Glichrist PG Club
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Digital Heroisms
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Unfortunately I won’t be attending this week’s CoNZealand, the first ever virtual Worldcon, due to family issues. However, a few days after, I will be appearing at the Digital Heroisms symposium, taking…
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After Fantastika
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In recent months, the New Normal has grown from pandemic lockdown catchphrase to a DysUtopian* ideal, embodying restless anxiety and quiet reflection, the ideals of international cooperation and the nadir of nationalistic…
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Reader, I Got the Funding
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Things have been a little quiet around here lately, which is unsurprising, given the circumstances. In my case, those circumstances unfortunately include a relatively mild bout of COVID-19, which I’m still recovering…
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Flotation Device and Laura Lam’s Goldilocks
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Story news from me this week as the Glasgow SF Writers’ Circle launch their Flotation Device, a new charity anthology, plus some disappointing news about an upcoming event.
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New Shoreline of Infinity Column and BAME Special Issue News
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Before I get to the column news: calling all BAME SF writers! Tendai Huchu and Raman Mundair are editing a special BAME (Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic) edition of Shoreline of Infinity,…
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BSFA Awards Longlisting
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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…
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2019 Roundup: Passions, Portals, and Very Good Dogs
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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…
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Speculative Spaces and Free Shoreline of Infinity 4
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If you’d like a free copy of Shoreline of Infinity, or a science fiction and fantasy non-fiction reading list from me, then read on.
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Noise and Sparks wins the British Fantasy Award for Best Non-Fiction
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Well, gobsmacked is how I’d put it.*
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Fantasycon 2019 Schedule and new Shoreline of Infinity column
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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…