About Edge-Lit 8 Your first stop on the day will be the REGISTRATION DESK, where you will receive your goodie bag which contains the Edge-Lit booklet! This space also serves as an enquiry desk throughout the day – if you have any questions or issues throughout the event simply see one of our redshirt volunteers there. The registration desk is just to your right as you enter the QUAD building. The registration desk will also serve as a sign-up point for workshops – spaces for these sessions are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
THE BOX plays host to our event dealers room, with a great range of independent books and merchandise available for sale. The Waterstones bookstall will also be found on the second-floor foyer, with titles available from our speakers and participants on the day. Dealers areas will be closing around 5pm – please note that dealers do have the option of leaving earlier, so if there is a book you want be sure not to miss out! There are a variety of different types of sessions throughout the day. Here’s what you can expect:
The final thing you will be given at registration is your event lanyard, which you will have to keep with you throughout the day in order to get into sessions. Attendees fill these in themselves on the day, so you can use your pen-name or social media handles if you prefer! Our redshirt volunteers will ask to see your lanyard as you head into sessions, so please have them on display or ready to show.
THE WELCOMING EVENT is an informal chance to mingle with friends old and new, and is an ideal introduction to the day for people attending for the first time.
You are of course more than welcome to come and go from the venue as you please on the day, although no outside food or drink can be brought into the QUAD building.
WORKSHOPS are interactive sessions to get you thinking about writing or areas surrounding writing. Expect to get involved in discussions and exercises!
You will find toilets on every floor – to the left of the main entrance on the ground floor, down the corridor on the lefthand side as you come onto the first floor and on the left-hand side as you come to the top of the stairs on the second floor.
GUEST OF HONOUR SESSIONS tend to be either interviews with the GoH with time for audience Q+A, or a reading from the author followed by an audience Q+A.
On the ground floor you will find the QUAD CAFÉ BAR – which will be open throughout for drink and food. You’ll also find the PARTICIPATION SPACE, which hosts both our welcoming event – where you can grab a tea or coffee and say hello to a few old friends and new faces – as well as a number of readings and book launches throughout. On the first floor you will find THE MEETING ROOM, THE GREEN ROOM and THE DIGITAL SUITE, which are hosting our author workshops and talks throughout the day. On the second floor you will find our two larger event spaces, THE SIR JOHN HURT CINEMA and CINEMA TWO. The Sir John Hurt Cinema hosts our panels, as well as a multi-publisher book launch, the Tim Lebbon and Christopher Golden Guest of Honour slot, the event’s everpopular raffle and the Brave New Words award ceremony. Cinema Two hosts the remainder of our Guest of Honour sessions, as well as the Black Shuck Books multi-title launch.
PANELS feature five or six writers discussing a topic or question, with time for audience questions towards the close of the session.
TALKS are more informal than workshops, with the session leader discussing the topic and taking your questions. BOOK LAUNCHES tend to feature readings from new titles being released, and some will offer wine and juice for attendees alongside the chance to buy any of the books launching. The EDGE-LIT RAFFLE is a popular highlight of the event, with a live draw for a range of fantastic prizes. Tickets are £1 per strip and can be purchased from the registration desk, or one of our friendly redshirts will come to say hi and offer you a few tickets! The BRAVE NEW WORDS AWARDS CEREMONY sees the presentation of Starburst’s literary award for new, innovative and bold writing. If you have any issues throughout the day, feel free to come and see any of our redshirts. Please bear in mind that our redshirts are volunteers, so please treat them with courtesy and respect. We hope you enjoy you day at Edge-Lit 8!
The Edge-Lit team are here to help! As always, Edge-Lit is a true team effort, and you’ll find a team of event-specific ‘redshirt’ volunteers alongside the QUAD staff and duty manager here to help.
If you have any concerns or queries about the venue, simply head to the ground floor Box Office, where you can have a chat with QUAD’s duty manager.
Our event registration desk will be open on the ground floor, right next to the venue’s main entrance, if you have any questions at all throughout the day. We’re happy to help point you in the right direction around Derby if you’re not familiar with the city!
Edge-Lit aims to be a welcoming event and offer a comfortable environment for everyone. If you have any concerns in this regard, feel free to see either one of our redshirts or the QUAD Duty Manager.
Edge-Lit is organised each year by Alex Davis, Literature Officer for QUAD, who will be on hand throughout to keep the day ticking along! If you have any queries, issues or concerns on the day, simply seek him out or ask any of the redshirts and they’ll be able to get in touch.
Please remember that our redshirts are all giving up their time voluntarily for the event, so please treat them with courtesy and respect. There wouldn’t be a Edge-Lit without them! If you’d like to get in touch with any comments, thoughts or feedback after the event, feel free to contact Alex at Alexd@derbyquad.co.uk.
