As a Slavic-owned publishing house which specializes in local folklore and themes—and as Slavic people ourselves—we’ve been watching the news from Ukraine with heavy hearts and an even heavier conscience. Especially since, as Croatians, all of us—owners and writers at Shtriga—have lived through the war for Croatian independence as children, so this hits close andContinue reading “Donation Announcement”
Author Archives: Antonija Meznaric
Book Club Kit: A Town Called River
We’re always overjoyed when we learn that a book club somewhere is interested in our books and want to read them and discuss them. So, we wanted to make a little something for those who want to host a discussion for our Slavic urban fantasy novel A Town Called River by Igor Rendić, who isContinue reading “Book Club Kit: A Town Called River”
Open Call: Slavic Supernatural Anthology
Shtriga is currently open for short story submissions for our first ever anthology. We’re looking for supernatural stories inspired by Slavic mythology and folklore. It can be any type of fantasy subgenre—for example, urban, epic, dark and historical fantasy, paranormal romance; any type of horror, gothic romances and such—it just needs to have a supernaturalContinue reading “Open Call: Slavic Supernatural Anthology”
Newest Release: A Town Called River
Are you interested in urban fantasy? How about Slavic folklore? Stories about people with supernatural powers, like krsniks, who are tasked with the responsibility of keeping the powerless safe from those who would harm them. Or stories about dangerous moras who hunt while you sleep. Or tales about evil shtrigas out to get your… blood?Continue reading “Newest Release: A Town Called River”
Step Behind a Curtain!
Are you ready for a sneak peek into our upcoming urban fantasy novel A Town Called River, by Igor Rendić? The novel’s first chapter, Step Behind a Curtain, is available now for free download from our page. You can read it in epub, mobi and pdf. And if you like what you’ve read, consider pre-orderingContinue reading “Step Behind a Curtain!”
Release Day: Girls Back Home
The portal to world 753 just opened today, so hop on to the newest adventure of our murder-solving lesbian doppelgangers! Girls Back Home, the third installment of our queer retrofuturistic mystery series Ranger Paraversum by Vesna Kurilić, is out now and ready for your eyes. Lina and Karol were just enjoying their precious time togetherContinue reading “Release Day: Girls Back Home”
Author Feature: Igor Rendić
This November we’re publishing the urban fantasy novel A Town Called River by the award winning author and translator Igor Rendić. We sat down with Igor and asked him a few questions about himself and his writing so you can get the chance to learn more about him before his book gets out. And heContinue reading “Author Feature: Igor Rendić”
Cover Reveal: A Town Called River
On this beautiful sunny day in Rijeka, we’re sharing with the world the first look on the cover of our urban fantasy novel A Town Called River by the award winning author Igor Rendić. This is Igor’s first solo novel, prior to which he helped write the historical urban fantasy saga Flumen Obscura with sixContinue reading “Cover Reveal: A Town Called River”
Cover Reveal for Girls Back Home
Girls Back Home, the third installment of the Ranger Paraversum series by Vesna Kurilić, now has a cover and we’re happy to share it with you! Feast your eyes on this fantastic illustration, evoking the art deco style of the book itself, featuring the main characters and the omnipresent smoke—this time joined with a majorContinue reading “Cover Reveal for Girls Back Home”
Exciting News
Today we have a bit of an announcement of another kind: during the next few weeks, there’s going to be a lot of interesting stuff happening on our social media. A group of first year Master’s students, from our local Academy of Applied Arts in Rijeka, have worked hard on illustrating the stories from ourContinue reading “Exciting News”
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