Category Archives: reading

Milford Writers’ Retreat

Posted on 16 May 2023 by Jacey Bedford

A bunch of us are here in North Wales on the Milford Writers’ Retreat. It’s a week of living in your own room, in superb surroundings, being fed more frequently than your average baby bird, and having no interruptions for … Continue reading →

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Eastercon 2023 – Retrospective Diary by Jim Anderson

Posted on 18 April 2023 by Jacey Bedford

I’d intended on writing from Eastercon on each of its days, but alas got distracted by seeing old friends and making new friends, and fell down on day one. We’ll see how the rest of the weekend goes. DAY 2 … Continue reading →

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Cover Reveal: A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey.

Posted on 11 April 2023 by Jacey Bedford

Hello Milford! My name is Trip Galey and I am absolutely thrilled to be here today with the cover reveal for my debut fantasy novel A Market of Dreams and Destiny, courtesy of Titan Books and the amazing talent of … Continue reading →

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Launching Eclectic Dreams at Eastercon – Friday 7th April 2023 at 4.30 p.m.

Posted on 3 April 2023 by Jacey Bedford

All you good people who are going to Eastercon should head to the launch of Eclectic Dreams, the new fundraising Milford anthology. This features some excellent stories by Tiffani Angus, Ben Jeapes, David Langford, Jacey Bedford, Val Nolan,Cherith Baldry, Nick … Continue reading →

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Our Milford Bursary Writers 2023

Posted on 21 March 2023 by Jacey Bedford

The Milford committee is delighted to announce the bursary winners for 2023 are Akotowaa Ofori from Accra, Ghana. and Neon Yang, from Norwich, UK. Both writers will be participaring in the Milford Writers’ Conference in September. Ivana Akotowaa Ofori is … Continue reading →

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Milford Anthology – Cover Reveal

Posted on 14 March 2023 by Jacey Bedford

Eclectic Dreams Includes a previously unpublished Neil Gaiman story. Buy the ebook Buy the paperback Swashbucklers in space and superhero grandmothers. Mountain magic and generation ships. War poets and the music of the abandoned. Inscrutable aliens and deals with the … Continue reading →

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ChatGPT and the Short Fiction Markets by David Gullen

Posted on 28 February 2023 by Jacey Bedford

I’ve been following the news about ChatGPT generated short story submissions with some dismay. If you’re not aware, some markets, for example the excellent Clarkesworld, have been so swamped they have been forced to temporarily close to submissions. The problems … Continue reading →

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Queer Hearts, Strange Stars: Writing LGBTQ+ Romance in SFF by Trip Galey

Posted on 14 February 2023 by Jacey Bedford

Happy Valentine’s (or PALentine’s or GALentine’s) Day! On a day (nominally) celebrating love (or at least chocolate) I’d like to share some thoughts on incorporating queer characters and queer romance in your writing. Some of this will apply to all … Continue reading →

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The Relentless March by Jim Anderson

Posted on 7 February 2023 by Jacey Bedford

Last week, I wrote about ChatGPT and the impact that it (and its siblings and cousins and distant descendants) will have on education. I would like to sketch out an optimistic potential future, because I’ve been marking today and so … Continue reading →

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Wishing you all well this holiday season

Posted on 24 December 2022 by Jacey Bedford

Don’t ask me why Christmas is traditionally a time for ghost stories in England. Perhaps Charles Dickens started it all with A Christmas Carol, but I suspect it goes deeper than that, way back, in the oral tradition, to icy … Continue reading →

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