Author Bio:
Nicole Walsh (she/her) is a cat enthusiast from the east coast of Australia who loves fern gardens and long dresses. She writes short and novel-length speculative fiction and urban fantasy that span from a little bit dark, a little bit amusing through to a little bit steamy. Her work features in 40+ magazines and anthologies. Her second novel, sci-fi-fantasy mashup novel The God-Wife Reborn is OUT NOW. Visit Nicole at: https://nicolewalshauthor.com/ and www.facebook.com/nicolewalshauthor
MetaStellar Magazine - interview (video)
MetaStellar Magazine - interview (video)
MetaStellar Magazine - interview (video)
My first EVER interview. I try and keep my image and voice out of the social media space, so this was TERRIFYING. A big thank you to MetaStellar Magazine, for all that they do for writers and readers and how kind and professional they are!
FantaSciiCon Author Article
MetaStellar Magazine - interview (video)
MetaStellar Magazine - interview (video)
Organisers of the FantaSciiCon event (December 2025) wrote this lovely article about my work.
https://www.fantasciicon.com.au/post/nicole-walsh-spinning-dark-steamy-and-imaginative-tales
Dragon Soul Press (publisher)
MetaStellar Magazine - interview (video)
Dragon Soul Press (publisher)
Dragon Soul Press has been doing blog interviews with contributors - including me!
Check it out here: https://dragonsoulpress.com/2024/12/22/author-interview-with-nicole-walsh/
Non-Binary Review Magazine
MetaStellar Magazine - interview (video)
Dragon Soul Press (publisher)
My first ever written interview :-)
Zoetic Press' Non-Binary Review Magazine #35, Old Friends published my short story Sparkle. They also published these interviews of all their contributors - including me!
Check it out here: https://www.zoeticpress.com/issue-35-old-friends (scroll down, I'm at the end - authors are in alphabetical order!)
Latest News:
December: I attended FantaSciiCon 2025 on the Gold Coast. Such an amazing event. Met authors and stall holders from around Australia. I do love these smaller cons. The chats alone, hearing all about people's writing and stories and characters.
December: one of the publishers I have worked with is producing an anthology, which will feature the short story of mine they published back in Feb 2025 - Travel, the Boy and the Anchor (1500 words). Very excited to check out this lovely looking anthology.
November: Every year some mates and I do a November writing challenge (previously Nanowrimo - National Novel Writing Month). I gave this a red hot go and COMPLETED my challenge: 15 brand new short stories and novellas, 82k words all up (some of it, chasing short stories in tight circles). Finished it on the FINAL day!
October: I had a short story accepted to an anthology open call that was very close to my heart. The open call was attempting to channel an element of a TV show/franchise that was so formative to me as a story-teller and writer and which I absolutely adored all the way through my teens. I am so excited to feature alongside fellow enthusiasts of this world/story/theme, exploring an angle that is so integral to fantasy stories but is also so under analyzed and explored.
October: A few months ago I sat down with MetaStellar Magazine's Grace Kielstra to chat reading, writing, inspiration and... generative AI, privilege and trad vs indie publishing. Twas my first ever interview. Initially I was going to turn my camera off (I don't use my voice or full image on social media) but I got super brave and had a go with the old 'lamp behind you' look. This interview is now LIVE! Whoot!
September: Comic-con Brisbane 2025 was amaze-balls! OMG such a big event, so many people and amazing authors. One of my all time favourite authors was just a few tables down. I think I maybe mostly did not behave too weirdly (lol). A fabulous two days, chatting to readers and writers. I will never tire hearing about other people's projects, and what they love to read!
September: was lucky enough to have another acceptance for publication, in Metastellar, which is a favourite space of mine. I also popped off the waitlist for Comic-Con Brisbane, which is a very big event, and which I did not think I had much hope for. EEEEE! Very excited. Working on improving my signage and promo items for this events.
August: I attended Roma-Con and Capricon (Rockhampton). Lots of driving and writing time in motels and thinking time as I drove. Also, amazing conversations with young creatives and fellow writers and readers! I had THE best month!
What's in the pipeline?
Novels:
Five completed novels in the submission (ie publisher slush pile rejection dance) stage. These include:
- Sci-fi fantasy adventure following a mismatched mercenary team led by a confident but unskilled demon bounty hunter in an inter-realm war.
- Fast-paced sassy new adult spin on a chosen one trope featuring a unconventionally attractive demon princess kicking ass with her pregnant side-kick, rescuing beautiful imperiled males.
- First ever attempt at full-length fantasy comedy adventure featuring satirical spin on tropes/popular themes. A psychopath professional henchperson leads a mismatched group of villains and ex-minions into the Hell-Colony to set up a new business: a school, in Hell!
- Enemies to marriage-of-convenience adventure, featuring a competent 40+ protagonist partnering with her enemy and his family, attempting to survive a Hellishly dangerous world.
- Short, quirky cosy fantasy adventure featuring a 55 year old swamp witch forced out of comfortable retirement, saucepan and chickens in tow, battling Templars and Reavers.
I am editing two BRAND new pieces written in 2025, intending to lob them at agents or publishers in 2026:
- Sci-fi adventure, alien romance featuring a 30 something year old female hacker uncovering dangerous secrets in a universe that is supposed to be without secrets.
- Humorous/satire adventure fantasy featuring a battered 55yo warrior type minion attempting to "avoid" the heroes and the "story".
I have multiple other novel length pieces in various states of completion, wheels off in the back yard, weeds growing around them, giving me sultry looks.
Short stories/Novellas:
- Multiple short stories/novellas chasing publication in webzines, anthologies and magazines. The plan is to have 20-25 pieces (shorts, novels and reprints) out chasing opportunities at all times. Does this happen? Nooo. It was a slumpy first half of the year, but I am trying. I plan to increase what I have out by making my Nanowrimo 2025/November Writing Challenge the creation of more short pieces!
- My goal is to continue to create new short stories, dabbling outside humour and urban fantasy into lit fic, fantasy, horror, romantasy/smut and fantasy/adventure. I really enjoy exploring characters, genres, worlds and practicing new things through short stories.
- This includes producing and seeking publication for 'teaser' or taste-tester short stories based in some of my novel-length story worlds. I am already doing this for the Hell-Colony world, but I have a heap of other short stories that relate to one another or a novel: https://nicolewalshauthor.com/linked%2Frelated-stories
- I am attending a heap of 'cons this year. My stories are for adults. I have started to dabble in 'zines (small paper print book) to hand out for free. I am also handing out writing and creative-inspired free gifts to young people and children to inspire them to write, draw or imagine their own stories :-)
What will 2025 bring?
Let's see!
Other places to find me:
- Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/nicolewalshauthor
- Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/23449871.Nicole_Walsh
- Australian Authors, profile here: https://australianauthors.net.au/author/nicolewalshauthor/
- Medium (archived blogs): https://nicolewalshauthor.medium.com/
- My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@nicolewalshauthor4552