Tigershark Publishing is an electronic publishing endeavour by DS Davidson (editor) and David Leverton (assistant editor/design) and something of a step-sibling to Atlantean Publishing... hence the inclusion here! Issues of Tigershark, their eponymous e-zine for short fiction and poetry, are free to download.
Awards
Data Dump Award
- The Enigma Invasion by JC Hartley placed shared third in the 2014 Data Dump Award.
SFPA Rhysling Award
- Maybe Waldo Had Syphilis by Matt Betts has been nominated for the 2015 Rhysling Short Poem Award.
Tigershark e-zine
Tigershark 1 (Summer/Autumn 2013)
Fiction
- Squunk by Neil K. Henderson
- Promotion by DJ Tyrer
- The Blackpool Hallucinations by Andrew Darlington
Poetry
- Black Hole by Robert Ensor
- Follow Me by DJ Tyrer
- The Inevitable Demise of the Kickstart Gang by JC Hartley
- The Enigma Invasion by JC Hartley [placed shared third in the 2014 Data Dump Award]
- Shakespeare's Cat by Neil K. Henderson
- A Disfigured But Dignified Donkey by Robert Ensor
- Dead Book by Arthur C. Ford, Sr.
- Savoy Opera Haiku by DJ Tyrer
- Repenting At Leisure by Aeronwy Dafies
- Say That Again by DS Davidson
- Bring Me The Head of Jerry Cornelius by JC Hartley
- Tidy My Soul by Neil K. Henderson
- Love Haiku by DS Davidson
- Sappho Predicts The Future by DJ Tyrer
- Song of My Father by Andrew Darlington
Artwork
- All artwork by David Leverton
Tigershark 2 (Winter 2013)
Fiction
- Gender-Shock by Andrew Darlington
- Black Flag, Red Flame by DJ Tyrer
- Robin Rottbreast by Neil K. Henderson
- A Cheeky Red by Hettie Ashwin
- The Blue Christmas Lights by Jennifer Hollie Bowles
- Traditional Family Christmas by Aeronwy Dafies
- A Christmas Encounter by DJ Tyrer
- Lloigor's Winter Festival Feast by Frederick J. Mayer
Poetry
- November 11th by DJ Tyrer
- Love and Loss by L. Wayne Russell
- Winter's Chill Embrace by Aeronwy Dafies
- No Thanks — We've Got One Already by Neil K. Henderson
- A Sparkle in the Rain by L. Wayne Russell
- Journey to Persephone's Bridal Chamber by Frederick J. Mayer
- Persephone the Destroyer by Frederick J. Mayer
- Christmas Days of Forty Degrees by Phillip A. Ellis
- She First Held Me Up by Phillip A. Ellis
- Fox In Moonlight by Aeronwy Dafies
- Winterlude by Andrew Darlington
- Winter 1967 by David Norris-Kay
Artwork
- All artwork by David Leverton
Tigershark 3 (Early Spring 2014)
Fiction
- Old Bones by DJ Tyrer
- Children Are Our Future by Eric Mwathi
- The Family by Aeronwy Dafies
- Chocolate Hearts by DJ Tyrer
- A Rebellious Pupil by Eric Mwathi
- Plum Tomatoes by Neil K. Henderson
- The Strange Laudanum Dream of Branwell Bronte by Andrew Darlington
- Kumiho Justice For Love by Frederick J. Mayer
Poetry
- Among The Sleep-Capsules by Phillip A. Ellis
- Love Hides In Strange Places by Frederick J. Mayer
- The One by Aeronwy Dafies
- Divine Chocolate by DJ Tyrer
- Genius Loci Venus by Frederick J. Mayer
- A Deposit by Christy Hall
- Love Ways by Amanda Valance
- Devotion by David Norris-Kay
- Racism by Arthur C. Ford, Sr.
- Haiku by DS Davidson
- Love's Strange Embrace by Aeronwy Dafies
- Tell Me You Love You by DJ Tyrer
- Long Range Love by Aeronwy Dafies
- Sketch by Eric Mwathi
- Mistaken by Aeronwy Dafies
- Unremitted by Eric Mwathi
- Unsuitable by Aeronwy Dafies
- Crazy Colored Crimson Coitus Creature by Frederick J. Mayer
- Kiss Haiku by DJ Tyrer
- Love In Carcosa by DJ Tyrer
- Above and Below by Arthur C. Ford, Sr.
