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Shoreline of Infinity #23

I don’t know about you, but I’m still buzzing from this weekend’s Cymera Festival. Thanks ever so much to everyone who joined me, Adrian Tchaikovsky and Cassandra Khaw for ‘Writing Multitudes’ on Saturday. And if you missed it and didn’t get a weekend pass, ticket holders can now grab an Access Pass that will get you in to the Archive, where you can hear Adrian and Cass chat about sensory engagement, queerness, and fascist-eating dinosaurs.

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BSFA Awards Longlisting

Quick blog for you all, especially if you’re a member of the British Science Fiction Association. My column, Noise and Sparks, published by Shoreline of Infinity, has made the Best Non-Fiction longlist in the BSFA Awards for works published in 2019. This is the second year in a row my column has made the longlist, and I’m delighted! My humble thanks to all the BSFA members who have enjoyed my work over the past 12 months!

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2019 Roundup: Passions, Portals, and Very Good Dogs

The cards have been sent, the gifts are all wrapped, and this afternoon I go into Newcastle for my annual Christmas whiskey-drinking session with a local pal. In other words, this is the perfect moment to reflect on the past year.

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Noise and Sparks wins the British Fantasy Award for Best Non-Fiction

Well, gobsmacked is how I’d put it.*

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Fantasycon 2019 Schedule and new Shoreline of Infinity column

Fantasycon 2019 is nearly upon us, and I’m looking forward to seeing everyone for a weekend along the river from me in Dalmuir. There’s lots of splendid things on the programme, as per usual, and you can catch me at one panel and one other event across the weekend. And regarding that, I have news…