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Tag Archives: Jacey Bedford
Milford Writers’ Retreat
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
Milford Anthology – Cover Reveal
Eclectic Dreams Includes a previously unpublished Neil Gaiman story.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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Time and Space – by Jacey Bedford
No, this is not a blog about spacetime, or about anything to do with astronomy, science or even science fiction. It’s about time and space to write. In beautiful surroundings. With all meals provided. And a bunch of other writers … Continue reading
Milford 2022 by Somto Ihezue
Getting into Milford was a dream. I still can’t fit my excitement into words. I remember applying after I found out Suyi Davies had attended in the past. I initially didn’t think I could get in, but seeing another Nigerian … Continue reading
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The Journey Continues, by David Gullen
In September we went to Milford SFF Conference in Nantlle, North Wales – a week of critiques, writing, hanging out with other writers, and cake. Trigonos, the place we stayed, nestled in the foothills of Snowdonia, is determined we need … Continue reading
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Milford 2022 by Ramya Jegatheesan
The weeks leading up to the Milford conference did not bode well. A whole bevy of train strikes and rail line cancellations meant some very frantic and desperate emails begging any stranger who would have me for a ride to … Continue reading
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Live Blogging from Milford 3
Ramya JegatheesanAs a newbie, it feels like I’ve now got into the comfortable swing of things. I know what the day will bring – copious amounts of food, wine and useful, weird conversations. The weather today was clear and bright, … Continue reading
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Live Blogging from Milford – 1
Jacey Bedford writes… If you want to know all about Milford SF writers’ weeks take a look here. This is Day Two, since yesterday, Day One, was our arrival day and getting-to-know-each-other day. Milford is always a mixture of newcomers … Continue reading
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A First Milford by Georgina Kamsika
I’m not sure when I first heard of Milford – it was something that is just known. The Milford Writer’s Workshop. The Milford Method. They existed and I knew of them. I also knew it was for published authors, so … Continue reading
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Milford Writers’ Retreat by Jacey Bedford
I’m at Trigonos for the Milford Writers’ Retreat, a full week of being closeted with my laptop in a quiet room (with a good view) and the company of nine other writers at meal times and in the library after … Continue reading