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Festival Season
It’s that time of year when the festivals come thick and fast. Over the next couple of months I will be taking part in a number of SE London events, so I thought I’d just mention them, in case you felt like coming along. Hither Green Festival I will be talking, with Katy Darby (fellow…
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out and about with Carmen
I’ve not been on here much recently, there’s been too much happening. The opera – of course the opera! Each year I’ve done more and written about it less. Barely managing a faint tweet now and then this year. Carmen, under the direction of Chris Rolls had us on stage almost all the time even…
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Edge Lit 5
I will be on a panel at Edge Lit 5, The Midlands’ premier speculative fiction event on Saturday July 16th. The panel is at 12 Noon and is entitled: High Fantasy, High Art: Is Fantasy Growing More Literary? Last I heard, I will be joined by Peter Newman, Jen Williams and Edward Cox. Venue: QUAD, Market Place, Derby,…
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Additional panel at LonCon3
I’ve been asked to step in last-minute to moderate another panel at LonCon3 Reimagining Families (Thursday 11:00) In a 2013 column for Tor.com, Alex Dally MacFarlane called for a greater diversity in the way SF and fantasy represent families, pointing out that in the real world, “People of all sexualities and genders join together in…
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