Bristol-based author, poet and cyclist
This was my third BristolCon (I’d been at the relatively tiny launch event in 2009, the much larger 2010 one, but missed last year’s due to holiday commitments) and the biggest and best so far! I don’t do many conventions but always enjoy the ones I do attend – especially if I am a guest, […]
Read More BristolCon 2012 ReportThis should be good. I didn’t go last year as I was in the States but the 2010 one was pretty massive, after a tiny start in 2009. I’ll be on 2 panels (one about Space Toilets – typical! – and a Battle of the Books) and giving a talk about the anthologies edited […]
Read More BristolCon 2012Last night at the monthly Monday Bristol SF meet I was presented with my contributor’s copy of “The Sixty”, a book of artwork by BSFA award winning artist Andy Bigwood. It’s a collection of 60 (duh!) stunning images by Andy, each accompanied by a piece of flash fiction by SF authors. It is a work […]
Read More “The Sixty” by Andy BigwoodBristolCon 2011 is now open for business! It’s on Saturday 22 October at the Ramada Hotel (same venue as last year’s). Guests of Honour are Juliet E. McKenna, Justina Robson and Jim Burns. Other guests include Paul Cornell, Alastair Reynolds, Colin Harvey, John Meaney, Gareth Powell, Jo Hall, and (I think) me. There’ll be an […]
Read More BristolCon 2011BristolCon was on Saturday and I have only just recovered! It was only the second ever BristolCon, but it certainly seems to be making its mark. 150 guests this year – over 3 times as many as last year – and a very full day, stretching over 12 hours from 10am to 10pm and beyond! […]
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Nick Walters 