Events

Nov
24
Sat
2012
Mike French signing Blue Friday at Waterstones in Milton Keynes @ Waterstones
Nov 24 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Dec
9
Sun
2012
LiGa™ print edition launch party in New York @ Morgan's Atelier
Dec 9 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Dec
20
Thu
2012
Douglas Thompson – “Launching into the Slipstream” at Scottish Writers’ Centre, CCA Glasgow @ Scottish Writers’ Centre
Dec 20 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Douglas Thompson, author of Entanglement, will be launching and reading from his latest work, including Entanglement, and “will talk about the background to why and how I wrote them and the state of the genre scene in general”. He will be introduced by independent press editor and ‘Slipstream guru’ Allen Ashley, in the form of a talk on what exactly Slipstream fiction is and why its special blend of fantastical and realistic elements makes it the perfect contemporary fiction for the 21st century.

This free entry event is being held on 20 December 2012 at 7pm, under the auspices of the Scottish Writers’ Centre at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow.

Feb
12
Tue
2013
Ira Nayman on Artists First radio
Feb 12 @ 11:00 pm – Feb 13 @ 12:00 am

Ira Nayman will be appearing on the Artist First radio show on February 12 at 6pm (EST).  In an hour-long programme he will be interviewed by the show’s host Tony Kay. Topics will include discussions of Ira’s life, work and especially his hilarious sci-fi satire Welcome to the Multiverse (Sorry for the inconvenience).  You can find out more about Artist First radio here.

Mar
28
Sat
2015
Launch of Evil Above the Stars at Leominster Library @ Leominster Library
Mar 28 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Peter R. EllisPeter R.Ellis will be launching his Evil Above the Stars fantasy series at Leominster Library on Saturday 28th March from 11:00 to 13:00. Volume 1, Seventh Child, and Volume 2, The Power of Seven, will both be available. Come along and hear a reading, ask questions, buy copies of the books and Peter will sign them for you. All welcome!



Artwork: Alison Buck
Artwork: Alison Buck
Artwork: Alison Buck
Artwork: Alison Buck

 

Apr
5
Sun
2015
Elsewhen Press at Dysprosium 2015 – The Janus Cycle Launch @ The Park Inn, Heathrow
Apr 5 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

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 Sunday 5th from 14:00 to 15:00 we’ll be launching the paperback edition of Tej Turner’s The Janus Cycle in our room. There’ll be refreshments too!

Launch: The Janus Cycle
Sunday 5th April 14:00-15:00
Elsewhen Press (Syndicate room 13)

The Janus Cycle cover image
Artwork: Alison Buck
The Janus Cycle can best be described as gritty, sexy, surreal, urban fantasy.

Janus is a nightclub. But it’s not merely a location, it’s virtually a character in its own right. On the surface it appears to be a subcultural hub where the strange and disillusioned, who feel alienated and oppressed by society, can escape to be free from convention. Underneath that façade is a surreal space in time where the very foundations of reality can be twisted and distorted. But the special, unique, vibe of Janus is hijacked by a bandwagon of people who choose to conform to alternative lifestyles simply because it has become fashionable to be ‘different’ and this causes many of its original occupants to feel lost and disenchanted.

The story unfolds through the eyes of eight narrators, each with their own perspective and their own personal journey. A story in which the nightclub itself goes on a journey. But throughout, one strange girl briefly appears and reappears, warning the narrators that their individual journeys are going to collide in a cataclysmic event. Is she just another one of the nightclub’s denizens, a cynical mischief-maker out to create havoc or a time-traveller trying to prevent an impending disaster?

The Janus Cycle was published in a digital edition on 2nd January 2015 and will be launched in paperback at Dysprosium.

 

Oct
27
Tue
2015
In Process Masterclass with Douglas Thompson @ Centre for Contemporary Arts
Oct 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Douglas ThompsonOur very own Douglas Thompson will be leading an ‘In Process Masterclass’ for the Scottish Writers’ Centre in Glasgow, on Tuesday 27th October 2015 at 7pm. Douglas is one of Glasgow’s most original exponents of dark surreal fiction. Described as “a name to watch” by Interzone magazine Douglas has published eight books of which Elsewhen Press have published two: Entanglement and The Rhymer, an Heredyssey. He will also be launching his ninth book, The Sleep Corporation (Exaggerated Press) at the masterclass.

The evening is billed as a diverse and unorthodox exploration of the art of writing from the perspective of someone implacably opposed to the sameness and complacency of major commercial publishers. Sounds like fun!