- The Flower Waltz by Ross Balcom
- I Am The Death of Love by Neil K. Henderson
- Dark Butterfly by Frederick J. Mayer
- Death & Surf & Sausage Rolls by Neil K. Henderson
- Haiku by Amanda Valance
- "The Free Verse Ballade For My Lover" by Phillip A. Ellis
Artwork
Tigershark 4 (Late Spring 2014)
Fiction
- Grand Larceny Aboard GDI Raffaello by Mark Mellon
- The Thicket by DJ Tyrer
- A Plague of Dreamers by Andrew Darlington
- The Lady and The Technocrat by Konstantine Paradias
Poetry
- Two Haiku by DJ Tyrer
- Albert To Victoria by Phillip A. Ellis
- Winds From An Improbable Sun by Richard King Perkins II
- Baron by JD DeHart
- Chuggernaut by Richard King Perkins II
- An Empress of Mars by Aeronwy Dafies
- Steamy Bella Donna by Frederick J. Mayer
- Echoes of a Poem by Brennan by Phillip A. Ellis
- The Talking Flower by Celine Rose Mariotti
- Cheshire Spider by Frederick J. Mayer
- Haiku by Aeronwy Dafies
- Haiku by DJ Tyrer
- The Old One & The Star Spawn by DJ Tyrer
- Nude Women With Wings Attached by Frederick J. Mayer
- The Prophet's House by DJ Tyrer
- Prince Consort by Aeronwy Dafies
- Alice & The Old Ones by DJ Tyrer
- Said The Ballerina by JD DeHart
- Parasol by Richard King Perkins II
- Of Alice Wondering by Frederick J. Mayer
Artwork
Tigershark 5 (Summer/Autumn 2014)
Fiction
- The Hemlock Solution by KT Wagner
- The Track by Bryn Fortey
- Beast of the Baskervilles by Andrew Darlington
- Justified by DJ Tyrer
- Maybe Waldo Had Syphilis by Matt Betts
- The Lake by JC Hartley
Poetry
- Catalogues of Stars by Phillip A. Ellis
- Undercover by Denny E. Marshall
- Homoflora by Frederick J. Mayer
- Mysterious Flower by Frederick J. Mayer
- The Murderer Sings of the Murderered by Phillip A. Ellis
- Taking Mystery to Bed by Frederick J. Mayer
- Murder Mystery by Aeronwy Dafies
- Ghost Flowers by Frederick J. Mayer
- Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow by Celine Rose Mariotti
- I Do Not Know by Katie Simpson
- Mystery Lady by Denny E. Marshall
- Solution by Frederick J. Mayer
- R'lyeh: Two Sonnets by Juilo Toro San Martin
- Grinning Moon by Frederick J. Mayer
- Spirit Waves In Custody by Neil K. Henderson
- Shenandoah, Daughter of the Stars by Joan Leotta
- Bleeding Rose by Dakota-Luise Wolf
Artwork
Tigershark 6 (Spring 2015)
Trivia
- Originally intended for publication in November 2014, this issue was delayed until February 2015.
- It is the first issue on which David Leverton didn't work.
Fiction
- A Cruel Desire by DJ Tyrer
- Drop Point by DM Slate
- The Promotion (Drabble) by Denny E. Marshall
- Even The Innocent by Lance Manion
- The Little Death by Stewart Sternberg
- Confession by Ken Goldman
- Pea Soup by RL Black
- D is for Dead by Lyn Parsons
- The Boy Who Learned To Grokkle by Andrew Darlington
- At the Gallows End by Craig Steven
Poetry
- Quachil Uttaus by Frederick J. Mayer
- Xeethra Fruit by Frederick J. Mayer
- The Frigate by Frederick J. Mayer
- Glimmer of Glimmer by John W. Sexton
- One Hundred Times X by Ricky Garni
- Likeness by JD DeHart
- two vampire haiku by Denny E. Marshall
- Conerning Necromancy by Phillip A. Ellis
- The Imaginarium of Jimmy Gatz by Cuitlamiztli Carter
- Fool That Thou Art by Cuitlamiztli Carter
- Only the Stars of Memory by Cuitlamiztli Carter
- Tokebi Lights by Frederick J. Mayer
- Tsathoggua & Shathak Mate by Frederick J. Mayer
- Don Juan Reflects by Phillip A. Ellis
- Byron in Hell by Michelle Mead
- Corrupted Love by Dakota-Luise Wolf
- Lady of the Darkest by John W. Sexton
- Out of Sight, Out of Mind by Neil K. Henderson
- The Wishes by Christopher Woods
- Zhar by Frederick J. Mayer
- Alchemy by Phillip A. Ellis
- Smile of Cthulhu by DJ Tyrer
- senryu by DJ Tyrer
Artwork
- Frederick J. Mayer
- Christopher Woods
Tigershark 7 (Summer 2015)
Trivia
- David Leverton was unable to do the layout for this issue, either.
