Contributions sought for Continuum 2008 Programme Book?

0 Continuum 2008. John Foster Hall [also known as New Hall], Leicester University. UK.
Friday 1st - Monday 4th August 2008.
http://www.continuum.uk.net

Continuum 2008 is a three day convention for 250+ attendees held in a modern conference centre at the University of Leicester Halls of Residence, Oadby, Leicester, UK.
Call of Cthulhu, HeroQuest, RuneQuest, BRP, Savage Worlds, Indie games, and plenty of other game systems will be played at this convention.

A colour Convention Book will be produced and given free to all attendees on arrival.
As well as information on the convention, venue and games programmes there will be articles on gaming and role-playing.

We are looking for contributions for this year's Convention Book, whether it is artwork, maps, articles, non-player characters, scenarios, encounters, gaming or GMing advice, settings, stories or anything else you can think of.

We can not pay you but all contributors will receive the heartfelt thanks from the Continuum Committee, the joy of seeing their work in print and a free copy of the Con Book.

All copyright of any material we use in the book remains the authors or artists, so you can use it again elsewhere.

If you can send all submissions to darransims AT googlemail DOT com.

Thank you for your time.

Alt-Fiction, workshops with Sci-fi writers.

Alt Fiction Day

Saturday 26th April 2008 12.00 noon.
The Assembly Rooms - Darwin Suite.
£20.00, concessions £16.00.

Alt.Fiction returns in 2008 with another superb line-up of talent from the worlds of science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing.

30 authors, publishers and agents will be coming together for a great range of workshops, readings and panels including Brian Lumley, Michael Marshall Smith, Charlie Stross, Mike Carey. Graham Joyce and many more. Alt.Fiction presents a fantastic day for readers and writers alike, with access to all session for one price.

Alt Fiction Blog

Furnace 2007 Con Book Update

Okay chaps we have just less than a month to go until the deadline of Monday 24th September 2007.

Some stuff has been promised but not yet delivered to me.This listed below is what we have so far but there is a little bit of space for those articles that have been promised.

Furnace 2007 Con Book Contents
So far:
Games Timetable.
Game write-ups from all GMs. [Hopefully this will be part of the timetable]
Intro to Furnace by Chairman.
Committee Write-ups.
Garrison Hotel venue info by Darran Sims.
Water Aid info.
Top Ten Player Tips by Evilgaz.
Aggar Homeland Write Up for HeroQuest By David Millians.
Tal'Vorn a Game World for D&D by Joshua Binks.
'Love, Honour & Obey' a DitV Scenario by Ric Baines.
'Dragonewts' by Darran Sims.
'Dark Heart of the Dragonlands' a HeroQuest Scenario by Darran Sims.
"When the snow lay round about..." a Gloranthan story by Jane Williams.
'Nemesis RPG Madness Meters for CoC' by Dominic Mooney.

Looks good so far, should be a cracking book for every attendee of Furnace 2007.

Alt.Fiction. Workshops with Sci-Fi authors.

Alt-Fiction brings together some of the biggest names in science-fiction, fantasy and horror writing.

The event offers workshops, discussions and readings with major writers. Alt.Fiction next year takes place on Saturday April 28th 2007 and takes place in the Darwin, Reception and 45 suites at the Derby Assembly Rooms...it seems to have rather grown this year around! Top guests are currently Iain Banks, Harry Harrison, Mike Carey, Ramsey Campbell, Graham Joyce plus a whole host of others...

There is a blog that is ususally updated about weekly that is at: http://altfiction2007.blogspot.com/

Ticket details are here:

http://www.assemblyrooms-derby.co.uk/WhatsOn/Shows/070428altfiction.htm

The draft programme is now up for this event at:

http://www.derby.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/ArtsEntertainment/Alt.Fiction+programme.htm

And the main website is here:

http://www.derby.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/ArtsEntertainment/altfiction.htm