Filed under General • 25-02-2010 •
Thanks to Chris Teague at Pendragon Press, I now have an A3 poster and a stack of limited-edition promotional postcards for Silversands, featuring Vincent Chong’s excellent cover design. They arrived in the post this morning, and they’re very pretty.
The postcards will used to promote the novel at Eastercon.
Filed under General • 25-02-2010 •
Eastercon is the official convention of the British Science Fiction Association. It is a four day event held over the Easter bank holiday weekend, and has been held annually for over sixty years. This year’s event is called Odyssey, and it’s being held at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow. It will be the fourth consecutive Eastercon I’ve attended.
As well as listing its special guests, the Odyssey website also has a list of authors attending Odyssey 2010, on which you’ll find my picture and a brief bio. If you’re at the event, come up and say hello. I’ll be signing copies of my new novel from 12.00pm on the Saturday, as well as taking part in the Shine and Conflicts anthology launches.
Filed under Events • 22-01-2010 •
At the moment, my schedule for this year’s Eastercon appears thus:
I have stories in both the Conflicts and Shine anthologies, and at the autograph session (which will feature several authors besides myself), I will be signing copies of my short story collection The Last Reef and my new novel, Silversands, which is being officially released to coincide with the event.
If you are planning to attend Eastercon this year, make sure you come up and say hello.
Filed under My Writing • 05-01-2010 •
The publisher has just sent through the full wrap-around cover art and a PDF file containing the typeset galley proof of my forthcoming novel, Silversands.
It looks good.
Vincent Chong has done a marvellous job with the cover picture and design, and the text looks good laid out and ready to print.
The novel will be launched in hardback in April, with the first 100 copies signed and numbered.
Plus, on a tangentially related note, the organisers of Odyssey 2010 have been in contact to ask if they can include my picture and bio on the “Also Attending” page of their website, along with the other authors, artists, editors, and critics scheduled to appear at the convention – so look out for that in the next few days.
Filed under My Writing • 09-10-2009 •
Ian at NewCon Press has sent through the table of contents for the Conflicts anthology, due to be launched at Eastercon in April:
It looks like a damn good line-up and I’m pleased to be a part of it. I’m certainly looking forward to reading the other stories.
Filed under Events • My Writing • 04-08-2009 •
It’s beginning to look as if I’ll have a busy time at Eastercon in April next year. The event, which is being held at Heathrow, looks likely to play host to the launch of 3 books featuring my work, including two anthologies and my debut novel.
Filed under My Writing • 30-06-2009 •
I’ve just received confirmation from Christopher Teague at Pendragon Press that following a twelve month delay, my novel Silversands will be published in April next year.
The book will be available in a hard cover designed by award-winning artist Vincent Chong (see picture).
On his website, Christopher writes:
“Gareth is rapidly becoming a name to watch, and I forsee good things being said about this novel… which means when it eventually comes available to pre-order you’d better be quick to snap it up.”
Keep an eye on www.pendragonpress.net for more information over the next few months.
Filed under Events • 14-04-2009 •
I just returned from four days at Eastercon in Bradford. I’m unpacking, looking after the kids, and sorting through all the notes and business cards I accumulated. Normal service will be resumed shortly…
In the meantime, please feel free to follow my updates on Twitter: http://twitter.com/garethlpowell, where I’ll be posting general news, inspiring quotes, and links to useful and/or cool stuff.
Filed under Events • 07-04-2009 •
I’m thinking about the topics of the three panel discussions I’m going to be involved with at Eastercon. They are:
1) Dr Horrible’s Internet Phenomenon – Fri, 20:00
Does the success of Dr Horrible herald a new era in television, of independent internet-distributed productions, or do you need to be Joss Whedon and have his money and fanbase to succeed?
Participants: Jane Killick (moderator), Dave Mansfield, David Devereux, Uri Aviv, Gareth L Powell2) The author and their work - Sat, 10:00
Can you still enjoy books by an author whose views you disagree with? Is this harder to manage in the age of blogs and increasing contact with authors?
Participants: Gareth L Powell (moderator), Anton Marx, Maura McHugh, Stephen Deas, Cory Doctorow3) SF as protest literature - Sat, 17:00
Science fiction has a long tradition of stories written as a reaction to current events, such as V for Vendetta, Czech and Russian SF, and the reaction to terrorist legislation. Can SF have any impact?
Participants: David Barnett (moderator), Ken MacLeod, David Lloyd, Gareth L Powell, Jon Courtenay Grimwood
What’s your view? Do you agree or disagree with any of these questions? Are there points you’d like me to make or questions you’d like me to ask the other panelists? Let me know by leaving a comment ...
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:
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.
