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| Wednesday, November 16th, 2011 | 3:06 pm
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BSFA Event Nov 23rd: STEPHEN BAXTER interviewed by Paul Cornell
On Wednesday 23rd November 2011* from around 7pm: STEPHEN BAXTER (President, British Science Fiction Association) will be interviewed by Paul Cornell (Writer of books, tv, comics, etc.) Location Upstairs Room, The Antelope Tavern 22 Eaton Terrace, Belgravia London, United Kingdom View Larger MapNearest Tube: Sloane Square (District/Circle) All welcome! (No entry fee or tickets. Non-members welcome.) Interview will commence at 7.00 pm, but the room is open from 6.00 (and fans in the downstairs bar from 5). There will be a raffle (£1 for five tickets), with a selection of sf novels as prizes. FUTURE EVENTS: (No meeting in December.) 25th January 2012 – CHRISTOPHER PRIEST interviewed by Paul Kincaid 22nd February 2012* – LIZ WILLIAMS interviewed by Ian Whates 28th March 2012 – BSFA Awards Meeting (Please note that future events will not take place in the Antelope. A new venue will be announced soon.) * Note that this is a month with five Wednesdays. The meeting will be on the fourth, not the last, Wednesday of the month. | | Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 | 2:56 pm
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Swords, Sorcery, Sandals and Space: The Fantastika and the Classical World. A Science Fiction Founda
Swords, Sorcery, Sandals and Space: The Fantastika and the Classical World. A Science Fiction Foundation Conference 29 June – 1 July 2013 At The Foresight Centre, University of Liverpool Guests of Honour/Plenary Speakers: Edith Hall, Nick Lowe, and Catherynne M. Valente Website: Call for papers The culture of the Classical world continues to shape that of the modern West. Those studying the Fantastika (science fiction, fantasy and horror) know that it has its roots in the literature of the Graeco-Roman world (Homer’s Odyssey, Lucian’s True History). At the same time, scholars of Classical Reception are increasingly investigating all aspects of popular culture, and have begun looking at science fiction. However, scholars of the one are not often enough in contact with scholars of the other. This conference aims to bridge the divide, and provide a forum in which SF and Classical Reception scholars can meet and exchange ideas. We invite proposals for papers (20 minutes plus discussion) or themed panels of three or four papers from a wide range of disciplines (including Science Fiction, Classical Reception and Literature), from academics, students, fans, and anyone else interested, on any aspect of the interaction between the Classical world of Greece and Rome and science fiction, fantasy and horror. We are looking for papers on Classical elements in modern (post-1800) examples of the Fantastika, and on science fictional or fantastic elements in Classical literature. We are particularly interested in papers addressing literary science fiction or fantasy, where we feel investigations of the interaction with the ancient world are relatively rare. But we also welcome papers on film, television, radio, comics, games, or fan culture. Please send proposals to conferences@sf-foundation.org, to arrive by 30 September 2012. Paper proposals should be no more than 300 words. Themed panels should also include an introduction to the panel, of no more than 300 words. Please include the name of the author/panel convener, and contact details. Swords, Sorcery, Sandals and Space is organised by the Science Fiction Foundation, with the co- operation of the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at the University of Liverpool. Tony Keen
Chair, 2013 SF Foundation Conference | | Monday, September 5th, 2011 | 7:43 pm
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September BSFA London Meeting: Jo Fletcher Interview - 28th September 2011 - Free entry
On Wednesday 28th September 2011 from around 7pm: JO FLETCHER (Editor of Jo Fletcher Books) will be interviewed by Tom Hunter (Arthur C. Clarke Award Administrator). Venue: Upstairs Room
The Antelope Tavern
22, Eaton Terrace
Belgravia
London
SW1W 8EZ Nearest Tube: Sloane Square (District/Circle)
Map:here.
All welcome! (No entry fee or tickets. Non-members welcome.)
Interview will commence at 7.00 pm, but the room is open from 6.00 (and fans in the downstairs bar from 5).
