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Category Archives: Events
Event Announcement: SciFi Scarborough 2020
Greetings everyone! Yes, I will be back for SciFi Scarborough 2020! This will be my 4th appearance at this great event. Always a friendly, inclusive atmosphere with great guests, stalls (both industry and independent) and panels. And let’s not forget … Continue reading
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Counting Down to CoxCon 22.7.17
Greetings all. This week I am mostly beavering away at Draft 1 of Book 1 of a brand new SciFi series (oooooo tease…all I’ll say right now is Indiana Jones meets Mad Max), getting super excited to be drafting something new … Continue reading
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Silence Re-Release & SciFi by the Sea
Good afternoon, all! I’m very pleased to announce that Book 3 in the Orbit Series Silence has been re-edited and is now slimmer, trimmer & better edited (phew!). Copies of the new edition are currently only available in hardcopy straight … Continue reading
2017 Events
Greetings all and a very Happy New Year to you all. I’m currently just over half-way through the ‘bonus-edit’ of Silence and really pleased with the transformation so far. I regret that it got released before it was really ready … Continue reading
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Countdown to Silence
Well, it’s started. It’s 75 days until the 3rd and final book in my Orbit Series, Silence, is launched. It will go live on Amazon that day for paperback & ebook and I will also have paperbacks with me at … Continue reading
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SciFi By The Sea 2016 – Scarborough SciFi Festival
Another great event! This was Scarborough SciFi Festival’s third year and my second visit and I can say hands-down it is my favourite con. It’s a two-day event, which is great value for both traders, artists and attendees, with a … Continue reading
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Event Announcement – Lancaster LitFest Fri 18th Mar 2016
Greetings all! Very excited to announce that I’ve been invited to take part in this year’s Lancaster Litfest. LitFest has been going for many years, and is widely recognised as a highly-acclaimed festival that attracts great writing names as well … Continue reading
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Event Announcement: Edge Lit, Derby, Sat 16th July 2016
Greetings everyone! I hope everyone had a suitably wonderful festive season & New Year. Seeing Star Wars The Force Awakens on release day certainly set it off at a bang for me, along with receiving my very own baby BB-8 … Continue reading
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Event Annoucement: CoxCon, International Centre, Telford, Sat 1st Aug 2015
Greetings everyone! Hope all is well. First of all, I want to thank all the wonderful people who have got in touch to request an Advance Review Copy of my next book, Haven. The ebooks are being formatted as we … Continue reading
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Event Announcement – Talk Nerdy 2 Me
Hi everyone! I have confirmed my place at another event, this time one for my fellow Lancashire dwellers. I’m thrilled to announce that I will be attending Talk Nerdy 2 Me in Preston on Fri 8th May. This looks to … Continue reading
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