Welcome to my website. Here you will find information about the books I have written and edited. You can buy them if you like. You will also find links to activities that are important to me:
With Women — midwives expereinces from shift work to continuity of care
edited by David Vernon, 248pp
paperback
ACM Publishing ISBN: 9780975167458
A$19.95 includes postage within Australia.
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This book tells the stories of 38 midwives who have moved from shiftwork to providing continuity of care to women. These stories are honest, entertaining and informative accounts of dealing with change and how both midwives, women and babies all benefit from this form of care.
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Men at Birth (2nd Edition)
edited by David Vernon, 218pp, paperback
Finch Publishing ISBN: 9781921462238
A$33.95 includes postage within Australia.
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What does it feel like to attend the birth of your child? How do men overcome their natural anxiety about birth? What is the best way for men to support their partners? This book answers these questions and many more. Men at Birth contains twenty-two stories written by men, for men about their birth experience. The stories you read here are often funny, sometimes sad, but all unfailingly triumphant. They are the best preparation a man could have to attend the birth of his child.
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Having a Great Birth in Australia — is a collection of candid stories from 20 Australian women. These stories tell with honesty and insight about the challenges and joys of childbirth.
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Between Heaven & Hell and other award-winning stories from the Stringybark Flash Fiction Award
edited by David Vernon, 122pp, paperback and e-book
Stringybark Publishing ISBN: 9780987092229
$9.95 includes postage within Australia.
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Writers from all over Australian have contributed to this delightful anthology of thirty-eight flash fiction stories. Each story is complete in 1000 words or fewer. Written by established and first-time writers, these stories are the best of the entries in the Stringybark Flash Fiction Awards. Selected by David Vernon, Nadine Smith, Sarah Whitehead and Rick Williams.
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Our Name Wasn’t Written — A Malta Memoir (1936-1943) by Caroline Vernon
edited by David Vernon, 162pp, paperback and e-book
Stringybark Publishing ISBN: 9780987092212
$16.45 includes postage within Australia.
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Our Name Wasn’t Written is the memoir of a young mother struggling to feed, clothe and house her family on the “most bombed place on earth” — Malta during the Second World War. But not only did Caroline Vernon struggle to feed her family, but every day, regardless of the air raids, she reported to work at Fort St Angelo where she managed the cypher books for the Royal Navy.
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A Visit from the Duchess and other award-winning stories from the Stringybark Speculative Fiction Award
edited by David Vernon, 162pp, paperback and e-book
Stringybark Publishing ISBN: 9780987092243
$12.95 includes postage within Australia.
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Science fiction, fantasy, horror and the occasional zombie can be found in these twenty-eight wickedly clever speculative fiction stories written by both Australian and international authors. Chosen by Ruth Ellison, Russell Schneider and David Vernon, these are the best of the entries in the Stringybark Speculative Fiction Awards.
Available as a paperback or as an e-book in all formats.
Birth Stories — Real and inspiring accounts from Australian women
edited by David Vernon, 220pp, paperback
Finch Publishing, ISBN: 9781921462283
A$33.95 includes postage within Australia.
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Birth Stories is a collection of beautifully written, candid stories by Australian women about the triumphs, challenges and delights they experienced through childbirth. The nineteen stories are from a wide range of mothers-to-be, first time mums, women having their second or third child, women seeking to have a natural birth after a previous caesarean delivery, and women having babies after suffering traumatic first births or sexual abuse.
The Bridge — 21 short stories from the Stringybark Fiction Awards
edited and selected by David Vernon, 102pp, paperback and e-book
Stringybark Publishing ISBN: 9780987092229,
$12.95 includes postage within Australia.
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Twenty one Australian short stories from the Stringybark Short Story Awards explore what it means to be an Australian. Sometimes funny, often intriguing, these stories from well known writers, as well as new writers, will leave you wanting more.
The Heat Wave of ’76 and other award-winning stories from the Stringybark
Erotic Fiction Award
edited by David Vernon, 138pp, paperback and e-book
Stringybark Publishing, ISBN: 9780987092267
$14.95 includes postage within Australia.