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EPIC TA L E S THE SILENCE
TIM LEBBON - EDGE-LIT GUEST OF HONOUR
FROM TITAN BOOKS
GROWING THINGS AND OTHER STORIES PAUL TREMBLAY
“ “A masterful symphony of horror.” NYT bestselling author Christopher Golden
“One of the key writers who have made modern horror exciting again.” Adam Nevill author of The Ritual
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SNAKESKINS
ZERO BOMB
TIM MAJOR
M.T. HILL
“Suffocatingly real... An inventive thriller about the increasingly blurred lines between machine and man, animal and AI.” SFX
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“Clever, intriguing and suspenseful... a must-read book from a terrific new voice.” Alison Littlewood on You Don’t Belong Here
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Edge-Lit Raffle This year’s Edge-Lit raffle will once again be a highlight of the day, and closes off official proceedings at the event. Raffle tickets are available to purchase throughout the day at £1 per strip, and can be bought from our registration desk, or one of our redshirts will come and say hello and offer you some tickets throughout the event. Taking place at 7:30 in the SIR JOHN HURT CINEMA, the raffle draw is a great chance to win some fantastic prizes at a lively, improvised event hosted by Edge-Lit’s patron Sarah Pinborough and Guest of Honour Tim Lebbon. There’ll be plenty of laughs, and the chance to win all of the prizes below… Lot 1 Signed paperback of Shattermoon by Dominic Dulley Donated by Jo Fletcher Books Lot 2 Signed paperback of Shattermoon by Dominic Dulley Donated by Jo Fletcher Books Lot 3 Signed hardback of The Anarchist’s Club by Alex Reeve Donated by Raven Books Lot 4 Signed hardback of The Anarchist’s Club by Alex Reeve Donated by Raven Books Lot 5 Dark Cities edited by Christopher Golden, The Synapse Sequence by Daniel Godfrey and Snakeskins by Tim Major paperbacks Donated by Titan Books Lot 6 The Silence, Relics, The Edge and The Folded Land paperbacks by Tim Lebbon Donated by Titan Books Lot 7 Signed paperback of A Plague of Giants by Kevin Hearne and signed hardback of The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith-Spark Donated by Orbit Lot 8 Signed proof of The Raven Tower and signed paperback of Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie Donated by Orbit Lot 9 Signed copies of Bloody Rose and Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames and signed copies of Sins of Empire and Wrath of Empire by Brian McClellan Donated by Orbit
Lot 10 Complete signed set of The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne Donated by Orbit Lot 11 Signed hardbacks of Neal Stephenson and Nicole Galland’s The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O, Claire North’s 84k and Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor’s Welcome to Night Vale Donated by Orbit Lot 12 The Hammer Vault and The Orson Welles Portfolio hardbacks Donated by Titan Books Lot 13 Harryhausen – The Movies Posters and the Orson Welles Portfolio hardbacks Donated by Titan Books Lot 14 2 x tickets to Edge-Lit 9, 11th July 2020 Donated by QUAD and Edge-Lit Lot 15 Black Wings IV, V and VI hardbacks, edited by ST Joshi Donated by PS Publishing Lot 16 The Searching Dead, The Way of the Worm, Born to the Dark and By The Light of My Skull hardbacks by Ramsey Campbell Donated by PS Publishing Lot 17 The Dark Masters Trilogy and The Parts We Play hardbacks by Stephen Volk Donated by PS Publishing Lot 18 Pegging the President and Firing the Cathedral hardback by Michael Moorcock Donated by PS Publishing Lot 19 The Long Way Home By Richard Chizmar, The Wind in my Heart by Charles De Lint, Dark Mirages edited by Paul Kane and Octoberland by Thana Niveau Donated by PS Publishing Lot 20 Patron’s Prize To be revealed! Donated by Sarah Pinborough
Guests of Honour ANNE CHARNOCK’S novel Dreams Before the Start of Time won the 2018 Arthur C. Clarke Award, and her novella, The Enclave, won the 2017 BSFA Award for Short Fiction. A Calculated Life, her debut novel, was shortlisted for the Philip K. Dick and Kitschies Golden Tentacle Awards. Bridge 108 will be published in early 2020. It is a standalone novel set in the world of A Calculated Life. Anne’s writing career began in journalism and her articles appeared in New Scientist, The Guardian and Geographical. http://www.annecharnock.com https://twitter.com/annecharnock
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ALIETTE DE BODARD writes speculative fiction: she has won three Nebula Awards, a Locus Award and four British Science Fiction Association Awards, and is a Nebula award finalist and double Hugo finalist for 2019 (Best Series and Best Novella). She is the author of the Dominion of the Fallen series, set in a turn-of-the-century Paris devastated by a magical war, which comprises The House of Shattered Wings, The House of Binding Thorns, and forthcoming The House of Sundering Flames. Her short story collection Of Wars, and Memories, and Starlight is forthcoming from Subterranean Press (July 2019, Gollancz). She lives in Paris, where she enjoys cooking and fountain pens. Visit https://www.aliettedebodard.com for more information and free fiction/recipes. CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN is the New York Times bestselling, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of such novels as Ararat, The Pandora Room, Snowblind, Of Saints and Shadows, and Wildwood Road. With Mike Mignola, he is the