Cymera Festival
@cymerafestival.co.uk
Scotland's Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writing.
🖊️ 2025 Writers' Conference: Sat 22 Nov, in Edinburgh & online.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk
🖊️ 2025 Writers' Conference: Sat 22 Nov, in Edinburgh & online.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk
Did you know Cymera is a registered charity?
Become a member today to enjoy a closer relationship with the UK’s biggest scifi, fantasy & horror writing festival. You'll receive exclusive benefits, including early booking and an invite to our next AGM.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/membership
Become a member today to enjoy a closer relationship with the UK’s biggest scifi, fantasy & horror writing festival. You'll receive exclusive benefits, including early booking and an invite to our next AGM.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/membership
December 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Did you know Cymera is a registered charity?
Become a member today to enjoy a closer relationship with the UK’s biggest scifi, fantasy & horror writing festival. You'll receive exclusive benefits, including early booking and an invite to our next AGM.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/membership
Become a member today to enjoy a closer relationship with the UK’s biggest scifi, fantasy & horror writing festival. You'll receive exclusive benefits, including early booking and an invite to our next AGM.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/membership
This year's programme features keynote speaker Gemma Creffield, the Editorial Director of Simon & Schuster's new SFF imprint. We'll also be delivering a variety of writing workshops & industry panels, plus a day of networking with other genre writers!
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
November 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This year's programme features keynote speaker Gemma Creffield, the Editorial Director of Simon & Schuster's new SFF imprint. We'll also be delivering a variety of writing workshops & industry panels, plus a day of networking with other genre writers!
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
Less than 1 week to go until our 2025 Writers' Conference! ⏰
Cymera's 2025 Writers' Conference will take place on Saturday, 22nd November both in Edinburgh and online. Grab your ticket: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
Cymera's 2025 Writers' Conference will take place on Saturday, 22nd November both in Edinburgh and online. Grab your ticket: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
November 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Less than 1 week to go until our 2025 Writers' Conference! ⏰
Cymera's 2025 Writers' Conference will take place on Saturday, 22nd November both in Edinburgh and online. Grab your ticket: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
Cymera's 2025 Writers' Conference will take place on Saturday, 22nd November both in Edinburgh and online. Grab your ticket: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
How do publishers cut through the noise of 100s of books being published every week? Amy Portsmouth, Senior Marketing Executive at Angry Robot, will share her experience of working in marketing & publicity.
Join us for our Writers' Conference on Sat 22 Nov: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
Join us for our Writers' Conference on Sat 22 Nov: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
November 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
How do publishers cut through the noise of 100s of books being published every week? Amy Portsmouth, Senior Marketing Executive at Angry Robot, will share her experience of working in marketing & publicity.
Join us for our Writers' Conference on Sat 22 Nov: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
Join us for our Writers' Conference on Sat 22 Nov: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
We'll be chatting with indie publisher Bona Books about their journey from reader/writer to setting up a publishing house.
@bonabooks.bsky.social was founded by 3 book-obsessed friends to produce high-quality, subversive & unapologetically queer SFFH books.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
@bonabooks.bsky.social was founded by 3 book-obsessed friends to produce high-quality, subversive & unapologetically queer SFFH books.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We'll be chatting with indie publisher Bona Books about their journey from reader/writer to setting up a publishing house.
@bonabooks.bsky.social was founded by 3 book-obsessed friends to produce high-quality, subversive & unapologetically queer SFFH books.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
@bonabooks.bsky.social was founded by 3 book-obsessed friends to produce high-quality, subversive & unapologetically queer SFFH books.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
Announcing GUEST AUTHORS for our 2026 Writing Retreat 🤩
Claire North and Hannah Kaner will each be running a 90-minute writing workshop and hosting an Ask Me Anything session, allowing retreat attendees to pick their brains on all things writing and SFFH.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/writing-retr...
Claire North and Hannah Kaner will each be running a 90-minute writing workshop and hosting an Ask Me Anything session, allowing retreat attendees to pick their brains on all things writing and SFFH.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/writing-retr...
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Announcing GUEST AUTHORS for our 2026 Writing Retreat 🤩
Claire North and Hannah Kaner will each be running a 90-minute writing workshop and hosting an Ask Me Anything session, allowing retreat attendees to pick their brains on all things writing and SFFH.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/writing-retr...
Claire North and Hannah Kaner will each be running a 90-minute writing workshop and hosting an Ask Me Anything session, allowing retreat attendees to pick their brains on all things writing and SFFH.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/writing-retr...
What is an edit? You may hear words like Developmental, Structural, Copyediting, Line editing, Proofreading… are they all the same thing, with varying degrees of scary-sounding names? And do you need to work with an editor to do all, some or any of them?
