Australian Authors Help Raise Suicide Awareness
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Youth suicide is a growing concern in Australia. In an effort to help raise awareness, Australian authors have donated stories to the Hope anthology. All profits from sales of the book will be donated to charities offering help to those in need of it and to foundations who are conducting research into why our youth are affected in the first place.
Lithgow, NSW – 23 September 2011 – Kayelle Press announce the release of an anthology called Hope which includes thirteen short stories by some of Australia’s best speculative fiction writers. These stories of ‘hope’ include High Tide at Hot Water Beach (Paul Haines), Burned in the Black (Janette Dalgliesh), The Haunted Earth (Sean Williams), Eliot (Benjamin Solah), Boundaries (Karen Lee Field), The Encounter (Sasha Beattie), The God on the Mountain (Graham Storrs), Deployment (Craig Hull), Flowers in the Shadow of the Garden (Joanne Anderton), Blinded (Jodi Cleghorn), The Choosing (Rowena Cory Daniells), Duty and Sacrifice (Alan Baxter) and A Moment, A Day, A Year… (Pamela Freeman). The stories are accompanied by essays written by Beyondblue and Dr Myfanwy Maple and Mr Warren Bartik, from the University of New England. The book will be released worldwide in paperback and digital formats on 7 October 2011.
Six people take their own lives each and every day in Australia. Each one of those deaths affect dozens or even hundreds of people as family and friends attempt to deal with the grief, the guilt and the nagging questions as to why it happened. Often suicide sets off a chain reaction, which causes family members and close friends to suffer depression and suicidal thoughts.
“In May 2006, I lost my youngest son to suicide,” said Karen Henderson, owner of Kayelle Press. “He was eighteen years old. It is the most traumatic thing I have ever experienced.”
“Suicide happens every day,” Ms Henderson continues. “Something has to be done about it. I didn’t know the signs prior to my son’s death, but I do now and I feel a strong need to share that information so other parents don’t have to suffer like I have. I can’t express how grateful I am to the authors who donated their time, stories and essays to this anthology.”
The anthology will be available through brick and mortar bookshops as well as online bookstores. The paperback will be available in Australia for $17.99 and various digital formats will be available for only $3.99. All profits from the sale of the book will be donated to Beyondblue and the Anika Foundation.
About Kayelle Press
Based in the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia, Kayelle Press is a new independent publisher of speculative fiction, which includes fantasy, science fiction and horror. They will publish books for young readers, young adults and adults that will tempt your imagination and allow you to escape into unknown worlds. Find out more from their website: www.kayellepress.com
For more information about Hope, please visit the Hope Anthology webpage or contact Kayelle Press.
