Friday! Friday! This week we’re pleased to present another author who fell in love with Ireland and gained citizenship here in his latter years. Harry Harrison was an author that many science fiction readers grew up with, and has had a lasting influence on the SF landscape. During his lifetime he was known for his […]
How would you describe your work to people who may be unfamiliar with you? I have an extremely varied CV! I guess I’m primarily known for writing much of the background and character material for 7TV, the cult TV skirmish/roleplaying game. I also spent a ridiculous amount of effort creating and casting non-existent movies and […]
Welcome to this week’s Irish Fiction Friday! We’re getting mythical and fantastic this week with some Irish fanfiction. and don’t forget, we’re also gearing up for our Outreach project at Dublin Comicon, now less than three weeks away. Come and meet the Committee and Bid Team, grab some free fiction, and have a chat about […]
Today we bring you Part 1 of Then, the history of English and Irish fandom that’s been especially edited for us by author Rob Hansen. These extracts provide an amazing account of how Irish fandom developed, and we really hope you enjoy the series! The prologue, as well as links to Rob’s original, and more […]
Michael Carroll This week we bring you an interview by James Bacon with Michael Carroll, who discusses his current 2000AD Dredd series – Blood of Emeralds. This series started in Prog 1934, and continues for six issues. It sees the return of Judge Fintan Joyce, who, as the name suggests, hails from our (post-apocalyptic) shores… […]
Welcome to this week’s Irish Fiction Friday! We hope you’re enjoying these forays into the landscape of Irish Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror writing. And don’t forget to support us! Even following us on Twitter or liking our posts helps (it makes us feel special and we love you for it; win-win!), and we’re always […]
Over the next few weeks, we will be bringing you one of the definitive histories of Irish and UK fandom. Rob Hansen has very kindly allowed us to reprint extracts from his ongoing and always in progress account of how fandom developed on these two shores, an absolutely fascinating history of how and why fandom […]
Welcome to this week’s IFF. In case you didn’t know, as part of the Dublin 2019 Worldcon bid, we are showcasing the best in Irish SFF talent, and each week we feature a free extract or piece of work for you to have fun reading during a tea break (as long as it’s a good […]
As part of our ongoing series about SFF in Ireland, today we present a short piece by Edward James on the role of Home Rule and how it has affected Science Fiction. With many prominent science fiction authors writing over this period, there are many references or allusions to Home Rule, and the repercussions it […]
Behind the scenes, Dublin 2019 have been working hard around the world to bring an awareness of the Bid, and also Worldcon itself, to convention goers and fans everywhere. As well as our parties and convention tables, we also run a books outreach programme, where we give away FREE books from science fiction and fantasy […]
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