Flash Fiction Competition for Shoreline of Infinity Readers 2020
Announcing the Long List Top 13 stories of the annual flash fiction competition for 2020. This time, we’re looking for science fiction stories to make us laugh.
Author: Noel Chidwick
New Releases and new Event Horizons
We’ve not been idle here at Shoreline of Infinity. We have two publications coming out in the next few weeks, and you can pre-order them now.
One Love Chigusa by Soji Shimada
One Love ChigusaSoji Shimada (Author), David Warren (Translator)Red Circle, 115 pagesReview by Noel Chidwick You’ve had a major motorbike accident, and your body is ripped to pieces. You’re salvaged, and most of your body is replaced by metal and plastic, your memories handed back to you on a hard drive. Just how human are you? What happens to love? That’s […]
In conversation: Nailah King and Chimedum Ohaegbu
Surveillancing the Future
A chat about sci-fi technologies, surveillance, the bias and discrimination of technologies with Nailah King and Chimedum Ohaegbu
8pm, Thursday 27th August 2020
Artists In conversation: Mark Toner and Stephen Pickering
Encounter on Naar 6
Shoreline of Infinity artist Steve Pickering talks to art director Mark Toner on Steve’s home planet Naar 6.
In their discussion they chat about what is required to illustrate a science fiction story.
LitRPG Showcase
Explore the newly-exploding genre of Literary RPGs
Find out about LitRPGs, a newly-exploding genre of fiction set in video-gaming worlds. Publisher (Portal Books) Taran Matharu talks about the genre, with readings from Russell Jones, Jonathan Smidt and Jay Boyce.
8pm, Thursday 20th August 2020
Ask the Author – Cat Hellisen
“Destroying the lie of Plotter vs Pantser, and other unhelpful writing rules”
Do you plan your story to the tiniest detail, or do you make it up as you go along?
Are you looking for advice for your next writing project, and are bewildered about all the writing ‘rules’ out there? Cat Hellisen answers your writing questions.
Yolen, Walton, Plummer and Palmer Reunion – Event Horizon Online Live!
Join Shoreline of Infinity for our annual reunion of SF writers Jane Yolen, Jo Walton, Rachel Plummer and Ada Palmer – readings and chat, with a live audience Q&A.
Monday 10th August 2020
Ru Pringle in Conversation with Noel Chidwick
Scottish writer Ru Pringle talks about his near-future thriller set in the west coast of Scotland. He also ponders humour and folk music in science fiction, while aided and abetted by Noel Chidwick, Shoreline of Infinity’s Editor-in-Chief.
Shoreline of Infinity 18 out now – spotlight on BAME science fiction
It has been a tough few months, but the work by the Shoreline team has borne fruit – Shoreline of Infinity 18 is released, and is available now in paperback, ePub, Kindle, PDF and ePub3 formats. Head to Shoreline of Infinity 18 and order your copy immediately. Can I give a massive shout out to […]