There will be a raffle (£1 for five tickets), with a selection of sf novels as prizes. FUTURE EVENTS: 26th October 2011 – TANITH LEE interviewed by Nadia Van Der Westhuizen 23rd November 2011* – STEPHEN BAXTER interviewed by Paul Cornell (No meeting in December.) 25th January 2012 – CHRISTOPHER PRIEST interviewd by Paul Kincaid * Note that this is a month with five Wednesdays. The meeting will be on the fourth, not the last, Wednesday of the month. | | Saturday, August 27th, 2011 | 2:57 pm
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Redemption price rise
Just a reminder that the cost of a full weekend at Redemption 13 goes up next week. The current price is £60 and it rises to £65 on Thursday 1 September. You can book online at: Redemption 13 web site | | Sunday, July 24th, 2011 | 12:13 pm
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| | Monday, July 18th, 2011 | 12:38 pm
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July BSFA London Meeting: Sophia McDougall Interview - 27th July 2011 - Free entry
On Wednesday 27th July 2011 from around 7pm: SOPHIA McDOUGALL (author of the Romanitas trilogy) will be interviewed by Roz Kaveney (popular culture critic and author). Venue: Upstairs Room
The Antelope Tavern
22, Eaton Terrace
Belgravia
London
SW1W 8EZ Nearest Tube: Sloane Square (District/Circle)
Map:here.
All welcome! (No entry fee or tickets. Non-members welcome.)
Interview will commence at 7.00 pm, but the room is open from 6.00 (and fans in the downstairs bar from 5).
There will be a raffle (£1 for five tickets), with a selection of sf novels as prizes. FUTURE EVENTS: 24th August 2011* – KIM LAKIN-SMITH interviewed by Paul Skevington 28th September 2011 – JO FLETCHER interviewed by Tom Hunter 26th October 2011 – TANITH LEE interviewed by Nadia Van Der Westhuizen * Note that this is a month with five Wednesdays. The meeting will be on the fourth, not the last, Wednesday of the month. | | Saturday, July 16th, 2011 | 1:46 pm
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Bristol Beer & Blake's 7 - 23rd July 2011
We are only a week away from the next Bristol Beer & Blake's 7 - Saturday the 23rd of July, so make a date in your diaries: When: Saturday, 23 July, 12:15 PM Where: The Knight's Templar, Unit 1 Temple Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, Avon, BS1 6DG. To get to the pub from the (railway) station, you walk straight through the ticket gates and foyer, ignoring the main exit to your left, and out into the covered car park. Go straight through the car park and out, and you'll be on the path leading to Temple square. As you arrive in the square, the pub is the large glass-fronted building on your left. http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/10/10235/Knights_Templar/BristolHere's how to get to the pub from the station http://www.spacefall.co.uk/FC/b7meet.jpgThe event goes from approx 12.20 to 7pm, though some of us may stay longer. If this is your first time and you don't know any of us, let us know what you look like and roughly when you'll be arriving so we can look out for you. The Facebook event is: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=151635348239617 | | Friday, July 8th, 2011 | 12:58 pm
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| | Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 | 11:47 am
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June BSFA London Meeting reminder
Just a reminder that the June meeting (Gillian Polack, interviewed by Maureen Kincaid Speller) will be tomorrow (Thursday June 30th), not tonight. | | Sunday, June 26th, 2011 | 10:35 am
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| | Saturday, June 25th, 2011 | 9:17 am
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| | Tuesday, June 21st, 2011 | 12:12 am
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BSFA London meetings for second half of 2011
Here is the schedule for the BSFA London meetings for the second half of 2011. Please note that there is no BSFA London meeting on Wednesday 22nd June. The June meeting will be on Thursday 30th June. 30th June 2011 – GILLIAN POLACK interviewed by Maureen Kincaid Speller 27th July 2011 – SOPHIA MCDOUGALL interviewed by Roz Kaveney 24th August 2011* – KIM LAKIN-SMITH interviewed by Paul Skevington 28th September 2011 – JO FLETCHER: interviewer TBC 26th October 2011 – TANITH LEE interviewed by Nadia Van Der Westhuizen 23rd November 2011* – STEPHEN BAXTER interviewed by Paul Cornell * Note that these are months with five Wednesdays. The meeting will be on the fourth, not the last, Wednesday of the month. Meeting take place in the Upstairs Room of The Antelope Taven, 22 Eaton Terrace, Belgravia, London, SW1W 8EZ | | Monday, June 20th, 2011 | 11:09 pm
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June BSFA London Meeting: Gillian Polack Interview - 30th June 2011 - Free entry
On Thursday 30th June 2011 from around 7pm: GILLIAN POLACK (Australian writer of speculative fiction, editor and historian) will be interviewed by Maureen Kincaid Speller (Critic and reviewer). Note that this meeting is on the fifth Thursday of the month. There is no BSFA London Meeting on Wednesday 22nd June. Venue: Upstairs Room
The Antelope Tavern
22, Eaton Terrace
Belgravia
London
SW1W 8EZ Nearest Tube: Sloane Square (District/Circle)
Map:here.