Fiction
- Shut Up and Listen by Gary Hewitt
- The Call of the Siren by Julio Toro San Martin
- The Pyramid of Light by DJ Tyrer
- Why Explorers Are Bastards by Neil K. Henderson
- Troubles by Mitchell Grabois
- The Grail of Derwandir by DS Davidson
- On Passing Through a Graveyard on a Warm Summer Night by Dave Fragments
Poetry
- villa by Christopher Mulrooney
- Under Waves & Radar by AJ Huffman
- Tranquility by AJ Huffman
- Legend by Neil K. Henderon
- A Cruaser's Secret Heart by Donna Salisbury
- Exploring the Path of Flawed Jewels by Frederick J. Mayer
- Exploration by Aeronwy Dafies
- The Lamp by DS Davidson
- Haiku by Denny E. Marshall
- Haiku by Aeronwy Dafies
- John Betjeman Stops on the Moon by John W. Sexton
- Mission Trail by Bryn Fortey
- Planet Fantastic by Denny E. Marshall
- A Voyage in Space by Drummond Henderson
- The Expunged Explorerers by Frederick J. Mayer
- It's All The Same by Ian Dunlavy
- Dreamscapes by Donna Salisbury
- From Anger This Anger by April Salzano
- The Burning in the Urn by Robert Wyatt Dunn
- Lloigar the Spirit Guide by Frederick J. Mayer
- Garden of Eden by Dakota-Luise Wolf
Artwork
- Christopher Woods
- Frederick J. Mayer
- Denny E. Marshall
Tigershark 8 (Winter 2015)
Trivia
- Although David Leverton remained unable to do the layout for the ezine, this issue did see the return of his tigershark image from issue one.
Fiction
- No Portholes, No Natural Light, No Room To Move & No Escape by DJ Tyrer
- Slops by Neil K. Henderson
- Secrets Between Us by Celine Rose Mariotti
- The Colour of Darkness by Aeronwy Dafies
Poetry
- two untitled haiku by Denny E. Marshall
- Tidal Forces by Neil K. Henderson
- Bathyscaphe Blues by Phil Breach
- Diving Helmet by DJ Tyrer
- Seaweed by Aeronwy Dafies
- untitled haiku by Denny E. Marshall
- The Holy Sea by Frederick J. Mayer
- Tether by Joh W. Sexton and Vaughn Seward
- Fruit of the Empty Creel by Neil K. Henderson
- Inquisitive by DJ Tyrer
- Millennium Slug by Neil K. Henderson
- Seadrick by Frederick J. Mayer
- In The Depths by DJ Tyrer
- Sea Lantern by Aeronwy Dafies
- Homeworld by JD DeHart
- Not A Space Suit by Ash Gamble
- untitled haiku by Denny E. Marshall
- Long Story by JD DeHart
- Winds Attributed to an Expeditious Tornado by Colin James
- untitled haiku by Denny E. Marshall
- Crocuta by Phil Breach
- Seedling by JD DeHart
- Death's Head by Ash Gamble
- Seatbelt by Tempest Brew
- Eternity by Nachiketa Bandyopadhyay
- untitled haiku by Denny E. Marshall
- In The Cavern by Aeronwy Dafies
- Sinkhole by DJ Tyrer
- In The Mines by DS Davidson
- Welcome by JD DeHart
Artwork
- David Leverton
- Frederick J. Mayer
- additional images courtesy of pixabay.com
Tigershark 9 (Spring 2016)
trivia
- This was the first issue to have all its artwork sourced from a copyright-free source due to the continued absence of David Leverton and the falling through late in the process of some promised artwork.
