Una McCormack
Posted in Conventions on Jun 24th, 2010
These are the notes I made in advance of the BSFA/SFF panel. The discussion went off in other and equally interesting directions, but I thought these notes might be of interest anyway. How might we be using the term ‘literary’? One might be synonymous with ‘quality’: what makes ‘good’ television according to some general standard [...]
Posted in Conventions on Jun 22nd, 2010
As previously mentioned on this journal, I had an early morning panel in London on Saturday, at the BSFA/SFF AGM and minicon. We also had theatre tickets on the Friday night, so we decided to bunk off on Friday and do the tourist thing in Our Nation’s Capital. Our hotel was in Westminster, so we [...]
Posted in Conventions on Jun 18th, 2010
Tomorrow morning I’ll be saying what I think about the question: “How do we understand TV as a literary medium?” at the BSFA AGM and minicon, which co-panellists Rob Shearman and Adam Roberts. That’s at the Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, London, if you’re in that part of the world (map).
Posted in Conventions on Jun 10th, 2010
I’m looking forward to the Alt.Fiction event in Derby this Saturday, a one-day festival of alternative fiction, with panels on TV tie-in writing, SF writing, screen writing, and discussions such as ‘genre books you must read’. I’m not on any panels, so I can sit back and enjoy myself, see some friends, and hopefully meet [...]
Posted in Anthologies, Conventions, Writing on Feb 7th, 2010
The Conflicts anthology, which includes my short story “War Without End”, is now available for pre-order at the NewCon Press website. You can see a preview of the cover there too. The anthology is going to be launched at Eastercon in April. Hope to see you at Eastercon if you’re going!
Posted in Conventions on Jul 28th, 2009
I’ll be putting in an appearance at Constitution this weekend. I’ll be participating in the NewCon Press panel, 11am Sunday, at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge. Possibly reading from my short story, “The Great Gig in the Sky”, from the anthology Subterfuge, certainly talking a little about it. Come and say hello if you see me!
Posted in Conventions on Oct 16th, 2008
“Does the Future of SF Lie in Media other than Traditional Literature?” was the title of a panel I spoke on at NewCon, alongside Paul Cornell, John Jarrold, Steve Longworth, and Dave Hutchinson. I was assured by a friend in the audience that I was witty, erudite, and profoundly insightful but, given that poor acoustics [...]
Posted in Conventions on Mar 1st, 2008
I’m knackered, but I’m fairly certain it’s the good “I’ve been busy” kind of knackered, rather than the “woe, existence saps the very soul from me” kind of knackered. Having said that, there comes a point for every introvert where she has to nail the door shut and seal herself into her chamber of solitude [...]
@cathoderaytube Happy birthday, sir! - posted on 06/09/2010 12:53:49@JasonArnopp Good morning, you merry pine marten. - posted on 06/09/2010 08:33:34@JasonArnopp Mornin' Marvin. - posted on 05/09/2010 09:47:00
@unamccormack Definitely Dodie Smith, as that's the reference I remember @gervase_fen telling me. - posted on 04/09/2010 18:50:43@ParrotKnight Don't know if he was friends with PL Travers too! - posted on 04/09/2010 18:49:46