Event Horizon

Live science fiction events, online and in real-life.

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

The live event has passed, but it is available to watch for free at LitRPG Showcase

If you like it, you can still buy a ticket. It’ll be a little like going back in time to watch the event.

Ask the Author – Cat Hellisen

To watch the event go to 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 will be available to answers your questions.

T.L. Huchu in conversation with Chikodili Emelumadu

“Monsters, Process and Mayhem”

Emelumadu and Huchu will be discussing their love of African monsters, the weird, and the craft of writing dope SFF.

8pm, Thursday 30th July 2020

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

Interview:  Eris Young and  Pippa Goldschmidt

Eris Young and Pippa Goldschmidt in conversation.

“Non-fiction in science-fiction”

Pippa and Eris will chat about writing science fiction and how their academic interests including astronomy, linguistics, history and gender influence their fiction.
Thursday 16th July 2020

The Rise of Reptilian Flux and Other Stories

Saturday 18th July 2020

Performing at Buxton Festival Fringe

Emigrate to a new planet instantly – what could go wrong?

See yourself through others’ eyes – literally.

The Universe next door is leaking -beware Reptilian Flux! Long Live Queen Victoria!

Live and recorded drama – Ray Bradbury’s Illustrated Man meets Orson Wells’ War of the Worlds.

In the round – in Zoom!

Event Horizon Online Live! 8pm 7th May 2020

Event Horizon: a night of sci-fi cabaret is back

We’ve gone digital and we’re, live and we’re free.

Join us for a feast of science fiction prose and poetry with

Chris McQueer

Nerine Dorman

Caroline Hardaker

Tendai Huchu

and your host: Russell Jones

8pm (UK Time) Thursday 7th May 2020.

Free entry. We’ll be using Zoom, so book a ticket and we’ll send you access details.

FREE RAFFLE. Buy a ticket here and you’ll be entered into the Shoreline Raffle. The prize is a £10 Shoreline Gift Voucher to be be spent in the Shoreline Shop. The winning entry will be drawn from a hat on the night – if you ain’t there, you don’t win!

Book Launch – cocoon by Russell Jones

cocoon is a new full-length collection of poetry by Edinburgh-based writer & editor Russell Jones. Features comic poems illustrated by Sara Julia Campbell, Caroline Grebbell, Aimee Lockwood, Edward Ross & Mark Toner.

Launched live online via Zoom or livestream.

With Russell Jones, Aimee Lockwood and Tapsalteerie Founder Duncan Lockerbie.

6.30pm, Wednesday 15th April 2020.

Access details emailed with ticket information.

Free!

Ada Palmer, Jane Yolen, Jo Walton, and Rachel Plummer – The Return!

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon – The Return Festival Science Fiction & Fantasy special featuring: Ada Palmer Jane Yolen Jo Walton Rachel Plummer MC

Event Horizon at Cymera! 8th June 2019

Event Horizon at Cymera – Edinburgh’s first science fiction, fantasy and horror writing festival Words from Jane Yolen Music from Atzi Poetry from Rachel Plummer

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon – Thursday 9th May 2019

A night of Fantasy in association with Aethor & Ichor

Words from
Ely Percy
Callum McSorley
Simon K Brown
Sandra Whitnell
Leigh Harlen
Music from
Mixed Signals

Special guest host – Eris Young

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon – Edinburgh International Science Festival – Thursday 11th April 2019

Shoreline of Infinity’s Event Horizon 11th April 2019

Science fiction:
can it guide us to a glorious future
– or will it lead us to disaster and dystopia?
With Ken MacLeod, Rachel Armstrong and more

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon – Thursday 14th March 2019

Shoreline of Infinity’s Event Horizon 14th March 2019

Celebrating International Women’s Day with science fiction

Multiverse sci-fi poetry Evening at Lighthouse Bookshop

In a busy period of events Lighthouse Bookshop is hosting a Multiverse science fiction poetry night. Editors Russell Jones and Rachel Plummer will be leading

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon – Wednesday 27th February 2019

Event Horizon 39 – 27th February 2019

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon – Thursday 14th February 2019

Event Horizon 38 – 14th February 2019

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon – Thursday 13th December 2018

Launching Multiverse international anthology ofscience fiction poetry Edited by Rachel Plummer and Russell Jones Poetry readings: Finola Scott Hamish Whyte Rachel Rankin Gray Crosbie Sarah

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon – Thursday 8th November 2018

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon – Thursday 8th November 2018 – come join the celebrations with Cops and Monsters, Markee de Saw and Bert Finkle, Andrew J Wilson, Aileen Ballentyne and the Award Winners!

