Monthly Archives: July 2019

Return to Dublin (or Let’s Talk about Ghosts) by Rosanne Rabinowitz

Posted on 27 July 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Jacey Bedford has written about her experience of the 2017 World Con in Helsinki to give you an idea of what a World Con is like. For an idea of what attending a convention in Dublin can be like, I’ll … Continue reading →

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Matters Arising, by Terry Jackman

Posted on 23 July 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Thoughts that went through my head while listening to a panel. [Not necessarily what the panel said themselves, but what I took from it.] June 8th saw the British Science Fiction Association’s AGM, held at Imperial College, London, a great … Continue reading →

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Worldcons – a Newbie Takes a Look by Jacey Bedford

Posted on 16 July 2019 by Jacey Bedford

I came fairly late to British SF conventions, dipping a toe in the water cautiously (and not terribly happily) in 2007, and then not until Eastercon 2011, where I got into the swing of things and then again in 2012 … Continue reading →

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If You Think You’re an Imposter, You Probably Aren’t by Nancy Jane Moore

Posted on 9 July 2019 by Jacey Bedford

Originally posted on the Book View Café blog on 16th May 2019 On social media, I regularly run across posts from talented and competent women talking about feeling that they’re not good enough at whatever they do. I see this … Continue reading →

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Books on Writing: What Writers Need (the Nitty-Gritty) by Tiffani Angus

Posted on 2 July 2019 by Jacey Bedford

I teach writing at the university level—BA, MA, and PhD. What this means is that in addition to my students having to write creatively they also have to write academically, usually in the form of an analysis of their creative … Continue reading →

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