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BSFA London Meeting Wed 23rd November: Ian Whates

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Location: The Artillery Arms, 102 Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8ND

Ian Whates is a tour de force in the realms of sff. Author of the City of a Hundred Rows books (City of Dreams and Nightmare, City of Hope and Despair, and City of Light and Shadow) published by Angry Robot and The Noise Within and The Noise Revealed published by Solaris, and the excellent Pelquin’s Comet from his ongoing Dark Angels series, Ian is also a prolific short story writer, and was shortlisted for the BSFA Best Short Fiction Award in 2007. As an editor, Ian has presided over the Solaris Rising series, and his own independent publishing house, the multi-award winning Newcon Press. He is also a former Chair of the BSFA, and one of it’s current Directors.

“Born story-teller Ian Whates takes us on a gripping, terrifying trip-of-a-lifetime, through the heights and depths of the exotically grim city of Thaiburley, in this excellent fantasy thriller.”
– World Fantasy Award-winning author, Tanith Lee

He is interviewed by Gerard Earley, who runs the Science Fiction Book Club in London.

ALL WELCOME – FREE ENTRY
SCHEDULE
6pm Fans gather
7pm: start of interview.
8pm Q&A
8.15pm: book raffle (win a selection of sf novels for just £1 for 5 tickets).
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2016-11-23

NB: there is no event in December. We’ll be back 25th January.

BSFA London Meeting January 27th: Jeff Noon interviewed by Gerard Earley

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BSFA Jan 2016

Jeff Noon, playwright, short story writer and author of many novels including Vurt, Pollen, Automated Alice, Nymphomation, Pixel Juice, Needle in the Groove, Falling out of Cars will be discussing his twenty plus year career and works with Gerard Earley, organiser of the ScienceFictionBookClub.org

Location: Upstairs, The Reliance, 336 Old Street, EC1V 9DR
MAP LINK: https://goo.gl/maps/cKQsbT9HDE12

Start Time: 19:00, room open from 6pm, fans gathering in the bar downstairs from 5pm onwards.

Map is here .

ALL WELCOME – FREE ENTRY (Non-members welcome)

The interview will start at 7 pm.

There will be a raffle (£1 for five tickets), with a selection of sf novels as prizes.

Future Meetings:

February 25th: Gareth L. Powell interviewed by Peter F. Hamilton.

For further information about the London meetings, contact Andrea Dietrich, London Meetings Organiser, bsfa.london.meetings@gmail.com