Steampunk Thursday: The Godfathers of Steampunk

Apologies for the lack of appropriate Steampunk attire in this photograph, but I think you'll agree that being in the company of the Godfathers of Steampunk more than makes up for it. ;-)

Tim Powers, Jonathan Green, James P Blaylock and K W Jeter at World FantasyCon 2013.

YOU ARE THE HERO at World FantasyCon 2013

I'm currently beside the seaside in Brighton for World FantasyCon, and I'm not the only FF alumnus who's down here either. One-time consultant editor on the series Marc Gascoigne was spotted in the bar last night, as was original commissioning editor Geraldine Cooke.

Geraldine met up with Mike Bryan, the man who first sold The Warlock of Firetop Mountain to bookshops.

Mike Bryan and Geraldine Cooke

Original editor of TWOFM Philippa Dickinson was at the 'Terry Pratchett in Conversation' panel.

Philippa Dickinson and Yours Truly

And the art show features work by two FF artists - Les Edwards and Terry Oakes!

The Brain Slayer (from Out of the Pit) and Terry Oakes

(Don't worry though, I'll get back to polishing the manuscript after the weekend.)

World FantasyCon 2013

Just a quick reminder that I shall be attending World FantasyCon in Brighton from today until Sunday. My schedule for the weekend looks like this...

Thursday 31 October 2013

4.30-5.00pm - Pax Britannia Signing
Signing at the Abaddon/Solaris table in the dealers' room at the Hilton Brighton Metropole.

8.00-9.30pm - David Gemmell Legend Awards

9.30-10.30pm - Legends Launch
Legends: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell anthology launch and signing in the Regency Suite at the Hilton Brighton Metropole. Featuring Joe Abercrombie, James Barclay, Jonathan Green, Juliet E McKenna, Anne Nicholls, Stan Nicholls, Gaie Sebold, Jan Siegel, Adrian Tchaikovsky, and Ian Whates, as well as cover artist Dominic Harman.

Saturday 2 November 2013

11.00am - Newcon Press Party
Newcon will be hosting a Legends signing, as well as launching new titles from Tanith Lee, Stan Nicholls, and Steve Rasnic Tem.

I am also hoping to attend the following panels...

Thursday 31 October 2013

3.00-4.00pm - Writing Historical Fantasy

Friday 1 November 2013

11.00am-12.00pm - Alan Lee Interview

12.00-1.00pm - Joe Hill Interview

3.00-4.00pm - Sir Terry Pratchett: In Conversation

5.00-6.00pm - Lifetime Achievement Award: Tanith Lee

Saturday 2 November 2013

2.00-3.00pm - Lifetime Achievement Award: Susan Cooper

3.00-4.00pm - Steam Punk'd

4.00-5.00pm - Can't Write, Edit An Anthology

9.00-11.00pm - Two Ghost Stories

Sunday 3 November 2013

10.00-11.00am - When Did Lovecraft Become a Franchise?

12.00-1.00pm - How to Write That Second Book

Jonathan Green appearing at World FantasyCon 2013

Two weeks today* I will be one of the many guests attending World FantasyCon 2013 in Brighton, beside the seaside. In case you're also popping along, and you fancy stopping by and saying hello, you'll find me at the following places at the following times.

Thursday 31 October 2013

4.30-5.00pm - Pax Britannia Signing
Signing at the Abaddon/Solaris table in the dealers' room at the Hilton Brighton Metropole.

8.00-9.30pm - David Gemmell Legend Awards
Legends: Stories in Honour of David Gemmell - an anthology of stories in honour of David Gemmell**edited by Ian Whates, and featuring a story by Yours Truly - is being launched at the reception immediately following the awards ceremony.

Saturday 2 November 2013

11.00am - Newcon Press Party
Newcon will be hosting a Legends signing, as well as launching new titles from Tanith Lee, Stan Nicholls, and Steve Rasnic Tem.

There is also a panel taking place at 3.00pm on the Saturday called Steam Punk'd, but at this time I can neither confirm nor deny whether I will be taking part or not. I suspect not.

* Are there really only fourteen days left to go?

** Funnily enough.

Short Story Saturday: Legends

Since the official announcement was made last weekend at the Nine Worlds Geekfest 2013, I can now share the news that I am one of the writers who has contributed to Legends, an anthology of stories in honour of David Gemmell edited by Ian Whates.

My own story, Who Walks with Death, will appear alongside new original tales by the likes of Joe Abercrombie, James Barclay (with a story chronicling the origin of The Raven), Tanith Lee, Adrian Tchaikovsky (contributing a story in his Shadows of the Apt milieu), Juliet E McKenna, Stan Nicholls, Storm Constantine, Gaie Sebold and (hopefully) Tad Williams. I am quite excited about this.

The idea behind the anthology was that we create stories set in worlds of our own creation, but which keep the spirit of Gemmell's work in mind. It is being produced in conjunction with the David Gemmell Awards and will hopefully help raise some funds in support of the awards.

Legends: Stories In Honour Of David Gemmell will be launched at this year's Gemmell Award Ceremony, on the opening night of World FantasyCon in Brighton (Thursday October 31st). I'll be there. Maybe I'll see you there too.