Hi folks, the redoubtable Chad Dixon has been recording events recently, as is his wont. Here’s a panel at the recent BSFA AGM. The title is “The Future of Fandom,” and it is chaired by our Chair, Donna Bond.
At the last London meeting, Naomi Foyle was interviewed by Dan Jones, Chad posted a video of this on Twitter, as well as putting the audio on SoundCloud.
And here’s a photo of the latter event, also provided by Chad.
The May London BSFA meeting will have our own Suzie Gray interviewed by Andrew Wallace. From Andrew’s Facebook post on the BSFA group:
I’ll be interviewing Dr Susan Gray about the power of science fiction theatre, interactive poetry and writing for augmented reality at the British Science Fiction Association next Wednesday 23 May at the Artillery Arms, 102 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8ND; doors 6.30pm for a 7.15pm start. Entry is free. See you there!
The BSFA’s Monthly London Meetings are FREE!
When: usually the 4th Wed of each month (excl Dec). Fans meet from 18:00 in the main downstairs bar. Upstairs start at 19:00 -though some regulars go upstairs earlier. Interview starts ~19:15.
Where: You can find us upstairs at: The Artillery Arms, 102 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8ND
19/04/16 Unfortunately, we have had to cancel this event due to illness. We are very sorry about this and will rearrange the event for as soon as possible.
Location: The Artillery Arms 102 Bunhill row London EC1Y 8ND
Map here: https://goo.gl/maps/LXVVk24ipCM2
Come and join us Wednesday 2oth April at 7pm when BSFA Award-winning artist Tessa Farmer will be interviewed by Mark Pilkington.
Tessa Farmer was born in 1978 in Birmingham and lives and works in London. She is the great granddaughter of the influential writer of supernatural horror Arthur Machen. She studied at The Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, The University of Oxford where she received a BFA and a MFA. Her work has been exhibited worldwide and is in many collections including those of The Saatchi Gallery, London, The David Roberts Collection, London and The Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), Tasmania.
In 2007, she was artist in residence at The Natural History Museum, London, and was nominated for the Times/Southbank Show Breakthrough Award. In 2011 she was awarded a Kindle Project ‘Makers Muse’ Award.
Recent exhibitions include a solo exhibition Unwelcome Visitors at The Holburne Museum, Bath, The Nature of the Beast at New Art Gallery, Walsall, Victoriana at Guildhall Art Gallery, London and Red Queen at MONA, Tasmania.
Tessa is represented by Danielle Arnaud London and Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York.
Mark Pilkington founded and runs Strange Attractor Press and is the editor of its sporadic Journal, as well as hosting events and exhibitions. He’s the author of two books: Mirage Men (also a feature documentary film) and Far Out: 101 Strange Tales from Science’s Outer Edge, and has written for numerous anthologies, magazines and websites. Mark also plays synthesizers in Teleplasmiste Raagnagrok and Urthona and performs solo as The Asterism. www.strangeattractor.co.uk
ALL WELCOME – FREE ENTRY
SCHEDULE
6pm: people start gathering and liaising in the bar.
7pm: start of interview.
8pm Q&A
8.15pm: book raffle (win a selection of sf novels for just £1 for 5 tickets).
For further information about BSFA events in London, contract Andrea Dietrich (BSFA London Events Officer) at bsfa.london.meetings@gmail.com or via Twitter @MrsPassepartout
If you can’t make it in person, why not join us in virtual reality? We’ll be broadcasting the event live via the Periscope app. All you need to do is download the free App and follow @lapswood8 (Chad Dixon) on twitter. Chad will be sending out a “Five Minutes to Air” tweet to give you time to get ready to watch so make sure you get the notifications alert.
FUTURE DATES: 25th May. Justina Robson interviewed by Kate Keen.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2016-04-20
On Wednesday 27th January 2016 we’ll be trying our best to stream January’s Jeff Noon interview, live online. Between now and then a public domain recording of The Planet’s by Gustav Holst will be playing and we’d like your feedback on it. Just open the link & let us know what you hear.
MP3 audio only
http://bit.ly/JeffNoonJan2016Interview
For the last few months Chad Dixon has been valiantly trying his best to broadcast BSFA interviews with Periscope, it’s a little error prone so if it doesn’t work we’ll just do the audio. Cheers Chad!
Audio and Video – on the night.
https://periscope.tv/BSFA
NEW LOCATION
Due to the popularity of this event we are moving to a new BIGGER venue which luckily is close by. Andrea has surpassed herself finding this venue 🙂
The Reliance, 336 Old Street, EC1V 9DR
MAP LINK: https://goo.gl/maps/
Location: Upstairs, The Artillery Arms, 102 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8ND
Interview with Simon Guerrier. co-author of The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who. Writer of Cleaning Up starring Mark Gatiss and Louise Jameson, The Plotters, Wizard starring David Warner, and Modern Man, and the creator of the science-fiction series Graceless. He has also written books, comics and audio plays based on Doctor Who, Blake’s 7, Being Human, Primeval, and Robin Hood.
Simon will be interviewed by esteemed BSFA-Award-winning critic, Edward James.
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.
For further information about the London meetings, contact Andrea Dietrich, London Meetings Organiser, bsfa.london.meetings@gmail.com
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2015-09-23
Location: Upstairs, The Artillery Arms, 102 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8ND
On Wednesday 22nd of April 2015, Den Patrick (author of The Boy with the Porcelain Blade and The Boy Who Wept Blood and co-creater of the Super Relaxed Fantasy Club, a genre social night, with Jen Williams) will be interviewed by Gillian Redfearn (editor at Gollancz).
ALL WELCOME – FREE ENTRY (Non-members welcome)
The interview will start at 7 pm. We have the room from 6 pm (and if early, fans are in the ground floor bar from 5ish).
There will be a raffle (£1 for five tickets), with a selection of sf novels as prizes.
Map is here.
FUTURE EVENTS:
27th May 2015- Edward James interviewed by Phil Dyson
24th June 2015-Sarah Pinborough interviewed by James Barclay
22nd July 2015- Rebecca Levene- Interviewed by Leila Abu El Hawa
Location: Upstairs, The Artillery Arms, 102 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8ND
On Wednesday 25th of June 2014, Stephanie Saulter (author of Gemsigns and Binary, the first two books of the ®Evolution trilogy) will be interviewed by Kate Keen (SFF Trustee and Head of Fanfic at Nine Worlds)
ALL WELCOME – FREE ENTRY (Non-members welcome)
The interview will start at 7 pm. We have the room from 6 pm (and if early, fans are in the ground floor bar from 5ish).
There will be a raffle (£1 for five tickets), with a selection of sf novels as prizes.
Map is here.
FUTURE EVENTS:
30th July 2014- Geoff Ryman, interviewed by Graham Sleight
Date and Location TBA August- Ian MacDonald, interviewed by Tony Keen
24th September 2014- Sarah Maitland, interviewed by Farah Mendlesohn