co-creator of two cult favorite comic book series, Baltimore and Joe Golem: Occult Detective. As an editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies Seize the Night, Dark Cities, and The New Dead, among others, and he has also written and co-written comic books, video games, screenplays, and a network television pilot. Golden co-hosts the podcasts Three Guys with Beards and Defenders Dialogue. In 2015 he founded the popular Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival. He was born and raised in Massachusetts, where he still lives with his family. His work has been nominated for the British Fantasy Award, the Eisner Award, and multiple Shirley Jackson Awards. For the Bram Stoker Awards, Golden has been nominated eight times in eight different categories. His original novels have been published in more than fifteen languages in countries around the world. Please visit him at www. christophergolden.com TIM LEBBON is a New York Times-bestselling author of over forty novels. Recent books include The Edge, The Folded Land, Relics, The Family Man, The Silence and the Rage War trilogy of Alien/ Predator novels. He has won four British Fantasy Awards, a Bram Stoker Award, and a Scribe Award. The Silence, starring Stanley Tucci and Kiernan Shipka, was released on Netflix in 2019, and the movie of his short story Pay the Ghost, starring Nicolas Cage, was released Hallowe’en 2015. A TV series is also in development, along with several other movie projects in the US and UK. Find out more about Tim at his website www.timlebbon.net SARAH LOTZ is a screenwriter and novelist whose books include The Sunday Times bestseller, The Three, which is being adapted for television by BBC America. Sarah also pens novels under the name S.L Grey with author Louis Greenberg; YA novels with her daughter, as Lily Herne; and is one third of pseudonymous author Helena S. Paige. Lauren Beukes calls her ‘a natural-born storyteller. Like the hand reaching up from the dark well, she’ll drag you into her thrall. You’ll come up gasping.’ Sarah lives in England with her family and other animals.
Guests of Honour NEIL SPRING was born in South Wales. He studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Somerville College, Oxford. His first novel, The Ghost Hunters, was made into an ITV drama in 2015 and his second novel, The Watchers, has also been optioned for television. Neil lives in London.
Special Guest With over 30 years experience in film and television, STEPHEN VOLK is here to launch his new non-fiction book COFFINMAKER’S BLUES: COLLECTED WRITINGS ON TERROR. He is best known as creator of the controversial BBCTV “Hallowe’en hoax” Ghostwatch, a landmark of horror drama, and the multi-award-winning ITV drama series Afterlife starring Andrew Lincoln and Lesley Sharp. Also for ITV he adapted Midwinter of the Spirit as a mini-series starring Anna Maxwell Martin, while his feature film credits include The Awakening (2011) starring Rebecca Hall and Dominic West, and Gothic, which starred Natasha Richardson as Mary Shelley. He has published three short story collections; Dark Corners, Monsters in the Heart and The Parts We Play, as well as The Dark Masters Trilogy – three stories featuring Peter Cushing, Alfred Hitchcock and Dennis Wheatley respectively. He is presently writing a new TV adaptation of Jekyll & Hyde.
Speakers and Panelists Simon Bestwick is the author of six horror, dark fantasy and post-apocalyptic novels, most recently Wolf’s Hill, and several collections and mini-collections of short fiction. His novelette Breakwater was released last year by Tor.com, and his novella Angels of the Silences by Omnium Gatherum Press. His short fiction has been widely published in magazines such as Black Static and anthologies such as The Devil and the Deep, and reprinted in Best Horror of the Year (and Best of the Best Horror of the Year). His previous hobbies included avoiding gainful employment, but this ended in failure and he now has a job again. He is currently striving to escape this awful fate. He lives on the Wirral with the long-suffering fellow author Cate Gardner, and uses far too many semicolons. His latest books are A Love Like Blood, available now from Dark Minds Press and consisting of two all-new novelettes, and a new full-length short story collection, And Cannot Come Again. He’s currently working on a new novel, his first screenplay, and a serial for his Patreon page. It keeps him out of mischief. Some of the time, at least. Zen Cho is the author of a short story collection (Spirits Abroad) and two historical fantasy novels (Sorcerer to the Crown and The True Queen). She has won the Crawford Award and the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer, and is a Hugo and Campbell Award finalist.
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Adam Christopher’s debut novel Empire State was SciFiNow’s Book of the Year and a Financial Times Book of the Year. The author of Stranger Things: Darkness on the Edge of Town, Adam’s other novels include Made To Kill, Seven Wonders, Hang Wire and The Burning Dark. A contributor to the internationally bestselling Star Wars: From A Certain Point Of View 40th anniversary anthology, Adam has also written the official tie-in novels for the hit CBS television show Elementary, and the award-winning Dishonored video game franchise, and with Chuck Wendig, wrote The Shield for Dark Circle/Archie Comics. Born in New Zealand, Adam has lived in Great Britain since 2006.
