Words to that Effect is a new Podcast by Dublin based Conor Reid. In Episode 3, he chats with Jack Fennell, author of Irish Science Fiction, about Irish Science Fiction. I thought this was a perfect time to refresh everyone’s minds about the depth and breadth of the subject. As you pour over the program […]
A note from the Chair’s desk. You have just under a week to upgrade to friend or Super friend, or pre-support Dublin 2019. In less than a week’s time, we will close down the online facility to upgrade, from pre-supporter or backer to friend or super friend. We will also be closing down our registration […]
Greetings from the Chair’s Desk! Is it wrong for a potential Worldcon Chair to already be thinking past the Worldcon they hope to help bring together? In this case, I hope not. I was very pleased to hear the European Science Fiction Society announcement that TitanCon 2019, the Belfast based bid, won the right to […]
This month Oisin McGann interviews Matt Griffin. With a client list that includes Warner Bros, Disney, Amblin Entertainment, Wired and Penguin among others, Matt Griffin has established himself as one of Ireland’s leading – and busiest – commercial artists, with a distinctive blend of dynamic illustration and graphic design. Though he lives in Ennis, County […]
If you are a member of Worldcon 75, then I ask you for your vote. You can do this by mailing in a ballot (please note July 29 receipt deadline for US mail) or in person at the Helsinki Worldcon. Please vote for Dublin 2019. It is so important to us and we need and […]
Welcome to Irish Fiction Friday! This week we feature a short story by well-known Irish fan Bob Shaw, who was very involved in early Irish fandom. We’ve already featured The Enchanted Duplicator that he co-wrote with Walter Willis. “Light of Other Days” features illustrations by Paul Campbell and was nominated for a Hugo in 1967. […]
Greetings from the Chair’s desk, So it is important to me and the committee that we clearly communicate before our vote about what we are doing with our progress reports. In the modern world, many people get their information now online or electronically by email, and conventions send out a huge amount of information using […]
Welcome to another edition of Irish Fiction Friday! Today we feature an anonymous work from 1886. According to the UCD Digital Library, Newry Bridge or Ireland in 1887 is a “pamphlet containing a narrative piece on Ireland and Home Rule,… which first appeared in the St. James’s Gazette. The author predicts in his story that […]
Happy Irish Fiction Friday! Today we for your entertainment, we offer a less well known supernatural thriller by the very well-known Bram Stoker: The Mystery of the Sea. Abraham Stoker was born on November 8, 1847 in Clontarf, County Dublin, Ireland and died on April 20, 1912 in London, England. He attended Trinity College and […]
Please enjoy Oisin McGann‘s interview with Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick this month. Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick is one of Ireland’s most accomplished writer-illustrators. Among her many accolades, she has won Ireland’s most prestigious children’s book prize, the Bisto Book of the Year Award, three times for her picture books, then after it was renamed the CBI Book of the […]
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