SF and fantasy imprint Gollancz have released more details of the Gollancz Festival 2015 – for which tickets are now on sale.
SFX and Gamesradar+ are supporting the festivaꦅl, which encompasses b🌳oth physical events in London and Manchester between 15 and 18 October, and a slate of online events.
.The main London event takes at Waterstones Piccadilly on 17 October, from 2-6pm. You can find full details of that line-u๊p .
We’re promised “two unique strands of action-packed programming” at each of the main physical events, followed by a gro🍃up signing session with the authors involved. All attendees will also get a goody bag containing “some spectacular exclusives”.
Tickets are available now at an early bird price of £8 (£6 for Waterstones loyalty card holders); that increases to £10 (£8 for card holde🎀rs) on 3 September, so best get your skates on, eh?
Also taking place in London, at the Prince Charles cinema on 15 and 18 October, are two screenings of two Gollancz-themed movies: Minority Report (based on a Philip K Dick story) and The Prestige (based on the Christopher Priest novel). Each will be preceded by a short talk by an author and a signing. Goody bags wil✱l also be up for grabs at these screenings.
Details of the d💎igital side of the festival will be revealed in Sept൩ember. To register your interest in hearing more, sign up .
In the meantime, here’s a list of all the authors who’ll be taking part in traditional and/or digital events: Ben Aaronovitch, Joe Abercrombie, Mark Alder, Stephen Baxter, Greg Bear, Bradley Beaulieu, Kit Berry, James Blaylock, Aliette de Bodard, Anna Caltabiano, C Robert Cargill, Elspeth Cooper, Paul Cornell, Edward Cox, AJ Dalton, Stephen Deas, Jaine Fenn, Tony Gonzales, Charlaine Harris, Joanne Harris, MG Harris, Joe Hill, John Honor Jacobs, Antonia Honeyw🍸ell, Stephen Hunt, Simon Ings, Alex Lamb, David Langford, Ursula K Le Guin, Philip Mann, Elizabeth May, Paul McAuley, Ian McDonald, Suzanne McLeod, Simon Morden, Richard Morgan, Den Patrick, Sarah Pinborough, Tim Powers, Hannu Rajaniemi, Alastair Reynolds, Adam Roberts, Al Robertson, Justina Robson, ♎Pat Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, Nalini Singh, Gavin Smith, Mark Stay, Tricia Sullivan, Lisa Tuttle, Jon Wallace, Catriona Ward, Michael J Ward, Sean Williams, Chris Wooding.
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