Speakers and Panelists Alison Clarke is a writer/artist who also enjoys painting and drawing. She also experiences life as a spoken word artist. Alison was born in Derby, and now lives in Canada. She sees travelling as magical and also another way to learn. Alison is the author of The Sisterhood, a young adult fantasy novel about Oppie, a sorceress’ daughter, and her best friend, Aurie, who is a dragon, and the journey they go on to save the universe. The Sisterhood is Book One of The Sisterhood Series, for which Alison won the award 2016 Writer Of The Year by Diversity magazine. The second book in the series is Racine which continues the magical odyssey. It was nominated for Book Of The Year. The third book in the series is Circle which makes The Sisterhood Series a trilogy. Genevieve Cogman is a British author of fantasy literature and role-playing games. She is the author of the Invisible Library series: she works for the NHS and lives in the North of England.
Dan Coxon is the editor of the bi-annual weird and uncanny fiction journal The Shadow Booth, as well as the anthology This Dreaming Isle (Unsung Stories; shortlisted for the Shirley Jackson Awards 2018). His writing has appeared in The Guardian, Salon, Black Static, STORGY, Unthology and many other places, sometimes under the name Ian Steadman. He has been longlisted for the STORGY Shallow Creek competition and the Bath Flash Fiction Award. When he isn’t writing, he runs Momus Editorial (www.momuseditorial.co.uk), a freelance editing and proofreading service. You can find him on Twitter @ dancoxonauthor. Ruth de Haas is originally from Southampton and now lives in Derby with her rock-climbing husband and infant son. She is an author of fantasy and science fiction, a creative writing tutor, a blogger, a longlapsed historian, and an unapologetic fangirl. Her fiction and non-fiction is available to read at medium. com/@ruthdehaas
Dominic Dulley is a software developer with a passion for SF. His short fiction has been published widely, in books, journals and magazines. Shattermoon is his first novel, and the start of the fast-moving space opera The Long Game. He lives with his wife and family in Warwick.
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Jan Edwards is an award winning author (Arnold Bennett Book Prize, Karl Edward Wagner award and others). Her short fiction appears in crime, horror and fantasy anthologies across the UK and USA including Mammoth Book of Prof Moriarty. She scripted for the Dr Who DVD Daemons of Devil’s End. Jan is also an editor with the award winning Alchemy Press, co-owned with her husband Peter Coleborn. Their latest anthology is The Alchemy Press Book of Horror. Jan Edwards’s crime fiction titles include Winter Downs and In Her Defence. Available in paper and e formats. For more information go to https://janedwardsblog.wordpress.com/
Speakers and Panelists Daniel Godfrey’s first novel, New Pompeii, was included in both the Financial Times’ and Morning Star’s ‘Books of 2016’ lists. It was followed by a sequel, Empire of Time. His near-future crime novel, The Synapse Sequence, was included in The Guardian’s June 2018 science fiction round-up. Daniel has also self-published a children’s e-book (Johnny Max and the Panther’s Skull) and had several short stories published. Shortlisted for Best Newcomer at the British Fantasy Awards, 2017 (for New Pompeii). Matt Hill grew up in Tameside, Greater Manchester, and is the author of three SF novels set in nearfuture Britain: THE FOLDED MAN, Philip K. Dick Award finalist GRAFT, and (as M.T. Hill) ZERO BOMB. His next novel THE BREACH will be published in 2020.
Tim Major’s love of speculative fiction is the product of a childhood diet of classic Doctor Who episodes and an early encounter with Triffids. His most recent books are Snakeskins, an SF thriller about spontaneous clones, and his first short story collection, And the House Lights Dim. Previous books include Machineries of Mercy, You Don’t Belong Here and a non-fiction book about the 1915 French silent crime serial, Les Vampires. His short stories have appeared in Interzone, Not One of Us, Shoreline of Infinity and numerous anthologies including Best of British SF and The Best Horror of the Year. Tim is co-editor of the British Fantasy Society’s fiction journal, BFS Horizons. www.cosycatastrophes.com David Mark is a former crime journalist who has become one of the UK’s most popular and criticallyacclaimed crime writers. His dark, gritty DS McAvoy novels have been bestsellers around the world, translated into several languages, and been adapted for the stage. His debut historical thriller, The Zealot’s Bones, was a Sunday Times Book of the Year.
