Alt.Fiction schedule

[Alex Davis]

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to post out the day's schedule of events for Alt.Fiction- hopefully there'll be something of interest for everyone!! If you want any further info feel free to reply here or get in touch at alex.davis@derby.gov.uk

Many Thanks

Alex


Darwin Suite

Readings and Q+A sessions (unless stated)

12:00-12:45 Graham Joyce and Peter Crowther

1:00-1:45 Publishing Panel featuring John Jarrold (John Jarrold Literary Agency), Sarah Hodgson (Voyager), George Mann (Solaris) and John Berlyne (Chair)

2:00-2:45 Adam Roberts and Eric Brown

3:00-3:45 Brian Lumley

4:00-4:45 Charlie Stross

4:45-6:15 Dinner Break including Signing Session, 4:45-5:30

6:15-7:00 Ramsey Campbell

7:15-8:00 Mike Carey

8:15-9:00 Michael Marshall Smith




Reception Suite

Panel discussions and Q+A sessions (unless stated)

12:00-12:45 Writing and the Internet featuring Lee Harris, Darren Turpin and Simon Spurrier

1:00-1:45 World-Building featuring Sarah Ash, Chaz Brenchley, Brian Ruckley and Juliet E McKenna

2:00-2:45 Building a Career featuring Simon Clark, Michael Marshall Smith and John Jarrold

3:00-3:45 Mass Book Launch featuring readings from Brian Ruckley, Philip Palmer, Simon Spurrier and Stephen Hunt

4:00-4:45 Horror featuring Simon Clark, Tim Lebbon, Mark Morris, Sarah Pinborough and Conrad Williams

4:45-6:15 Dinner break

6:15-7:00 Scriptwriting featuring Graham Joyce, Philip Palmer and Michael Marshall Smith

7:15-8:00 Fantasy- Innovation vs Expectation featuring Juliet E McKenna, Chaz Brenchley, Stephen Hunt and Sarah Ash

8:15-9:00 Science-Fiction featuring Adam Roberts, Eric Brown, Tony Ballantyne and Justina Robson



45 Suite

Workshops

12:00-12:45 Christian Dunn on Editing Your Work

1:00-1:45 Tony Ballanytne on TBC

2:00-2:45 Kim Lakin-Smith on Dark Fantasy

3:00-3:45 Justina Robson on TBC

4:00-4:45 John Jarrold on An Agent’s Work

 

[Roy1]

Plus TTA will be there with Interzone, Black Static - their new horror magazine, Crimewave and Alison.

One of Interzone's editors, Andy Hedgecock, will also be there.

 

[Troo]

See you both there tomorrow chaps

 

[Brian G Turner]

Alex, let us know as soon as you have dates for 2009 finalised, please.

 

[Ian Whates]

Alex, let us know as soon as you have dates for 2009 finalised, please.

Brian, Alex no longer works for Derby council so is not organising this year's event, though I understand he is still helping out. He now has a new job, with Solaris books I believe.

After some shifting of dates, the convention has now been confirmed for Saturday June 20th; I'm afraid I don't have any more details at this stage.

 

[Susan Boulton]

Oh, that might be better for me, the April one always ended up be a weekend I was busy. (Also too close to Eastercon for the purse)

 

[chopper]

likewise: i can have a good birthday weekend!

 

[Brian G Turner]

Brian, Alex no longer works for Derby council so is not organising this year's event, though I understand he is still helping out. He now has a new job, with Solaris books I believe.

After some shifting of dates, the convention has now been confirmed for Saturday June 20th; I'm afraid I don't have any more details at this stage.

Oh, crap - I've been looking forward to this for ages, but I never knew the date - suddenly 5 days notice is far too little.

I'd Google'd for alt-fiction, and the only information I found was the now disused blog so I thought there was nothing happening this year.

Or - is it still on? Roy posted here that it'll be back in 2010 instead?
TTA Press - INTERACTION : View topic - Alt Fiction 2009

 

[Ian Whates]

Oh, crap - I've been looking forward to this for ages, but I never knew the date - suddenly 5 days notice is far too little.

I'd Google'd for alt-fiction, and the only information I found was the now disused blog so I thought there was nothing happening this year.

Or - is it still on? Roy posted here that it'll be back in 2010 instead?
TTA Press - INTERACTION : View topic - Alt Fiction 2009

Don't worry, Brian, you didn't miss it. The whole event was cancelled this year for a number of reasons, largely revolving around redundancies etc within the department, from what I could gather, but they're planning to return next year... So it's watch this space!

 

[chopper]

good news!

 

[Brian G Turner]

Will we get an Alt.Fiction for 2010?

I have to say, I enjoyed the intimacy of Alt-Fiction much more than Worldcon, Eastercon, or BFS. It will be sorely missed if there are no more.

 

[chopper]

altfiction is definitely on.

Alt. Fiction » Home

 

[Brian G Turner]

Excellent! Good to see.

The £25 price tag is a bit steep, but it's still definitely one worth going to - will put this on my calendar.

ADDED: Waaaah!! June 12th - I'm on holiday then!!

 

[Boneman]

Excellent! Good to see.

The £25 price tag is a bit steep, but it's still definitely one worth going to - will put this on my calendar.

ADDED: Waaaah!! June 12th - I'm on holiday then!!

You could go to watch Chelsea play for 90 minutes and pay £80, or Arsenal for £90, or the theatre for 2 hours and pay £15-£150, or attend a post-graduate day with me and pay £100.

I thought £25 was incredible value for what's on offer... How much are you paying for the holiday?

 

[Brian G Turner]

Oh, I don't denigrate the value - it was simply a reference to the last price which I had thought was around £15, so if so, is a bit of a hike.

However, even £25 is still real value - the ratio of authors to visitors is very high, which means it's hard not to find yourself casually chatting with published authors without worrying about getting through big crowds.

That's why it's my favourite on the convention scene - it has a real and valuable intimacy that is easily lost on other events through their numbers.

 

[Brian G Turner]

I is not on holiday! I is canz go!

 

[chopper]

yay! Sheffield SFF Writers' Groop is also "canz go"!

 

[Brian G Turner]

Excellent.

Time for an unofficial chronicles meet up at Derby! Woot!

 

[Patrick Mahon]

Wow - not heard of this con before, but it sounds like great fun. Will certainly try to get along, having just missed Eastercon. Thanks for the info.

 

[Stephen Palmer]

I shall certainly be there, barring unforeseen circumstances.