This will be a short post, seeing as my body has betrayed me and my well-deserved immortality by “getting sick” — but I do have some exciting news relating to everyone’s favourite speculative novel about the world’s first gay country…
WROTE podcast
It was delightful to be back on the WROTE podcast with hosts SA Collins and Vance Bastion, where we talked about ambitopia, my coming out as nonbinary, and how each relates to Proud Pink Sky. You can listen to the episode here, while in a few days the video version will be released on YouTube — complete with Proud Pink Sky poster in the background.
Panel discussion at Berlin’s LCB
I’m very much excited for the upcoming PARATAXE symposium at Berlin’s beautiful LCB grounds later this month. I’ll be on the ‘Idealism and Dystopia’ panel with Ambika Thompson and Arielle Cottingham, with the full programme available here. I’m especially pleased to see that Ben Ferguson, one of my favourite queer authors, will also be speaking at the event, which takes place September 23rd. Attendance is free of charge, but you need to register with the LCB for a ticket: mail@lcb.de.
Proud Pink Sky reading and discussion at Brotfabrik
Finally, I’ve been invited to do a reading from Proud Pink Sky at the Brotfabrik, again as part of PARATAXE’s programme. I’ll be speaking alongside the poet Manca Klun, with the novel reading taking place in both English and German. Tickets are €5 regular or €3 reduced, with more information available here.
Story in Fission
But it doesn’t end there — I’m extremely pleased to announce that my short story ‘The Past Made Flesh’ is appearing in the Fission anthology, published by the British Science Fiction Association. I’m honoured to be included among some great names, and will update with more information as it’s available.
That’s all for today! Until next time, when I shall finally be well and never ever get sick ever again.
— Redfern