Kristina/KK Pérez is a half-Argentine, half-Norwegian native New Yorker who has spent the past two decades living in Europe and Asia. She holds a PhD in Medieval Literature from the University of Cambridge and has taught at the National University of Singapore and the University of Hong Kong. As a journalist, she’s written for many international news outlets including the Wall Street Journal Asia, Condé Nast Traveler, and CNN. She is the author of the nonfiction adult title, The Myth of Morgan la Fey, and the YA Fantasy novel, Sweet Black Waves. In 2019, she will publish its sequel, Wild Savage Stars with Imprint/Macmillan and her first YA Sci-Fi novel, The Tesla Legacy with Tor Teen. Sarah Pinborough is a New York Times bestselling and Sunday Times Number one and Internationally bestselling author who is published in over 25 territories worldwide. Her recent books include Behind Her Eyes which is currently being filmed for a six-part Netflix series, and Cross Her Heart that is in development with World Productions. Sarah was the 2009 winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story and also the 2010 and 2014 winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Novella, and she has four times been short-listed for Best Novel. She is also a screenwriter who has written for the BBC and has several original television projects in development. Her next novel, DEAD TO ME will be released in early 2020 and is a dark and twisty, sexy tale of hidden secrets and revenge in high society Savannah.
Schedule PLEASE NOTE THAT DOORS OPEN 9AM – EARLY ARRIVAL IS SUGGESTED FOR WORKSHOP BOOKING! CINEMA ONE – PANELS, GUEST OF HONOUR, AWARD CEREMONY, RAFFLE (2nd floor) 10am – Short Cuts: Does a Background in Short Fiction Help You Build a Career as a Novelist? (Panel) Sponsored by Fox Spirit Books Simon Bestwick, Zen Cho (Chair), Jan Edwards, Tim Lebbon, Tim Major 11am – Has The Magic Gone? As Fantasy Gets Darker, What Role Does Magic Have To Play? (Panel) Sponsored by Nick Stead Alex Davis (Chair), Aliette De Bodard, Ruth De Haas, Anna Stephens, Adrian Tchaikovsky 12pm – Darkest Corners: Are Thrillers and Crime Fiction Becoming Scarier Than Horror Fiction? (Panel) Sponsored by The Alchemy Press Adam Christopher, Sarah Lotz, David Mark, Sarah Pinborough (Chair), Alex Reeve 1pm – Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps): How To Employ the Supernatural In Your Fiction (Panel) Sponsored by Sinister Horror Company Genevieve Cogman, Jan Edwards (Chair), Christopher Golden, Neil Spring, Stephen Volk
5pm – Keeping The Magic Going: How Do You Stay in Love With A Series of Books? (Panel) Sponsored by Back Road Books Daniel Godfrey (Chair), David Mark, KK Perez, Alex Reeve, Jodi Taylor, Jen Williams 6pm – Guests of Honour Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon In Conversation 7pm – Brave New Words Award Ceremony Presented by Starburst Magazine 7:30pm – The Edge-Lit Raffle Sponsored by PS Publishing Fantastic prizes to be won! Hosted by Tim Lebbon and Sarah Pinborough CINEMA TWO – GUESTS OF HONOUR, SPECIAL GUESTS AND LAUNCHES (2nd floor) 10am – Guest of Honour Neil Spring, interviewed by Marie O’Regan 11am – Special Guest Stephen Volk, in Conversation with Kit Power 12pm – Guest of Honour Aliette De Bodard, interviewd by Ruth de Haas 1pm – Guest of Honour Anne Charnock, interviewed by Matt Hill 2pm – Guest of Honour Sarah Lotz, interviewed by Marie O’Regan 3pm – Black Shuck Books – Book Launch Black Shuck Books launches PAREIDOLIA, edited by James Everington and Dan Howarth and THE FINITE by Kit Power
2pm – WTSF? How Do We Define Science-Fiction Now? (Panel) Anne Charnock, Genevieve Cogman (Chair), Dominic Dulley, Daniel Godfrey, Matt Hill
THE BOX – DEALERS ROOM (2nd floor)
3pm – Beyond the Darkness: Where Does Fantasy Fiction Go After Grimdark? (Panel) Zen Cho, Anna Stephens (Chair), Adrian Tchaikovsky, Robin Triggs, Jen Williams
The Alchemy Press Books on the Hill Burdizzo Books Fox Spirit Books Pigeon Park Press Sinister Horror Company TTA Press
