I’ve another story out! Into The Darkness They Go, The Wise and the Lovely was inspired by the @britishfantasysociety’s first writing retreat at @gladstoneslibrary earlier this year, Portraits of Patriarchs is out now! #ShortStory #ShortFiction #Patriarchs #GenreFiction #Horror #Fiction #BookRec
Title page: Ashael Falling. The Vessel of KalaDene Book Two by Shona Kinsella. From Kristell Ink.
It’s almost here!!!
HERE is my story "Vardøger" amongst many amazing stories and writers in @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social Thank you Fiyah and the brilliant guest editor Christian Ivey for the "Belonging" issue ! fiyahlitmag.com/shop/issues/...
This weekend I loved my trip to Fantasycon this year - lots to see, read and think about but also how good the SF&F community can be
At Eternity's Gates, the FINAL book in my BFS nominated epic fantasy series, is out today!
So... The whole series is on sale. 4 books, 700k words for the price of a Dublin pint or large coffee.
And, it's done 😌
EM Faulds, a brunette white woman, talks into a microphone, while standing next to Shona Kinsella, a brunette white woman. Photo by Gwen Frazer.
Shona Kinsella, right, a white woman with black hair and a black dress sits next to Ian Whates, a white man with brown hair.
Jenni Coutts, left, is a brunette white woman in a russet dress, sitting next to Karl Ferguson, a white man with brown hair in a blue checked shift.
Neil Williamson, left, is a balding white man with a grey beard, sat next to Ian Whates, a brown-haired white man, behind a table of wares from NewCon Press books.
Congratulations once again to all the winners and nominees for the British Fantasy Awards, but especially to our own Jenni Coutts, Shona Kinsella, Neil Williamson, and EM Faulds, who won Best Collection!
@jennicoutts.bsky.social @shonak.bsky.social @neilwilliamson.bsky.social @bethkesh.bsky.social
I’ll be bringing some signed copies of my BFA nommed (have I mentioned this before?!) collection with me to FCon. They’ll be available at the BFS/Fantasycon table, or find Yates; he’ll be happy to hook you up 😘 #Anthology @britishfantasysociety #FantasyCon2023 #Books #Reading #ShortStories
Forgot this is also coming out next year: a mini-collection picked up by the wonderful and only slightly dead folks at @psychopomp.bsky.social ! 💀
(I'm sorry I'm already forgetting things that haven't happened yet, what is going on)
The Fantasycon 2023 logo. The background is a red and green sun pattern, while the foreground is a black sun outline with the words Fantasycon 2023 in it.
Fantasycon 2023 kicks off a week today at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in Birmingham. Join us for three days of genre fun and games, with workshops, panels, readings and more from your GSFWC pals.
Here's where you can find us:
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The Fantasycon 2023 logo. The background is a red and green sun pattern, while the foreground is a black sun outline with the words Fantasycon 2023 in it.
All being well, I'll be at Fantasycon, where I'll be reading *brand new fiction*. Plus I'll be talking about Fantasy & Gaming (of all kinds), post-COVID genre fandom and ten years on from Sad Puppies, amongst other things.
Check out my schedule at the link below.
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Our next issue of Shoreline of Infinity Science Fiction Magazine, the Climate Change Special, is open for pre-order.
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Edited by our own @shonak.bsky.social and featuring a new tale from our @thdray.bsky.social, check out the new anthology 'Portraits of Patriarchs' at the link below!
And if you want to just warm up before your Friday reading, or bring some new material to try out, that is absolutely encouraged! 😊
At Fantasycon, @thdray.bsky.social and I will be running our "Reading aloud for performance" workshop again at 6pm on the Friday.
Helpful tips for reading your work with impact, this workshop is good practice for old hands as well as new, and lets you have a go, too!
Is that one of those Midwest salads from the TikTok?
😊 My story “Into the Darkness They Go, The Wise & The Lovely” kicks off the BFS antho, Portraits of Patriarchs, ed @shona.kinsella. Featuring work by attendees of BFS’s first writing retreat at Gladstone’s, incl Eliza Chan, Jen Williams, David Green & T H Dray; the launch is at 12pm on Sun at FCon.
I have finally joined the bluer skies here! I’m a British Fantasy Award winning artist, writer and GP based in Glasgow, Scotland. I’d love to meet new people on here!
Yesssss, knew you'd be snapped up quick!
Last year I was nominated for 3 British Fantasy Awards. I can’t believe it! It blew my mind to be alongside writers I admire. My work is changing, growing, but you can still buy my debut collection & the s/story (in the also nom’d & excellent antho Dreamland by #BlackShuckBooks) #FoxSpiritBooks
Many congratulations to our own @neilwilliamson.bsky.social on the acquisition of his novella Charlie Says by Black Shuck Books!
I hate James so much. It is difficult to express.
A pretty good day's research! Definitely recommend Mount Grace Priory. Was absolutely worth the trip.
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A 14th century stone window looking into an Arts and Crafts lounge.
There's a decent museum in the guest house too. If you're into the Arts and Crafts movement, there's some Morris and Co. wallpaper and furniture, plus a couple of restored rooms. I liked this 14th century stone window looking into an Arts and Crafts lounge.
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Original red-orange plaster with vertical wooden strips spaced at regular intervals to decorate the walls.
There's still some original red plasterwork from the 14th century in the guesthouse museum.
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Large stone building which was once the priory's guesthouse. Light brown stone, lots of mullioned, grilled windows and a red tiled roof. The gardens are in the foreground. Lots of yellow flowers I don't know the names of, sorry.
The guest house was in better condition, mainly because Sir Lowthian Bell decided to restore it (and reconstruct the monk's cell). Here it is from the gardens.
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The broken remains of a stained glass window. No glass remains, only the stone arch and the edges of the carved stone frame that would have held glass.
Would've been a lovely window here, once.
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Broken walls of a bell tower and Carthusian charterhouse church.
Can't remember if this is the church or chapter house I'm standing in.
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Large expanse of grass and in the background, the ruins of the cell doors are dotted at intervals. The sky is overcast.
Once that bell rings, you've got to go to church. A huge covered cloister once connected all those doorways and led to the church and chapterhouse and all the useful places monks had to be.
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The monk's workshop with a large spinning wheel and loom. Whitewashed stone walls, more diamond grille windows and wooden floor.
Upstairs, we find the workshop! Spinning, weaving, copying books, woodwork, lots of useful activity.
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Dangerous, steep, tiny wooden staircase leading up to the monk's workshop. Dark wood paneling behind them
These stairs really are steep. Believe the sign next to the fireplace. You *have* to come down backwards. I am completely serious. My feet are a UK size 5 and they barely fit on the stairs.
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