The Raccoons
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Awards Season
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Thanks for all your patience while I try to put a difficult year behind me (for those unaware, we lost my father in September after a lengthy illness). Despite all of that,…
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Update: Fantasycon 2023
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Update: Due to a family bereavement, I’m sorry to announce that I will no longer be attending Fantasycon 2023. However, the details in this blog on the Shoreline of Infinity pre-orders and…
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*Updated* Letter To A Future Architect
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I wasn’t intending to post about this quite so soon, but the table of contents for Shoreline of Infinity‘s Climate Change issue just came out, and… Holy shit! Is that my name…
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Updated: Conversation: Eastercon 2023
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This coming weekend is Easter, so you know what that means (if you’re aware of the UK SF convention circuit) – Eastercon! Conversation 2023 features guests of honour Zen Cho, Niall Harrison,…
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Shoreline of Infinity #34
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This week sees a new print edition of Shoreline of Infinity – which means another Noise and Sparks column from yours truly: ‘Ruth EJ Booth is Unwell’.
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Roundtable: On the Boundaries Between Creative and Critical Writing
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News for those both inside and outside Scotland: I’ll be appearing on a live broadcast as part of the University of Strathclyde’s HaSS Seminar series this Wednesday (8th March) at 4pm.
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Shoreline 33: Farewell to Noel Chidwick and Mark Toner
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Scotland’s only dedicated SF magazine Shoreline of Infinity have just released issue #33, one I’m proud to share with T.L. Huchu, Benjamin C. Kinney, Brent Baldwin, Callum McSorley, David Lawrie, Juliette Lee, Liana Kapelke-Dale, Lucy Zhang, M Luke McDonell, M…
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Call Extended: Fantasy and Gaming
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As you may know, Charly Harbord and I are currently co-editing a special issue of the British Fantasy Society’s BFS Journal. We have decided to extend the deadline for submissions to 29th…
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Updated: Call for Submissions: Fantasy and Gaming
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UPDATE: Call extended! This call has now been extended to 29th October for writers from the following communities: POC, LGBTQIA+- communities, disabled and chronic illness communities, neurodiverse writers, writers with specific learning…
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Joe Kennedy, 1936-2022
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Patrick James Joe Kennedy will be a new name to most. Perhaps those from Co. Mayo, Manchester (UK), Michigan or elsewhere in the US and the Middle East might know of J.…