4pm – Multi-Publisher Horror Book Launch Dark Minds Press launches: A LOVE LIKE BLOOD by Simon Bestwick Hersham Horror Books launches: THE WOODS: PENTANTH 6, with stories by Cate Gardner, James Everington, Mark West, Penny Jones and Phil Sloman Sinister Horror Company launches: CANNIBAL NUNS FROM OUTER SPACE by Duncan P. Bradshaw
Come and check our fantastic range of independent presses, authors and booksellers and get your hands on a wonderful host of books! Back Road Books British Bizarro Community Darren Barker Nick Stead Salo Press Splatterpunk Magazine
2ND FLOOR FOYER – EDGE-LIT 8 OFFICIAL BOOKSTALL Waterstones Derby will be present with a host of titles from our Guests of Honour, Special Guests and participating authors! 1ST FLOOR FOYER – EXTRA DEALERS SPACE Edge-Lit 8’s Bargain Bookstall Parallel Universe Publications
PLEASE NOTE DOORS FOR THE EVENT OPEN AT 9AM, AND EARLY ARRIVAL IS RECOMMENDED FOR THOSE WISHING TO ATTEND WORKSHOPS. SESSIONS WILL BE BOOKED ON THE DAY ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS. DIGITAL STUDIO – WORKSHOPS (1st floor) 11am – Tim Major (Workshop) Routes to Becoming a Novelist 12pm – Zen Cho (Workshop) Building a Sustainable Writing Practice 1pm – Robin Triggs (Workshop) The Art of Description 2pm – Ruth De Haas (Workshop) Developing Ideas 3pm – Aliette De Bodard (Workshop) Journaling and Storytelling 4pm – Genevieve Cogman (Workshop) Worldbuilding Alternate Worlds 5pm – Adam Christopher (Workshop) Navigating a Writing Career MEETING ROOM – WORKSHOPS (1st floor) 11am – Dominic Dulley (Workshop) Why Do Readers Not Finish Books? 12pm – Tim Lebbon (Talk and Q+A) Writing a Novel 1pm – Anna Stephens (Workshop) Developing ‘real’ characters 2pm – Adrian Tchaikovsky (Workshop) Writing Fight Scenes 3pm – Alison Clarke (Workshop) The Importance of Setting 4pm – Dan Coxon (Workshop) Writing Short Stories 5pm – Danie Ware (Talk/Q+A) Spinning Plates – Writing On A Tight Schedule
GREEN ROOM – WORKSHOPS AND TALKS (1st floor) 11am – Alex Reeve (Workshop) Lies, Damn Lies and Plotting a Crime Novel 12pm – Daniel Godfrey (Talk/Q+A) Story Structure 1pm – Alex Davis (Workshop) Editing Your Work 2pm – Simon Bestwick (Workshop) Writing Your Novel 3pm – KK Perez (Workshop) Worldbuilding 101 4pm – Christopher Golden (Workshop) Contracts and the Business Side of Writing 5pm – Stephen Volk (Talk/Q+A) Pitching a TV Series in 2 Pages PARTICIPATION SPACE – WELCOME EVENT, READINGS, BOOK LAUNCHES (ground floor) 9am-10:30am – Welcome Event Hosted by Shellie Horst and the redshirt team First time at Edge-Lit? Not sure where to begin, or just looking to meet a few people before the day starts? Join us for tea and biscuits with members of our redshirt team and event regulars, who’ll help get you settled into Edge-Lit! 12pm – The British Bizarro Community presents… One hour of your recommended daily allowance of weird, condensed into fifty minutes – readings and more! Sponsored by the British Bizarro Community 1pm – Book Launch Alison Clarke launches CIRCLE Book Three of The Sisterhood Series 2pm – Book Launch The Shadow Booth – with Tim Major, Robert Shearman and Aliya Whiteley. Featuring readings and discussion, led by editor Dan Coxon 3pm – Reading Daniel Godfrey and Danie Ware 4pm – Reading Jan Edwards and Anna Stephens 5pm – Reading Simon Bestwick and Robin Triggs 6pm – Reading Anne Charnock and Tim Major
THE SMALL PRINT… Please note that all events, timings and author attendances are correct at the time of publication. No refunds will be given in the event of amendments to timings, content or in the case of author non-attendance. For any queries on Edge-Lit 8, email Alex Davis at alexd@derbyquad.co.uk
Speakers and Panelists Alex Reeve lives in Buckinghamshire and is a university lecturer. The Anarchists’ Club is the second in a series of books featuring Leo Stanhope, following on from the Richard & Judy Book Club 2019 pick The House on Half Moon Street.
