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Slice of Life
Paul Haines
Paul Haines sliced through the Australian writing scene with his twisted and murderous black humour in 2002. He has since won many awards and praise for his dark and surreal stories. Paul places himself in stories that make you think twice about his sanity and good taste. 'Explicit, violent, mysogynistic and nasty... stories are heavily cemented in my real life, and I love blurring them into the unreal... [Read more]
Welcome to The Mayne Press
TMP is a small press publisher, owned and operated by Stuart Mayne, who since 2006 is the editor of the long running Australian fantasy and science fiction magazine Aurealis.
TMP's prime focus in 2009 and 2010 is Slice of Life, a fund-raising venture for the Paul Haines cancer fund. 100% of the cover price will help Paul Haines fight his cancer.
TMP does not accept unsolicited manuscripts or publishing proposals.
Latest News
[ Read all News items ]Way to go Paul!
Paul Haines gave a hilariously garbled acceptance speech when it was announced that he won the short story category for TWO of his stories:
Slice of Life - A Spot of Liver from TMP's Slice of Life
and; Wives, in X6, Keith Stevenson's Coeur de Lion Publishing.
Well done Paul, it was greatly deserved. You can read Paul's speech and what he wanted to say on his blog .
Office hours during the festive holidays
The Mayne Press will be closed from Friday 18 December 2009 and reopen Monday 11 January 2010.
Friday 18 December will be the last post day for orders before Christmas.
Happy festive season from TMP.