Meggie
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Fantasycon 2026
Let’s talk Fantasycon next, which is taking place at Glasgow’s Crowne Plaza Hotel over 9th – 11th October 2026. I’ll be there on 9th and 10th for quite a packed couple of…
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Ytterbium: Eastercon 2019
Last week I mentioned I was taking on some new projects this year. Well, here’s one of them. I’m part of the Programme Committee for the 2019 Eastercon: Ytterbium, acting as Guest…
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GIFCon 2019: Call for Papers and Event Dates
Glasgow International Fantasy Conversations (GIFCon), the creative and academic event for scholars and creators of Fantastic works, has just announced dates for next year’s event and a new call for papers. GIFCon…
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On and Off Series – Episode 2
(Photo by Ruth Booth, taken at The Sound Of Silence, The Old Vic, Saltburn 4th July 2014) The On and Off Series is a series of reading nights hosted by Dan Husson…
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Jason Heller’s Strange Stars Launch
Glasgow pals, I’ve got one more event before the end of this month. You may know Jason Heller as the former Hugo award-winning editor of Clarkesworld, writer about pop culture for everyone…
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The Anniversary – Support Domestic Abuse Charities
Robert MacFarlane recently said, “perhaps we shouldn’t think of books as saving the world, but rather as catalyzing uncountable small unknown acts of good.” I don’t see why short stories shouldn’t do…
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Fantasycon 2018: Schedule
Not long now until Fantasycon, which this year takes place at The Queen Hotel, Chester over 19th – 21st October. The programme is online now, and here’s where you can find me…
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***UPDATED*** Sept & Oct 2018: ‘The Anniversary’ Honorable Mention, plus Justina Robson, From Glasgow to Saturn, and Fantasycon 2018
Before I get onto upcoming things, some news: ‘The Anniversary’, which first appeared in last year’s Black Static #61, has received an Honorable Mention in Volume 10 of Ellen Datlow’s Best New…
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British Fantasy Awards 2018: Best Short Fiction shortlisting for ‘The Anniversary’
I’m delighted to announce that ‘The Anniversary’, which first appeared in Black Static #61 last year, has been shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story. Heartfelt thanks to everyone…
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*UPDATED* June ’18: Glasgow Science Festival and Cameron Johnston Book Launch
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…
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Satellite 6 Schedule
The latest installment of the biennial Scottish SF convention, Satellite Six, kicks off a week tomorrow at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Glasgow. And the programme is out now! If you’re joining…