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This interview with Farah Mendlesohn & Cathy Butler was recorded at BristolCon in 2018. We are releasing it now because the conference it refers to is taking place this coming weekend (August 9-11, 2019)

As is tradition, both of our authors were put to the question by Cheryl Morgan at the end of the evening. We learned that Baylea has the Best Mum in the World, and that horror writers have dreadful habits as children. Jonathan explained some of the background to After the End of the World. And Gareth Powell ask the very difficult question, "Who would win in a fight: Cthulhu or Godzilla?" BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages. As is traditional, we are taking December off, but we will be back in January with a brand new series of readings.

It being just past Halloween, November was a horror month at Fringe. Our first reader was Baylea Hart who describes herself as an IT Technician by day, horror writer by night and a reader everywhere in between. She has a BA in creative writing from Bath Spa University and enjoys watching people grow slightly white after reading her stories. Her short story, "Jack in the Box", won the 2015 Bristol Horror Writing Competition and her film, Behind the Door, won a Top 50 spot in the Bloody Cuts “Who’s There?” competition and has over 500,000 views on YouTube. Baylea read from her novel, The Log House, which will be available from Unbound very shortly. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.

Our second reader for November was Jonathan L Howard, who read from his recently published novel, After the End of the World. This is a sequel to the critically acclaimed Carter & Lovecraft. And yes (spolier!), the world did really end in that book. There is a little bit of explanation as to what is going on in the Q&A, but chapter 1 of the new book stands pretty much on its own. The new world that Dan and Emily find themselves in after the destruction of the world we know is rather different. Explaining just how different allows Jonathan to indulge his passion for alternate history. No tentacled beings from beyond the stars were harmed in the production of this podcast. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.

Our second reader for September was Anna Smith Spark. She lives in London, UK. She loves grimdark and epic fantasy and historical military fiction. Anna has a BA in Classics, an MA in history and a PhD in English Literature. She has previously been published in the Fortean Times and the poetry website www.greatworks.org. Previous jobs include petty bureaucrat, English teacher and fetish model. The first book in the Empires of Dust series (The Court of Broken Knives) was published by Harper Voyager in June 2017. Anna read from the opening chapters of the book. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.

Our first reader for September was Chloe Headdon. Ever since she was little Chloe has wanted to be either a writer or a knight, so she now combines a bit of both. Chloe’s work is inspired by myths and legends, especially King Arthur, medieval history, and the British landscape. She is currently working on a young adult fantasy novel as well as other short stories. In her spare time, Chloe practises Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) and can regularly be found fighting people twice her size with swords. Chloe read from the first two chapters of her novel. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.

Finally for September we have the Q&A. Cheryl Morgan talked to Chloe about hitting people with big swords and her job in the heritage industry. She talked to Anna about epic poetry, studying ancient history, and whether she had any advice for Chloe about getting published. Then Justin Newland asked a philosophical question about history and we discovered that, with three historians on a panel, the discussion can go on for ever. Pete Sutton previewed this year's Bristol literary festivals. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.

Our first reader for August was G.V. Anderson who read from her story, "Das Steingeschöpf", which is a finalist in this year's World Fantasy Awards. It is Gemma's first professional sale and we are all very proud of her. Because Gemma had to catch an early train home we did some Q&A with her immediately after her reading. Fortunately we did have time for a joint Q&A session later in the evening. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.  

As we still had some time before Gemma had to leave for her train, we were able to do a joint Q&A with both readers. We continued to address issues of covers and marketing, including why Gemma writes under her initials but Lucy does not. We also talked about use of foreign and invented languages. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.

Our second reader for August was Lucy Housom whose second novel in her Worldmaker series, Heartland, was published that week. The series will conclude with Firestorm next year and we have already booked Lucy to come back and read from it. Much of the Q&A involved covers and marketing. Lucy's books have recently been re-launched with dramatically different covers. Because she works for a well known major bookstore chain, Lucy has a special insight into how books are marketed. Lucy also discussed her podcast, Breaking the Glass Slipper. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.

The readings were followed by the traditional Q&A session hosted by Cheryl Morgan. There was discussion of apocalypses and their attraction for readers, particularly teenagers. There was also a great deal of discussion of feminism. Given that the announcement that The Doctor would be regenerating as a woman had been made the previous day, this was a very topical matter. For reasons that will be obvious once you have listened to the podcasts, there was also some discussion of pornography. In the announcements we congratulated Jo Hall, Roz Clarke and Pete Sutton for their places on the British Fantasy Awards short lists, and wished Emma & Pete Newman best of luck in the Clarke and Hugos. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.  