All welcome! (No entry fee or tickets. Non-members welcome.)
Interview will commence at 7.00 pm, but the room is open from 6.00 (and fans in the downstairs bar from 5).
There will be a raffle (£1 for five tickets), with a selection of sf novels as prizes. FUTURE EVENTS: 27th July 2011 – SOPHIA MCDOUGALL interviewed by Roz Kaveney 24th August 2011* – KIM LAKIN-SMITH interviewed by Paul Skevington 28th September 2011 – JO FLETCHER: interviewer TBC * Note that this is a month with five Wednesdays. The meeting will be on the fourth, not the last, Wednesday of the month. | | Thursday, June 16th, 2011 | 7:55 pm
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Come to Sheffield this Sunday !!!
The Sheffield SF group recently decided to start meeting on the third Sunday in the month, for a social afternoon in the pub. Our first "Third Sunday" meeting in May was great fun, and there's another one coming up. We're booked into the Sheffield Tap again for this Sunday (the 19th June), in the back snug (turn left when you come in from the street, down to the end of the corridor). Kick off about 1 pm, last month we were there until about 7. You can stick 17 July and 21 August in diaries, too. The Tap is the real ale bar in the main Sheffield railway station. The Tap doesn't really do food, but there are plenty of places to get something in the station. It's a purely social meeting, there are no plans or agenda - just come along and chat. | | Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 | 1:58 pm
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| | Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 | 1:44 pm
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Bristol Beer & Blake's 7 - 23rd July 2011
The date for the next Bristol Beer & Blake's 7 will be Saturday the 23rd of July, so make a date in your diaries: When: Saturday, 23 July, 12:15 PM Where: The Knight's Templar, Unit 1 Temple Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, Avon, BS1 6DG. To get to the pub from the (railway) station, you walk straight through the ticket gates and foyer, ignoring the main exit to your left, and out into the covered car park. Go straight through the car park and out, and you'll be on the path leading to Temple square. As you arrive in the square, the pub is the large glass-fronted building on your left. http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/10/10235/Knights_Templar/BristolHere's how to get to the pub from the station http://www.spacefall.co.uk/FC/b7meet.jpgThe event goes from approx 12.20 to 7pm, though some of us may stay longer. If this is your first time and you don't know any of us, let us know what you look like and roughly when you'll be arriving so we can look out for you. The Facebook event is: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=151635348239617 | | Sunday, February 6th, 2011 | 7:20 pm
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| | Friday, February 4th, 2011 | 11:17 am
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Redemption advanced bookings close soon
For anyone planning to go to Redemption that hasn't yet booked, just a reminder that advanced bookings close in a week's time on 11 February 2011. You can book at the web site at: http://www.smof.com/redemptionIf you don't book in advance, you will be able to pay at the door, but it will more expensive and we cannot guarantee there will be any hotel rooms left by then. | | Sunday, December 5th, 2010 | 6:52 am
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