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
8pm, Sunday 23rd August 2020
Live science fiction events, online and in real-life.
Encounter on Naar 6
Shoreline of Infinity artist Steve Pickering talks to art director Mark Toner on Steve’s home planet Naar 6
8pm, Sunday 23rd August 2020
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.
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.
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
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
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
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: 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
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!
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 – Edinburgh’s first science fiction, fantasy and horror writing festival Words from Jane Yolen Music from Atzi Poetry from Rachel Plummer
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’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’s Event Horizon 14th March 2019
Celebrating International Women’s Day with science fiction
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
Event Horizon 39 – 27th February 2019
Event Horizon 38 – 14th February 2019
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 – come join the celebrations with Cops and Monsters, Markee de Saw and Bert Finkle, Andrew J Wilson, Aileen Ballentyne and the Award Winners!
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
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
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’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:
The Fantasy Event in conjunction with Æther & Ichor Gerda Stevenson Eris Young Gordon Wilson Callum Dougan SK Farrell The Cthulhu Brothers join us on
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
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
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
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
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
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,
Harry Giles – Orcadian science fiction poetry and more L-Space – music that’ll mess with your mind Laura Lam – writer extraordinaire in conversation with
An Evening with Ken MacLeod launching his new book The Corporation Wars: Emergence. In conversation with Andrew J Wilson. 13th September.
An Evening with Ken MacLeod launching his new book The Corporation Wars: Emergence.
In conversation with Andrew J Wilson. 13th September.
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.
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
“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.
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
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
Emelumadu and Huchu will be discussing their love of African monsters, the weird, and the craft of writing dope SFF.
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
Tonight’s Line-up:
Chris McQueer, Nerine Dorman, Caroline Hardaker, Tendai Huchu and your host: Russell Jones
Come join us at Shoreline of Infinity’s Event Horizon Online.
Tonight’s Line-up:
Hosted by Laura Lam
Stories – Cat Hellisen
Poetry – Jeda Pearl Lewis
Music – Aurora Engine
Drama – Witches’ Gets
with Alex Delaney,
written by Noëlle Harrison
Stories – Pim Wangtechawat
& Sienna Vance