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Tag Archives: Sue Oke
Fantasycon 2022 by Susan May Oke
The British Fantasy Society annual convention was held September 17th – 18th at the Raddison Red Hotel, Heathrow. Although a slightly curtailed version of the annual convention that we all know and love, it was still well worth the time, … Continue reading
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Humber SFF by Sue Oke
Humber SFF (Speculative Fiction) organises free events for those interested in science fiction, fantasy, horror and speculative fiction in general. These events feature both established and upcoming writers who discuss their work and offer up readings from their most recent … Continue reading
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Milford at Fifty: Milford is… by Sue Oke
That’s an interesting start to a statement and one that has multiple possible endings. I discovered those endings over the years that I attended Milford, at the wonderful venue at Trigonos in Wales, and I’m very grateful that I did. … Continue reading
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Live from Milford 2021 – Day #6
Jacey Bedford: This is our last day at Milford. We finished the crits yesterday, so today has been a free day. I drove into Caernarfon with Terry, Liz T and Tiffani. We did a little retail therapy and had lunch … Continue reading
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Live from Milford 2021 – Day #5
Jacey Bedford: Whoo-hoo! We’ve finished all the critiques. At the beginning of the week, when it all stretched before us, it seemed as though we had so much to get through, and now it’s all behind us. Where has the … Continue reading
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Tagged critique groups, critiques, grocer's apostrophe, Jacey Bedford, Liz Williams, Milford writers' conference, punctuation, Sue Oke
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Live from Milford 2021 – Day #2
Jim Anderson The critique sessions are going very well, and one thing I’m always reminded of is how differently people read stories. We go around our circle, and each of us brings to the critique, the conversation something about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlotte Forfieh, critique, Dolly Garland, Jacey Bedford, Jim Anderson, Liz Williams, Pete Sutton, Sue Oke
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Eastercon Roundup 2019
Here are comments and observations by a variety of writers in the Milford family. We had a Milford stand this year to promote upcoming events and the bursary for SF writers of colour. Sue Oke says: This year’s Eastercon, … Continue reading
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Tagged conventions, eastercon, Gaie Sebold, Ian Creasey, Jim Anderson, Liz Williams, Sue Oke, Ytterbium
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The Milford Write Up for 2017
Contributors: Suyi Davies Okungbowa, Dolly Garland, Mark Isles and Steph Bianchini Setting: Trigonos Centre, Nantlle Valley, Wales In the beautiful Trigonos centre, under the cover of clouds and rains and occasional bursts of sunshine, fifteen writers gathered together for one … Continue reading
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Tagged critique, Dolly Garland, food, inspiration, Jacey Bedford, Mark Isles, Milford, Milford bursary, Milford writers' conference, mind-blowing conversations, sheer lunacy, Steph Bianchini, Sue Oke, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, tiffani angus, Val Nolan, writers, writing
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Live blogging from Milford 2017: Tuesday 12th September – 11.50 a.m.
Sue Oke Looking out from my window, at the mountains beyond the trees, I realise just how much I love being here at Trigonos. The Milford experience is one to treasure. This is my fourth time as a participant, so … Continue reading