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The judges of the James Tiptree Jnr Award have listed Living with Ghosts on their honours' list for 2010. This is a huge honour, as the Tiptree is one of the most important awards in the sf and...
View ArticleDiana Wynne Jones 1934-2011
I learnt this morning of the death of British writer Diana Wynne Jones. She's a big part of the heart of British fantasy, a great influence on many, many other writers, a creator of worlds and...
View ArticleIllustrious, the 62nd British National Easter SF Convention
Over the Easter weekend I shall be at Illustrious, this year's Eastercon, which is taking place in Birmingham (at the NEC Hilton). My programme commitments llok like this:Friday 4.30 'Great Women in...
View ArticleStockholm!
Next week, I'm heading off to Stockholm for Eurocon 2011 (http://eurocon2011.se/) and I'm really looking forward to it. I'm giving a reading at 12.30 on Saturday, and shall be on two panels -- Myths in...
View ArticleNews!
My wonderful publisher, DAW books, have bought my second book, The Grass King's Concubine,along with an as-yet untitled sequel. It should be out next year. I am so excited about this: I had a lot of...
View ArticleWorld Fantasy 2011
In two days, I shall be heading off to the USA to visit friends in Portland, and then on to San Diego for World Fantasy 2011. I shall be at the con from Thursday later afternoon till Sunday around...
View ArticlePublication date
I have a publication date for The Grass King's Concubine -- 7th August 2012, just in time for Worldcon. It's available for pre-order from various places. I am so excited: I've lived with this book for...
View ArticleEastercon
It's Eastercon time again! I shall be off tomorrow: we're back at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow this year. I'm quite busy on programme this time --Saturday12.00 noon 'Gender Parity on Panels',...
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A month to go
Only two weeks to go, more or less, until publication day for The Grass King's Concubine. It's already available for pre-order with all the usual places. I'm running a competition in the run up to it...
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And it's publication day! The Grass King's Concubine is out, and hopefully available from all good book outlets. To celebrate, I am giving away ten copies today via Goodreads between now and 8th...
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Worldcon schedule
Only one more week until worldcon! I am really looking forward to it. I don't get to worldcons very often and I always have a blast at them. And this year it's in Chicago, which is one of my favourite...
View ArticleWorld Fantasy Convention
I shall be at World Fantasy con in Toronto this weekend (1st-4th Nov). I have one panel, on Faith and Fantasy, at 9 a.m. on Friday and otherwise will be round and about the place. It's my first trip...
View ArticleEastercon
Eastercon (EightSquared Con http://www.eightsquaredcon.org/web/Welcome.html) is almost upon us, and this year I'm on the organising committee. So I am expecting a very busy weekend. I will be around...
View Article#Womentoread
So, yesterday I decided to indulge in another round of that intermittent habit, poking the internet with a stick, but starting a hashtag -- #womentoread -- over on Twitter. I asked people to recommend...
View ArticleWhat Safety Means to Me
I wrote this, originally, back in 2010, for the UK fanzine Journey Planet and their issue focusing on sexual harassment. It seems germane to the current discussions.I don’t remember when I learnt that...
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World Fantasycon
Tomorrow morning, I shall be setting off to Brighton for World Fantasycon. I'm not as ready as I'd like -- on the plus side, my hair has been cut and coloured -- I have purple streaks!! -- I have...
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A quiet year so far: no that that's a bad thing! I shall be heading up to Glasgow to attend this year's Eastercon, Satellite 4. Hope to see some of you there!
View ArticleWriters who last?
So, The Guardian has an interesting article today about forgotten writers. http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/10/literary-reputations-zero-hero-dj-taylorBeing me, I am of course certain that I...
View ArticleGuest of Honour at Novacon 44
I'm been invited to be Guest of Honour at Novacon 44, in Nottingham on 14 - 16 November at the Park Inn Nottingham. It's a real honour and I'm delighted to have been asked. You can find the details...
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