Birmingham SF Group welcomes Antony Johnston

We are very excited to welcome Antony Johnston as our guest for June.

Antony Johnston is a multi-award-winning author, a New York Times bestseller, and one of the most versatile writers of the modern era.

The Charlize Theron movie Atomic Blonde was based on his graphic novel. His M**der mystery The Dog Sitter Detective won the Barker Book Award for fiction. His crime puzzle novel Can You Solve the M**der? reinvented choose-your-own-story books for a mainstream audience and was a Waterstones Paperback of the Year. And his productivity guide The Organised Writer has helped authors all over the world take control of their workload.

Antony is a celebrated video games writer, with genre-defining titles including Dead Space, Shadow of Mordor, and Resident Evil Village to his credit. He also consulted on the Emmy Award-winning Silent Hill Ascension, making him the only writer in the world to have worked on all of the ‘big three’ horror gaming franchises.

His immense body of work also includes Marvel superheroes such as Daredevil, Wolverine, and Shang-Chi; the award-winning Alex Rider graphic novels; the dystopian epic Wasteland; and more. He wrote and directed the sci-fi film Crossover Point, made entirely in quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic.

An experienced podcaster and public speaker, he also frequently writes articles on the life of an author, and is a prolific musician.

Antony is a former vice chair of the Crime Writers’ Association, a member of International Thriller Writers and the Society of Authors, a Shore Scripts screenwriting judge, and sits on the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain’s videogames committee. He lives and works in England.

You can find more information on Antony Johnston and his work on his website antonyjohnston.com.

NB This event will be held in-person at the Friends of the Earth Warehouse, Birmingham and simultaneously on Zoom, with online access opening from around 7.45 for an 8 pm start.

Non-member ticket prices:

£8 in-person attendance / £6 Zoom attendance

BSFG member ticket prices:

£4 in-person attendance / free Zoom attendance

If you are a subscribed BSFG member, online entry is free and you do not need to buy an online ticket. You will be emailed the Zoom link ahead of the meeting.

In-person tickets can be purchased on the door or via Eventbrite. More details, including membership, are available at www.birminghamsfgroup.org.uk.

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