Richmond Con - A Day Celebration of Sci-Fi/Fantasy at Books on the Rise
About this Event
Join us for a day of Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror panels & signings at Books on the Rise with the nation's favourite genre authors!
11:00am-12:30pm Building Worlds for Children
Frances Hardinge (The Lie Tree, Deeplight ), Louie Stowell (Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good) and Rogba Payne (The Dance of Shadows)and Emma Farrarons (Wand's Away!) discuss building fantasy worlds for children.
13:00pm-14:30pm Re-Telling Mythology
Panel: Marvellous Michael Anson (Firstborn of the Sun) , Kim Curran (The Morrigan, Brigid), Sofia Robleda (The Other Moctezuma Girls, Daughter of Fire) and A.S. Webb (Daughter of Chaos, Daughter of Fate)
15:00-16:30 Worldbuilding for Fantasy and Science Fiction
Panel: M.H. Ayinde (A Song of Legends Lost, A Dance of Burning Blades), Ian McDonald (Luna, River of Gods) Sandra Newman (Julia) and Samantha Shannon (The Priory of the Orange Tree)
17:00-18:30 Spaceships Vs Dragons
Panel: Zen Cho (Black Water Sister) , Stark Holborn (Nunslinger), E.J. Swift (When There Are Wolves Again) and Lavie Tidhar (Central Station)
19:00-20:30 Writing Horror Fiction
Panel: India-Rose Bower (We Call Them Witches) , Xueting C. Ni (Sinophagia), Kim Newman (Anno Dracula) and Catriona Ward (The Last House on Needless Street)
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 10.00 to GBP 20.00
