The Gollancz
Festival
13th August 2014
Gollancz unveil
multi-media festival celebrating science-fiction and fantasy
Gollancz, the
science-fiction and fantasy imprint of the Orion Publishing Group, and
Waterstones Piccadilly are delighted to announce plans to host an interactive
multi-media genre fiction festival with participation from Patrick Rothfuss,
Joanne M. Harris, Joe Hill and many more bestselling genre writers.
Midway between
genre-fiction convention Nine Worlds GeekFest (Heathrow, 8-9th
August) and The 72nd World Science-Fiction Convention (Loncon 3,
ExCel London Docklands, 14-18th August), Gollancz will celebrate
their galaxy of remarkable authors by presenting science-fiction and fantasy
fans with an unique multi-media fiction festival. On Wednesday 13th August
2014, Gollancz will host a creative programme of daytime digital author events,
and from 6 – 9pm on the same evening they will also offer genre fiction readers
the chance to attend a selection of unique panels, readings, Q&As and
signings all hosted by retail partner Waterstones Piccadilly.
Simultaneously
using the two largest event spaces in the Waterstones Piccadilly store, the
Gollancz Festival 2014 will include a solo talk by NAME OF THE WIND author
Patrick Rothfuss, and a reading by GOSPEL OF LOKI author Joanne M. Harris.
There will be the chance to meet Gollancz’s talented 2014 debut novelists (our
‘Class of 2014’) and to participate in a spectacular selection of panel
discussions with a brilliant range of Gollancz authors touching on hot genre
topics.
The festival
will be an excellent occasion for science-fiction and fantasy fans from around
the country to meet their favourite writers travelling to the UK in August, and
all for the inclusive price of £6 (£4 for Waterstones loyalty card holders)!
Attendees will also receive a drink on arrival and a Gollancz Festival 2014
goody bag. A mass signing beginning at 7.30pm, immediately after the panel
events, will be open to non-ticket holders and those unable to travel to London
can pre-order signed stock directly from Waterstones Piccadilly.
With their
series of interactive author events across a diversity of social media
channels, Gollancz hopes to attract genre fiction readers from both across the
UK and around the world! Starting at 9am with author breakfast tips featured on
a Pinterest board, the digital elements of the Gollancz Festival 2014 will include interactive genre panels; Vox Pops and in
conversations on YouTube; live debates on Twitter and Tumblr, and much more.
Publisher of
Gollancz, Gillian Redfearn, said: ‘We are delighted to be working with
Waterstones, and so many brilliant authors, to launch the Gollancz Festival.
It’s for fantasy and science fiction fans everywhere, and with our combination
of digital and bookstore activities the festival has a real ethos of
inclusivity, whether you’re in Waterstones Piccadilly, on social media, or
joining an interactive panel from the other side of the world. Wherever you
are, come and join us on the 13th!’
For full details of
the Waterstones evening event, to purchase tickets or to pre-order a signed
book visit www.waterstones.com/events or call 020 7851 2400. For updates on digital
events please register your interest at www.gollancz.co.uk/gollanczfestival2014 and follow @gollancz #gollanczfest.
The Gollancz
festival will include physical and digital participation from Ben Aaronovitch,
Joe Abercrombie, James Barclay, Elizabeth Bear, Anna Caltabiano, Edward Cox,
Joanne Harris, Joe Hill, Stephen Hunt, Simon Ings, John Hornor Jacobs, Tom
Lloyd, Scott Lynch, Paul McAuley, Elizabeth May, Suzanne McLeod, Richard
Morgan, Den Patrick, Sarah Pinborough, Adam Roberts, Alastair Reynolds, Patrick
Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, Gavin Smith, Jon Wallace, Chris Wooding and more.
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