Events

Apr
5
Sun
2015
Elsewhen Press at Dysprosium 2015 – Evil Above the Stars Launch @ The Park Inn, Heathrow
Apr 5 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 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 Sunday 5th from 11:00 to 12:00 we’ll be launching the paperback edition of Volumes 1 and 2 of Peter R. Ellis’s Evil Above the Stars series in our room. There’ll be refreshments too!

Launch: Evil Above the Stars – Vol 1 Seventh Child, Vol 2 The Power of Seven
Sunday 5th April 11:00-12:00
Elsewhen Press (Syndicate room 13)

A mystical land where the planets really do revolve around the Earth, the power of the four elements is tangible, and good must fight to prevent the spread of evil. This is the world of Gwlad, the Land.

Artwork: Alison Buck
Artwork: Alison Buck

Volume 1: Seventh Child

September Weekes discovers a stone that takes her to Gwlad, where she is hailed as the one with the power to defend them against the evil known as the Malevolence. September meets the people’s leader, the Mordeyrn Aurddolen, and the bearers of the seven metals linked to the seven ‘planets’ that give them special powers to resist the elemental manifestations of the Malevolence. She returns home, but a fortnight later, is drawn back to find that two years have passed and there have been more attacks. She must help defend Gwlad against the Malevolence.



Artwork: Alison Buck
Artwork: Alison Buck

Volume 2: The Power of Seven

Having reached Arsyllfa, September is re-united with the Mordeyrn Aurddolen with whom, together with the other senior metal bearers that make up the Council of Gwlad, she must plan the defence of the Land.

The time of the next Conjunction will soon be at hand. The planets, the Sun and the Moon will all be together in the sky. At that point the protection of the heavenly bodies will be at its weakest and Gwlad will be more dependent than ever on September. But now it seems that she must defeat Malice, the guiding force behind the Malevolence, if she is to save the Land and all its people. Will she be strong enough; and, if not, to whom can she turn for help?

Seventh Child was published in a digital edition on 2nd January 2015 and The Power of Seven on 30th January 2015 – they will be launched in paperback together at Dysprosium.

 

Apr
17
Fri
2015
Peter R. Ellis signing Evil Above the Stars at the Great Oak Bookshop, Llanidloes @ Great Oak Bookshop
Apr 17 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Peter R. EllisPeter R. Ellis will be at the Great Oak Bookshop in Llanidloes on Friday 17th April from 19:30-21:00 to sign and talk about his new fantasy series Evil Above the Stars. Both volume 1, Seventh Child, and volume 2, The Power of Seven, will be available. Everyone’s welcome to come along to meet Peter, listen to him talk and read, buy copies of the books and get him to sign them 😉



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

Apr
24
Fri
2015
Peter R. Ellis signing Evil Above the Stars at Castle Bookshop, Ludlow @ Castle Bookshop
Apr 24 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Peter R. EllisPeter R. Ellis will be signing copies of his new fantasy series Evil Above the Stars at the Castle Bookshop in Castle Street, Ludlow on April 24th from 11.00 to 13.00. Peter will be there with copies of Volume 1, Seventh Child, and Volume 2, The Power of Seven. Come along, meet Peter, buy copies of the books and he will sign them for you.



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

 

Sep
29
Tue
2015
Peter R. Ellis reading from Evil Above the Stars at Llanidloes Library @ Llanidloes Library
Sep 29 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Peter R. EllisPeter R. Ellis will be at Llanidloes Library on Tuesday 29th September from 18:00 in a session shared with fellow local fantasy author Kim Gravell. Peter will read from and talk about his fantasy series Evil Above the Stars. Both volume 1, Seventh Child, and volume 2, The Power of Seven, will be available. Everyone’s welcome to come along to meet Peter, listen to him talk and read, buy copies of the books and get him to sign them 😉



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

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
11
Thu
2016
Elsewhen Press at Nine Worlds Expo @ Novotel London West
Aug 11 – Aug 14 all-day

This year’s Nine Worlds Geekfest (12th-14th August) will, for the first time, include an Expo – which has been dubbed the Geekfayre. We will be there on a table with our books. More details to follow as soon as we know them.

We’re also very proud to be an official sponsor of Nine Worlds 2016.

Proud Sponsors of Nine Worlds Geekfest 2016

So, if you’re going to Nine Worlds anyway, come into the Geekfayre, say hello, have a browse and buy a book or two 😉
We look forward to seeing you there.

