Other Worlds - My Schedule

The Other Worlds convention takes place at Nottingham Writers' Studio on Saturday 6th October. The schedule has just been released, so here is a quick preview of what I'll be up to:

• 11:30am – Workshop: Creating Atmosphere in Horror and Weird Fiction

• 2:30pm – Human Fears: Are We More Afraid of People Than Monster in Our Fiction? Charlotte Bond, Alex Davis (Chair), James Everington, Alison Moore

• 5:00pm – Pushing the Boundaries: Where Does Genre Fiction End? Alex Davis (Chair), James Everington, Daniel Godfrey, Justina Robson, Anna Stephens

Full Schedule and Tickets can be found here.

Out & About

Quick post on a couple of events I'm doing.

First off, on 8th June at Oxford Waterstones I'll be attending the Grimbold Books/Kristell Ink launch for three fine looking anthologies, including Holding On By Our Fingertips, which features my story 'Heatstroke Harry'. Edited by Amanda Rutter & Kate Coe, this is an anthology of stories about the end of civilisation, so why not come along and have a glass of wine before the world goes bang? It also contains stories from Phil Sloman, Charlotte Bond, Terry Grimwood and Ren Warom, among others.

Secondly, assuming the world hasn't actually ended by then, I'll be one of the guests at this year's Edge-Lit convention in Derby on the 14th July. I'll be on two panels and running a workshop, all on spooky ghostly weird things. Other than that, I'll hanging around and chatting and drinking and having a good time. Edge-lit is always a brilliant day and I'm already immensely looking forward to it.

Events

A quick post about some upcoming events that I'll be showing my face at:

Local Writers Showcase, West Bridgford Library, Tuesday 30th August, 2.30pm
This is a free event, where I'll be appearing with five other writers from the local area. More info and how to get a ticket here.

Fantasycon 2016: 23-25 September
Once again I find myself massively looking forward to Fantasycon, this year being held in sunny Scarborough. I'm doing some official things as you can see below; for the rest of the time I'll just be enjoying myself. Come and say hi!

Saturday 12.00pm: Bright Lights panel, with Penny Reeve (Chair), Liz De Jager, Donna Scott, Kit Power & me....
Saturday 1:00pm: Book Launch for Great British Horror #1: Green & Pleasent Land
Saturday7:00 pm: Book Launch for Paupers' Graves as part of the Hersham Horror event

You can see the full Fantasycon programme here.

Derby Writers' Day, The Quad, Saturday 15th October
I'm I'll be talking about short stories, the small press, and whatever else comes into my head as part of Derby Writers' Day, where they'll also be such excellent people as Alison Littlewood, Stephen Poore, Alison Moore and Amanda Rutter.

Full details here.

"Events, Dear Boy, Events"

So this is cool: two books that I have stories in are being launched this month, and pleased to say I'll be at both events:

First up it's Worms from KnightWatch Press, edited by Alex Davis - Worms is being launched at this year's Edge-Lit convention at Derby on the 19th July. It contains my story The Place Where It Always Rains.

Secondly, my story The Man In Blue Boots will appear in Hauntings from Hic Dragones; Hauntings will be launched on the 31st July at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester - I am assured there will be free wine...

Be lovely to see any and all readers of this blog in person, so if you're at either event do say hi.

Edited 10/07: the other writers who will be reading are: Tracy Fahey, Mark Forshaw, Hannah Kate, Sarah Peploe, Michael Hitchins, Daisy Black and Rachel Halsall. Although it's a free event it would be helpful to the publisher if you could register via the thingy below. And yes there's definitely free wine.

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