12 DECEMBER 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HORROR, SCI FI AND FANTASY WRITERS CONVERGE ON THE PHOENIX IN LEICESTER
A writing east midlands event.
Early bird tickets are now on sale for the Alt.Fiction festival of sci fi, fantasy and horror, taking place on 14 & 15 April 2012 at the Phoenix in Leicester. The festival, run by Writing East Midlands, provides an opportunity for writers to hear from their favourite authors, find out more about the world of publishing and learn more about the writing process, while networking with agents, publishers and other writers.
Guest of honour for the festival, now in its sixth year, will be multi-award winning science fiction author, Ken McLeod. The event will take a fresh approach to genre writing, bringing a strong multimedia feel to the event, highlighting writing for screen and games as well as novels.
There will also be a strong emphasis on guiding new writers entering the writing business, as well as other new opportunities such as open mic flash fiction, and a literary tour of Leicester by bike, courtesy of Leicester Cycle City.
“Having hosted Alt.Fiction’s very successful evening with Iain M Banks earlier this year, we’re delighted to be given the opportunity to bring the successful Alt.Fiction festival to Phoenix Square in Leicester for the first time,” said John Rance, CEO of Phoenix Square Film & Digital Media.
Buy your early bird weekend tickets now for just £30 at www.altfiction.co.uk
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NOTES FOR EDITORS
Alt.Fiction has been running since 2006 and in 2010 became a Writing East Midlands brand. Celebrating Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction, the festival has become a regular feature on the literary event calendar, attracting over 200 writers and fans every year. For more information, contact Catherine@writingeastmidlands.
Writing East Midlands is the writer development agency for the East Midlands. We support and advocate writing in the region, create opportunities for writers and discover new writers of quality. We advocate for investment in the literature sector to create an environment in which writers and writing can flourish. www.writingeastmidlands.co.uk
We’re delighted to have gained invaluable in kind sponsorship for Alt.Fiction 2012:
Adele Wearing, Director of Exlineal, and Fearless Leader of the review site Un:Bound, has offered her time to develop the programming.
Del Lakin-Smith, Director of Beyond the Blurb, has designed our new look website.
Ken McLeod is a multi award winning author of many science fiction novels, including the Fall Revolution quartet, the Engines of Light trilogy, and several stand-alone novels including Newton’s Wake, Learning the World, and the most recently, The Restoration Game.
About Phoenix Square Film & Digital Media
Based in the heart of Leicester’s Cultural Quarter, Phoenix Square Film & Digital Media houses state of the art cinemas, digital gallery spaces, a cafe bar and film production facilities. It is an educational charity with a remit to enhance moving image and new media work. More at www.phoenix.org.uk
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