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Current C-Pubs releases include Bomb Safety and Security by Don S Williams - [Nil by Mouth](https://www.shootingstar.pub/nil-by-mouth/) - Just an ordinary human, muddling along, running a public bar and hotel. Then the Aliens arrive. Forced to cater for the Aliens, Ale is vilified by his own people. But worse is to come. He experiences a unique form of torture at the hands of the invaders. Again, and again. Then comes his release, but - [Custodians of the Grasslands](https://www.shootingstar.pub/custodiansofthegrasslands/) - Colin Seis's journey into Australian agriculture started in Great Britain when his seventeen-year-old, six times great grandfather William, stole a shirt in 1798 and was given free passage to 'Port Jackson as a convict. After 'doing his time' he was granted a small fifty-acre farm in the Hills district which is now northwestern Sydney. 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Loretta Barnard Andrew Bergen Malcolm Frawley Tracey P Lee Lauren Mitchell Robert New Gillian Polack Christy Heather Colin Seis Amanda Andlee Poland Katie Taylor - [Collaborative Publications](https://www.shootingstar.pub/bomb-safety-and-security-the-managers-guide/) - Bomb Safety and SecurityThe Manager's Guide This book enables managers to develop and implement appropriate bomb safety and security measures to safeguard life, property and reputation while minimising unnecessary disruption, maintaining operations and protecting profitability. The book provides guidance on how to prepare for and respond to: • Bombs of various types • Threats • - [Malcolm Frawley](https://www.shootingstar.pub/malcolm-frawley/) - Malcolm is writer/director/teacher/actor with over 40 years of professional experience. His awards include The Australian Performing Group’s Playwright’s Prize, for Thank God It’s Not Christmas; The Banjo Patterson One Act Play Competition, for Drive-In Saturday; & The Jessie Litchfield Prize, for his collection of short stories Glimpses. His theatre-in-education play, One Of The Girls, was - [Press Releases](https://www.shootingstar.pub/press-releases/) - To be added to the distribution list for SSP press releases please email cath@shootingstar.pub - [Tracey P Lee](https://www.shootingstar.pub/shooting-star-authors/tracey-p-lee/) - Tracey grew up in the regional city of Launceston in Tasmania, the beautiful island state in Southern Australia. After graduating from university, she started a very rewarding teaching career, which has spanned thirty-two years. She has been married to her husband, Greg, for twenty-six years and is the mother of two adult children, Ellen and - [Welter](https://www.shootingstar.pub/welter/) - The third Lily O'Hara Mystery from Tracey P Lee is available now ! To buy click here - [Wither](https://www.shootingstar.pub/wither/) - In Book Two of the Lily O’Hara series, Lily explores the power of the monster hiding in plain sight. A power afforded him by the silence of others. Lily faces another example of the pain of buried pasts. She is no stranger to delving into secrets. She is drawn to the unknown story of a - [What Remains](https://www.shootingstar.pub/what-remains/) - Lily O’Hara lives on Lake Road and has ignored the past for as long as she could. Her parents and brother were gone before she was a year old. Her father’s suicide was never spoken about. The disappearance of her mother and brother were never spoken about. But when the lake dries out and the - [The Fear Collectors](https://www.shootingstar.pub/the-fear-collectors/) - The Fear Clinic. A safe place. A place where phobias are treated. Erica's parents are sure it's perfect, that Erica's younger sister Missy will be freed of her fear of the dark. But when Missy shows no signs of improvement, Erica's not so sure. And when she takes it upon herself to investigate, she finds - [Shop](https://www.shootingstar.pub/shop/) - [About](https://www.shootingstar.pub/about/) - OUR MISSION To publish books and provide opportunities that change lives. OUR VISION To be a professional publishing house that releases books telling stories that connect people, and through those connections to build strong, supportive communities where everyone is free and able to live their best life. To provide professional peer-to-peer development opportunities for authors, - [Drachengott](https://www.shootingstar.pub/drachengott/) - In this brand new series from KJ Taylor venture to the world ruled by the Drachengott. Book 1: Wind - Village furrier Rutger has always been different. His homeland is dominated by the mountain-sized dragon known as the Drachengott, whose