it has been two weeks since the 2020 British Fantasy Award winners were announced, and it has finally sunk in, so: somehow, I won two BFAs. This is a thing that happened. I was talking to my dad about the weird attitude prevalent among many British people (myself included) that celebrating your achievements is collective… Continue reading on doing the double
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“Sing Your Sadness Deep” and “The Pain-Eater’s Daughter” nominated for British Fantasy Awards
...this post is exactly what it says on the tin I suppose!! Surprised and overjoyed to see that my collection "Sing Your Sadness Deep" has been shortlisted for the British Fantasy Award in 'Best Collection'. And as a bonus, "The Pain-Eater's Daughter" is up for 'Best Short Story'. There are some truly wonderful works shortlisted… Continue reading “Sing Your Sadness Deep” and “The Pain-Eater’s Daughter” nominated for British Fantasy Awards
Thank you, Laika
I think there is probably a limit to the number of times I'm permitted to mention That Thing That Happened before I become incredibly annoying, so let me get it out of the way: I only went and won a bloody British Fantasy Award, didn't I? The award-winning (!?) story in question is "Looking… Continue reading Thank you, Laika
More Exciting Times…
Following the shortlisting of my short story 'Sun Dogs' for the Shirley Jackson Awards, I have been informed of the exciting (and slightly terrifying!) news that my work has been nominated for not one, but two British Fantasy Awards. My short story 'Looking for Laika', which appeared in Interzone #273, has been nominated in the… Continue reading More Exciting Times…
a brief word on fantasycon
I'm not going to do a long post naming names and all that like I did last year - partly for fear of forgetting people, and partly because I'm still zonked and energy is a precious commodity (but you all know who you are, I hope!) Suffice to say, Fantasycon by the Sea was a… Continue reading a brief word on fantasycon
Fantasy Con for Beginners and the Socially Awkward
Everyone else is doing a Fantasy Con retrospective so while the bandwagon is rolling, I thought I'd hop briefly on. Let the storm of name-dropping commence... Work commitments meant I sadly had to miss the Friday, and apparently public transport was in on the grand conspiracy because, thanks to a raft of train delays, I… Continue reading Fantasy Con for Beginners and the Socially Awkward
Obligatory British Fantasy Awards post
Fresh from a superb weekend kickstarted by a wee trip into central London, in support of 'Best British Horror 2015', which was launched at Covent Garden Waterstone's. The event itself was brilliant. An evening surrounded by genuinely lovely people, mostly fellow writers - including a few I hadn't met before, which was doubly excellent. I… Continue reading Obligatory British Fantasy Awards post
Things upcoming…
A variety of things coming from or involving me in the near future, and really I ought to have been a little bit more 'on this' (I am my own worst publicist) So, firstly: My short story 'The Fragility of Flesh' will be appearing in Wild Things, from Great British Horror Books/KnightWatch Press, edited by… Continue reading Things upcoming…
Dispatches from the Sinister Room 