Some of the Manchester Spec Fic group at the con This time last weekend I was at my first Eastercon, Mancunicon. It wasn’t my first SFF con, I’ve been to Worldcon (Interaction in Glasgow, 2005) and World Fantasy con (Brighton, 2013) but this is the first con I’ve really “got”. (I’m not counting comic cons like MCM and other general SFF entertainment cons like SFX weekender as these are a completely different kettle of fish). Why is that? Let’s dissect. In Interaction (Glasgow

The BSFWA shortlist is up here. Neil Williamson of the GSWFC, whom I would describe as quasi-leader and pusher (motivational not drugs) has been nominated in the short fiction category for his story “Arrhythmia” which you can read free for a limited period on the Music for Another World site. Incidentally the anthology are having the second leg of their world tour in Glasgow at Universal on Sauchiehall Lane, 10th February from 7.30pm. And to continue my GSFWC promotional post