Harvey Duckman Presents… celebrates its fiftieth author
Writers around the world are finding a home for their fantastic fiction in North-East England’s very own Harvey Duckman series of scifi, fantasy, horror and steampunk short story anthologies.
And the latest volume marks a milestone for Billingham’s Sixth Element Publishing. The series was launched in 2019 to help new authors get their first foothold in publishing, and with this edition there are now 58 ‘Harveys’ whose work has been chosen for the series.
The nine books so far (seven volumes and two themed specials) feature 137 tales from brand new and established authors who hail from Teesside, London, Manchester, Birmingham, New York, New England, Germany, Australia, Japan, and India.
For many of the contributors, Harvey Duckman is their first time in print, their stories sitting alongside tales from established and award-winning authors. The team at Sixth Element works hand in hand with new writers to bring their unique voices to the collection. The oldest contributors are in their seventies, and the youngest only twelve. More than a third identify as women, and several are autistic or dyslexic.
Gillie Hatton, editor and partner at Sixth Element, says, “We love our Harvey Duckman series. It’s brilliant to see such a talented bunch of writers come together to help support and promote each other, and give readers a regular helping of fantastic, original stories to enjoy.”
The goal is to publish at least 100 unique authors under the Harvey Duckman banner by the end of 2022, and new editions are already in the pipeline. Aspiring writers are invited to check out the submissions guidelines at www.harveyduckman.com. Authors who are chosen for the series earn a share of the Harvey Duckman royalties and retain the rights to their individual work.
Released this weekend, you can find the brand new volume of the Harvey Duckman Presents series on Amazon, in paperback and Kindle ebook, at mybook.to/HDP7