Hi Folks
Have just booked my ticket for this year's Edge-lit - this will be the forth time I have been. It is a great opportunity to meet authors and other readers of horror, fantasy and sci-fi.
It will hopefully give me a reading and writing boost. Especially as I'll be meeting my old writing buddies, plus meeting new authors and readers.
Below is a link and list of authors attending.
https://www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/edge-lit-9/
EDGE-LIT 9
Save the Date!
After a four year absence, Edge-Lit, an event which celebrates the best in Horror, Thriller, Fantasy and Science-Fiction writing, will return to QUAD on the 8 July 2023 from 10am-5pm. In this, its ninth edition, Edge-Lit will offer the same busy day of panels, workshops, readings, and interviews with an array of genre fiction talent from around the UK and beyond.
Attendees on the day will have access to a wide variety of activities, including a series of panel discussions, interviews and readings with the Guests of Honour, workshops, book sales offering a variety of books for independent presses and authors, and the ever-popular Edge-Lit raffle.
For more information, regular updates, and guest announcements make sure to follow our social channels on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Tickets cost £35, include access to all events on the day, and an event goodie bag.
Now on sale!
Any queries for Edge-Lit not relating to ticket sales should be directed to edgelitderby@gmail.com
Guests Of Honour:
Jeremy Dyson
One quarter of The League of Gentlemen, Jeremy is known for his collections of weird and wonderful short stories, and his work with Andy Nyman on the critically acclaimed play and film Ghost Stories and their upcoming novel The Warlock Effect.
Christopher Priest
Christopher Priest is a four time BSFA award winner, and his World Fantasy Award winning novel The Prestige was adapted into a film starring Christian Bale & Hugh Jackman. He has written for the Guardian for over 20 years and will be launching his new novel Airside at Edge-Lit 9.
Special Guests:
Alexandra Benedict
Perhaps now better known for her best selling festive crime fiction including The Christmas Murder Game, Alexandra has her roots in speculative crime with her critically acclaimed novels ‘The Beauty of Murder‘ and ‘The Evidence of Ghosts‘, she also writes audio dramas for Doctor Who and Torchwood.
Stephen Volk
Perhaps best known as the writer responsible for Ghostwatch, Stephen Volk is also the man behind Ken Russell’s Gothic, the Rebecca Hall and Dominic West film The Awakening, and the critically lauded Afterlife starring Andrew Lincoln and Lesley Sharp.
Catriona Ward
Catriona Ward is the internationally bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street, a novel which Stephen King said he read and was ‘blown away by’. She is also the only female author to win two British Fantasy Awards for Best Horror Novel for her debut Rawblood in 2016 and Little Eve in 2018.
Participating Authors:
Guy Adams
A former actor now perhaps best known for his work with Big Finish and Doctor Who audio, Guy Adams is also the author of several fantasy, crime and humorous novels.
Nina Allan
Award winning author of speculative fiction novels and short stories. SFX said, of her 2019 novel The Dollmaker, “ So achingly clever and well constructed it’s a bit like a magic trick.”
Andrew David Barker
Andrew David Barker is a screenwriter, novelist and film maker hailing from Derby. He will be relaunching the all new 10th anniversary paperback of his debut novel The Electric at Edge-Lit.
Adam Christopher
Adam Christopher is the New York Times Bestselling author of Star Wars: Shadow of the Sith, and has written novels, comics, and short stories for the worlds of Stranger Things, Doctor Who, Dishonored, and Elementary.
Ray Cluley
Ray Cluley is regularly featured in Best Of short story volumes. He won the British Fantasy Award for Best Short Story with ‘Shark! Shark!’ and has been nominated for both Best Novella and Best Short Story Collection.
Sean Hogan
Sean Hogan is a writer and film-maker who has written several books of cinema metafiction. His feature credits include the films Future Shock! The Story of 2000AD, The Borderlands, and The Devil’s Business.
Lucy Holland
Lucy Holland is an author of myth, folklore and fantasy fiction including the novel Sistersong. She also co-hosts the intersectional feminist podcast “Breaking the Glass Slipper”
TL Huchu
TL Huchu is the critically acclaimed author of The Hairdresser of Harare. His Edinburgh Nights series began in 2021 with Library of the Dead.
Tim Lebbon
New York Times bestseller Tim Lebbon is the award winning author behind Pay The Ghost and The Silence, both now adapted to movies. He has written novelisations of several Hollywood movies including The Cabin in the Woods, and extensive horror, dark fantasy novels & short stories.
Johnny Mains
Johnny Mains is an award winning author, editor and literary historian known for his acclaimed novel A Man At War, and his work with Robin Ince on the Dead Funny collections of short horror stories written by comedians.
Tim Major
Tim Major’s books include Snakeskins, Hope Island, and three Sherlock Holmes novels. His latest novel Jekyll & Hyde: Consulting Detectives will be published in 2024.
Mark Morris
Described by Clive Barker as ‘One of the finest horror writers at work today’, Mark is known for his extensive back catalogue of Horror novels beginning with his debut Toady in 1989. He writes film novelisations, has several collections of short stories available, and has written several Doctor Who novels.
Ed McDonald
Ed McDonald is a New York Times bestselling author of the Raven’s Mark and Redwinter Chronicles series of novels.
Ian McDonald
Ian McDonald is a multi-award winning author and was named a Grand Master of Science Fiction by the European Science Fiction Society in 2019.
Lynda E. Rucker
Shirley Jackson Award winning short story author Lynda E Rucker is a regular in Horror and Supernatural anthologies and is a regular columnist for Black Static.
Rob Shearman
Rob Shearman is a World Fantasy award winning short story author, who has written plays for Radio 4 and the critically acclaimed Doctor Who episode ‘Dalek‘. As a playwright he has worked with Alan Ayckbourn and been produced by Francis Ford Coppola.
Adam Simcox
Adam Simcox is the author of the gritty supernatural thriller series The Dying Squad. He is also a critically acclaimed film-maker, shooting commercials for major brands and music artists.
Jonathan Sims
Jonathan Sims is a writer, performer and games designer whose critically acclaimed first novel Thirteen Storeys was described by SFX magazine as “an astonishing debut”.
Gareth Worthington
Dr. Gareth Worthington is an award-winning author of science fiction, fantasy and thrillers. Also a scientist, he currently works in the pharma industry. Gareth is an authority in ancient history, has hand-tagged sharks in California, and trained in various martial arts. Born in England, he has lived around the world, and now resides in Switzerland with his family. His latest novel is Dark Dweller.
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