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Date Archive: November 2006
Nov
30
Newsbites round-up Nov 30th 2006
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To, What's On on 30th November 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Our latest selection of shorter news items, with the usual links out to sources of further information.
Nov
29
Gollancz to launch raunchy new Romancz imprint
Posted in: Press Room on 29th November 2006 by Sandy Auden
Gollancz publishers are launching a brand new imprint in January 2007 called Gollancz Romancz. Sexy supernatural stories are already big business in the US and Gollancz hoping to tap the same market in the UK...
Nov
27
Nunkie Theatre Co. presents ‘A Pleasing Terror’
Posted in: What's On on 27th November 2006 by UKSFBN admin
R.M. Lloyd Parry, of the Nunkie Theatre Company has been in touch to let us know that his one-man production of two of M.R. James' finest ghost stories will be running at the New End Theatre in London from 16th December 2006 to 6th January 2007.
Nov
23
New UK genre ‘zine, Hub, launching December 8th
Posted in: Press Room on 23rd November 2006 by UKSFBN admin
December 8th 2006 sees the launch of a brand new UK genre fiction magazine, Hub. The mag's editor is a chap called Lee Harris, and we dropped him a line to ask him about the new publishing project.
Nov
21
New short story collection from Afterlife creator Stephen Volk
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 21st November 2006 by Sandy Auden
There's a new collection of short stories out from Stephen Volk, the creator of ITV's Afterlife and the BBC's Ghostwatch. Dark Corners [Amazon] gathers together sixteen of Volk's stories, along with an introduction from Tim Lebbon, and each tale is a dark, gritty study of the human character.
Nov
19
Twilight Zone and Finnish Mythology – new fiction from Writers Bloc
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 19th November 2006 by Sandy Auden
Writers Bloc, the Edinburgh spoken-word group, is launching two signed, limited-edition chapbooks - The Terminal Zone by Andrew J Wilson - a play about Rod Serling, originally staged over a decade ago - and Tales of Birth and Death by Hannu Rajaniemi - three new short stories about old Finnish gods erupting into the contemporary world.
Nov
18
Forbidden Planet Signings - Guillermo Del Toro and Stan Winston
Posted in: What's On on 18th November 2006 by Sandy Auden
More signings at The Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London – this time director Guillermo Del Toro and artist Stan Winston - UPDATE 29.11.06 Due to unforseen circumstances, Stan Winston has had to cancel his visit to the UK.
Nov
17
Books Received, Oct 16th - Nov 17th 2006
Posted in: Books Received on 17th November 2006 by UKSFBN admin
UK SF Book News has received the following books during the second half of October and first half (ish) of November 2006 (once again, many thanks to the publishers concerned for bringing these titles to our attention). Do check out the list, just in case there's anything there that might have slipped under your radar.
Nov
16
Thomas Harris: Sneak peak at new Hannibal Lecter novel
Posted in: Press Room on 16th November 2006 by Sandy Auden
Just in from Random House publishers…
"Thomas Harris has written a new Hannibal Lecter novel, Hannibal Rising [Amazon]. It goes on sale nationwide on December 5th 2006, but you can read a chapter today.
Nov
14
Quicklinks round-up Nov 14th 2006
Posted in: Press Room on 14th November 2006 by UKSFBN admin
A quick selection of links to interesting, quirky and / or amusing stuff we've found, or have been sent; not necessarily news, but hopefully entertaining and informative enough in their own way...
Nov
12
The Winter Memorabilia show at the NEC is growing
Posted in: What's On on 12th November 2006 by Sandy Auden
Yup, between November 25 and 26 2006, it's Memorabilia time at the NEC again and this great event is expanding even more to cater for the widest range of genre fans so far - with actors and actresses from Doctor Who, Babylon 5, Red Dwarf, Hellraiser, James Bond, The Saint, and Kill Bill; plus Gerry Anderson and huge areas dedicated to comics and animation.
Nov
12
Woolly Mammoth in Trafalgar Square, Wednesday November 15
Posted in: What's On on 12th November 2006 by Sandy Auden
One of those surreal events that sound like they should be in a Fantasy novel…
Another selection of shorter news items, with the usual links out to sources of further information.
Nov
8
British indy presses win World Fantasy / IHG Awards
Posted in: Press Room on 8th November 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Great news for the UK indy press scene at the weekend, as first Telos Books and then two publications from PS Publishing were announced as the winners of a couple of genre publishing's most prestigious awards.
Nov
7
Author Mark Morris launches official website
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 7th November 2006 by UKSFBN admin
British horror, thriller and tv tie-in writer Mark Morris - author of novels and novellas including Toady, The Secret of Anatomy, Nowehere Near an Angel, The Uglimen and The Immaculate has launched a brand new website to highlight and promote his work, at www.markmorriswriter.com.
Nov
5
Stephen Gallagher short story comes to TV
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 5th November 2006 by Sandy Auden
Stephen Gallagher's spooky short story, 'Life Line', that appears in his collection Out Of His Mind (PS Publishing), is going to be one of three stand-alone shorts making up a new supernatural BBC series.
Nov
4
Forbidden Planet Signings – Green Wing, Brooks, Froud and Harrison
Posted in: What's On on 4th November 2006 by Sandy Auden
The Forbidden Planet Megastore, 179 Shaftesbury Avenue, London has a stellar line up of signings over the next couple of weeks….
Nov
2
RIP Nigel Kneale, ‘father of British sci-fi TV’
Posted in: Press Room on 2nd November 2006 by UKSFBN admin
The creator of Britain's first sci-fi TV serial, The Quatermass Experiment, has passed away after a period of ill-health, aged 84.
Nov
1
Newsbites round-up Nov 1st 2006
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To on 1st November 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Here's a collection of shorter news items submitted to the site in the past week or two or gathered from various online sources. We might be following some of these stories up in future for longer articles, but these ten starters for ten will hopefully pique your interest in the meantime.
Nov
1
Eastercon 2007 Cancelled, members to be refunded
Posted in: Press Room on 1st November 2006 by Sandy Auden
As reported on Dave Langford's Ansible and elsewhere, the 2007 Eastercon, Convoy, has been cancelled.