Monthly Archives: September 2018

Milford Retrospective by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 25 September 2018 by Jacey Bedford

I was hoping I’d have had a Milford report from one of the report volunteers, always one (or several) of the Milford newbies, but they haven’t arrived yet, so here are my impressions of Milford 2018. Wet, wet, wet! (And … Continue reading →

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5th Milford Live Blog

Posted on 20 September 2018 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford The work part of Milford 2018 is over. We’ve critiqued 20 pieces (that’s five per day since Sunday, a total of close to 150,000 words). Luckily we were able to make a start on the reading in August … Continue reading →

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4th Milford Live Blog

Posted on 20 September 2018 by Jacey Bedford

Mihaela Perkovic I have always loved libraries, but have never, ever thought to throw a party in one. Milford did throw one or three and the Croatian mistletoe brandy might have helped. 🙂 The evenings at Milford have been so … Continue reading →

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3rd Milford Live Blog

Posted on 20 September 2018 by Jacey Bedford

Juliet McKenna For a writer first published twenty years ago, my very first experience of a workshop environment has proved very interesting and rewarding. I’ve had invaluable feedback this week on the opening chapters of a new fantasy novel, set … Continue reading →

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2nd Live Blog – Milford 2018

Posted on 19 September 2018 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford It’s Wednesday morning. The sun has come out for five minutes but the south wind is still blowing a hooligan. It’s been a very wild week in Wild Welsh Wales so far, but other than venturing between our … Continue reading →

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Live Blog from Milford 2018

Posted on 18 September 2018 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford It’s my turn first because I look after this blog. We all arrived at Trigonos on Saturday, ready to start critiquing on Sunday. We are fifteen. We’ve all sent in our pieces for critique in advance and now, … Continue reading →

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Much Ado About Not So Much by Madeleine Robins

Posted on 11 September 2018 by Jacey Bedford

Like a goodly number of my friends and colleagues, I went to the Worldcon in San Jose in August. How could I not? It’s literally just down the road from me. Plus, chance to see all sorts of people I … Continue reading →

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FUNDED PLACES FOR SF WRITERS OF COLOUR TO ATTEND MILFORD 2019

Posted on 4 September 2018 by Jacey Bedford

Due to the generosity of the committee of the 2012 and 2018 Eastercons, and an anonymous (writer) donor, Milford SF Writers’ Conference is offering two bursaries for self-identifying science fiction/fantasy writers of colour (BAME)  to attend the 2019 Milford SF … Continue reading →

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