An Evening of Science Fiction with Una McCormack

OUSFG is delighted to host Una McCormack, a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author.

In conversation with OUSFG's Heather Vedovato dos Santos, Una will talk about science fiction writing, TV tie-ins and her role on the editorial board of Gold SF.

Dr Una McCormack is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling science fiction writer of more than twenty novels, plus many audio dramas and short stories.

An associate fellow of Homerton College, Cambridge, Una’s academic interests include feminist science fiction, transformative works, and creative writing practice and methodology. She writes and broadcasts regularly on these and other topics on local and national radio. She is on the editorial board of Gold SF, an imprint of Goldsmiths Press aimed at publishing new voices in intersectional feminist science fiction.

Una lives in Cambridge with her partner and daughter, a full-sized Dalek, and many, many books.

Science Fiction

Una is well known for her TV tie-in work. She has published more than a dozen novels set in franchises such as Doctor Who, Star Trek: Picard, and Star Trek: Discovery. Her audio work with Big Finish has been set in licensed properties such as Doctor Who and Blake’s 7.

Her shorter-form science fiction has appeared in anthologies edited by Gardner Dozois and Ian Whates. Her story ‘Taking Flight’ (2017) was shortlisted for the BSFA award for short fiction, and her novel Star Trek: Discovery – The Way to the Stars for a Dragon Con Award. In 2017, she was a judge for the Arthur C Clarke Award; in 2019 she delivered the Guest of Honour speech to the Tolkien Society AGM.

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