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Tag Archive: BSFA
Mar
24
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 24.03.08
Posted in: Press Room on 24th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Another bumper round-up of links of interest we've found elsewhere online.
Mar
23
McDonald, MacLeod, Bigwood, Aldiss win 2007 British Science Fiction Awards
Posted in: What's On on 23rd March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The winners of this year's British Science Fiction Awards, for work first published in the UK during 2007, were announced yesterday at the annual British Science Fiction Convention, Eastercon, in London.
Mar
10
BSFA Award-nominated short fiction podcast at StarShipSofa.com
Posted in: Press Room on 10th March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
"Starting Monday 10th March - and therefore in plenty of time for you to listen to all five stories well in advance of voting at Eastercon - StarShipSofa will upload one of the narrated stories each day. First off will be Chaz Brenchley narrating his own nominated story, 'Terminal'."
More info: www.starshipsofa.com
Source: Tony Smith, StarShipSofa.com
Feb
25
Climb aboard StarShipSofa.com for top genre podcasting from the UK
Posted in: Press Room on 25th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
UK-based Podcaster Tony Smith has been in touch to introduce us to his long-running show StarShipSofa, which puts out a mix of author profiles, interviews and narrated short fiction from some of the very biggest and brightest stars in the genre firmament.
Tony told us: "For two years now I've been putting out a weekly show on SF literature. Each week I will take a SF author, either one of the new writers (Iain M. Banks, Charles Stross etc) or one of the golden greats (Heinlein, Moorcock, Vonnegut) and do a in depth show on that particular writer, looking at their lives and work.
Feb
25
BSFA marks 50th anniversary year with £500 short story competition
Posted in: What's On on 25th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
2008 is the 50th anniversary year of the British Science Fiction Association and as part of their year-long celebrations, they've announced the launch of a short story competition for writers from the UK and Ireland, with a £500 first prize for the bets example, as decided by their illustrious panel of judges.
The BSFA's Martin McGrath has been in touch with the pertinent details: "To mark the anniversary we're publishing Celebrations: an original anthology of British SF featuring some of the biggest names in the genre. We've also got the 50th Anniversary BSFA Awards at Eastercon - as well as a range of panels looking back over the last 50 years of fandom at the Con - picking this year's best novel and a 'retro' award for 50 years ago.
"Then there's the new BSFA website, our AGM will feature a panel of fans who were around at the founding of the BSFA, we're having a birthday party in November and we're running a 50th Anniversary short story competition.
Feb
17
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 17.02.08
Posted in: Press Room on 17th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Another quick round-up of links of genre-fiction related interest gleaned from the RSS feeds and websites of the world...
Feb
7
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 07.02.08
Posted in: Press Room on 7th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
More links of genre-fiction related interest scoured from the Internet for your convenience and reading pleasure...
Jan
30
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 30.01.08
Posted in: Press Room on 30th January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Another quick round-up of external links for your contemplation and delectation...
Jan
22
Robert Holdstock interview at BSFA meeting, London, January 23rd
Posted in: What's On on 22nd January 2008 by UKSFBN admin
The venue is the upstairs room at The Star Tavern, 6 Belgrave Mews West, London. The evening starts at 6.00 p.m. (although BSFA members will be gathering in the downstairs bar from 5.00 p.m.) and Robert will be interviewed by Paul Kincaid about his life and work. The event finishes at 9.00 p.m.
More info: British Science Fiction Association
Source: BSFA news feed
Dec
14
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 14.12.07
Posted in: Press Room on 14th December 2007 by UKSFBN admin
A quick round-up of links to a selection of items of interest we've spotted elsewhere on T'Internet recently...
Nov
12
Steph Swainston BSFA interview - video online
Posted in: Press Room on 12th November 2007 by UKSFBN admin
"I'm talking about my novel The Modern World, but also about the whole Castle world, how the ideas of immortality and Insects came about, and how the Castle world differs from other fantasy."
More info: www.stephswainston.co.uk
Source: Steph Swainston
Oct
28
Iain M Banks BSFA talk, London, November 28th
Posted in: What's On on 28th October 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Mr Banks will be interviewed by the BSFA's Farah Mendlesohn, and there will be an opportunity for attendees to pose their own questions and get their Banks books signed.
More info: www.BSFA.co.uk / Facebook event info
Source: BSFA Facebook Group alert
Sep
12
The Write Fantastic author events in September / October
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To, What's On on 12th September 2007 by UKSFBN admin
A few dates for fantasy fans' diaries coming up; Juliet E. McKenna of fantasy writers' collective The Write Fantastic (along with Sarah Ash, Chaz Brenchley, Mark Chadbourn, Deborah J. Miller, Stan Nicholls and Jessica Rydill) has been in touch to let us know about a series of events that various members of the group will be attending in the next couple of months.
Aug
20
Steph Swainston guesting at BSFA meeting, London, August 22nd
Posted in: What's On on 20th August 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Detail:Fantasy author Steph Swainston has been in touch to tell us about the following imminent appearance: "I am the guest writer at the next BSFA (British Science Fiction Association) meeting on Wednesday 22nd August in London. I will be reading from The Modern World and John Berlyne (of SFRevu fame) will be interviewing me.
"The event is at The Star Tavern, 6 Belgrave Mews West, London, SW1X 8HT. Meet downstairs from 5:30, upstairs from 6, interview starts around 7pm. These events are good fun and you'll have plenty of chance to chat to me after the interview finishes. Entrance is free and all welcome. So, if you're in the area, please come along!
"For those who can't make it, I am hoping to be make an MP3 of the interview available on my website after the event."
More Info: www.stephswainston.co.uk / BSFA
Source: Steph Swainston
Apr
8
BSFA Awards for 2006: winners announced at Eastercon
Posted in: Press Room on 8th April 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Niall Harrison, on-the-spot at Eastercon, is the first blogger we've spotted to report on the winners of the British Science Fiction Association Awards for 2006, over on the Vector Editors blog.