Our second reader for July was Virginia Bergin. She is a Bristol-based writer of YA science fiction. Her third novel, Who Runs The World?, has recently been published by Macmillan. It is set in a world in which a virus has rendered human males all but extinct and the world is run by women. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.  

Our first reader for July was regular attendee, Justin Newland. He gave us excerpts from two separate works. The first excerpt was from his published novel, The Genes of Isis. This is from a section later in the book where the Apocalypse is well in progress and our heroes have fled Egypt for sanctuary in Babylon. Excerpt two is from the start of a work in progress, the novel set in Ming Dynasty China from which Justin read the prologue at the Open Mic. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.

Our first reader for June was Kate Coe who runs the Writing & Coe website. She read extracts from two very different stories. Our apologies for somewhat muddy sound. This was partly because it was very hot and we needed to keep the air conditioning on, and partly because of a technical mishap which caused us to have to record on a phone. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.

Our second reader for June was Peter Newman whose third book in the Vagrant series has just been published. For us he read a short story featuring one of the most popular characters from that series, the goat. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.  

Finally for June we have the Q&A. Cheryl Morgan talked to our readers about a range of topics including goats, babies, real v imaginary locations and many other topics. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.

Our first reader for May was local author and sometime radio show host, Piotr Świetlik. He read part of a science fiction story set in Pennsylvania (but not that Pennsylvania). BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.

Our headline guest for May was Emma Newman. She read the first chapter of her novel, After Atlas, which is a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. This introduces us to the main character in the novel, Carlos Moreno. He is a detective, but also the son one of the passengers on the Atlas, the colony ship from Planetfall. This story takes place many years after the Atlas left Earth. When introducing Emma, Cheryl Morgan mentions some top secret news that she can't divulge at the time. We can now reveal that Emma will be the Guest of Honour at Åcon 9 in Flnland next year. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.

Finally for May, Piotr and Emma are put to the question. Cheryl and Emma go off on a bit of a feminist rant. Piotr explains where Pennsylvania is. There is some discussion of tea, jeopardy and mild peril. Peter Newman reveals what he will be reading when he headlines Fringe in June. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.

The second session of the open mic features the following readers: Chloe Headdon with the opening of a YA fantasy novel; Steve Tanner with an extract from his fantasy novel, Blind Faith; Suzanne McConaghy with part of a science fiction short story, "Partners in Crime"; Justin Newland with short story that forms the prologue to fantasy novel set in China. There is no Q&A in the open mic, because we want to make the experience as friendly as possible for the readers. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.

Our April event is traditionally an open mic where anyone can come and read, but just for 5 minutes. For reasons that will be explained on the podcast, this month's event was hosted by Tom Parker. The readers in this session are: Cheryl Morgan, with part of a short story about Amazons in Space; Ian McConaghy with the opening of a science fiction novel set in near future Los Angeles; Joanne Hall with a short story about monks, illuminated manuscripts and dragons; and Felicia Barker with a fantasy short story featuring some very famous fairies. BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Foundation. For further details see our Venue and Schedule pages.

On this week's show, Brendan and Spindles give their thoughts on the latest rounds of trailers for Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Rogue One and more. For tickets and more information on the upcoming MCM London Comic Con, check out http://www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/ and see if you can spot Spindles there. And for BristolCon have a look at http://www.bristolcon.org/ and see if you can manage to track down Brendan at the event. As always you can find us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nerdvworld Or follow us on twitter: Brendan: http://www.twitter.com/NerdVsWorldSpindles: http://www.twitter.com/spindlyone Until next time, Take care and be excellent to each other.

On this week's show, Brendan and Spindles give their thoughts on the latest rounds of trailers for Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Rogue One and more. For tickets and more information on the upcoming MCM London Comic Con, check out http://www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/ and see if you can spot Spindles there. And for BristolCon have a look at http://www.bristolcon.org/ and see if you can manage to track down Brendan at the event. As always you can find us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nerdvworld Or follow us on twitter: Brendan: http://www.twitter.com/NerdVsWorldSpindles: http://www.twitter.com/spindlyone Until next time, Take care and be excellent to each other.

On this week's show we carry on with our first impressions of this season's new and returning shows including the new remake of WestWorld, Timeless, Macgyver and more. For tickets and more information on the upcoming MCM London Comic Con, check out http://www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/ and see if you can spot Spindles there. And for BristolCon have a look at http://www.bristolcon.org/ and see if you can manage to track down Brendan at the event. As always you can find us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nerdvworld Or follow us on twitter: Brendan: http://www.twitter.com/NerdVsWorldSpindles: http://www.twitter.com/spindlyone Until next time, Take care and be excellent to each other.

