Events

Mar
31
Sun
2013
Dave Weaver, Jacey’s Kingdom print edition launch at Eastercon @ Eastercon
Mar 31 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Apr
27
Sat
2013
Dave Weaver signing Jacey’s Kingdom at Waterstones in Hemel Hempstead @ Waterstones, Hemel Hempstead
Apr 27 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Jun
29
Sat
2013
Dave Weaver signing Jacey’s Kingdom at Waterstones in St. Albans @ Waterstones
Jun 29 @ 10:00 am – Jun 30 @ 12:00 pm

Dave WeaverDave Weaver will be signing copies of his novel Jacey’s Kingdom from 10am on Saturday 29 June 2013 at the Waterstones in St. Albans. There’s a Roman-themed kid’s funday and a conjurer too, so absolutely no excuse not to go along!

Feb
7
Fri
2014
Japanese Daisy Chain publication as eBook
Feb 7 all-day

Japanese Daisy Chain cover imageDave Weaver’s second novel to be published by Elsewhen Press, Japanese Daisy Chain, will be published in a digital edition on the 7th February 2014. In a journey around contemporary Japan, through a series of apparently unrelated incidents, we are given an exclusive insight into the consequence of contact with the paranormal. On each occasion, a minor character becomes the main protagonist in the next, creating a human daisy-chain. Just like a daisy-chain, what goes around comes around…

May
12
Mon
2014
Japanese Daisy Chain publication in paperback
May 12 all-day

Japanese Daisy Chain cover imageDave Weaver’s second novel to be published by Elsewhen Press, Japanese Daisy Chain, will be published in a paperback edition on the 12th May 2014. In a journey around contemporary Japan, through a series of apparently unrelated incidents, we are given an exclusive insight into the consequence of contact with the paranormal. On each occasion, a minor character becomes the main protagonist in the next, creating a human daisy-chain. Just like a daisy-chain, what goes around comes around…

May
22
Thu
2014
Dave Weaver reading and signing at Waterstones @ Waterstones St. Albans
May 22 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Japanese Daisy Chain cover image
Artwork by Alison Buck

Dave Weaver will be at the Waterstones in St Albans on the evening of 22nd May to read from, and sign copies of, his novel Japanese Daisy Chain which was launched in paperback on the 12th May. The evening will start at 7:30pm, and includes refreshments!

Nov
16
Sun
2014
Elsewhen Press at Novacon 44 – Sunday @ Park Inn Hotel, Nottingham
Nov 16 – Nov 18 all-day

Elsewhen PressWe will be at Novacon again this year, which will be held Friday 14th to Sunday 16th November, once again at the Park Inn Hotel in Nottingham. Necropolis cover imageWe will also be launching Necropolis by Christopher Nuttall on Sunday morning at 11am in the downstairs bar.

Various of our authors and artists will be in attendance too:

Alison Buck Christopher Nuttall Dave Weaver Gingerlily Karl Brown Mike French Peter R. Ellis Sanem Ozdural
 

Apr
4
Sat
2015
Elsewhen Press at Dysprosium 2015 – Writers’ Workshop @ The Park Inn, Heathrow
Apr 4 @ 10:15 am – 11:15 am

Elsewhen PressWe will be at this year’s Eastercon – Dysprosium 2015 at the Park Inn in Heathrow.
We have a whole room to ourselves, syndicate room 13 (luckily we’re not superstitious).

On Saturday 4th from 11:15 to 12:15 we’ll be running a Writers’ Workshop in the Armstrong room. If you’re coming to Dysprosium and are interested in reserving a place, let us know ASAP as space is limited. Details below:

Writers’ Workshop – Editing your masterpiece
Saturday 4th April 11:15-12:15
Elsewhen Press (Armstrong room)

This is a one-hour workshop intended for new unpublished writers.  You’ve written your masterpiece, but no-one seems to be interested in reading it, let alone publishing it.  Many submitted manuscripts are rejected out of hand because the author has clearly not performed even basic editing, proofreading or sanity-checking of their text.  This workshop will identify the pitfalls of typical tools as well as common mistakes, and suggest helpful techniques to overcome them.