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon – Thursday 11th October 2018

Come join us for some Autumnal Cheer. All the way from Glasgow… Speculative Books does Event Horizon! Featuring prose from Dale McMullen Christina Neuwirth Poetry

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon – Thursday 6th September 2018

We’re back! After a sensational Festival Pop-up event we return to Frankenstein for Event Horizon number 34 – And it’s free!* We have: Music with

Ada Palmer, Jane Yolen, Jo Walton, and Rachel Plummer

Thanks everyone for making this a great night. Here are just some of the comments we received on Twitter @shoreinf Shoreline of Infinity Event

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon – Thursday 14th June 2018

SHORELINE’S SUMMER EXTRAVAGANZA Event horizon Headliner: Jane Yolen Poetry: Russell Jones and Caroline Hardaker Prose: read by Debbie Cannon Art: Elizabeth Dulemba SF food & fairytale:

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon – Thursday 10th May 2018

The Fantasy Event in conjunction with Æther & Ichor Gerda Stevenson Eris Young Gordon Wilson Callum Dougan SK Farrell The Cthulhu Brothers join us on

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon – Can Science Fiction Save Us?

Can Science Fiction Save Us? 8pm Thursday 12th April 2018, Anatomy Lecture Theatre, Summerhall. This month we’ve teamed up with the Edinburgh Science Festival for a fascinating evening

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon – Thursday 8th March 2018

Read the full review at Rhyming with Ranking Celebrating International Women’s Day with a night of live science fiction We have: The Monster and Mary

Shoreline of Infinity Artists to Draw a Crowd with a new Science Fiction Exhibition

Tales from the Shoreline of Infinity Science Fiction Exhibition, Yellow Door Gallery, Queen Street, Dumfries. 2nd – 17th February 2018 Scheduled for the evening of 2nd

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon Thursday 8th February 2018

A monster evening of science fiction with Prose and other words from Ruth EJ Booth, Hal Duncan & Neil Williamson Poetry from Aileen Ballantyne and Andrew Blair

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon THURSDAY 7th December 2017

A cracking night was had by one and all -watch the livestream courtesy of Channel7A. [su_row] [su_column size=”1/2″] [/su_column] [su_column size=”1/2″] [/su_column][/su_row] A monster

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon 8th November 2017

Another fine feast of frolicsome science fiction Words from Cat Hellisen, Andrew J Wilson Dramatic ‘Poe-etry’ from Harken Theatre Puzzlings by Paul Holmes and wonderful,

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon 24 – 11th October 2017

Harry Giles – Orcadian science fiction poetry and more L-Space – music that’ll mess with your mind Laura Lam – writer extraordinaire in conversation with

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon: an Evening with Ken MacLeod

An Evening with Ken MacLeod launching his new book The Corporation Wars: Emergence. In conversation with Andrew J Wilson. 13th September.

Shoreline of Infinity Event Horizon: an Evening with Ken MacLeod

An Evening with Ken MacLeod launching his new book The Corporation Wars: Emergence.
In conversation with Andrew J Wilson. 13th September.

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

8pm, Thursday 20th August 2020

Ask the Author – Cat Hellisen

“Destroying the lie of Plotter vs Pantser, and other unhelpful writing rules”

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

Shoreline of Infinity’s Event Horizon – Launching Eighteen at Cymera Festival

Launching Shoreline of Infinity 18: Spotlight on BAME SF writers

Music: Fadzai Mandaza
Prose: Zen Cho, Asith Pallemulla, Tobi Ogundiran
Poetry: Robert René Galván
Drama: Debbie Cannon, Jonathan Whiteside, Ben Blow

T.L. Huchu in conversation with Chikodili Emelumadu

Emelumadu and Huchu will be discussing their love of African monsters, the weird, and the craft of writing dope SFF.

Event Horizon Online Live! 8pm 6th June 2020

Launching Shoreline of Infinity 18: Spotlight on BAME SF writers

Live performances from…

Music: Fadzai Mandaza
Prose: Zen Cho, Asith Pallemulla, Tobi Ogundiran
Poetry: Robert René Galván
Drama: Debbie Cannon, Jonathan Whiteside, Ben Blow
with Tendai Huchu
and your host: Russell Jones