On this week's show we carry on with our first impressions of this season's new and returning shows including the new remake of WestWorld, Timeless, Macgyver and more. For tickets and more information on the upcoming MCM London Comic Con, check out http://www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/ and see if you can spot Spindles there. And for BristolCon have a look at http://www.bristolcon.org/ and see if you can manage to track down Brendan at the event. As always you can find us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nerdvworld Or follow us on twitter: Brendan: http://www.twitter.com/NerdVsWorldSpindles: http://www.twitter.com/spindlyone Until next time, Take care and be excellent to each other.

Cavan Scott Time to fire up the Literary Gold machine! We are delighted to have Cavan Scott - author, audio playwright, and storyteller extraordinaire - return to the big (and comfy) chair at the Roundtable to apply his splendid and insightful writerly mojo to a classic RTP brainstorming session! Our creageous (creative and courageous) Guest Writer for this episode is Peter O'Malley who brings with him a steampunk tale of alchemy, mechanical prodigies, thwarted romance, and the secret of immortality. Joined once again by co-host Terry Mixon (author of "Empire of Bones" and "Veil of Shadows" and co-host on the Dead Robots' Society podcast), we delve into Peter's story, exploring the gears and cogs of his story world, rooting through the intricacies of the characters, and emerge with armloads of Literary Gold. There's plenty to go around, so click that "PLAY" button and get some for yourself (and for even more writerly delights, you don't want to miss Cavan's Exceptional Showcase Epsiode!) PROMO:  "Veil of Shadows" by Terry Mixon Workshop Episode 71 (Guest Host: Cavan Scott) [caution: mature language - listener discretion is advised] Share your comments to this (or any) episode over at the RTP Forum! Check out this and all our episodes on iTunes and on Stitcher Radio! Coming Up for Cavan... He's writing the Titan Comics Doctor Who Mini-Series featuring the Ninth Doctor (as portrayed by Christopher Eccelston) Cavan's also writing for Titan's Sherlock Holmes series with the first tale tentatively titled "The Case of the Patchwork Devil" He'll be making the scene at San Diego Comic Con!!! He'll also be at Bristol Con (the friendliest convention in the world) Definitely check out Cavan's Website and Cavan's Amazon Page! Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and his fabulous Tumblr feed Terry Mixon's empire just keeps growing... Terry Mixon As every good emperor should, Terry keeps a splendid website Check out his recent releases "Empire of Bones" and "Veil of Shadows" Check him out with his co-hosts Justin Macumber, Paul Elard Cooley, and Scott Roche (all RTP veterans) at The Dead Robots' Society podcast Catch his infrequent Tweets through Twitter, and definitely stalk him on Facebook

Once a year the BristolCon crowd takes over Word of Mouth, a monthly reading series run by Tangent Books and hosted by the Thunderbolt pub. Normally we'd put these readings on the BristolCon Fringe podcast stream, but that has limited capacity and these readings turned out to be quite long, so they are being hosted by Salon Futura instead. The three readers are Pete Sutton, Joanne Hall and Scott Lewis. Pete's story in this section is a rare (for him) science fiction piece. Jo reads from her latest novel, The Art of Forgetting: Nomad. And Scott reads the first part of a steampunk horror story that will conclude in Part 2.

Last year, I attended my very first science fiction convention! And they say you never forget your first time... I decided to go firstly because I'm a reader and fan: to meet authors whose books I've enjoyed, such as Philip Reeve, Alastair Reynolds and Ben Jeapes, among others; to discover new authors and titles that I will enjoy. The second reason I went was as a writer. It's a chance to be inspired, to meet other writers, to learn more about developing my craft and about genre publishing. Not having been to a convention before, I wasn't sure what to expect. Would everyone be in costume? Would people talk to me as a newcomer, or be huddled in their own impenetrable groups knit together through years of attendance? Would I be able to resist the temptation to come back laden with several years' worth of reading material? Spoiler alert... I had a great time! Listen to the episode for interviews with Joanne Hall, one of the convention organisers; author Philip Reeve (previously interviewed for the podcast), who is this year's Guest of Honour, plus panel clips and chats with other fans at the event! I recorded several panels - you can listen to the Apocalypses debate here, and there are more to come. BristolCon 2013 takes place 26th October - for full details visit www.bristolcon.org.

This is a podcast of an interview that Cheryl did with Joanne Hall as part of the Women's Outlook show on Ujima Radio. Topics addressed include Jo's book, The Art of Forgetting: Rider; QUITLTBAG characters in fiction; the Bechdel Test; and Bristolcon. The interview was originally broadcast on June 26th.

