“Are you really sending a book to the moon?”

Yes, yes I am – thanks to Susan Kaye Quinn and this amazing project. This is a dream being fulfilled… a dream that I didn’t even realise that I had! Hello, aliens!

So what did I send?

• Eve of Eridu by Alanah Andrews

The main book on this payload, Eve of Eridu, is my debut YA dystopian novel. It was released in 2018 and is a futuristic imagining of a world where strong emotions are forbidden.

Once I realised that 20MB was far more than I needed to send one little dystopian book, I decided to include some writing by my author friends scattered around the world…

• Harbingers: Short Stories Inspired by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

This next book is an anthology that I was a part of – Harbingers: Short Stories Inspired by the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. This book was released in 2019 by myself, E.L. Giles, Natalie Rix and Marcus Turner – fantastic authors who I am honoured to have worked with. 

• The Mutation Chronicles

I also included the first three books of the Mutation Chronicles which explore the world post-nuclear fallout. These stories are written by myself, Lozzi Counsell and Natalie Rix and are a fantastic (if not slightly depressing) picture of the future.

• Drowned Earth Novellas

The final collection that I included is a project that is very dear to me, the Drowned Earth Novellas. This collection of 8 novellas by Australian authors is a shared world scenario exploring how people would react if the sea levels were to rise drastically. It was a huge undertaking by Australian Speculative Fiction writers Austin P. Sheehan, Sue-Ellen Pashley, Nick Marone, Marcus Turner, Jo Hart, S. M. Isaac, C.A. Clark and Shel Calopa. 

• Student Writing

I’m an English teacher so I also provided the opportunity for students at Traralgon College to submit a short story to travel to the moon. Anna-Louise Becker was the winner of this submission so her poetry collection ‘Summer Rain’ has been included.

• Photos

My own children, Korbin and Blake, also wanted a photo sent along so that future astronauts (or aliens) would find them so I sent some photos with all the members of my family. Because how many times do you get the chance to send something to the moon?