At The Gates
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CYMERA Festival
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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.
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*UPDATED* CYMERA, GIFCon, Symposium on Fantasy and the Fantastic, TFCAA
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With Eastercon over, and term nearly done, you’d be forgiven for thinking I’d be taking a break from now until Dublin Worldcon this August. On the contrary: with CYMERA Festival, GIFCon 2019…
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Beyond Studio Ghibli Anime Recommendations and News
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At Eastercon 70: Ytterbium, I moderated a panel called Beyond Studio Ghibli, where myself, Anime UK News reporter Sarah Ash, Japanese culture scholar Zoë Burgess-Foreman, Anime fan Mad Elf and author Jessica…
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Eastercon 2019: Ytterbium Schedule
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The 70th annual Eastercon, Ytterbium, has finally released its programme to the public! The Programme Committee for Ytterbium has been working their socks off to bring this year’s line-up to you, and…
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BSFA 2018 Awards and Edinburgh Science Festival Workshop
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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…
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Fantastika Review and GIFCon Keynotes
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I’m back, somewhat windburnt from the Island Dynamics: Darkness conference in Svalbard, as those on my Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram will have seen in many, many photos over the last few days.…
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BSFA Best Non-Fiction Longlisting
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My Noise and Sparks columns for Shoreline of Infinity have been longlisted for the British Science Fiction Association’s Best Non-Fiction Award – alongside works by Adam Roberts, Aliette de Bodard, Nina Allan,…
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Island Dynamics: Darkness conference
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This coming weekend, I’ll be starting my two day journey to Svalbard, a small town inside the Arctic Circle, for this year’s Island Dynamics: Darkness conference. At this wonderfully interdisciplinary event, I’ll…
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Awards Eligibility 2018
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year… Yes, awards season is upon us again. If you’re currently thinking about your nominations for 2018, here’s a brief rundown of my eligible works:…
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Telling Stories in The Dark
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As 2018 finally draws to a close, I’m delighted to announce that ‘Telling Stories’ has been published in the December issue of The Dark.