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EventBSFA February 2009 Monthly Meeting - Nick Lowe Interview - 25 February 2009

Nick Lowe (film reviewer for Interzone) will be interviewed by Graham Sleight (editor of Foundation).

Venue:
Upstairs Room
The Antelope Tavern
22, Eaton Terrace
Belgravia
London
SW1W 8EZ

Nearest Tube: Sloane Square (District/Circle)

Map: here.

All welcome! (No entry fee or tickets. Non-members welcome.)

Interview will commence at 7.00 pm, but the room is open from 6.00 (and ...read more


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EventMichael Swanwick Interview - BSFA Monthly Meeting - 28 January 2009
Michael Swanwick (award-winning author of novels (The Dragons of Babel, Bones of the Earth) and short stories) will be interviewed by Roz Kaveney (popular culture critic and author).

Venue:
Upstairs Room
The Antelope Tavern
22, Eaton Terrace
Belgravia
London
SW1W 8EZ

Nearest Tube: Sloane Square (District/Circle)

Map: here.

All welcome! (No entry fee or tickets. Non-members welcome.)

Interview
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EventBSFA 50TH Anniversary Party - 26 November 2008

Date: 26 November 2008 19:00 - 23:00

Location: Function Room, The Melton Mowbray 18, Holborn, London, United Kingdom

Including the announcement of the winner of the BSFA Short Story competition

Celebrating the foundation of the BSFA in 1958.

ALL WELCOME
(No entry fee or tickets. Non-members welcome. There will be a raffle.)

Note one-time
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EventBSFA October Monthly Meeting - John Clute Interview - 22 October 2008
John Clute (The most influential sf critic in the UK) will be interviewed by Andrew McKie (SF reviewer for the Daily Telegraph).

Venue:
Upstairs Room
The Antelope Tavern
22, Eaton Terrace
Belgravia
London
SW1W 8EZ
Nearest Tube: Sloane Square (District/Circle)
Map: here.
 
All welcome!  (No entry fee ...read more

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EventBSFA Montlhy Meeting - Farah Mendlesohn Interview - 24 September 2008
Farah Mendlesohn, academic, critic, author (The Rhetorics of Fantasy, Diana Wynne Jones: Children's Literature and the Fantastic Tradition), and others), etc., will be interviewed by Tony Keen (London Meetings Organizer).

Venue:
Upstairs Room
The Antelope Tavern
22, Eaton Terrace
Belgravia
London
SW1W 8EZ

Nearest Tube: Sloane Square (District/Circle)

Map: here.

All welcome!  (No entry fee or tickets. ...read more

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EventBSFA Monthly Meeting - Gwyneth Jones Interview - 27 August 2008

Gwyneth Jones author of the Bold as Love sequence, and many others, and winner of the 2008 Pilgrim Award for sf criticism, will be interviewed by Tanya Brown (former Clarke Award judge and reviewer for Vector and other venues).

Venue:
Upstairs Room
The Antelope Tavern
22, Eaton Terrace
Belgravia
London
SW1W 8EZ

Nearest Tube: Sloane Square (District/Circle)

Map: ...read more


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EventBSFA Monthly Meeting - Christopher Priest Interview - 23 July 2008
Christopher Priest, author of The Separation, The Prestige, The Extremes, Fugue for a Darkening Island, and many others, will be interviewed by Paul Kincaid (leading UK critic, and author of What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction).

Venue:
Upstairs Room
The Antelope Tavern
22, Eaton Terrace
Belgravia
London
SW1W 8EZ

Nearest Tube: Sloane Square ...read more

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EventBSFA Monthly Meeting - Terrance Dicks Interview - 25 June 2008
Terrance Dicks, Script Editor (Doctor Who), writer of several Doctor Who scripts and numerous Doctor Who novelizations and original novels, and producer of the BBC Classic Serial, will be interviewed by Tim Phipps.

Venue:
Upstairs Room
The Antelope Tavern
22, Eaton Terrace
Belgravia
London
SW1W 8EZ

Nearest Tube: Sloane
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EventBSFA AGM - 07 June 2008

Featuring Peter Weston and Geoff Ryman, a one-day convention wrapped around the AGMs of the British Science Fiction Association and Science Fiction Foundation.

Full timetable:

1000 Doors Open
1030 Opening, then Guest - Geoff Ryman
1130 Panel: The BSFA - Historical Footnote or Force for the Future?
1230 SFF AGM
1300 Lunch break
1400 BSFA AGM
1430 Guest ...read more


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EventApril 2008 BSFA Monthly Meeting - Ken Slater Commemoration - 23 April 2008
Remembering a significant figure in the BSFA and British SF fandom, and commemorating the 50th anniversary of the BSFA.  Peter Weston, Bridget Wilkinson and Rob Hansen will talk about their memories of Ken.  Other attendees are encouraged to contribute.

Venue:
Upstairs Room
The Antelope Tavern
22, Eaton Terrace
Belgravia
London
SW1W 8EZ

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EventMarch 2008 BSFA Monthly Meeting - Paul Kincaid Interview. - 26 March 2008

On March 26th, at the regular London meeting, the BSFA will be hosting an interview with acclaimed critic Paul Kincaid.  If there is anyone who is unable to make the meeting but has a question they'd like to see Paul asked, please post the question here and a selection ...read more


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EventFebruary 2008 BSFA Monthly Meeting - Chris Beckett Interview - 27 February 2008

Wednesday 27th February:

Chris Beckett, interviewed by Niall Harrison.

Venue:  The Antelope, 22, Eaton Terrace, London, SW1W 8EZ (closest tube, Sloane Square)
Click here for a map.

As usual, the interview is due to start at 7pm, but the room is open from 6, and fans will be in the ...read more


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EventJan 2008 BSFA Monthly Meeting - Rob Holdstock Interview - 23 January 2008

Author of The Merlin Codex series, Mythago Wood, Lavondyss, and many other novels. Rob Holdstock, will be interviewed by Paul Kincaid.

Venue:
Upstairs room, The Star Tavern
6 Belgrave Mews West

Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Interviewed by Paul Kincaid. All welcome!

Interview will commence at 7.00 pm, but ...read more

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EventIain M Banks Interview. - 28 November 2007

The BSFA are delighted to welcome celebrated author, Iain M. Banks, as guest at our November meeting. 

Iain will be interviewed by distinguished SF historian and critic, Farah Mendlesohn.  All are welcome -- members and non-members alike. 

Please note the change of venue.  In order to accommodate the anticipated higher attendance, ...read more


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EventRoz Kaveney Interview -Wednesday October 24th - 24 October 2007

At October’s meeting, Graham Sleight will have the pleasure of interviewing Roz Kaveney – one of the most interesting and literate individuals in the British SF scene.  Author of several short stories and two books, Reading the Vampire Slayer and From Alien to Matrix – Reading Science Fiction Film, Ms. ...read more


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EventSeptember Monthly BSFA Meeting. - 26 September 2007
26 September 2007 - Juliet McKenna, interviewed by Pat McMurray at Star Tavern, Belgravia, London, SW1X 8HT ...read more

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