coward’s Tale

New Sun Rising: Stories for Japan Jun 8, 2012

by Annie Evett, Michelle Goode, Sylvia Petter, Vaishali Shroff

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New Sun Rising: Stories for Japan is an anthology of stories, flash fiction, poems, haibun, haiku and artwork and photography donated by over 60 creators from all over the world to support those in Japan still affected by the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami and earthquake. All monies go the Japanese Red Cross.

This anthology was prepared by an international team of volunteers and includes the donation of a poem in German with English translation by award-winning Austrian poet and writer, Friederike Mayröcker.

Greg Mc Queen, founder of 100 Stories for Haiti and 50 Stories for Pakistan says this:

"You're holding a book that beat the odds. A book made from determination. From compassion. And by holding it - buying it - reading it - telling others about it - you stand with the writers and artists who created it: ordinary people who watched the lives of strangers destroyed and decided that they needed to help."

Celebrate with us Japan and its people.

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Romeo & Julia in Corona: A bilingual English/German novelette in flash inspired by and supporting „PCs für alle” (German Edition) Sep 19, 2021

by Sylvia Petter

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“Szenen einer jungen Liebe erzählt mit hoffnungsvollem und lebensklugem Blick auf die menschlichen Kräfte. Besonders geeignet zur Ermutigung junger Menschen.” - Stefan T. Hopmann, Bildungswissenschafter

“Scenes of a young love told with a hopeful and wise view of human powers. Particularly suitable for encouraging young people.” - Stefan T. Hopmann, educational scientist

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"Eine zarte Liebesgeschichte zwischen zwei Jugendlichen, leichtfüßig geschrieben, in der angespannten Zeit des 1. Lockdowns" - Günther Kaip

"A tender love story between two young people, written with a light touch, in the tense time of the 1st lockdown" - Günther Kaip

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Sex with Friends Mar 24, 2022

by Sylvia Petter, Adnan Mahmutovic, Lucy Durneen, Rachel Fenton, AstridL AstridL

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An anthology of sexy literary stories, some extracts, some stand alone, arising from online banter, expanded to indicate how the stories were triggered, with cover and interior artwork by Rachel Fenton.

"One can think of few topical high wires more difficult than sex for a serious writer to leap upon and dance across. The four splendid writers whose thirteen stories comprise Sex with Friends have succeeded in this act with astonishing elan and nuance. These stories are at times, yes, stirring, but they are also redolent of serious literary subtext. And they are, as they should be, a ravishing delight. Sex and art in an intimate embrace. What could be better?"
- Robert Olen Butler, author of 25 books, and winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

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Collected Stories Mar 23, 2022

by Sylvia Petter

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About this book:
A collection containing all the stories from The Past Present (IUMIX, UK, 2000/2001), Back Burning (IP, Australia, 2007) and Mercury Blobs (Raging Aardvark, 2013), plus some new ones.

About The Past Present:
‘…a good mix of thought-provoking work leavened by the occasional humorous piece. All in all, this is a very strong first collection.’ – Zoe King, Editor, Buzzwords Magazine, UK.

About Back Burning, Best Fiction Award at IP Australia, 2007:
‘Sylvia Petter is a cartographer of dislocated lives. With compassionate precision, she charts the detours, the disruptive incursions of passion, loneliness and loss, the ever-shifting conceptions of home and of the self. Her characters are always on the move through complicated terrain, and the journey is richly rewarding for the reader.’ – Janette Turner Hospital, prizewinning author of the short story collection, Forecast: Turbulence

About Mercury Blobs:
‘The brilliant stories in Sylvia Petter’s Mercury Blobs are sometimes very funny and sometimes very moving, and often they are both at once, which is one of the best tests of a truly serious writer. Moreover, she is a master of the very short fictional forms that have become a crucial expressive medium of the 21st-century sensibility. This is a splendid collection from a gifted writer.’ – Robert Olen Butler, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain.

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Winds of Change: Deutsche Fassung von dani*ela beuren (German Edition) Dec 12, 2021

by Sylvia Petter

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„Winds of Change“ handelt davon, wie gewöhnli- che Menschen auf politische Veränderung reagie- ren und damit zurechtkommen. Die Geschichte spielt in der ostdeutschen Stadt Chemnitz und folgt dem Leben von Dieter S., einem Stasi-Mitar- beiter, und Kai T. , jenem Mann, den er während des DDR-Regimes ausspioniert. Beide stehen loyal zur DDR, wurde sie doch als Bollwerk gegen den Faschismus gegründet.

„Wen können wir lieben? Wem vertrauen? In einer kühnen Neuinterpretation der Gattung Flash Fiction komprimiert Sylvia Petter ein ganzes Epos auf kleinstem Raum. Es ist eine packende, eindringliche und poetische Schilderung histori- scher Ereignisse, voll von Geheimnissen, Aufleh- nung, Revolution, Befreiung und dem Wind politi- scher Veränderung, den wir alle spüren.“

Nancy Stohlman, Going Short: An Invitation to Flash Fiction

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Winds of Change: a novelette in Flash Apr 7, 2021

by Sylvia Petter

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This is the story of how ordinary people react and adapt to political change. With the background of Chemnitz in the Eastern part of Germany it follows the lives of Dieter S., a Stasi operative, and Kai T. the man on whom he spies over the duration of the life of the GDR to which both are loyal because of its creation in opposition to fascism.“Sylvia Petter has captured with wonderful brevity and efficiency a weird bit of history that came and went in a relatively short time, yet caused incalculable havoc to ordinary people’s lives in the most absurd and petty ways. She tells it in flash form but the story lingers long after you’ve read it.” - Simon Edge, author of The Hopkins Conundrum“Sylvia Petter’s timely novel in flash evokes perfectly the letters sent, intercepted, and finally received, through which this story of fragmented yet enduring love and hope is told. Set against the backdrop of Chemnitz before and after the fall of the Berlin wall, Petter’s precise prose brings to life in crisp, vivid detail a not too distant past that rings eerily true to the present. A portent.” - Rachel J Fenton, author of Beerstorming with Charlotte Brontë in New York “Who can you love? Who can you trust? Boldly reimagining the flash fiction form, Sylvia Petter has created an epic tale in a compressed space, a compelling, powerful, poetic retelling of history filled with secrets, dissidents, revolution, redemption and the indiscriminating winds of political change that touch us all.” - Nancy Stohlman, Going Short: An Invitation to Flash Fiction

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Just Off Message: a 20th Anniversary Anthology Oct 14, 2017

by David P Reiter

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From the ashes of the Penguin Australia Poetry Series, a new publishing house took wing. New and emerging creators, as well as established voices sought an independent publishing house with a global vision and an innovative approach. They found IP.

Now, 20 years on, more than forty creators return to celebrate the survival of this maverick venture with the very best of work past, current and future. Their message to you is that independent publishing houses like IP are, and always will be, an essential part of the cultural landscape even in the face of globalisation and aspiring robots.

Who are these daring writers whose work is Just off Message?

You know how to find them.

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