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Kelly Weinersmith: To Boldly Go?

Tuesday 12 August 18:30 - 19:30

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Hear Weinersmith chat with us about this hilarious, wise, deeply-researched project that makes us glad to still live on our third rock from the sun. Plus, find out which books made 2025’s prize shortlist…
 

Peter F Hamilton: Space Opera Goes Digital

Tuesday 12 August 19:30 - 20:30

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Today, Hamilton talks about the thrill of imagining a wildly far-flung future and his dual roles as novelist and video game consultant…
 

M John Harrison: The Course of His Art

Saturday 16 August 18:45 - 19:45

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Titan of modern literary science fiction, M John Harrison has never shied away from bending genre and reimaging the form of fantasy novels…
 

Adrian Tchaikovsky: The Darkness Looked Back

Sunday 17 August 20:30 - 21:30

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Science fiction has always had a unique capacity to address the big philosophical questions, especially those asking us to extend our purview beyond a human-centric view. In Bee Speaker and Shroud, Arthur C Clarke Award-winning writer Adrian Tchaikovsky…
 

The Essentials of Fiction: A Workshop with Sarah Shin

Wednesday 20 August 19:30 - 21:00

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‘An awareness of what your own writing sounds like is an essential skill for a writer,’ commented the legendary Ursula K Le Guin’s in Steering the Craft: A 21st Century Guide to Sailing the Sea of Story. Today’s workshop uses this title as a guide for…
 

Elaine Castillo, Chris McQueer & Catherine Prasifka: Virtually Reality

Friday 22 August 17:00 - 18:00

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An exploration of humanity at its most uncharted frontier. Today, we talk to Chris McQueer, Catherine Prasifka, and Elaine Castillo, who have each written compelling novels set in the parallel country of the internet…