Forthcoming events
SF Criticism Masterclass for 2011
Class Leaders: Paul McAuley, Claire Brialey, Mark Bould
The Science Fiction Foundation (SFF) will be holding the fifth annual Masterclass in sf criticism in 2011.
Paul McAuley is the author of eighteen novels, many of which have been nominated for the Campbell, BSFA and Clarke Awards, including the Arthur C. Clarke Award winning Fairyland. His most recent books such as The Quiet War and Gardens of the Sun.
Claire Brialey is co-editor of the Nova award-winning and Hugo-nominated Banana Wings, has been a Clarke judge, and contributed critical articles to Vector and other fanzines.
Mark Bould is the co-editor of Science Fiction Film and Television and author of The Cinema of John Sayles: Lone Star and Film Noir: From Berlin to Sin City. He has co-edited, The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction, Fifty Key Figures in Science Fiction and Red Planets: Marxists and Science Fiction among other projects, including several issues of Science Fiction Studies.
Dates: 1st to 3rd July 2011
Location: Middlesex University, London (the Hendon Campus, nearest underground, Hendon Central).
Delegate costs will be £190 per person, excluding accommodation.
Accommodation: students are asked to find their own accommodation, but help is Golders Green Hotel, and the King Solomon Hotel, both in Golders Green, a short bus ride from the University.
Applicants should write to Farah Mendlesohn at farah.sf@gmail.com. Applicants will be asked to provide a CV and writing sample; these will be assessed by an Applications Committee consisting of Farah Mendlesohn, Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr. and Andy Sawyer.
Completed applications must be received by 28th February 2011.
Recent events
Science Fiction Foundation AGM
The Science Fiction Foundation and the British Science Fiction Association invite you to attend their Mini-Convention and Annual General Meeting
Saturday, 19 June 2010
Schedule:
| 9:30 | Doors Open |
| 10:00 | Welcome |
| 10:05 | SFF Panel: "How do we understand TV as a literary medium?" - Rob Shearman, Una McCormack, Adam Roberts, Simon Bradshaw (moderator) |
| 11:00 | SFF Guest Rob Shearman interviewed by Jane Killick |
| 12:00 | BSFA AGM |
| 12:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30 | SFF AGM |
| 14:00 | BSFA Guest: Malcolm Edwards interviewed by Graham Sleight |
| 15:00 | BSFA Panel: "Is fandom a valuable support for genre publishing or merely a pleasant diversion?" - Ian Whates (moderator), Malcolm Edwards |
| 16:00 Finish |
Location: The Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, on Piccadilly, in London. W1J 0BQ. Halfway between Piccadilly Circus and Green Park stations, on the north side of the street./p>
Cost: Free!
More Information: For updates, consult
http://www.sf-foundation.org/events/
http://www.bsfa.co.uk/
Science Fiction Foundation announces SF Criticism Masterclass for 2010
Class Leaders:
Istvan Csicsery-Ronay
Roz Kaveney
Liz Wililams
Places still available.
The Science Fiction Foundation (SFF) will be holding the fourth annual Masterclass in sf criticism in 2010.
Dates: 11th June to 13th June 2010
Location: Middlesex University, London (the Hendon Campus, nearest underground, Hendon).
Delegate costs will be £180 per person, excluding accommodation. Accommodation: students are asked to find their own accommodation, but help is available from the administrator (farah.sf@gmail.com)
Applicants should write to Farah Mendlesohn at farah.sf@gmail.com. Applicants will be asked to provide a CV and writing sample; these will be assessed by an Applications Committee consisting of Farah Mendlesohn, Paul Kincaid, Adam Roberts.
Science Fiction Foundation announces 2009 AGM
The 2009 AGM will take place at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, on Saturday 27th June 2009.
This is being run as part of a Joint Event with the British Science Fiction Association.
The SFF is pleased to announce that Paul Kincaid will be our Guest for the day. Paul is the author of What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction, which is on the short-list for the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Related Book, and has been nominated for numerous other awards. Paul's website is at http://www.paulkincaid.co.uk/
The day will run from 10 am - 4 pm, with an events timetable as follows:
| 10:00 | SFF speaker Welcome |
| 10:05 | BSFA Panel - Launch of the British Science Fiction and Fantasy Survey 2009 |
| 11:00 | SFF Guest - Paul Kincaid |
| 12:00-12:30 | BSFA AGM |
| 12:30-13:30 | lunch break |
| 13:30-14:00 | SFF AGM |
| 14:00 | BSFA Guest - tba |
| 15:00 | SFF Closing Panel - tba |
| 16:00 | BSFA speaker Closes |
Other Guests and panel participants will be announced in due course.
Directions to and details of Conway Hall may be found here: http://www.conwayhall.org.uk/where.htm. All events will take place in the Ground Floor Hall.
The Third Annual Science Fiction Foundation Masterclass
Location: University of Liverpool
Dates: June 10th, 11th and 12th, 2009
Class Leaders: Joan Gordon, Adam Roberts, Paul Kincaid.
The Science Fiction Masterclass is held in conjunction with the University of Liverpool. The aim of the Masterclass is to provide those who have a serious interest in sf criticism with the opportunity to exchange ideas with leading figures in the field, and also to use the SFF Collection.
The Masterclass will take place from June 10-12th at the University of Liverpool. Each full day of the Masterclass will consist of morning and evening classes, with afternoons free to prepare. Class leaders for 2009 will be Joan Gordon, Adam Roberts, and Paul Kincaid.
Applicants should write to Liz Batty at sff.masterclass@googlemail.com
Applicants must provide a short CV of either: academic credentials, essay/book publications, reviews and writing sample (this may be from a blog); all of these will be valued equally as we are looking for a mixture of experiences and approaches. A range of hotel recommendations will be forwarded to those accepted.
Applications will be assessed by an Applications Committee consisting of Peter Wright, Joan Haran, and Farah Mendlesohn.
Completed applications must be received by 31st January 2009.