worshippers, the Jüngen, are gifted with magic by him. When Rutger’s brother is murdered by - [Telling My Story](https://www.shootingstar.pub/telling-my-story/) - From heartache to hope. Twenty men share their stories of abuse and survival. Each was abused by an older person who stole their innocence and changed them forever. They became wiser. They became stronger. With courage they share their experiences to bring hope to others. Available in print now for immediate delivery! Buy the e-book - [Hill](https://www.shootingstar.pub/hill-2/) - Hill is the story of Gossan Hill, the hill that whispers with the murmurs of the old ones and rings with the laughter of the children. Stunningly illustrated by Canberra artist Amanda Andlee Poland, with story by Katie Taylor this book will be a firm favourite with young and old. It promises to be read - [Amanda Andlee Poland](https://www.shootingstar.pub/amanda-andlee-poland/) - Amanda Andlee Poland is a Canberra based artist and Visual Arts educator, who was born in Melbourne, Australia. Her art practice, over many years, explores gendered identity and autobiography expressed though diverse media, ranging from large-scale installations to photography, painting and printmaking. She has exhibited largely in group shows and completed her Masters degree in - [Katie Taylor](https://www.shootingstar.pub/shooting-star-authors/katie-taylor/) - Katie Taylor is one of Shooting Star’s authors and is also managing Dark Star, our fantasy, sci fi, spec fic and horror division. She was born in Australia in 1986 and plans to stay alive for as long as possible. She went to Radford College and achieved a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications at the University of - [Robert New](https://www.shootingstar.pub/shooting-star-authors/robert-new/) - Robert has spent too much of his life studying and has just embarked upon his seventh university degree, a PhD in Education. Robert has degrees in psychology, sociology, biology and education, all of which inspire his writing. Robert has studied karate for twenty years and ran his own dojo in Perth before taking a seven-year - [Who is Shooting Star Press](https://www.shootingstar.pub/who-is-shooting-star-press/) - The Editor-in-Chief at Shooting Star is Cath Brinkley, a publisher with years of experience in producing books and monographs. With the establishment of Shooting Star, Cath's attention is on creating a space for developing and publishing Australian authors, artists and creatives, and telling stories that speak to people, connect them and build communities. She owns - [Sovereign Assassin](https://www.shootingstar.pub/sovereign-assassin/) - In the tiny European country of Tantalia, Princess Niobe is coming of age and being groomed to ascend to the throne. Shortly she will become Queen. Secretly however, from the age of sixteen, the Princess has been trained by her martial arts instructor, Gethan, to kill the businessman responsible for her parent’s deaths. Once queen, - [Contact](https://www.shootingstar.pub/contact/) - Error: Contact form not found. - [9 Questions for Loretta Barnard](https://www.shootingstar.pub/9-questions-for-loretta-barnard/) - What inspired the idea for your book Kindred Chords: Australian Musical Families? I come from a multi-generational musical family, and know plenty of other musical families, some personally, some not. I guess I was curious to know what the experiences of other families were. Were their childhood homes (like mine) – always filled with musicians, artists, - [Press](https://www.shootingstar.pub/newsletter/press/) - July 2019 6 July 2019 Snake City - Launch August 2020 The ABC Music Show with Andrew Ford – Sunday 23 August – listen hereABC Afternoons with James Valentine – listen here - [Kindred Chords: Australian Musical Families](https://www.shootingstar.pub/kindred-chords-australian-musical-families/) - ‘This fabulous book is not just a microcosm of Australian musicians and performers: it’s a book about “family”. I feel certain that everyone can relate to the families whose lives are described so wonderfully by Loretta Barnard who understands us so well. It’s a great read. We’re all wondering why a book like this hasn’t - [Poison and Light](https://www.shootingstar.pub/poison-and-light-2/) - Renowned artist Grania, famed as a painter of light, arrives in a sleek space ship from Lost Earth, ready to embrace New Ceres and its New Enlightenment in its entirety - its 18th century set up, its coffee houses, its gossipy salons, and its obsession with a low-level approach to tech . . . But - [Loretta Barnard](https://www.shootingstar.pub/shooting-star-authors/loretta-barnard/) - Loretta