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Twenty-one award-winning erotic short stories, written by both Australian and international authors, are included in this anthology. From the discreet to the explicit, these stories will provide heat on the coldest evening! Chosen by Dr Kathryn Dwan, Dexter Dutton, Fanny Lawrence and David Vernon.
Marngrook and other award-winning stories from the Stringybark
Australian History Short Story Award
edited by David Vernon, 142pp, paperback and e-book
Stringybark Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-9870922-8-1
$14.95 includes postage within Australia.
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Twenty-six award-winning short stories vividly bring Australian history to life, in this anthology from both established and new writers. Chosen by Gregory Blake, Jamie Hodder, Nadine Smith and David Vernon, Australian history has never been more interestingly and entertainingly presented.
Tainted Innocence and other award-winning stories from the Twisted Stringybark Award
edited by David Vernon, e-book and paperback. Stringybark Publishing,
ISBN: 978-0-9872558-1-5
$14.95 includes postage within Australia.
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A tale with a twist always intrigues and here is an entire collection of thirty-one clever stories from both Australian and international authors. These are the winning and highly commended stories from the Twisted Stringybark Short Story Competition. Written by established and new writers, each story has been chosen for its unique contribution to Australian literature. Chosen by Susan Briggs, Andrew Perry, Julia Robertson and David Vernon.
The Umbrella’s Shade and other stories from the Stringybark Short Story Awards
edited by David Vernon, 116pp,
paperback and e-book
Stringybark Publishing ISBN: 9780987092205
A$9.95 includes postage within Australia.
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This unique anthology brings together 27 short stories from established and first-time writers.
The themes are many and varied. They are united by a common passion and curiosity for exploring the Australian character and how Australia’s big, broad land affects those who live here.
Dip your toe in and sample the very best entries in the Stringybark Short Story Award 2010 as selected by David Vernon, Gina Meyers and Andrew Perry.
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Between the Sheets — seventeen short stories from the Stringybark Erotic Fiction Awards
edited and selected by David Vernon, paperback and e-book
Stringybark Publishing ISBN: 978-1-4659-2532-9
$12.95 includes postage within Australia. Discounts for multiple purchases
This collection of erotic tales, by sixteen established and new authors, gives a fresh insight into contemporary erotica. Chosen from the entrants in the Stringybark Erotic Fiction Awards, David Vernon, has selected eighteen entertaining, amusing and arousing tales of passion. Ranging from the Garden of Eden to the sizzling streets of Spain, each story is sure to excite.
Into the Darkness — one young Australian airman’s journey to the dark skies over Germany 1939-1945 by Arthur Hoyle DFC
edited by David Vernon, 162pp, paperback and e-book
Stringybark Publishing ISBN: 9780987092212
Over 95 illustrations - including some rare colour photos
$24.95 includes postage within Australia.
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This is the moving memoir of a young man’s training in Australia and subsequent deployment to the most dangerous job in WWII — flying bombers over Germany as a member of the famous RAAF 460 Squadron.
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The Road Home and other award-winning stories from the Stringybark Short Story Award
edited by David Vernon, 142 pages, paperback and e-book
Stringybark Publishing, ISBN: 978-0-9870922-9-8
$14.95 includes postage within Australia.
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Thirty-three highly entertaining short stories explore the nature of Australia and the Australian character in this anthology of award-winning stories. Written by established and new writers, each story has been chosen for its unique contribution to Australian literature. Chosen by Gina Meyers, Jill Jolly and David Vernon.
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Yellow Pearl — eighteen short stories from the Stringybark Australian History Award
edited by David Vernon, e-book
Stringybark Publishing, ISBN: 978-147-605-3387
US$1.99
Raise the term ‘history’ in a conversation in any group and half the participants will glaze over and talk about something else. Why? Is it because they think that history is a collection of dates or stories about musty, dusty, kings? Perhaps. Or perhaps they have never come across an anthology like this one — full of good writing and intriguing plots.
Eighteen fascinating stories that illustrate Australian history in a new and entertaining way.
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