Sci-Fi Weekender 2013

Me and fellow Storyslinger Beth Stewart recently ventured up to north Wales to attend the annual Sci-Fi Weekender, a huge convention geared towards sci-fi fans and general nerds. There were a lot of interesting panels about books and writing, hosted by a number of really cool authors, as well as cosplay, vendors and entertainment. One of the highlights of the weekend was Brian Blessed, who I go into more detail about in the second post.

Read about our adventure below:

Day One - in which we flail at all the costumes and merchandise, but also manage to attend a few panels: 

"Here Come the Girls (a female view of writing and editing)"
"Here Come the Boys (a male view of writing and editing)"
"No Airships Required: Creating Steampunk Worlds"
"Vampires in Love: Paranormal and Urban Fantasy"

Day Two - in which we have our photos taken with Daleks and the Ghostbusters, and attend more panels: 

"It's the End: Why the Apocalypse is so Popular"
"Creating Fantasy Worlds"
"The Future is Bright: But What would Asimov make of it?"

We're definitely going back in 2014, so if anyone wants to come along or meet us there, let us know!

Sci fi story published on Kasma

A sci fi story of mine has been published by Kasma SF magazine. You can read it by following this link:

http://www.kasmamagazine.com/beached.html

Enjoy!

J. Bell.