Tag Archives: Milford bursary

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 Bursaries: Funded places for SF Writers of Colour

Posted on 10 January 2023 by Jacey Bedford

Go here to find out all about Milford SF conference for writers of science fiction and fantasy. Briefly, it’s a workshopping week with no tutors, just critique by fellow published writers. It’s been running in the UK since 1972, brought … Continue reading →

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Funded places for writers of colour to attend Milford SF in September 2022 – deadline approaching.

Posted on 8 February 2022 by Jacey Bedford

The deadline is 28th February 2022. Please reblog or distribute this information as widely as possible. Milford SF Writers’ Conference is offering two bursaries for self-identifying science fiction/fantasy writers of colour (BAME)  to attend the 2022 Milford SF Writers’ Conference … Continue reading →

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Milford 2020 Cancellation

Posted on 15 September 2020 by Jacey Bedford

This slot on the Milford blog is usually reserved for live blogging from the actual Milford event. I chase everyone around with a laptop and get them to write a paragraph or three about their experience of Milford while they’re … Continue reading →

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Dolly Garland – BAME SFF Award Finalist

Posted on 14 July 2020 by Jacey Bedford

When you try to be a professional writer and start sending things out in the world, one of the best ways to cope with rejections is to send things out and forget about them – because let’s face it, rejections … Continue reading →

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Milford Bursaries – Announcement

Posted on 23 April 2019 by Jacey Bedford

In 2019 we again have two funded places for published science fiction and fantasy writers of colour to attend Milford SF Writers’ Conference in September. The applications opened in September 2018 and closed at the end of February 2019. We … Continue reading →

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Milford 2017: One year after, and then some, by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

Posted on 15 January 2019 by Jacey Bedford

It happened on a Sunday. March 5th, 2017. I remember it specifically because it was the last month of the first quarter of 2017, and I felt like the year had taken off and I was yet to. I had … Continue reading →

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Rochita Loenen Ruiz Talks About the Milford Bursary for Writers of Colour

Posted on 15 October 2018 by Jacey Bedford

Each year, finances permitting, Milford invites writers of colour to apply for one of the two available bursary places. In 2017, our first bursary year, our writers were Suyi Davies Okungbowa (Nigeria) and Dolly Garland (UK). In our second year … Continue reading →

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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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