Barnard has written two non-fiction books, co-authored two more and ghost-written a number of memoirs. She’s been a contributing writer to a wide range of reference books and is a regular columnist for a number of websites for whom she writes on music and arts-related subjects. She also mentors aspiring young writers from around - [Collaborative Publications - C-Pubs](https://www.shootingstar.pub/collaborative-publications-c-pubs/) - [Submissions](https://www.shootingstar.pub/submissions/) - Shooting star is currently taking submissions for the following audio and ebook only imprints: Rose Star - romance stories (adult content accepted) Silver Star – crime and mystery stories Gold Star – historical fiction stories Dragon Star – high fantasy and magic stories Young Star – middle grade stories Guidelines Shooting Star especially seeks submissions - [Academic Publishing](https://www.shootingstar.pub/academic-publishing/) - If you are an academic looking to publish your research, shift your Ph.D. into a publishable manuscript or take your novel wider than your assessment committee please don't hesitate to get in touch. We would be more than happy to discuss options for publication with you. Please send an initial email to info@shootingstar.pub with details - [Events and Festivals](https://www.shootingstar.pub/events/) - Due to COVID 19 any appearances for Shooting Star authors have been suspended. When we are able to we will be back out there meeting as many of you as we can. If you or your school, organisation, book club or reading group, class, event or festival would like to have a Shooting Star Author - [Shooting Star Development Academy (SSPDA)](https://www.shootingstar.pub/shooting-star-development-academy/) - At Shooting Star Press one of our core aims is to work with developing writers, editors, designers, illustrators and those interested in the publishing industry. We are keen for as many people as possible to tell their stories the best way they can! To that end we are running a series of online classes, workshops - [Gillian Polack](https://www.shootingstar.pub/shooting-star-authors/gillian-polack/) - Dr Gillian Polack is a writer, editor, scholar and teacher. Two of her novels (Ms Cellophane/Life through Cellophane and The Wizardry of Jewish Women) and her 2016 research monograph were shortlisted for awards. She has edited two anthologies (one of which, Baggage, was also shortlisted for an award). While seventeen of her short stories have - [The Faraway](https://www.shootingstar.pub/the-faraway/) - When Josephine Drinkwater swindles her way into inheriting the Faraway, a seemingly endless property in the outback of New South Wales, she begins a family tradition that will not die. The first of three generations of strong women who act first and ask questions later, the rugged and sometimes deadly Faraway provides the perfect backdrop - [What Work Do You Do?](https://www.shootingstar.pub/what-work-do-you-do/) - A stunningly illustrated book for 0-7 year olds, this book of rhymes and imaginings will keep little minds busy thinking about jobs for hours! From writer Louise Pocock and illustrator Laura Wood, What Work Do You Do visits judges, teachers, pilots, and police officers to name a few, and the reader will learn a little - [Christy Heather](https://www.shootingstar.pub/shooting-star-authors/christy-heather/) - Christy Heather is a life long writer and lover of literature and the arts. She grew up in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales and currently resides in Melbourne. She is passionate about Aboriginal, refugee, children’s and disability rights. Christy has interests in the criminal justice system, cartography and women’s history. She is an - [LynC](https://www.shootingstar.pub/shooting-star-authors/lync/) - Lyn C is a 60 year old widow who is thoroughly enjoying semiretirement, which gives her plenty of time to travel, write, read and enjoy her family. Hah! She has had five short stories published. One of her short stories - “Nematalien” - was nominated for the short lived Chronos Award in 2013, and was - [Lauren E. Mitchell](https://www.shootingstar.pub/shooting-star-authors/lauren-e-mitchell/) - Lauren E. Mitchell has been writing since kindergarten and has no intention of stopping. They live with their husband and three cats in Melbourne, in a weatherboard house surrounded by bushland. As well as working on their own writing, they were Municipal Liaison for the Melbourne National Novel Writing Month region for ten years (2009-2018), - [FAQ](https://www.shootingstar.pub/faq/) - What sort of books do we publish? At