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6/1/10 |
There is, of course Other News of great portent and worth. But I'll let them talk about it first, and I'll post about it shortly afterwards.
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6/1/10 |
In more Lost Art related shenanigans, there are still (some) bookplates left to go. Just to reiterate, a free signed bookplate to anywhere in the world, for you to stick in the front cover of your copy of The Lost Art. I'm up to #65 out of #100, and when they're gone, they're gone!
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6/1/10 |
Amongst the things I also need to mention is that The Lost Art is now out in Italian, published by Rizzoli. Obviously, it's not called The Lost Art, but the much more romantic L'Arte Perduta. Yours for 20 euros, gov. It has its own page here.
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6/1/10 |
Next up, The Lost Art was a finalist for the Catalyst Award for best teen fiction. Even though I didn't win (Helena Pielichaty did, which is only fair since she is hugely talented), I did get to corrupt the minds of a couple of hundred Scottish teenagers - so it was well worth the visit. Many thanks to all the schools involved - the pupils alone get to decide the winner - and the magnificently hard-working librarians who hosted the events.
There is a predictably cheesy photograph of the finalists: I have contrived to have more hair than Gary Kilworth. There is also a Q&A using the questions I didn't have time to answer at the awards ceremony, including a definitive answer on the Chicken/Egg conundrum.
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6/1/10 |
I'm reliably informed that I should update my website more often, because that means people come back and read it! So, first up is this: we - meaning a disparate (and most likely desperate) group of ne'erdowells - have won the Rolls Royce Science Prize for 2009 for the best school science project. Which in this case involved letting the kids use a custom-built wind tunnel to design wind turbines. Back in the summer of 2008, my school's science teacher, the inestimable Mr Smith, sidled up to me with a sheaf of paper and said, "Reckon we should have a crack at this?". The rest was indeed history, along with fiddling with some very tiny electronic components (which I'm convinced have completely wrecked my eyesight), and using Kinder eggs and CD motors to build anemometers. And making automatic car door locks work as a flywheel brake.
You can see the incriminating evidence on this page, which includes a couple of videos. We also got some press coverage - this is how the Telegraph reported it on 6/10/09. We ended up with £15,000 to spend on Science!, a shiny titanium jet engine blade on a plinth, and a very self-satisfied glow that hasn't quite worn off yet...
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4/8/08 |
Right then - first up, Greenbelt news! I'm speaking at Greenbelt 2008 on the Inklings (Tolkien, Lewis et al), and how we can learn about writing groups from their example. I'm on at 10am on the Monday, in the Literature venue, and it'd be lovely to see you then. The link is here, and as usual, I'll be publishing the notes of my talk when I get home.
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30/7/08 |
Ouch! It's been a long time since an update! Loads of things to tell you all about: Lost Art news, Greenbelt news, Science! news, new book news. I'll add these on over the next few days.
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6/10/07 |
There's a new essay on the essays page What makes a good story? I also have a gig in Blyth, talking to a mix of children's writers and MA Creative writing students. Woo!
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1/8/07 |
More links to reviews on The Lost Art page, and also a link to the special Lost Art bookplate offer.
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16/7/07 |
A considerable amount of news. Greenbelt have updated their website to include details of the talk I'm doing this year.
There are more reviews of The Lost Art online: a rather special one from the good people at The Bookbag who give me four-and-a-half stars. Which is nice. And also Livewire Extra, the online magazine of the Institute of Engineering and Technology - scroll to the bottom of the page and you'll see The Lost Art gets five stars. Woo!
I've changed the book launch page to a 'what happened at the book launch page'
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10/6/07 |
The Lost Art is going to have a book launch on Wednesday 11th July 2007 at Waterstones (Emerson Chambers branch), Newcastle upon Tyne, starting at 6.30pm.
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10/6/07 |
Just a quick note to say that I've gone all Web2.0 and have a MySpace page. And I have friends! You can be one too!
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10/6/07 |
I have a copy of The Lost Art in my hand - and it looks more lovely than something rather lovely. I'm not just happy with it - I'm delighted. I'll have to put up a picture of me holding it and grinning like a loon at some point, but until then here's the first review of the novel. They seem to like it quite a lot!
In other news, I'm speaking at Greenbelt 2007 - times to follow.
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17/5/07 |
I've been hard at work. I've written another novel - which will hopefully be accepted by t'publishers. I've completely revamped the website, and have included a shop where you can get all things Mordeny. The Lost Art page has expanded, too, ready for publication date. Have a look around!
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5/01/07 |
Happy New Year, Happy New Website! The Book of Morden is migrating lock, stock and barrel to its own domain. Please set your bookmarks to www.bookofmorden.co.uk. Hosted by the ever-fragrant Roger and Jean at Cornwell Internet, I'll be able to do things there that I couldn't do on the blueyonder website (like flog books). Check back soon for further updates!
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8/08/06 |
There's more: I've just discovered that Another War has been shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award. I'm boggled as to how that might have happened, but I'm very happy that it has!
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7/08/06 |
I now know my Greenbelt 2006 talk times. I'm on a panel talking about Sex'n'violence in fiction at 10am on the Saturday in Foxhunters, straight after (11.15am) in the bookshop about the joys of science fiction, and on the Monday at 10am, again in the bookshop talking about what makes a good story. See you there!
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21/6/06 |
Even more Lost Art stuff. There's now a rather nifty map to go with it.
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17/6/06 |
There's more stuff on The Lost Art page: teaser-biographies of some of the main characters in the book.
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16/6/06 |
I meant to update this ages ago! Geoff Ryman's AIR was the worthy winner of the 2006 Arthur C Clarke Award, after the longest judges' meeting in the history of the award. It would have been embarrassing to be late for our own ceremony...
In other news Another War has been recommended for Best Novella in the British Fantasy Society Awards.
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8/4/06 |
I've completely redesigned the website. Hopefully things will be updated much more regularly now I'm a proper author. There's a whole slew of free stories on the Stories page, too.
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29/1/06 |
Clarke Award shortlist is:
NEVER LET ME GO - Kazuo Ishiguro (Faber)
LEARNING THE WORLD - Ken MacLeod (Orbit)
PUSHING ICE - Alastair Reynolds (Gollancz)
AIR - Geoff Ryman (Gollancz)
ACCELERANDO - Charles Stross (Orbit)
BANNER OF SOULS - Liz Williams (Tor)
A good afternoon's work, methinks!
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23/11/05 |
Good author! I've been invited to read a brand-new ghost story at the Literary and Philosophical Society of Newcastle upon Tyne (or Lit and Phil, as it's known). On Monday 19th December, Chaz Brenchley and Gail-Nina Anderson are reading, and on Wednesday 21st, I'll be up along with Ann Cleeves (I keep on wanting to add an 'of'...) and Carol McGuigan.
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11/11/05 |
Bad author! No biscuit! Because of the shabby service, you'll have missed that I'm a judge of the 2006 Arthur C Clarke Awards, have sold a big, fat novel to David Fickling Books, and am planning world domination. Bwahahaha. I'm also putting my Greenbelt 2005 talk up online. The link to Sex, Death and Christian Fiction here, and elsewhere.
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