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
November 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
What is an edit? You may hear words like Developmental, Structural, Copyediting, Line editing, Proofreading… are they all the same thing, with varying degrees of scary-sounding names? And do you need to work with an editor to do all, some or any of them?
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
Can we use a prescription as a base for a SFFH story? What about a receipt? A parking ticket? A nursery rhyme? How many 'other' forms of writing could we harness to enrich our writing practice?
Join us for Cymera's Writers' Conference on Sat 22 Nov: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
Join us for Cymera's Writers' Conference on Sat 22 Nov: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
November 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Can we use a prescription as a base for a SFFH story? What about a receipt? A parking ticket? A nursery rhyme? How many 'other' forms of writing could we harness to enrich our writing practice?
Join us for Cymera's Writers' Conference on Sat 22 Nov: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
Join us for Cymera's Writers' Conference on Sat 22 Nov: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
Writing is a lonely business?! Not for our panel, who have embraced co-creation with others. Come along to find out how it works.
Join us for Cymera's Writers' Conference on Saturday, 22nd November: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
Join us for Cymera's Writers' Conference on Saturday, 22nd November: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
October 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Writing is a lonely business?! Not for our panel, who have embraced co-creation with others. Come along to find out how it works.
Join us for Cymera's Writers' Conference on Saturday, 22nd November: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
Join us for Cymera's Writers' Conference on Saturday, 22nd November: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
How do writers & agents collaborate to bring a book to readers? On this panel, our Festival Director will be in conversation with agent Robbie Guillory and authors Katalina Watt and Heather Palmer to discover their journey from manuscript to published book.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
October 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
How do writers & agents collaborate to bring a book to readers? On this panel, our Festival Director will be in conversation with agent Robbie Guillory and authors Katalina Watt and Heather Palmer to discover their journey from manuscript to published book.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
As Cymera Festival continues to mature, we are seeking enthusiastic and committed individuals to bring new ideas and knowledge to our board.
Experience in running or programming a book festival is not needed: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/join-the-board
Experience in running or programming a book festival is not needed: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/join-the-board
October 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
As Cymera Festival continues to mature, we are seeking enthusiastic and committed individuals to bring new ideas and knowledge to our board.
Experience in running or programming a book festival is not needed: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/join-the-board
Experience in running or programming a book festival is not needed: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/join-the-board
Our 2025 Writers' Conference Programme is LIVE 🎉
This year's programme delivers a variety of writing workshops, industry expert panels and agent one-to-ones – plus a full day of fantastic networking opportunities with other genre writers.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
This year's programme delivers a variety of writing workshops, industry expert panels and agent one-to-ones – plus a full day of fantastic networking opportunities with other genre writers.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
October 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Our 2025 Writers' Conference Programme is LIVE 🎉
This year's programme delivers a variety of writing workshops, industry expert panels and agent one-to-ones – plus a full day of fantastic networking opportunities with other genre writers.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
This year's programme delivers a variety of writing workshops, industry expert panels and agent one-to-ones – plus a full day of fantastic networking opportunities with other genre writers.
www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...
We're thrilled to announce Gemma Creffield as the Keynote Speaker for this year's Writers' Conference 🎉
September 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We're thrilled to announce Gemma Creffield as the Keynote Speaker for this year's Writers' Conference 🎉
📣 Early Bird Tickets are now available for Cymera's 2025 Writers' Conference! 📣
Join us in Edinburgh or online on Saturday 22nd November for a packed days of workshops, panels and networking with publishing industry professionals and other writers: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/book-confere...
Join us in Edinburgh or online on Saturday 22nd November for a packed days of workshops, panels and networking with publishing industry professionals and other writers: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/book-confere...
September 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
📣 Early Bird Tickets are now available for Cymera's 2025 Writers' Conference! 📣
Join us in Edinburgh or online on Saturday 22nd November for a packed days of workshops, panels and networking with publishing industry professionals and other writers: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/book-confere...
Join us in Edinburgh or online on Saturday 22nd November for a packed days of workshops, panels and networking with publishing industry professionals and other writers: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/book-confere...