It's the end of the world... again. Whether it's a zombie outbreak, nuclear war, alien invasion or just some unspecified Terrible Event, it seems that many of us love a good apocalypse. But why the obsession with the destruction of human civilization? What's the appeal of seeing society collapse, and is it a healthy thing to dwell on? What do our fears of the future tell us about our societies now? Recorded at BristolCon 2012, this panel discussion is moderated by fantasy author Juliet E McKenna, and features the wit and wisdom of Michael Dollin, Janet Edwards, Tim Maughan, and John Meaney. And see if you can identify a familiar voice in the questions at the end...! Big thanks to the panel and BristolCon organisers for letting me loose with a microphone, and stay tuned for the full BristolCon convention report, coming soon! Booking is now open for 2013's event, and I can definitely recommend it.

Welcome to episode 19 of Small Press Big Mouth, this episode we muse about the forthcoming Bristol Con and chat about the current issues of Futurequake, The Walking Wounded, Alien Inc and Fatalysia amongst other things.  We apologise most sincerely for the sound problems we had this episode and naturally it's all Lees fault cos it couldn't possibly be Stace's gawd blimey no guv!

Welcome to your fifty five minute guide through the murky underbelly of geekdom.Arriving home after the Bristol Comic Expo and the Small Press Expo we give our report (with the aid of some whisky) on how we found both events.There is also behind the scenes chat on the panel we hosted (which for some reason has now become a con legend...though that had little to do with us and the force of nature that is Dan Boultwood and Tony Lee.Look out for interviews with Mal Smith, the organiser of the SPExpo and Mr DC Comics himself Dan Didio.Get Yer Geek on Ninjas!

In this episode Dave and Barry recover and recap as best they can some of the highlights of the Bristol con. In this slightly longer than usual episode they still somehow manage to squeeze in all the usual week that was and a very special Notes from Nuge. Make sure you keep listening to the end for a never before heard recording of Tony Lee giving the guys a motivational speech before their live Bristol panel. Enjoy!! News The news is we have no news this week! Week that was GTA 4 more fun than....well...loads of stuff! The Hunter by Dare Comics Batman RIP Notes from Nuge The man with the hat is back! Main Bristol con 2008 Apologies of the lastness of this episode this was due to a bout of Indiana Jones fouritis...very dangerous!

In this episode we go across the pond to talk to Barry and Dave from the Geek Syndicate podcast to talk about the Bristol Con and then we talk to Jim Demonakos to talk about the Emerald City Con.

Reviews: Atomic Rocket Group 66 #1, Countdown To Final Crisis #1, Helen Killer #1 More NYCC and it's not as boring as a mud fence! We finish up our NYCC interviews with Stephen Lindsay & Lauren Monardo (Jesus Hates Zombies, The Slightly Askew Adventures of Inspector Ham & Eggs), the Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company and Greg Pak (The Incredible Herc). We get a mention in a UK magazine, discuss the comedy gold that is Paula Dean and PROJECT HAIRCUT! videos are now available. Jimmy discusses his upcoming visit to Bristol Con and what he expects upon arrival. News includes The Hobbit films, Bleach, Carrie Fisher sexing up with Harrison Ford, GTA IV, and Free Comic Book Day. Also, we cover the tragic robbery/shooting of comic shop owner, David Pirkola. He is in stable condition, but in need of your help. iFanboy has created a donation page to help pay for medical expenses and keep the store afloat. Please donate what you can in the link.

Welcome to Episode 12 where Stace takes over the editing reigns for the first time (and shows Iz up by getting it done bang on time).Apologies for the sound issues in this episode which we wil have sorted out for next time :)Before they get stuck into the main topic of a Bristol Con preview, the girls talk about Rock Star, Dr Who doing Shakespeare, Baby Boomers at BristolCon and online, the Gotham Knights trailer and the Golden Champagne Glass Awards 2008 (vote Geek Syndicate!!).Reviews include Maintenance Vol 2, Ms Marvel #25, Dr Who Season 4 Eps 1 & 2, CJ7, and Everybody's Dead #2. This section witnesses Iz inadvertantly insulting Steve Coogan (she didn't mean to) while going mad over Son of Rambow, Stace losing her mind over not having Fillerbunny, and the Racks being divided over the new Who companion.Iz very rudely dominates the Top of the Racks section with a 12 minute hysteria fit over the best-birthday-present-in-the-whole-world, but makes up for it by also choosing Pushing Daisies which the girls bond over. Stace drops two (TWO!) titles in her Tail and Iz warns of the perils of watching Superhero Movie.For the main topic, the Racks chat about which creators/ writers / artists they are most looking forward to seeing in Bristol, and for the first time ever, both Racks like each others choice for Rack Music.