As is tradition, both of our authors were put to the question by Cheryl Morgan at the end of the evening. We learned that Baylea has the Best Mum in the World, and that horror writers have dreadful habits as children. Jonathan explained some of

BristolCon Fringe: November 2017 - Jonathan L Howard

Dec 21st, 2017 22m 57s

Our second reader for November was Jonathan L Howard, who read from his recently published novel, After the End of the World. This is a sequel to the critically acclaimed Carter & Lovecraft. And yes (spolier!), the world did really end in that

BristolCon Fringe: November 2017 - Baylea Hart

Dec 21st, 2017 11m 15s

It being just past Halloween, November was a horror month at Fringe. Our first reader was Baylea Hart who describes herself as an IT Technician by day, horror writer by night and a reader everywhere in between. She has a BA in creative writing

BristolCon Fringe: September 2017 - Q&A

Sep 21st, 2017 52m 30s

Finally for September we have the Q&A. Cheryl Morgan talked to Chloe about hitting people with big swords and her job in the heritage industry. She talked to Anna about epic poetry, studying ancient history, and whether she had any advice for C

BristolCon Fringe: September 2017 - Anna Smith Spark

Sep 21st, 2017 19m 57s

Our second reader for September was Anna Smith Spark. She lives in London, UK. She loves grimdark and epic fantasy and historical military fiction. Anna has a BA in Classics, an MA in history and a PhD in English Literature. She has previously

BristolCon Fringe: September 2017 - Chloe Headdon

Sep 21st, 2017 25m 45s

Our first reader for September was Chloe Headdon. Ever since she was little Chloe has wanted to be either a writer or a knight, so she now combines a bit of both. Chloe’s work is inspired by myths and legends, especially King Arthur, medieval h

BristolCon Fringe: August 2017 - Q&A

Aug 29th, 2017 26m 37s

As we still had some time before Gemma had to leave for her train, we were able to do a joint Q&A with both readers. We continued to address issues of covers and marketing, including why Gemma writes under her initials but Lucy does not. We als

BristolCon Fringe: August 2017 - Lucy Hounsom

Aug 29th, 2017 29m 50s

Our second reader for August was Lucy Housom whose second novel in her Worldmaker series, Heartland, was published that week. The series will conclude with Firestorm next year and we have already booked Lucy to come back and read from it.Much

BristolCon Fringe: August 2017 - G.V. Anderson

Aug 29th, 2017 26m 26s

Our first reader for August was G.V. Anderson who read from her story, "Das Steingeschöpf", which is a finalist in this year's World Fantasy Awards. It is Gemma's first professional sale and we are all very proud of her.Because Gemma had to ca

BristolCon Fringe: July 2017 - Q&A

Jul 24th, 2017 44m 15s

The readings were followed by the traditional Q&A session hosted by Cheryl Morgan. There was discussion of apocalypses and their attraction for readers, particularly teenagers. There was also a great deal of discussion of feminism. Given that t

BristolCon Fringe: July 2017 - Virginia Bergin

Jul 24th, 2017 24m 45s

Our second reader for July was Virginia Bergin. She is a Bristol-based writer of YA science fiction. Her third novel, Who Runs The World?, has recently been published by Macmillan. It is set in a world in which a virus has rendered human males

BristolCon Fringe: July 2017 - Justin Newland

Jul 24th, 2017 27m 56s

Our first reader for July was regular attendee, Justin Newland. He gave us excerpts from two separate works.The first excerpt was from his published novel, The Genes of Isis. This is from a section later in the book where the Apocalypse is wel

BristolCon Fringe: June 2017 - Q&A

Jun 26th, 2017 29m 31s

Finally for June we have the Q&A. Cheryl Morgan talked to our readers about a range of topics including goats, babies, real v imaginary locations and many other topics.BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the BristolCon Fo

BristolCon Fringe: June 2017 - Peter Newman

Jun 26th, 2017 28m 28s

Our second reader for June was Peter Newman whose third book in the Vagrant series has just been published. For us he read a short story featuring one of the most popular characters from that series, the goat.BristolCon Fringe is a monthly rea

BristolCon Fringe: June 2017 - Kate Coe

Jun 26th, 2017 15m

Our first reader for June was Kate Coe who runs the Writing & Coe website. She read extracts from two very different stories.Our apologies for somewhat muddy sound. This was partly because it was very hot and we needed to keep the air conditio

BristolCon Fringe: May 2017 - Q&A

Jun 2nd, 2017 54m 1s

Finally for May, Piotr and Emma are put to the question. Cheryl and Emma go off on a bit of a feminist rant. Piotr explains where Pennsylvania is. There is some discussion of tea, jeopardy and mild peril. Peter Newman reveals what he will be re

BristolCon Fringe: May 2017 - Emma Newman

Jun 2nd, 2017 21m 29s

Our headline guest for May was Emma Newman. She read the first chapter of her novel, After Atlas, which is a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. This introduces us to the main character in the novel, Carlos Moreno. He is a detective, but a

BristolCon Fringe: May 2017 - Piotr Świetlik

Jun 2nd, 2017 17m 17s

Our first reader for May was local author and sometime radio show host, Piotr Świetlik. He read part of a science fiction story set in Pennsylvania (but not that Pennsylvania).BristolCon Fringe is a monthly reading series produced by the Brist

BristolCon Fringe: April 2017 - Open Mic Part II

May 25th, 2017 27m 8s

The second session of the open mic features the following readers:Chloe Headdon with the opening of a YA fantasy novel;Steve Tanner with an extract from his fantasy novel, Blind Faith;Suzanne McConaghy with part of a science fiction short st

BristolCon Fringe: April 2017 - Open Mic Part I

May 25th, 2017 25m 27s

Our April event is traditionally an open mic where anyone can come and read, but just for 5 minutes. For reasons that will be explained on the podcast, this month's event was hosted by Tom Parker. The readers in this session are:Cheryl Morgan,

BristolCon Fringe: March 2017 - Q&A

May 17th, 2017 26m 5s

Finally for March we have the traditional Q&A session with our readers. Cheryl Morgan asks Steph and Paul about the dangers of the West Country landscape, adultery, who was the cutest member of Duran Duran and many other things. Paul plugs the

BristolCon Fringe: March 2017 - Paul Cornell

May 17th, 2017 17m 46s

Our headline guest for March was Paul Cornell, who should need no introduction. Paul treated us to a preview of his latest novel, Chalk (due for publication the following day). He read two excerpts, one of which introduces us to the landscape o

BristolCon Fringe: March 2017 - Steph Minns

May 17th, 2017 22m 29s

For March our readings went all creepy and horrific, starting with local writer, Steph Minns. She read a story of a man (probably) coming to a sticky end on the narrow country roads of Darkest Somerset. Did he deserve it? Listen and make your o

BristolCon Fringe: February 2017 - Q&A

May 15th, 2017 40m 23s

Finally for February we had the Q&A. Gareth tells us more about what's in the the short story collection, and Pete tells us more about what you can expect from his novel. We also discussed whether science fiction is a better way of understandin

BristolCon Fringe: February 2017 - Pete Sutton

May 15th, 2017 15m 10s

Our second reader for February is another well-known local name, Pete Sutton. He read to us from his debut novel, Sick City Syndrome. It is more supernatural thriller than anything else (it has ghosts), but Pete managed to find a fairly science