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The Goosle

Margo Lanagan

First published May 2008
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

"Hansel of the fairy tale escapes the witch, but is picked up by a wandering thief that treats him most horribly as they travel the countryside. Eventually, they end up back at the door of the witch, and Hansel takes the opportunity to go looking for Gretel while the thief is otherwise indisposed." — Dan Smyth

External Links

nightmare-magazine.com talestoterrify.com

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
2009 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Short Story Winner
2009 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (13)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 2008 The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Sixteen Original Works by Speculative Fiction's Finest Voices Del Rey / Ballantine Anthology 199
October 2009 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One Night Shade Books Anthology
October 2009 The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One Night Shade Books Anthology 245
2010 The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy (Fifth Annual Volume) MirrorDanse Books Anthology 334
March 2012 Witches: Wicked, Wild & Wonderful Prime Books Anthology 339
March 2012 Witches: Wicked, Wild & Wonderful Prime Books Anthology
July 2012 Tales to Terrify, No 27 Tales to Terrify MAGAZINE
February 2013 Nightmare Magazine, February 2013 Creeping Hemlock Press MAGAZINE |3
November 2016 Nightmares: A New Decade of Modern Horror Tachyon Publications Anthology 121
February 2018 Phantom Limbs PS Publishing Collection |1
September 2020 Edited by Subterranean Press Anthology 369
September 2020 Edited by Subterranean Press Anthology 369
October 2025 The Big Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy Open Road Integrated Media Anthology