Category Archives: Milford

David Gullen Interviews Anna Jackson

Posted on July 7, 2017 by

Hello Anna. Thank you very much for agreeing to be interviewed for the Milford SF Blog. Please tell us about your current role.
I’m Senior Editor at the science fiction and fantasy imprint Orbit – part of Little, Brown Book Group. It’s my job to steer authors and their books right through from the initial commissioning stage to publication and beyond. Continue reading →

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I don’t know what colour the wallpaper is – by Marion Pitman

Posted on April 25, 2017 by

I don’t know what colour the wallpaper is, or what flowers are growing in the garden. I only work out with an enormous effort what season it is, what the weather is doing, what day of the week it is. … Continue reading →

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Milford Writers of Colour Bursary Awards

Posted on April 10, 2017 by

We are delighted to announce that the two bursary places for the 2017 Milford have been awarded to… <drum roll> Suyi Davies Okungbowa from Lagos, Nigeria, and Dolly Garland from London, UK. We’re looking forward to seeing them both in … Continue reading →

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Why Fiction Matters By Nancy Jane Moore

Posted on March 14, 2017 by

I’ve had several conversations with fiction writers lately on what we should be doing about climate change, the U.S. election, and other important concerns of the day. My immediate response was that now, more than ever, we should write stories. … Continue reading →

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Confession of a Museum Bunny by Deborah Walker

Posted on March 1, 2017 by

Ideas for my stories come to me in museums, in galleries, in libraries. Find me upstairs (and it’s always quieter upstairs) in the British Museum trawling the past looking for future inspiration. Old books, paintings, objects are part of our … Continue reading →

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Funding for Writers of Colour to Attend Milford SF in 2017 – Applications Invited Now.

Posted on January 31, 2017 by

FUNDED PLACES FOR TWO SF WRITERS OF COLOUR (BME) AT THE 2017 MILFORD SF WRITERS’ CONFERENCE 9th to 16th September 2017 Applications remain open until the end of February 2017 Successful applicants will be notified in March 2017 Download information … Continue reading →

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So What Has Milford Ever Done for Me? by Jacey Bedford

Posted on January 3, 2017 by

My new book is out today! Hang on, let me say that again, because it never gets old. My new book – my fourth – is out today, 3rd January 2017. For the longest time I worried that I would … Continue reading →

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