Carol Goodwin

We are excited to reveal that we will be hosting an in-person event with @orainejohnson, author of Lucid 🌙

Short walk through Birmingham last night and enjoyed seeing some of the Birmingham Bull statues

Member of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group with James Brogden at the Kielder bar with beers

Great session with @jamesbrogden.bsky.social at @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social followed by a well earned beer at Kielder in the heat!

I had a great evening - thanks everyone for having me!

Great evening with @jamesbrogden.bsky.social at @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social tonight - despite the heat and train issues! Definitely ready for that beer afterwards.

And …? Now you’ve made me curious.

Yes! Hello! Also very excited!

JULY EVENT: We are very excited to welcome horror and dark fiction author @jamesbrogden.bsky.social as our guest for 11th July. Come and join us at the Warehouse, Birmingham Friends of the Earth, or join us online. Tickets available via Eventbrite:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1443683850259

Congratulations and well-deserved

Stop motion special effects artist RAY HARRYHAUSEN posing with a statue of Medusa that he created for the film CLASH OF THE TITANS.

Born on this day in 1920 (d. 2013), Happy Birthday, RAY HARRYHAUSEN! 🎉

Cover of Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

We’re delighted to share that ANNIE BOT by Sierra Greer, and published by The Borough Press, has been announced as the 39th winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year!

Blackpool Remembered – out now YOUR JOURNEY BACK IN TIME STARTS HERE!The brand-new softback edition of Blackpool Remembered is now available on Amazon. Reimagined and bursting with nostalgia, this visual history of the classic D…

Check out artist @thelightdreams.bsky.social new book - a visual history of the Blackpool Doctor Who exhibition, BLACKPOOL REMEMBERED . Great memories for those who visited and for those who didn't it's a fascinating look at classic Doctor Who thelightdreams.wordpress.com/2025/05/24/b...

Pleased to see Blackpool Remembered at number 10 in Amazon's Science Fiction History & Criticism chart!

A blue background, with colourful cartoons of Leeds buildings along the bottom, two teal dragons in the sky and the words "IT'S STRANGE UP NORTH, A Y Chao, Yvonne Battle-Felton, Richard Swan, Nicholas Binge, Annabel Campbell, Dan Hanks, Genevieve Cogman, Stark Holborn, Eliza Chan, Genoveva Dimova, Sam K Horton, David Wragg, Mark Lawrence, David Barnett, Emma Newman, An evening of fantastical fiction with fantastic scifi & Fantasy authors, 5:30-8:30pm, Sat 24th May 2025, Waterstones, Leeds"

Against a navy background white text reads "Solaris authors at" next to the It's Strange Up North Logo. The white Solaris logo is in the top right corner. Below this are two author photos of Sam K. Horton and Emma Newman. Beneath these are the book covers for their respective Solaris titles: GORSE and Ragwort for Sam and THE VENGEANCE for Emma.

TOMORROW, @strangeupnorth.bsky.social returns to Leeds Waterstones!

Grab your ticket and the chance to meet fantastic authors - including our very own @samkhorton.bsky.social and @emmanewman.bsky.social! bit.ly/4iT1QPD

(And keep an eye out for some Solaris treats in your goodie bag 😜)

Congratulations @sennydreadful.bsky.social on the publication of your latest novel, THE SLEEPLESS (from #FirstInk @panmacmillan.bsky.social)- a new fantasy where gods and monsters roam the earth. Looks great fun 🤩

On Mon 9th June I'll be interviewing Sebastien de Castell about his latest book The Malevolent Eight. Copies of several Broken Binding specials will be available. Tickets available below.

shorturl.at/vdoWn

@birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social @britfantasysoc.bsky.social
@fantasyfaction.bsky.social

Tonight. Watchable on YouTube as well as I person

Just started ESPERANCE by Adam Oyebanji, a SF mystery. Early days so can’t say much yet but I did enjoy his previous novel, BRAKING DAY

Loved The River has Roots - the prose was unique and charming

Congratulations to @emilytesh.net on the publication of her latest novel, THE INCANDESCENT - a #DarkAcademia book but this time from the harassed teachers’ viewpoint. Really looking forward to reading it

Audiobook cover for The Strandling

The audiobook version of The Strandling is now available to download, and it sounds bloody gorgeous.

www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-The-...

The shortlist for the 39th Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year: Private Rites by Julia Armfield (4th Estate) The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (Sceptre) Extremophile by Ian Green (AdAstra) Annie Bot by Sierra Greer (The Borough Press) Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Tor UK) Thirteen Ways to Kill Lulabelle Rock by Maud Woolf (Angry Robot)

✨The Shortlist 2025!✨

PRIVATE RITES by Julia Armfield
THE MINISTRY OF TIME by Kaliane Bradley
EXTREMOPHILE by Ian Green
ANNIE BOT by Sierra Greer
SERVICE MODEL by Adrian Tchaikovsky
THIRTEEN WAYS TO KILL LULABELLE ROCK by Maud Woolf

This year’s winner will be announced on Weds 25 June.

See you soon 👋

Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA Silent auction 'Genre Creators for Trans Rights in the UK and SA' hosted online at 32auctions.

The SECOND Genre Creators for Trans Rights auction is now live through June 7th, proceeds this time to Gender Intelligence UK and Gender DynamiX in SA. bit.ly/genrefortrans. We've got some
very special things incoming, and if you'd like to donate, get in touch with me or @ngjeannette.bsky.social

Really looking forward to hearing @xuetingni.bsky.social tomorrow at @birminghamsfgroup.bsky.social talking about SINOPHAGIA: A Celebration of Chinese Horror (@solarisbooks@bsky.social)

filling time on air until the new pope is announced is known as "pontiffication"

Are you in London TODAY evening?

Still brings a smile to my face every time I see this - can’t believe it was 8 years ago m.youtube.com/watch?v=jPCJ...

Flame Tree Myth & Fiction Thrill to the adventures of the past, and the visions of the future. Featuring science fiction, fantasy, horror and the supernatural, short stories, ancient tales, myth and folklore from our short sto...

Congratulations to @nickwells451.bsky.social and #FlameTreePress on the launch of their new podcast. #SFF www.buzzsprout.com/2446704

Congratulations 🥳