Fiction
- Practice Makes Perfect by DJ Tyrer
- The King Is Dead by Bryn Fortey
- Codd by Diane Arrelle
- Adorable by Denny E. Marshall
- Notes on the Pestilence by Edward Ahern.
- Progress by Denny E. Marshall
- The Gatehouse by Norman Klein
- Artistic Death by J.J. Steinfeld
- Ululation by DJ Tyrer
Poetry
- untitled haiku by Denny E. Marshall
- Flood Waters by Aeronwy Dafies
- Atlantic Widows by Abigail Elizabeth Ottley Wyatt
- Deep Blue by Denny E. Marshall
- St. Lucifer by Frederick J. Mayer
- A Fleeting Moment by DJ Tyrer
- Atlas Curtsied by Scott Thomas Outlar
- The Banmanush of Bangladesh by Richard Stevenson
- The Essence of Time by Wayne Russel
- Nature Signals by Emanuelle Cartagena
- MechRaven by JD De Hart
- Death Is Coming Faster by Neil K. Henderson
- Beyond the Far Door by John A. DeLaughter
- La Moissoneuse Bateuse by Neil K. Henderson
- Memento Mori by DJ Tyrer
- Spectre Death / Spectre Life by Frederick J. Mayer
- Lightning Tree by Aeronwy Dafies
- untitled haiku by Denny E. Marshall
- Delayed-Onset Grief by Allyson Whipple
- Queen In Black by Frederick J. Mayer
- Hades Life by Frederick J. Mayer
- Jarred Loose by Scott Thomas Outlar
- Merrily by Scott Thomas Outlar
- Re:Start by DS Davidson
- Genius Loci Venus by Frederick J. Mayer
- Eye Witness by Abigail Elizabeth Ottley Wyatt
- Unto The Ages by Wayne Russel
Artwork
- All the artwork in this issue was sourced from pixabay.com
Tigershark 10 (Summer 2016)
Fiction
- Left or Right? by Mark Wightman
- Final Warning Letter by DJ Tyrer
- Waiting for the Builders... by Daniel Roy Connelly
- Samhain in San Jose by Barbara Ruth
- Shishkosh by Janet Gerber
- Grainy Nightmares by Diane Arrelle
- A Midnight Not So Clear by Reynold Junker
- Break-in by Denny E. Marshall
- Bernie by Larry Leftkowitz
- Henny Penny... by Ed Higgins
- Snakes & Ratpaste by Neil K. Henderson
- Vampire Dentist by Steve Wechselblatt
- Organic Gardening... by Nick Johnson
- Bard, Barding or Barb by Joy Mysercough
- Emergency Room Cafe by M.B. Binkley
- Guidelines by Denny E. Marshall
Poetry
- untitled haiku by Denny E. Marshall
- untitled tanka by Denny E. Marshall
- Check In by Lizzie Holden
- Labour of Ego by Neil K. Henderson
- Surprises by Ananya S. Guha
- Medical Barbie by AJ Huffman
- Zara Koala in the Zoo by Mantz Worke
- Adam & Eve by AJ Huffman
- The Omen by Jeffrey Zable
- Faith Club by DS Davidson
- Bongo in My Heart by Neil K. Henderson
- A Goalkeeper's Lament by Matthew Harrison
- untitled haiku by Aeronwy Dafies
- A Pig's A Pig by Jeffre Zable
- Reflections on Childhood Bilocation by Barbara Ruth
- Don't bag me... by Mercedes Webb-Pullman
- Strange Days by DS Davidson
- Not Quite A Masterwork by DS Davidson
- Three Ears for Marcus Aurelius by Neil K. Henderson
- Fugue by Barbara Ruth
- Siamese, Please by DJ Tyrer
- An Uneventful Life by Jeffrey Zable
- untitled haiku by Aeronwy Dafies
Creative Non-Fiction
- Twain & Tesla by Joseph Pravda
Artwork
- Joseph Pravda
- Barbara Ruth
- additional images courtesy of pixabay.com
E-chapbooks / e-books
Currently on hiatus