David Guymer's Blog - Posts Tagged "fantasycon"

Next weekend (September 23rd - 25th, I'll be taking the short drive from my East Yorkshire homelands to Fantasycon by the Sea in Scarborough. As the website explains: "Fantasycon comes to Scarborough. Celebrating the fantastic, the horrific and the awe inspiring in literature, image and film. Every year Fantasycon offers readers and writers the opportunity to come together to discover, learn and discuss fantastic fiction in all its forms. Three days of panels, talks, workshops and socialising. Bringing together the best in writing, publishing and reading. Fantasycon prides itself on its friendly members. Every year we welcome hundreds of first timers. But you are only a first timer once. Come along, meet like minded people and get the opportunity to network in the bar."

There are more writers, publishers, and agents in attending than I can pretend to know, including, as guest of honour, one of my all time favourite authors, Scott Lynch. The hotel is probably filling up fast but there are still tickets available.


Finalist for the David Gemmell Legend Award

I've made it something of a rolling New Year's resolution to attend more of this kind of event, speak to people, put my name and face out there, but I've been too busy (edit: lazy) and socially awkward to get myself down to Nineworlds or Edgelit this year or last. This time out though I have the excuse of having to represent my novel, Gotrek & Felix: Slayer, in the David Gemmell Legend Award. The awards ceremony is on the Saturday night and is free entry even for people not attending the rest of Fantasycon. Scarborough's along way from anywhere, but if you're around you should come. There's a bar.

Other than that, I'm still going to be kept pretty busy:

Saturday 24th
10:30-12:30 - A signing at GW: Scarborough with my fellow Black Library attendees, Guy Haley, Gav Thorpe, and Laurie Goulding

19:00-21:00 - The Gemmell Awards Ceremony

Sunday 25th
11:00-12:00 - An Extended reading with Black Library, Gav, Guy, Laurie and I will be giving readings and doing a brief Q&A on our current works in progress. So keep your twitter feeds updated for some tasty reveals!

14:00-15:00 - A Little's Enough, a seminar on what makes a great short story

I'm also bringing my 2 1/2 year old daughter, Rosie, along, in the hope of influencing her reading tastes early. And my girlfriend too, in the vain hope of convincing her that I have a real job. Anyone that sees us, please help me out by demonstrating how popular and in demand I am!

See you in a week!