Anna Stephens is the author of the Godblind trilogy, of which the first two volumes, Godblind and Darksoul, have now been published. Bloodchild will be published in summer 2019. A literature graduate, Anna loves all things speculative, from Doctor Who and Firefly to classic Hammer and Universal horror films and beyond. As a beginner in Historical European Martial Arts, with a focus on Italian longsword, and a second Dan black belt in Shotokan Karate, she’s no stranger to the feeling of being punched (or stabbed) in the face, which is more help than you would expect when writing fight scenes. Twitter: @AnnaSmithWrites Website: http://anna-stephens.com Jodi Taylor is the author of the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary’s series, the story of a bunch of disaster-prone historians who investigate major historical events in contemporary time. Do NOT call it time travel! Born in Bristol and educated in Gloucester (facts both cities vigorously deny), she spent many years with her head somewhere else, much to the dismay of family, teachers and employers, before finally deciding to put all that daydreaming to good use and pick up a pen. She still has no idea what she wants to do when she grows up. Adrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, and headed off to university in Reading to study psychology and zoology. For reasons unclear even to himself, he subsequently ended up in law. Adrian has since worked as a legal executive in both Reading and Leeds and now writes full time. He also lives in Leeds, with his wife and son. Adrian is a keen live role-player and occasional amateur actor. He has also trained in stage-fighting and keeps no exotic or dangerous pets of any kind – possibly excepting his son. Adrian is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series and other novels, novellas and short stories. His novels include The Tiger and the Wolf, which won the BFS Robert Holdstock award for best fantasy novel, and Children of Time, which won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in the award’s 30th anniversary year. Robin Triggs is a writer of science fiction, crime and urban fantasy. His debut novel, Night Shift, was published in November 2018 by Flame Tree Press and has received enthusiastic reviews. He also works as a freelance copy-editor and proofreader. Originally from Bradford, he has since lived in rural Norfolk, urban Norwich, studied archaeology in Belfast and worked in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. He was Chair of Abingdon Writers’ before life moved him on; he now lives in Cambridgeshire with his wife and young daughter. He’s currently working, between CBeebies marathons, on Night Shift’s sequel and other miscellaneous writings. Robin can be found on Twitter @robintriggs and keeps a writing blog at www.robintriggs.co.uk.
Speakers and Panelists Danie Ware is a single working Mum with long-held interests in role-playing, re-enactment, vinyl art toys and personal fitness. She went to all all-boys’ public school, gained an English degree from UEA, and spent most of her twenties clobbering her friends with an assortment of steel cutlery. These days, she juggles writing books and raising a teenager with working for Forbidden Planet (London) Ltd. In those rare times when she’s not writing, working, or on manoeuvres with her son, she usually falls over exhausted. Danie is the author of the critically acclaimed Ecko series, published by Titan Books and Children of Artifice, an urban fairy story, published by Fox Spirit Books. She writes Sisters of Battle for the Black Library, and Judge Anderson for Rebellion Publishing, and she has had short stories published in numerous anthologies. She lives in Carshalton, south London, with her son and two cats. You can find her online at danieware.com or @danacea. Jen Williams is the author of the Copper Cat trilogy and the award-winning Winnowing Flame trilogy. When not frowning over notebooks she’s also a bookseller and a copywriter, takes Thundercats too seriously and is partially responsible for the creation of Super Relaxed Fantasy Club. She lives in London with her partner and their small ridiculous cat, and she’s partial to mead, if you’re buying.
From Thursday 16th to Sunday 19th April 2020 StokerCon™ comes to the UK for the first time, and will incorporate such popular StokerCon programming as Horror University, the Final Frame Short Film Competition, the Ann Radcliffe Academic Conference, and the presentation of the iconic Bram Stoker Awards® at a prestigious awards banquet on the Saturday evening of the convention. Over four days StokerCon UK will be welcoming an array of some of the world’s best dark fiction authors, publishers and speakers for a packed weekend of panels, readings, workshops, book launches and much more. Taking place over two hotels in the historic seaside town of Scarborough, just down the coast from Whitby – the town that provided so much of the inspiration for Stoker’s iconic Dracula – this is an event not to be missed for writers and readers of horror fiction!
Grady Hendrix
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Current prices are £90 for HWA members, £100 for non-members. These prices are valid until 15th July, so don’t delay, book now! For more details, see our website: https://stokercon-uk.com
A Science Fiction Anthology by Female Authors Featuring stories by - Rosie Oliver - Jane O'Reilly - Susan Boulton -Damaris Browne - Kerry Buchanan - Shellie Horst - E. J. Tett - Juliana Spink Mills -Jo Zebedee -
DISTAFF: NOUN - A staff used in spinning. - Of women and women’s work - An anthology of women’s stories woven through space.
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Brave New Words Awards What is The Brave New Words Award?
Starburst Magazine’s Brave New Words Award is designed to highlight creators who are outstanding in their field. The nominees have all produced exciting work that breaks new ground in the field of Cult Entertainment. In short, words that are brave and new. Though the prize is open to editors, writers, publishers, and bloggers, this year’s crop of finalists are all novelists. The Finalists are: Aliya Whiteley - The Loosening Skin published by Unsung Stories. The Loosening Skin is a body horror story of sorts. It is set in a world where every seven years people not only shed their skin, but also their relationships. Whiteley use’s this premise to explore identity, love, sex and the idea of stealing others’ lives.
Claire North - 84K published by Orbit/Little Brown Claire North’s work is no stranger to the Brave New Words list, as her previous novel, A Sudden Appearance of Hope, appeared on last year’s final selection. 84K is a very different book, as you’d expect from this award. A frightening yet all too likely look at Britain’s near future.
Tasha Suri - Empire of Sand published by Orbit/Little Brown Our next book is a breath-taking debut by Tasha Suri. This fantasy novel tells the tale of Mehr, a woman trapped between two cultures. Superb and addictive fantasy.