 

Nov
11
Fri
2016
The Art of Creating Literature for Young People… Don’t Talk Down to Them! – Sanem Ozdural at the Words and Music Literary Feast in New Orleans @ Queen Anne Ballroom
Nov 11 @ 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

Sanem Ozdural

Once again, Sanem Ozdural is back in New Orleans for the annual Words and Music Literary Feast. This year’s theme is The Dark Side of Literature & Life, and Sanem is on two panels during the festival. She’s on a panel on Friday afternoon (11th November at 3:15pm) in the Aesthetics of Literature thread addressing The Art of Creating Literature for Young People… Don’t Talk Down to Them!. Having written books for adults, LiGa™ and the Dark shall do what Light cannot, Sanem has now turned her hand to writing for younger readers and will be talking about it along with an editor and two literary agents.

 

Nov
12
Sat
2016
Freedom’s Prisoners – Launch party @ Novacon 46
Nov 12 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

If you’re going to be at Novacon 46 in Nottingham over the weekend of the 12/13th November, come and join us for the launch of Freedom’s Prisoners.

Artwork: Alex Storer
Artwork: Alex Storer
Katrina MountfortOn Saturday afternoon from 5-6pm in the Downstairs Bar we’ll be launching Freedom’s Prisoners by Katrina Mountfort. This is the third book in the Blueprint trilogy that takes us to a future in which men and women are almost identical, and personal relationships are forbidden. Tensions have escalated since the breakout. Michael and his army of rebels may have won the first battle in their fight against the Citidome authorities, but can they win a war? The Citidomes are fighting back and no-one is safe any more as RotorFighters rain down fire on defenceless villages destroying them and their inhabitants. Freedom’s Prisoners explores betrayal, guilt, hope and endurance in an explosive conclusion to the Blueprint trilogy.

Along with the drinks and books, Katrina will be on hand to read from her book and sign copies.
 

Nov
13
Sun
2016
The Art of Speculative Fiction as Vehicle for Social Commentary – Sanem Ozdural at the Words and Music Literary Feast in New Orleans @ Queen Anne Ballroom
Nov 13 @ 10:15 am – 11:15 am

Sanem Ozdural

Once again, Sanem Ozdural is back in New Orleans for the annual Words and Music Literary Feast. This year’s theme is The Dark Side of Literature & Life, and Sanem is on two panels during the festival. She’s on a panel on Sunday morning (13th November at 10:15am) in the Aesthetics of Literature thread addressing The Art of Speculative Fiction as Vehicle for Social Commentary alongside another author and a literary agent. Anyone who has read Sanem’s books, LiGa™ and the Dark shall do what Light cannot, can’t fail to realise that it is a subject about which Sanem feels very strongly, so I expect it to be a fascinating session.

 

Aug
3
Thu
2017
Elsewhen Press at Nine Worlds Geekfest 2017 @ Novotel London West
Aug 3 – Aug 6 all-day

Elsewhen PressWe will be back at Nine Worlds Geekfest again this year (4-6th August). The vendors will be inside the convention, not in a separate Expo like last year, so we should be easy to find. Come and say hello, have a browse, buy some books. We will have some new books that will be on sale for the first time at Nine Worlds, and a couple that we will be launching there (on Saturday); we expect to be joined by some of our authors too – more details closer to the day. Hope to see you there too.

Oh, and did we mention that we’re Gold Sponsor for Nine Worlds this year?

 

Aug
5
Sat
2017
Launch event at Nine Worlds Geekfest – Don’t Look Back and The Wages of Sin @ Nine Worlds Geekfest
Aug 5 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

If you are going to Nine Worlds Geekfest this August, come along to our launch event on Saturday afternoon at 5pm in Mouton Cadet.
Zoë SumraJohn GribbinPeter R. Ellis

Join Zoë Sumra, John Gribbin, and Peter R. Ellis.

Cover: Alex Storer
Cover: Alex Storer
Zoë will be reading from her new book The Wages of Sin, the second book in her Underside series (Sailor to a Siren was the first book in the series).

Artwork: David A. Hardy
Artwork: David A. Hardy
John will be reading from his retrospective anthology of short stories Don’t Look Back.

Then Peter R. Ellis (whose latest book Cold Fire, a September Weekes novel, will be out in eBook on 4th August) will interview them both. There should be time for a few questions from the audience too! There will be refreshments available of course, and copies of the books to buy – they’ll even sign them if you like 😉

It’s in the online programme (as Elsewhen Press presents) so be sure to add it into your personal Grenadine schedule. We’re looking forward to seeing you there.