Don't forget to check out our creators outside the Theatre! It's the perfect pit-stop before or after a panel, with lots of amazing wares available 🤩
June 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Don't forget to check out our creators outside the Theatre! It's the perfect pit-stop before or after a panel, with lots of amazing wares available 🤩
This is not a drill—#Cymera25 kicks off TOMORROW ‼️
We're so excited to see everyone in Edinburgh and online. Find our full programme, plus buy tickets, day passes or weekend passes on our website: www.cymerafestival.co.uk
We're so excited to see everyone in Edinburgh and online. Find our full programme, plus buy tickets, day passes or weekend passes on our website: www.cymerafestival.co.uk
June 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This is not a drill—#Cymera25 kicks off TOMORROW ‼️
We're so excited to see everyone in Edinburgh and online. Find our full programme, plus buy tickets, day passes or weekend passes on our website: www.cymerafestival.co.uk
We're so excited to see everyone in Edinburgh and online. Find our full programme, plus buy tickets, day passes or weekend passes on our website: www.cymerafestival.co.uk
Our Charity Auction closes in less than 48 hours! All funds raised go toward supporting Cymera Festival 💙
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
June 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Our Charity Auction closes in less than 48 hours! All funds raised go toward supporting Cymera Festival 💙
www.32auctions.com/organization...
www.32auctions.com/organization...
June 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
June 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Don't forget—the #Cymera25 Charity Auction is still live! 🤩
Bids will close on Fri 6 Jun at 11am BST. All funds raised will go toward supporting Cymera: www.32auctions.com/organization...
Bids will close on Fri 6 Jun at 11am BST. All funds raised will go toward supporting Cymera: www.32auctions.com/organization...
June 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Don't forget—the #Cymera25 Charity Auction is still live! 🤩
Bids will close on Fri 6 Jun at 11am BST. All funds raised will go toward supporting Cymera: www.32auctions.com/organization...
Bids will close on Fri 6 Jun at 11am BST. All funds raised will go toward supporting Cymera: www.32auctions.com/organization...
Our Charity Auction is live for another week!
Bid on a variety of amazing items, including a developmental editorial letter and a one-to-one conversation with Solaris editor Amy Borsuk!
All money raised goes toward supporting Cymera.
www.32auctions.com/organization...
Bid on a variety of amazing items, including a developmental editorial letter and a one-to-one conversation with Solaris editor Amy Borsuk!
All money raised goes toward supporting Cymera.
www.32auctions.com/organization...
May 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Our Charity Auction is live for another week!
Bid on a variety of amazing items, including a developmental editorial letter and a one-to-one conversation with Solaris editor Amy Borsuk!
All money raised goes toward supporting Cymera.
www.32auctions.com/organization...
Bid on a variety of amazing items, including a developmental editorial letter and a one-to-one conversation with Solaris editor Amy Borsuk!
All money raised goes toward supporting Cymera.
www.32auctions.com/organization...
ONE WEEK UNTIL #CYMERA25 🎉🎉🎉
Join us for dozens of author panels and book signings, writing workshops, our Creators Hall, our Games Space, the Cymera Quiz, live theatre performances and so much more!
We can't wait to see you at the Pleasance (or online) next weekend 🤩
Join us for dozens of author panels and book signings, writing workshops, our Creators Hall, our Games Space, the Cymera Quiz, live theatre performances and so much more!
We can't wait to see you at the Pleasance (or online) next weekend 🤩
May 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
ONE WEEK UNTIL #CYMERA25 🎉🎉🎉
Join us for dozens of author panels and book signings, writing workshops, our Creators Hall, our Games Space, the Cymera Quiz, live theatre performances and so much more!
We can't wait to see you at the Pleasance (or online) next weekend 🤩
Join us for dozens of author panels and book signings, writing workshops, our Creators Hall, our Games Space, the Cymera Quiz, live theatre performances and so much more!
We can't wait to see you at the Pleasance (or online) next weekend 🤩
This digital workship will help you practice writing emotive, characterful dialogue that performs multiple functions within the story, advancing plot, building tension, and developing character and worldbuilding all at the same time: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-eve...
May 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This digital workship will help you practice writing emotive, characterful dialogue that performs multiple functions within the story, advancing plot, building tension, and developing character and worldbuilding all at the same time: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera25-eve...
Announcing Brave New Words 2025 🎤
Cymera Festival is proud to offer a platform for emerging and newly published writers to read their work in front of our audience!
Find the full Brave New Words line-up on our website: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/brave-new-wo...
Cymera Festival is proud to offer a platform for emerging and newly published writers to read their work in front of our audience!
Find the full Brave New Words line-up on our website: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/brave-new-wo...
May 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Announcing Brave New Words 2025 🎤
Cymera Festival is proud to offer a platform for emerging and newly published writers to read their work in front of our audience!
Find the full Brave New Words line-up on our website: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/brave-new-wo...
Cymera Festival is proud to offer a platform for emerging and newly published writers to read their work in front of our audience!
Find the full Brave New Words line-up on our website: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/brave-new-wo...