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Upcoming Book Signings at Forbidden Planet

Markus — 2006-11-10T19:29:36+00:00

Singings by Brian Froud, Noel ‘Mickey Smith’ Clarke (Dr Who), and many more...
see below for details, or the Forbidden Planet Homepage for more details, books, etc!

Convoy (Eastercon 2007) cancelled

Markus — 2006-10-31T16:31:52+00:00

From http://convoy.org.uk/

The committee of the 2007 Eastercon regrets to announce that Convoy cannot now be held at the Adelphi, and that membership fees will be reimbursed by the beginning of December 2006 to those who had joined the convention.

If anyone knows more please let us know!

Novacon - a reminder!

Markus — 2006-10-24T10:45:57+00:00

Novacon, the annual science fiction convention of the Birmingham SF Group, will take place on November 10-12 this year at the Quality Hotel, Bentley, Walsall.
Guest of Honour this year is Ken MacLeod
The cheap Membership rates will end on October 31, so if you don't have one yet then get your skates on!

Sectus 2007 (Harry Potter conference) Announced

Markus — 2006-09-15T12:15:59+00:00

Sectus 2007 writes "Sectus 2007 is an unofficial Harry Potter conference being held in London from 19-22 July 2007.

This is a unique opportunity to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Harry Potter books in the country where it all began. Sectus will be held in the heart of the capital, close to Regent's Park and within easy walking distance of Oxford Circus, Madame Tussaud's and King's Cross.

It's a maze Jim, but not as we know it

Markus — 2006-07-16T19:34:54+00:00

From Articulate: The elaborate universe of Star Trek can be baffling to non-fans, but now there's a whole new way to get lost in space.

Star Trek fan Tom Pearcy has planted 1.5 million maize plants to cut the maze, which features images of Mr Spock, the USS Enterprise and what looks like Captain Jean-Luc Picard and a Borg cube.

Pearcy says he has been thinking about a space-themed maze for some time.

"I am a big fan of Star Trek, and the 40th anniversary gave me the inspiration to use some instantly recognisable images in the design."

We say: The York Maze made from maize - truly amazing!
(ok, ok, I'll get my coat...)

EasterCon (Concussion) this Weekend - Glasgow

Markus — 2006-04-13T00:32:14+00:00

The UK Science Fiction Convention takes place over Easter in Glasgow - all details on http://www.eastercon2006.org/
No more pre-booking possible anymore, but you can get your membership for the same price on site.
See you all there!

London Book Fair

Markus — 2006-04-06T14:08:14+00:00

Alex McLintock provides us with Meredith's report from the London Book Fair 2006:
This year's London Book Fair in March was host to an event which would have been considered science fiction just 20 years ago. Margaret Atwood, previous winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award for best science fiction novel, launched her long-distance book-signing machine, the LongPen, at the Fair.

Les Edwards Art in Ilford, London, Monday 20 March to Saturday 29 April

alexmc6 — 2006-03-09T11:54:35+00:00

As part of the Redbridge Book & Media Festival, this exhibition is a unique chance to see the creative artwork of Les Edwards (also known as 'Edward Miller'). Les, who lives in Ilford, is best known for his illustration of a huge number of book jackets in the Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror genres. He has worked on movie posters, fantasy games and graphic novels and has won the British Fantasy Award for Best Artist.

Original Hitch-Hiker's Guide Radio Script for Sale

rwgray — 2006-02-12T13:48:26+00:00

rwgray writes: " One of the last original scipts for the Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy BBC Radio series is being auctioned on eBay. Sound Manager Paul Deeley's script for the penultimate episode of series five "Mostly Harmless" has been signed and dated by Producer / Script Adapter Dirk Maggs and is offered for sale with no reserve, ending 15th Feb around 6.30pm.
Script for sale has exactly FORTY-TWO PAGES in total. See http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&it em=7007115090 or read more here... "

Picocon Saturday 18th February 2006 - and other SF Convention Update

alexmc6 — 2006-02-02T21:17:30+00:00
The Imperial College Science Fiction society (ICSF) informs us ofPicocon 23, their annual, London-based Sci-Fi and gaming convention, to be held on Saturday 18th February this year. Guest of Honour is Ian Watson.More details below...
Also: don't forget
Concussion, the 2006 EasterCon (April 14-17) in Glasgow, with M. John Harrison as Guest of Honour or
Novacon 36, Nov 10-12 in Bentley, Walsall, with Ken MacLeod as GoH
Plus, if you like your Conventions huge, there's always L.A.con IV, the Science Fiction WorldCon in, you wouldn't guess it, L.A.