Competition time!! News!!
Yes indeed, it’s competition time over on the Read Horror website and what a competition it is too!! Spectral has teamed up with this great magazine to bring you an absolute stonker of a short story writing contest, with prizes to match, to wit: “The grand prize is a lifetime’s subscription to every single publication put out by … Read more
Halloween Horror Event!
This one is mainly aimed at those in the UK who are looking for somewhere different to go to on Halloween night – an event featuring three of the best writers working within the horror genre in Britain today, including a Spectral author! Eack of the guests will be doing a reading, plus discussing their … Read more
FantasyCon 2011: the report
ROYAL ALBION HOTEL, BRIGHTON, 30TH SEPTEMBER – 2ND OCTOBER 2011 Here I sit, nearly a whole week after setting off for Brighton with my wife Liz, to join hundreds of like-minded people for a weekend of great conversation, good food, good drink, literary larks and, most importantly, books (oh, and a pantomine – more on … Read more
Aaaaaand off we go…
… to the historic bustling, bohemian seaside town known as Brighton, on the south coast of the UK. In just 24 hours, my wife Liz and I will be setting off for that fair place to attend this year’s FantasyCon event (her first and my second), for three days of excellent company, good food and … Read more
FantasyCon2011: it’s nearly here!!
Every year, the good and the great of the genre scene (and the plain old writer in search of a decent pint) gather in a hotel somewhere in England and talk and celebrate all things genre-related media. Last year it was held in Nottingham but, for this year’s event, the committee has upped sticks and … Read more