Micah Yongo- Lost Gods published by Angry Robot Micah Yongo’s debut novel Lost Gods highlighted Micah’s impressive skill to fans of fantasy literature. Yongo takes the reader on a impressive journey of discovery, not only via intricate worldbuilding but also through an fascinating meditation on the challenges of youth.
Rachel Armstrong - Origamy published by NewCon Press Origamy is a stunning debut from British based author Rachel Armstrong. It is a tale told by a post-human being who can warp space-time as easily as we normal mortals can drive a car. Beautifully written and utterly unique in style.
Tade Thompson – Rosewater published by Orbit/Little Brown Rosewater was one of Starburst’s favourite books of last year, and though it has had an interesting publication history, qualifies for this year’s award.
Dealers Room and Booksellers Edge-Lit is once again very proud to host some of the very finest independent publishers and authors from around the UK to our dealers room, which will be hosted throughout the day in THE BOX on the second floor at QUAD. The independent scene is thriving in the UK, and events like these provide and opportunity to reach new audiences and offer some of their fantastic titles for sale. So make sure to set aside some time throughout the day for a good look around, where you’ll find some superb horror, thriller, fantasy and SF titles that you simply won’t find on the high street! On top of that, you’ll find Waterstones Derby on the SECOND FLOOR FOYER, where they’ll be selling a range of titles from our Guests of Honour, Special Guests and Speakers taking part in the day – be sure to browse for the latest from our Edge-Lit 8 participants! The FIRST FLOOR FOYER will also be playing host to more booksellers, including our Edge-Lit 8 bargain bookstall, where you can grab some fantastic cut-price books and support Edge-Lit for years to come.
HWA is the only global organisation dedicated to horror, the people who create it, and the people who love it. Membership classes available are: ACTIVE - For professional writers AFFILIATE - For semi-professional writers ASSOCIATE - For non-writing professionals ACADEMIC - For non-fiction academic authors SUPPORTING - For readers and fans All members receive our monthly newsletters, e-mail announcements, the ability to submit stories to our members-only anthologies, the ability to recommend works for the Bram Stoker Awards, access to our members-only message board, mentorship programmes, grievance committee and much more. The UK Chapter exists to form a thriving community of UK writers, artists, editors, agents and fans of horror within the greater community offered by by the HWA. We hold regular meetings, events and support the genre in the UK.
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Thank Yous and Acknowledgements Edge-Lit is a huge team effort, with all sorts of individuals and organisations having a hand in making the event possible. As such, we’d like to extend out thanks to… The team at QUAD, especially Adam M, Jessica, Peter, Lewie, Debbie, Becky, Kathy, Glenn and Steve for all their great ongoing support of the event. All of our fantastic Guests of Honour and speakers, who always provide such great insight and enjoyment with all their contributions – Simon Bestwick, Anne Charnock, Zen Cho, Adam Christopher, Alison Clarke, Dan Coxon, Genevieve Cogman, Aliette De Bodard, Ruth De Haas, Dominic Dulley, Jan Edwards, Daniel Godfrey, Christopher Golden, Matt Hill, Tim Lebbon, Sarah Lotz, Tim Major, David Mark, Marie O’Regan, Kristina/KK Perez, Sarah Pinborough, Kit Power, Alex Reeve, Neil Spring, Anna Stephens, Jodi Taylor, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Robin Triggs, Stephen Volk. Danie Ware and Jen Williams Our fantastic team of redshirts – in my humble opinion the best in the business! Headed up as always by the inimitable Pixie – who really runs the show – and Lana Allkins, Joanne Boustead, Heather Cripps, Leela Doherty, Jade Hadfield, Luca Henriksen, Paul Parkin, Jo Peck, Carl Robinson, John Smith, Claire Thomas, Kevin White and Frankie Williams. All of our book dealers for joining us and providing such a lively dealers space! Alchemy Press, Back Road Books, Books on the Hill, British Bizarro Community, Burdizzo Books, Darren Barker, Fox Spirit Books, Nick Stead, Parallel Universe Publications, Pigeon Park Press, Salo Press, Sinister Horror Company, Splatterpunk Magazine and TTA Press, A special thanks to all out fantastic sponsors – Alchemy Press, Back Road Books, British Bizarro Community, Fox Spirit Books, Nick Stead, Sinister Horror Company and The Shadow Booth. To all the publishers who supported us with bringing so many great authors together, as well as providing so many fantastic goodies for our goodie bags and raffle – Bloomsbury, Flame Tree Press, Gollancz, Harper Voyager, Hodder, Jo Fletcher Books, Orbit, PS Publishing, Titan Books and Tor UK. To the awesome crew at All Things Print for their continuing work on delivering this brochure! To all the QUAD staff on the day for all their support in delivering the event. And to everyone who attended – thanks so much for joining us, and we hope you had a fantastic day! Hopefully we’ll see you next time around…
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