Shooting Star we publish everyone’s stories. We are about connecting people through stories, and building communities through connections. We publish biographies and autobiographies, fiction and speculative fiction for both adults and children. We particularly love stories written by children, for children, and stories from real people that - [Book Sellers](https://www.shootingstar.pub/book-sellers/) - If you would like to discuss stocking Shooting Star publications in your store or re selling online please contact Cath@shootingstar.pub to discuss our distribution arrangements. - [Newsletter](https://www.shootingstar.pub/newsletter/) - Subscribe to our monthly newsletter here for all the latest on new releases, author news and views, appearances, signings, festivals and conventions where Shooting Star will be appearing. - [SCAR Studios](https://www.shootingstar.pub/shooting-star-authors/scar-studios/) - Ms Antoinette Rydyr Mr Steve Carter Mr Pete Correy - [Our Little Yuin](https://www.shootingstar.pub/our-little-yuin/) - BUY NOW A very special publication written and illustrated by the children at the Little Yuin Aboriginal Preschool this book will be a firm favourite with any one who takes it home with them. The Little Yuin Aboriginal Preschool is located in Wallaga Lake Village on the far south coast of New South Wales - [Galleries](https://www.shootingstar.pub/galleries/) - Court Yard for the Launch Small but enthusiastic crowd Beth Wilson, the driving force behind the Yuin Project Beth and the crowd Shooting Star’s youngest author so far. Publisher and Maddie, one of the Authors of the book Library display Display in the library for launch Maddie, her first published author pic - [Crow Cooking](https://www.shootingstar.pub/crow-cooking/) - Crowajingalong 2018 Fundraising Recipe Book 2018 $20 $15 from each book sold goes to the Crows 2019 Jamboree contingent. Featuring recipes from Crows families and leaders and sections on mains, desserts, entrees, snacks and campfire cooking this will make a great addition to your cookbook library, your camping kit and your Santa Stocking! A5, Spiral Bound - [Kristin Holzapfel](https://www.shootingstar.pub/shooting-star-authors/kristin-holzapfel/) - Canberra Wise Women Selfless is the story of Kristen Holzapfel’s work on the frontline of social work and how, after several years in this relentlessly fast-paced environment, she developed symptoms of Vicarious Trauma. It is the story of how trauma rises in ways we least expect and, in Kristen’s case, led to the development of - [Quotes from 'Selfless'](https://www.shootingstar.pub/selfless/quotes-from-selfless/) - Quotes from Selfless “I wanted to be a helper who asked the “right” questions, in just the “right” way and have all my clients walk out feeling better than they walked in. I fancied asking all those good questions whilst wearing a business suit and kitten heels. With business cards. And maybe a name - [Selfless](https://www.shootingstar.pub/selfless/) - Selfless is the story of Kristen Holzapfel’s work on the frontline of social work and how, after several years in this relentlessly fast-paced environment, she developed symptoms of Vicarious Trauma. It is the story of how trauma rises in ways we least expect and, in Kristen’s case, led to the development of Anorexia Nervosa. With - [Mountains of the Mind](https://www.shootingstar.pub/mountains-of-the-mind/) - What if you could look back at the stories of some one who writes about the future? What if that person, a person with two PhDs, one in History, and one in Creative Writing, took time out and reflected on her own early writing . . . Mountains of the Mind contains never before published early ## Products - [Some Days You Eat the Bear](https://www.shootingstar.pub/product/some-days-you-eat-the-bear/) - When she was good, life was boring. When she was bad, it got better. 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Secretly, however, from the age of sixteen, the Princess has been trained by her martial arts instructor, Gethan, to kill the businessman responsible for her parent’s deaths. Once queen, she will have ‘sovereign immunity’ and be free to kill without prosecution. Niobe strikes, but unbeknownst to her, one of her kills is caught on video and she is identified as an assassin. Her people, however, seem accepting of the idea and of their Queen’s unconventional shadowy activities. Then a TV producer comes to her with a novel idea – how about a reality tv show about her next kill? Safe in the knowledge she can’t be prosecuted Niobe ponders, and eventually agrees. 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