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Stew Hotston (he/him) @stewarthotston.com · 2d

Project Hanuman has its launch at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social two weeks before it's in shops. There will be cake, wine and merch. 2pm on the Friday of the convention (31st October).

I'm petrified of launching this thing alone so please come along and eat my cakes

There may also be special guest

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

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Birmingham Science Fiction Group @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social · 3d

OCTOBER EVENT: This Fri 10th Oct, we are very excited to welcome award-winning fantasy & romance author @zenaldehyde.bsky.social. Come and join us at The Warehouse, Birmingham Friends of the Earth, or join us on Zoom. Tickets available on the door or via Eventbrite:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/1774794641549

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Birmingham Science Fiction Group @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social · 7d

Our honorary president and most recent guest, Alastair Reynolds, will soon be running the Cardiff Half Marathon 2025 in support of @cancerwales.bsky.social. See the link below if you're interested in finding out more and donating to his fundraiser:
cardiffhalf25.enthuse.com/pf/alastair-...

Alastair's page

I am Alastair Reynolds, writer and former space scientist. I am looking forward to running the Cardiff Half Marathon in support of Cancer Research Wales, in what will be my second time at the Cardiff

cardiffhalf25.enthuse.com

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Carol Goodwin @jupitersghost.bsky.social · 7d

A bit early for Halloween but The Mockingbird Cinema in Birmingham are showing the 4K restored version of THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN on 2nd October (this Thursday)
mockingbirdcinema.com/MockingbirdC...

The Curse of Frankenstein 4K - Mockingbird Cinema

Thu 2 Oct

mockingbirdcinema.com

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Stephen Aryan @stephenaryan.bsky.social · 7d

For the entire month of October, The Warrior is on sale. My shortest pitch is The Wizard of Oz in the Upside Down. Four very different people go on a quest to a dark world that has been tainted.

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David Green @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social · 12d

Delighted to reveal 'Magic, Maps, and Mischief'.

This has had quite the journey to publication. Want stories about neurodivergent people finding one another in a world trying to limit them, writing *by* and autistic person.

Pre-order now: mybook.to/magicmapsand...

Cover by @lizdelton.bsky.social

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Carol Goodwin @jupitersghost.bsky.social · Aug 9

Great night out last night with @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social at #Biil’s restaurant in Birmingham.

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Carol Goodwin @jupitersghost.bsky.social · Aug 8

That blue is such a great colour- you look fabulous 😍

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Nick Foster @weknow0.bsky.social · Aug 8

Our next meeting of @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social is with Alastair Reynolds from 7.45pm on 12 Sept at the FoE Warehouse, 54-57 Allison Street, Birmingham B5 5TH. Tickets £6 on the door for non-members or online available at the Eventbrite link below. All very welcome to what should be a great event

Monochrome head shot of Alastair Reynolds looking straight to camera

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The Broken Binding @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social · Jul 24

We are excited to reveal that we will be hosting an in-person event with @orainejohnson, author of Lucid 🌙

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Carol Goodwin @jupitersghost.bsky.social · Jul 18

Short walk through Birmingham last night and enjoyed seeing some of the Birmingham Bull statues

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Nick Foster @weknow0.bsky.social · Jul 11

Great session with @jamesbrogden.bsky.social at @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social followed by a well earned beer at Kielder in the heat!

Member of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group with James Brogden at the Kielder bar with beers

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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · Jul 11

I had a great evening - thanks everyone for having me!

Nick Foster @weknow0.bsky.social · Jul 11

Great session with @jamesbrogden.bsky.social at @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social followed by a well earned beer at Kielder in the heat!

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Carol Goodwin @jupitersghost.bsky.social · Jul 11

Great evening with @jamesbrogden.bsky.social at @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social tonight - despite the heat and train issues! Definitely ready for that beer afterwards.

Carol Goodwin @jupitersghost.bsky.social · Jul 6

And …? Now you’ve made me curious.

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James Brogden @jamesbrogden.bsky.social · Jun 28

Yes! Hello! Also very excited!

Birmingham Science Fiction Group @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social · Jun 28

JULY EVENT: We are very excited to welcome horror and dark fiction author @jamesbrogden.bsky.social as our guest for 11th July. Come and join us at the Warehouse, Birmingham Friends of the Earth, or join us online. Tickets available via Eventbrite:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1443683850259

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Birmingham Science Fiction Group @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social · Jun 28

JULY EVENT: We are very excited to welcome horror and dark fiction author @jamesbrogden.bsky.social as our guest for 11th July. Come and join us at the Warehouse, Birmingham Friends of the Earth, or join us online. Tickets available via Eventbrite:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1443683850259

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Carol Goodwin @jupitersghost.bsky.social · Jun 29

Congratulations and well-deserved

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Rue Morgue Magazine @ruemorguemag.bsky.social · Jun 29

Born on this day in 1920 (d. 2013), Happy Birthday, RAY HARRYHAUSEN! 🎉

Stop motion special effects artist RAY HARRYHAUSEN posing with a statue of Medusa that he created for the film CLASH OF THE TITANS.

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The Arthur C. Clarke Award @clarkeaward.bsky.social · Jun 25

We’re delighted to share that ANNIE BOT by Sierra Greer, and published by The Borough Press, has been announced as the 39th winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year!

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Carol Goodwin @jupitersghost.bsky.social · May 31

Check out artist @thelightdreams.bsky.social new book - a visual history of the Blackpool Doctor Who exhibition, BLACKPOOL REMEMBERED . Great memories for those who visited and for those who didn't it's a fascinating look at classic Doctor Who thelightdreams.wordpress.com/2025/05/24/b...

Blackpool Remembered – out now

YOUR JOURNEY BACK IN TIME STARTS HERE!The brand-new softback edition of Blackpool Remembered is now available on Amazon. Reimagined and bursting with nostalgia, this visual history of the classic D…

thelightdreams.wordpress.com

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Alex Storer @thelightdreams.bsky.social · May 26

Pleased to see Blackpool Remembered at number 10 in Amazon's Science Fiction History & Criticism chart!

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · May 23

TOMORROW, @strangeupnorth.bsky.social returns to Leeds Waterstones!

Grab your ticket and the chance to meet fantastic authors - including our very own @samkhorton.bsky.social and @emmanewman.bsky.social! bit.ly/4iT1QPD

(And keep an eye out for some Solaris treats in your goodie bag 😜)

A blue background, with colourful cartoons of Leeds buildings along the bottom, two teal dragons in the sky and the words "IT'S STRANGE UP NORTH, A Y Chao, Yvonne Battle-Felton, Richard Swan, Nicholas Binge, Annabel Campbell, Dan Hanks, Genevieve Cogman, Stark Holborn, Eliza Chan, Genoveva Dimova, Sam K Horton, David Wragg, Mark Lawrence, David Barnett, Emma Newman, An evening of fantastical fiction with fantastic scifi & Fantasy authors, 5:30-8:30pm, Sat 24th May 2025, Waterstones, Leeds"

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Carol Goodwin @jupitersghost.bsky.social · May 22

Congratulations @sennydreadful.bsky.social on the publication of your latest novel, THE SLEEPLESS (from #FirstInk @panmacmillan.bsky.social)- a new fantasy where gods and monsters roam the earth. Looks great fun 🤩

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