Mike French, founding editor of The View from Here literary magazine and author of the Dandelion Trilogy, also runs workshops for aspiring writers. As one of the authors published by Elsewhen Press, he has agreed to lead this workshop to help you to make sure that your work is ready for submitting to an agent or publisher.  Elsewhen Press authors Christopher Nuttall (Bookworm series, Royal Sorceress series, Inverse Shadows series…), Peter R. Ellis (Seventh Child, The Power of Seven) and Dave Weaver (Jacey’s Kingdom, Japanese Daisy Chain, The Black Hole Bar) will also be on hand to offer advice and help, and an Elsewhen Press editor will also offer an insight into the publisher’s perspective. The workshop will be limited to twelve (12) attendees, pre-booking is essential and places will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.

Attendees should bring with them a Speculative Fiction short story they have already completed or one that is close to completion, of between 2000 and 5000 words.  During the workshop there will be the opportunity to edit your story with help and advice from Mike, Chris, Peter or Dave.  You can either edit your piece in the workshop on your own laptop, or bring a printed copy and scribble on that!  All attendees will be given the opportunity to subsequently submit a short story (by the end of May 2015) for critique and consideration for possible inclusion in a future anthology from Elsewhen Press.

If you wish to attend, please email pete@elsewhen.co.uk with your name (and badge name if that is different) before Tuesday 31st March.

 

Mar
18
Fri
2016
Existence is Elsewhen publication as eBook
Mar 18 all-day
Artwork by Alison Buck
Artwork by Alison Buck

Existence is Elsewhen, our fantastic new anthology is available from 18th March 2016 as an eBook. It will be published in print on 25th March 2016, and launched at Mancunicon.

The title, Existence is Elsewhen, paraphrases the last sentence of André Breton’s 1924 Manifesto of Surrealism, perfectly summing up the intent behind this anthology of stories from a wonderful collection of authors. Different worlds… different times. It’s what Elsewhen Press has been about since we launched our first title in 2011.

In Existence is Elsewhen we present twenty science fiction stories for you to enjoy, one from each of the following twenty great authors:

Mar
25
Fri
2016
Elsewhen Press at Mancunicon @ Mancunicon
Mar 25 – Mar 28 all-day

MancuniconElsewhen PressWe will be at Mancunicon, this year’s Eastercon in Manchester. It’s in the Hilton Manchester Deansgate hotel, and over the weekend we’re holding two book launches in the Presidential Suite on the 22nd floor – our great new anthology Existence is Elsewhen on Saturday evening and Peter R. Ellis’ Unity of Seven on Sunday afternoon. Come and join us for a drink at the launch parties, and say hello if you see us around and about (we’ll be wearing our Elsewhen Press t-shirts!)

Also look out for our authors, no fewer than twelve will be at Mancunicon: Alison Buck, J.A. Christy, Peter R. Ellis, Rebecca Hall, Edwin Hayward, Andy McKell, Siobhan McVeigh, Christopher Nuttall, Susan Oke, James Starling, Zoë Sumra, Tej Turner, Dave Weaver. Catch some of them at panels too…
 
Tej Turner:
Friday 19:00, Diversity in UK SF: Why are we lagging?
Saturday 16:00, Anime
Saturday 20:30, Queering Heroic Fantasy
Monday 13:00, Sense8
 
Peter R. Ellis:
Saturday 13:00, Balancing the Creative Life
 
Zoë Sumra
Sunday 17:30, Historical Fiction and Fanfiction

 

Mar
26
Sat
2016
Existence is Elsewhen launch party @ Mancunicon
Mar 26 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Artwork by Alison Buck
Artwork by Alison Buck

At this year’s Eastercon in Manchester, we will be launching our new anthology Existence is Elsewhen. With twenty stories from twenty great authors this is a fantastic science fiction anthology. Come and join us at the launch party in the Presidential Suite on the 22nd floor of the Hilton Manchester Deansgate, with a spectacular view over Manchester. Nine of the twenty authors will be joining us: J.A. Christy, Peter R. Ellis, Edwin Hayward, Andy McKell, Siobhan McVeigh, Christopher Nuttall, Susan Oke, Tej Turner, Dave Weaver.


