While I was wandering the banks of the Liffey, putting faces to the online pals I have, and helping out as a volunteer at Worldcon 77 in Dublin, Distaff: A Science Fiction Anthology by Female Authors was published. Friday was Distaff’s official launch in Belfast at Titancon – this year’s European Fantasy Convention. Unfortunately I […]
Here’s where you’ll find me in 2019 July 13th Edge Lit 8 The Quad, Derby As well as exploring the event’s outstanding content, I’ll be hosting the Welcome event at Derby’s Edge-Lit 8. Science Fiction and Fantasy is always a welcoming genre, but turning up to an event without knowing anyone can be daunting. This […]
In October last year I attended a Sheffield Off The Shelf writing event organised by Sheffield’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Group. I booked it to shake off the blues and in hope that it would help me refocus. What I didn’t realise was the journey it was going to take me on. The Sheffield […]
Five pm (GMT) on Saturday the 3rd of September is when the launch party for Explorations: Through the Wormhole starts over on Facebook. Come and have a natter with… Fourteen authors who have contributed to the anthology from Woodbridge Press, including myself. My story, When the Skies Open, is one of fourteen in this shared universe. […]
When I’m working on my own writing I find it difficult to read within my preferred genre. For me one of the biggest advantages of SFF is, while there’s a good dose of imagination and future thought in it, the genre still has a healthy dose of day to day life. People still have relationships, […]