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Tag Archive: Fantasycon
Mar
2
UKSFBN Quick Links Listing for 02.03.08
Posted in: Press Room on 2nd March 2008 by UKSFBN admin
A bumper round-up of links to items of potential interest elsewhere on the WWW...
Feb
13
Derek Gunn announces two new ‘Vampire Apocalypse’ titles
Posted in: Press Room on 13th February 2008 by UKSFBN admin
Vampire Apocalypse: A World Torn Asunder is the first book in the Vampire Apocalypse series from Irish author Derek Gunn. It's published by KHP Industries, US and UK, under their Black Death Books imprint) and currently available worldwide.
Now, Derek Gunn tells us that two new Vampire Apocalypse books are in the pipeline: "Vampire Apocalypse: Descent into Chaos is with the publishers and should be released in late 2008 / early 2009 and the third book in the series, Vampire Apocalypse: Fallout, is nearing completion."
Dec
13
British Fantasy Society announces Fantasycon 2008
Posted in: What's On on 13th December 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Detail: The British Fantasy Society, the UK's fantasy and horror writers and readers association and organisers of the British Fantasy Awards have confirmed preliminary details of the next annual Fantasycon convention, which will take place in Nottingham from September 19th - 21st next year.
The event will be held at the Nottingham Britannia Hotel - for the third year running - and the first confirmed Guest of Honour is prolific, US-based, dark fantasy, horror, teen thriller, comics and tie-in writer Christopher Golden. The Master of Ceremonies for the weekend (who'll have a hard act to follow after recent performances by the likes of Graham Joyce and Peter Crowther) and further Guests (of Honour or otherwise) will be announced in due course.
More Info: www.fantasycon.org.uk
Source: British Fantasy Society news feed
Sep
23
British Fantasy Awards 2007 - Winners Announced
Posted in: Press Room on 23rd September 2007 by UKSFBN admin
The Winners of the 2007 British Fantasy Awards were announced during the award ceremony at the culmination of this year's Fantasycon, earlier this afternoon, in Nottingham, UK.
Master of Ceremonies Peter Crowther, of PS Publishing fame, provided the banter and sight-gags as he invited a string of guest presenters (including Chaz Brenchley masquerading as Chris Fowler, Chaz Brenchley as Chaz Brenchley, Mark Morris, Tim Lebbon, Sarah Pinborough, John Grant, Simon Clark, Steven Volk, Stephen Jones, Simon R. Green, Ramsey Campbell, Michael Marshall Smith and Jo Fletcher of Gollancz Books), onto the stage at the Britannia Hotel to announce the winners of the awards to a packed and eager roomful of fantasy and horror fiction fans.
And the award winners are:
Sep
19
BFS announces programme for Fantasycon 2007
Posted in: What's On on 19th September 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Highlights include an in-conversation session between Guests of Honour Michael Marshall Smith and Stephen Jones, plus fellow GoH Terry Brooks interviewed by Mark Yon of SFFWorld.com fame. There's also the usual mix of readings, launch events, late-night ghost stories, the famous Fantasycon Saturday Night raffle, and on the Sunday afternoon, the fantasycon banquet and the announcement of the British Fantasy Awards for 2007.
More info: www.fantasycon.org.uk
Source: Fantasycon Blog
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.
Sep
11
James Cooper collection to launch at Fantasycon
Posted in: UKSFBN Talks To, What's On on 11th September 2007 by UKSFBN admin
British author James Cooper has been in touch to let us know that his debut short fiction collection, You Are The Fly: Tales of Redemption & Distress [Amazon], will be published by Humdrumming Books on Friday September 21st and will be launched at Fantasycon in Nottingham during the weekend of September 21st - 23rd, where James will be available to sign copies on the Saturday.
Sep
3
Terry Brooks UK Tour, September 17th - 22nd
Posted in: What's On on 3rd September 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Terry will be putting in appearances in London, Greenhithe, Basingstoke, Bracknell and Coventry before rounding off his latest visit to these shores with a Guest of Honour appearance at Fantasycon in Nottingham. Full details are available on the Orbit Books website.
More Info: www.orbitbooks.net
Source: George Walkley, Orbit Books
Aug
7
2007 British Fantasy Society Awards shortlist announced
Posted in: Press Room on 7th August 2007 by UKSFBN admin
The British Fantasy Society has announced the short-listed nominees for this year's BFS Awards, for work published or created during 2006.
The overall winner in each category will be announced at the Sunday banquet of this year's British Fantasy Convention, Fantasycon 2007 on September 23rd, 2007, at the Britannia Hotel, Nottingham, UK.
Aug
2
Pendragon Press launching New Writings antho at Fantasycon ‘07
Posted in: What's On on 2nd August 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Chris Teague, of UK independent publisher Pendragon Press, writes to tell us about a new short science fiction / fantasy / horror anthology that he'll be launching at this year's Fantasycon in Nottingham, over the weekend of September 21st to 23rd.
The anthology is called New Writings in the Fantastic, has been compiled by veteran author and editor John Grant (a.k.a. Paul Barnett) and will be: "A mammoth anthology of almost forty pieces of speculative fiction, featuring a wealth of new writing talent from around the world."
Jun
21
Convention round-up: Fantasycon, Novacon, P-Con V
Posted in: What's On on 21st June 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Here's the latest on three forthcoming gatherings of assorted genre glitterati that you might want to add to your diaries: Fantasycon (Nottingham, September), Novacon 37 (Walsall, November) and Phoenix Con V (Dublin, March 2008).
Jan
19
Fantasycon 2007: progress report #1, GoH news
Posted in: What's On on 19th January 2007 by UKSFBN admin
Alex Davies, publicity officer for the 2007 British Fantasy Convention has sent around the first convention progress report, complete with early programme outline news, and details of the convention's first two Guests of Honour and Master of Ceremonies.
Oct
10
BFS announces Fantasycon 2007 Guests of Honour
Posted in: What's On on 10th October 2006 by UKSFBN admin
The British Fantasy Society, organisers of Fantasycon, the annual British Fantasy Convention, have announced two Guests of Honour and a Master of Ceremonies for next year's event: Michael Marshall (Smith), Stephen Jones and Peter Crowther, respectively.
Sep
25
British Fantasy Awards 2006 - results announced
Posted in: What's On on 25th September 2006 by UKSFBN admin
The British Fantasy Society is delighted to announce the winners of the British Fantasy Awards for 2006. The presentations were made at Fantasycon 30 in Nottingham on September 24th.
Legendary fantasy author Raymond E. Feist is over in the UK this month, promoting his new novel Into a Dark Realm [Amazon.co.uk] so check if he's visiting a store near you.
Aug
21
David Gemmell Memorial Award mooted
Posted in: Press Room on 21st August 2006 by UKSFBN admin
Stan Nicholls, writing on the Write Fantastic group LiveJournal, mentions that fellow author David Lee Stone has put forward the suggestion that a memorial award named for the late, much lamented David Gemmell, be incorporated into future British Fantasy Awards.