This weekend, the debut run of Scotland’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Festival, CYMERA, kicks off in Edinburgh. If you’re planning on heading up, down, or over, here’s where you can catch me.
Tag: Discover New Worlds Through Creative Writing
If you’re in the Edinburgh area, attending Eastercon: Ytterbium, or a member of the BSFA, I’ve got news for you:
First of all, I’m thrilled that my Noise and Sparks columns for Shoreline of Infinity have been shortlisted for the BSFA Awards 2018 in the Best Non-fiction category!
Joining me in this category are the Sleeps with Monsters (Tor.com) and Time Pieces (Interzone) columns by Liz Bourke and Nina Allan respectively, Adam Roberts’ latest book Publishing the Science Fiction Canon: The Case of Scientific Romance (Free online from Cambridge University Press until 22nd February), and Aliette de Bodard’s lauded article on the Intellectus Speculativus blog, ‘On motherhood and erasure: people-shaped holes, hollow characters and the illusion of impossible adventures’. The full shortlist really is incredibly strong this year, so if you’re looking for great short stories, novels, art or non-fiction that you may have missed last year, I really do recommend checking those out.
The results will be announced at the 2019 Eastercon, Ytterbium, which takes place at the Park Inn Heathrow, London, over 19th – 22nd April. For more details, including how to vote for BSFA and Eastercon members, head to https://bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-2018-awards-voting-form/.
And here’s news for Scottish pals: the Edinburgh Science Festival has just released details of this year’s programme – and I’m delighted that Oliver Langmead and I will be back with ‘Discover New Worlds Through Creative Writing’!
Last year’s attendees found our popular workshop “brilliantly creative… very comfortable and relaxed”, “thought-provoking” and “inspiring”, so do join us in exploring the galaxy and building new worlds from 2pm on Saturday 13th April at the Pleasance.
This event is ticketed, so make sure you register online now at https://www.sciencefestival.co.uk/event-details/discover-new-worlds-through-creative-writing or click here for more ways to book.
For more details of this year’s Edinburgh Science Festival programme, check out the full brochure at https://www.sciencefestival.co.uk/.
Now that Satellite 6 is over, here’s a wee update on how my June is shaping up so far.
Cameron Johnston’s The Traitor God Book Launch (5th June)
Firstly, I’ll be in conversation with Cameron Johnston when he releases his debut novel The Traitor God (Angry Robot) in Glasgow next Tuesday. Come join us for a chat about the real cost of magic, brutally realistic battle sequences, and a truly horrifying monstrous entity from 6:30pm at Waterstone Argyle Street.
Click here for the event on the Waterstones website.
Glasgow Science Festival – ‘Discover New Worlds Through Creative Writing’ (13th June)
Secondly, Oliver Langmead and I will be hosting the latest in our series of creative writing workshops, ‘Discover New Worlds Through Creative Writing’, on 13th June. Students so far have really enjoyed the sense-based nature of the workshops – a couple have even felt prompted to start writing again after significant breaks.
So why not click here to order free tickets for the event and join us from 5:30pm – 7:30pm on 13th June at the University of Glasgow?
UPDATE: Also, while I’m here, a quick heads up: From Glasgow to Saturn is now open to submissions for Issue 41 until 14th June. For more information, head to https://glasgowtosaturn.com/ or check out our Facebook post.
Once June is over, I’ll be off for a couple of months to focus on a 15,000 word Dissertation, my final assessment for the Masters in Fantasy degree. Unless any news crops up in the meantime, I’ll be in touch again in the Autumn. In the meantime, here’s wishing you a wonderful Summer!