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MORE HORROR IN TUGGERANONG
21 MAY 2015
Award-winning writer of horror fiction, Kaaron Warren will officially release the newly published version of The Gate Theory - a series of
6 short stories - on Thursday 4 June at the Tuggeranong Arts Centre as part of the Lakeside Literary Lounge series.
The series published by Cohesion Press and previously released in electronic form comprising: Purity, That Girl, Dead Sea Fruit, The
History Thief, and The Gaze Dogs of Nine Waterfall, will include a brand new short story - The Gate Theory - finished just weeks ago and
never seen publically.
Warren says she came across the philosophy behind “The Gate Theory of Pain” and knew she had found the title for her collection of
stories and the so-titled new work.
“We’re all in pain. We try to keep the gates closed by falling in love, travelling, avoiding responsibility, getting drunk, taking drugs…
anything to lose ourselves. But the dull ache remains in each of us,” Warren said.
The much-loved local author says she wrote the new release in response to the Federal Government’s recent move to close remote
Indigenous communities.
‘In the story, the main character, a woman from Canberra, travels to a remote Indigenous communities to help relocate the last few people
remaining in the community,. Warren says.
In describing the connection to the title, but without giving away how the story ends, Warren said:
“Once our character arrives in the closed down community she develops her own ‘gate theory’ – a way of addressing the deep pain
endured by the few people remaining in the now desolate community”.
Warren’s theory, that ‘if you’re holding the hand of a person when they die, their ghost gets anchored to the earth’ sets the tone for how
her ghostly new tale unfolds.
Known internationally for her incredible and unique style, Warren has sold over 200 short stories, three novels and five short story
collections.
In a review of the works, British-Australian author, Alan Baxter describes the series as:
‘‘…. Stretching the boundaries of both storytelling and character. Warren’s is a unique voice in horror. She has an ability to take us to
places so utterly disturbing yet simultaneously so mundane and believable; that you start to look at people you meet with a sidelong
glance. I call it The Warren Perception. It’s unavoidable. Read her work and you will start to look at people as she does. This is not
necessarily a good thing, but it’s fascinating”.
Join us on the Lakeside literary lounge when Kaaron Warren turns our attention to the darker side of literary at 7pm, 4 June.
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Photograph the author with her newly published book in:
 Her quirky and visually appealing home studio in Downer
 A creepy little corner in the back halls of Old Parliament House – where she studies as a current MOAD fellow,
 The Green Shed Shop in Garema Place – one of her favourite places to find inspiration!
RADIO OPPORTUNITY: Kaaron is a wonderful storyteller; interview her live and:
• Find out what lies in the mind of a horror writer
• Find out why reads come away feel visceral and disturbed
• Hear short reading from the 5 short stories in her newly published book and unpack the dark deep secrets with the author herself!
Media contact: Cassidy Richens, 0405 485 288, 6293 1443 or
cassidy.richens@tuggeranongarts.com.au
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Kaaron Warren’s collection of published work includes:
The Gate Theory (Cohesion Press)
Five short stories and a novella
Through Splintered Walls (Twelfth Planet Press)
A series of stories inspired by the Australian Landscape and part of the Twelve Planets series
Winner, Ditmar Award
Winner, Australian Shadows Award
Winner, Shirley Jackson Award
Winner, Canberra Writers and Publisher’s Award for fiction
Winner, Canberra Critics’ Award
Shortlisted, World Fantasy Award
Mistification (Angry Robot Books)
Shortlisted, Ditmar Award.
Slights - published 2009. (Angry Robot Books)
Winner, Australian Shadows Award.
Shortlisted, Aurealis Awards Best Horror Novel.
Winner, Ditmar Award for Best Novel.
Winner, Best Fiction, Canberra Critics awards.
Starred review, book of the week, Publisher’s Weekly
Walking the Tree - published 2010. (Angry Robot Books)
Shortlisted, Best Novel, Ditmar awards.
The Grinding House short story collection (CSFG Publishing).
Winner of two Ditmar Awards
Winner of the Canberra Writers’ and Publishers’ Award for Fiction.
The Glass Woman short story collection (Prime Books)
Dead Sea Fruit short collection (Ticonderoga Publications).
Shortlisted, Aurealis award, Best Collection.
Winner, Canberra Writers’ and Publishers’ Award for Fiction.
Media contact: Cassidy Richens, 0405 485 288, 6293 1443 or
cassidy.richens@tuggeranongarts.com.au
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