The stories in Existence is Elsewhen are:

Aug
14
Sun
2016
The Unseen publication in paperback
Aug 14 – Aug 15 all-day
Artwork by Alison Buck; Cottage photograph by 1000 Words/shutterstock.com
Artwork by Alison Buck; Cottage photograph by 1000 Words/shutterstock.com

Dave Weaver’s darkly erotic tale of guilt and obsession, The Unseen, which has been available to buy as an eBook since the 13th May, will be published in a paperback edition on the 15th August 2016.

Both hallucinatory and horrifying, the finale of The Unseen will shock you.

The Unseen will be available to buy or order in paperback through all good retailers and direct from Elsewhen Press.

Sep
22
Thu
2016
Elsewhen Press at FantasyCon by the Sea @ The Grand Hotel and The Royal Hotel
Sep 22 – Sep 25 all-day

FantasyCon by the Sea

In September we will be at FantasyCon by the Sea in Scarborough. It will be our first FantasyCon, so if you’re going to be there please come and say hello to us, we’d love to see you. We’ll be in the Victoria Room selling our books all weekend, and we have a launch party on Saturday for our two latest titles Instrument of Peace by Rebecca Hall and Mandigo and the Hellhounds by Anders Reemark.

Some of our authors will be there too: Christopher Nuttall, Rebecca Hall, Susan Oke, James Starling, Tej Turner, Dave Weaver.

Christopher NuttallRebecca Hall© Victoria Koshoni PhotographyImage of James Starling by Hannah B. FarrellTej TurnerDave Weaver

Oct
19
Fri
2018
Elsewhen Press at FantasyCon 2018 @ The Queen Hotel, Chester
Oct 19 – Oct 21 all-day

We will be at FantasyCon again in October. This year in the old walled city of Chester.

We will, of course, be in the Dealers Room for the whole weekend. We will be selling all of our titles.

On Saturday morning at 11am we are having a launch event in the Jubilee Room (shared with Horrific Tales) at which we will have readings from three of our latest books as well as some refreshments and the opportunity to chat to the authors and get them to sign your copy of their book (which we can sell you!). The authors at the launch will be:

Juliet KempThe Deep and Shining Dark
David M AllanThe Empty Throne
David CraigResurrection Men

Please come along to support them.

Some of our authors will also be participating in panels or giving talks as follows:

Fri 5:30pm The Gladstone Room
Putting the Science in Science FictionDavid M Allan

Sat 2:30pm The Edward Room
Reviewing and Getting ReviewedSusan Oke (moderator)

Sat 3:00pm The Gladstone Room
Are We All Teenagers at Heart?Juliet Kemp, PR Ellis

Sat 4:00pm The Albert Room
Writing Short FictionJuliet Kemp (moderator)

Sat 5:30pm The Albert Room
Cavorite to CoaxiumPR Ellis

Sat 8:30pm The Albert Room
Writing and Representing Queer Characters in Genre FictionPR Ellis

Sat 9:30pm The Albert Room
Writing GroupsSusan Oke

Sun 12:30pm The Edward Room
Underrepresented Voices in Genre FictionJuliet Kemp

The FantasyCon programme can be downloaded from here.

Oct
21
Sun
2018
Dealers Room open to the public at FantasyCon 2018 @ The Queen Hotel, Chester
Oct 21 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

If you’re in or around Chester this coming weekend, but weren’t planning on coming to FantasyCon, there’s some great news for you. The Dealers Room at FantasyCon will be open to the public on Sunday morning (9am to 1pm). That means you can come in and visit a whole room full of Independent Publishers (including us) eager to sell you the best SFF books around; as well as purveyors of t-shirts, artwork and jewellery among other things.