Future Bristol Launch Event Details
Filed under My Writing • 16-03-2009 •
In April, Swimming Kangaroo Books release their latest anthology, Future Bristol.
The book contains nine stories imagining what the future holds for the South West’s largest city, including contributions from nine leading British authors: Liz Williams; John Hawkes-Reed; Stephanie Burgis; Joanne Hall; Nick Walters; Christina Lake; Colin Harvey; Gareth L Powell; and Jim Mortimore.
It will be released in April 2009 with a cover by award-winning artist Andy Bigwood, and its launch will be marked with two launch events:
- The first takes place at 2pm on Sunday 12 April as part of the Eastercon event at The Cedar Court Hotel in Bradford. Andy, Christina, Colin, Gareth, Liz, Stephanie will be present to read extracts of their stories and sign copies.
- The second event tales place at 1pm on Saturday 25th April at the Forbidden Planet Megastore in Bristol, and Andy, Colin, Gareth, Jim, Jo, Liz, Nick will be in attendance.
UPDATE 31/03/2009: Forbidden Planet event has been postponed by the store. I don’t know the full details but will post updated date and time when available.
Editor Colin Harvey says:
“Bristol has a long history of innovation and exploration, and these stories present us with nine visions of what life will be like for the Bristolians of the future.”
These visions range in tone from far-out literary speculation to nail-biting action and adventure. Astute readers will also find famous Bristol landmarks cropping up in the tales, including the Suspension Bridge, The Clifton Rocks Railway, Brandon Hill, and the Cumberland Basin. There’s even a guest appearance from the great engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Colin Harvey continues:
“This book has been a very personal project for all the authors involved. Many of them have lived and worked in or around Bristol for many years, and their affection for the city and its history really shines through in their tales. As far as we know, this is the first anthology of its kind to celebrate Bristol in this fashion, and we hope to really put the city and its inhabitants on the international science fiction map.”
Future Bristol will be published by Swimming Kangaroo Books in paperback and electronic formats, and will be available from Amazon, Fictionwise and local retailers.
Nice one, see you at Eastercon.
Enjoyed reading the advance copy and reviewing it for The Fix. Congratulations on the inclusion of your story.
Thanks Neil, I look forward to seeing you (and the lovely G?) at Eastercon; and Lyndon, I very much look forward to your review for The Fix.