Despite visiting Belfast every year of my childhood to see my Barrett Grandparents, until recent times, I was blissfully unaware of the existence of the Royal Navy warship, HMS Caroline. What makes this vessel worthy of interest? Her vintage. For unlike the floating computers that make up the modern navies of the world, with their […]READ MORE
Swan River Press tell us about the life and works of Anna Maria Hall.READ MORE
Are you attending the Dublin 2019 Worldcon? Are you interested in being on programming? If so, this is the blog post you need to read. To be considered for programming, you must submit the Programme Participant Query Form no later than 6 March 2019. Filling in the form allows us to email your Programme Survey […]READ MORE
Derry, Londonderry, Doire, the Maiden City, the Walled City, Stroke City – Northern Ireland’s second city has many names and flavours, depending on who’s talking about it. My personal favourite nickname is Legenderry, used for a lot of the publicity material when it was the UK City of Culture back in 2013. It’s a small […]READ MORE
The Academic track at Dublin 2019 is an exciting opportunity for scholars, students, and members to present their critical, scientific, and/or literary reflections and research to an interested, knowledgeable, and active audience. We’re keen to explore new ways of presenting research in the field, and building bridges between the ivory tower of scholarship and the […]READ MORE
FANAC.ORG: your resource for all things fan Retro Hugo-relatedREAD MORE
Over the past two-and-a-bit years, Touring Tuesdays writers have visited over 60 locations (in just over 30 posts – some of them mention more than one location). We hope you have enjoyed them, but we have realised that it’s difficult to visualise where the different locations are, in order to successfully plan a trip taking […]READ MORE
Don’t know where to start with Retro Hugo nominations? Ian Moore investigates what else was happening in fandom in 1943.READ MORE
Don’t know where to start with Retro Hugo nominations? Ian Moore introduces us to the dramatic works of 1943.READ MORE
A Baker’s Dozen of Ireland’s Fanciest Old Mansions Think of Ireland and “stately homes” is probably not the first phrase to come to mind. Not for me, anyway. Instead, I pictured green hills, ancient ruins, and delightful pubs. (Or was it leprechauns, musicians, and Guinness? One could make many such lists.) What tourists often forget […]READ MORE
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