Alt.Fiction Schedule

Please note that the following schedule may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Darwin Suite

Readings and Q+A sessions (unless stated)

12:00-12:45 Graham Joyce and Peter Crowther

1:00-1:45 Publishing Panel featuring John Jarrold (John Jarrold Literary Agency), Sarah Hodgson (Voyager), George Mann (Solaris) and John Berlyne (Chair)

2:00-2:45 Tony Ballantyne and Eric Brown

3:00-3:45 Brian Lumley

4:00-4:45 Charlie Stross

4:45-6:15 Dinner Break including Signing Session, 4:45-5:30

6:15-7:00 Ramsey Campbell

7:15-8:00 Mike Carey

8:15-9:00 Michael Marshall Smith

Reception Suite

Panel discussions and Q+A sessions (unless stated)

12:00-12:45 Writing and the Internet featuring Lee Harris, Darren Turpin and Simon Spurrier

1:00-1:45 World-Building featuring Sarah Ash, Chaz Brenchley, Brian Ruckley and Juliet E McKenna

2:00-2:45 Building a Career featuring Simon Clark, Michael Marshall Smith and John Jarrold

3:00-3:45 Mass Book Launch featuring readings from Brian Ruckley, Philip Palmer, Simon Spurrier and Stephen Hunt

4:00-4:45 Horror featuring Simon Clark, Tim Lebbon, Mark Morris, Sarah Pinborough and Conrad Williams

4:45-6:15 Dinner break

6:15-7:00 Scriptwriting featuring Graham Joyce, Philip Palmer and Michael Marshall Smith

7:15-8:00 Fantasy- Innovation vs Expectation featuring Juliet E McKenna, Chaz Brenchley, Stephen Hunt and Sarah Ash

8:15-9:00 Science-Fiction featuring Eric Brown, Tony Ballantyne and Justina Robson

45 Suite

Workshops

12:00-12:45 Christian Dunn on Editing Your Work

1:00-1:45 Tony Ballanytne- Show and Tell

2:00-2:45 Kim Lakin-Smith on Dark Fantasy

3:00-3:45 Justina Robson on TBC

4:00-4:45 John Jarrold on An Agent’s Work