[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-nine-world-geekfest-events":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Hey, I've been hearing awesome things about London's \u003Ca href=\"https://nineworlds.co.uk/\">Nine Worlds Convention\u003C/a>, running from \u003Cb>8-10 Aug\u003C/b>. And the guy who contacted me about doing events was \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/pornokitsch\">Jared Shurin\u003C/a>, who's one of my favourite people in book world. (And I've only met him at Kitschies events a few times; I mostly watch him and his partner \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/thefingersofgod\">Anne Perry\u003C/a> getting up to antics online.) Anyway, check it out, there's loads going on. So much, in fact, that a lot of people are booking hotel rooms near Heathrow and staying all weekend. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/geekfest2014_zps30d48e37-27a5c79fc0.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\nWhile you're there, come along to my \u003Ci>Cakes in Space\u003C/i> event with my co-author \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/philipreeve1\">Philip Reeve\u003C/a>. (And it may be the first time a limited number of advance copies of the books will be available for sale.) I'm getting up to a few things:\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Saturday\u003C/b>: \u003Ca href=\"https://nineworlds.co.uk/2014/track/all-books\">MONSTERCLASS: Comics\u003C/a> 5.00pm - 6.15pm, Room 30\\r\n\u003Cem>Learn how comics and collaboration can inspire your storytelling skills. Take part in a Comics Jam session led by Sarah McIntyre and Philip Reeve and geek out with them about techniques and such. Bring your comic-making questions! Intimate masterclass, max 12 people.\u003C/em>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Saturday\u003C/b>:\u003Ca href=\"https://nineworlds.co.uk/2014/track/all-books\"> Working with Artists: drawing up professional relationships\u003C/a>, 6.45pm - 8.00pm\\r\nCounty A\\r\n\u003Cem>How can artists get the best from their writers, and vice versa? Advice about making great things.\\r\nQ&A, with Sarah McIntyre, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Emmavieceli\">Emma Vieceli\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/GillianRedfearn\">Gillian Redfearn\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/thefuturefire\">Djibril al-Ayad\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ghostfinder\">Adam Christopher\u003C/a>\u003C/em>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Sunday\u003C/b>: \u003Ca href=\"https://nineworlds.co.uk/2014/track/food-geekery\">Food in Science Fiction\u003C/a>, 1.30-2.45pm\\r\n\u003Cem>How do aliens eat? What do they eat? Do they eat at all? Will they want to eat us? Food is essential to human survival and to the survival of most everything we normally think of as living, so in any journey to an alien world it can never be forgotten. Our panel discuss the different ways in which we might grow or construct food in the future, as well as the role food plays in science fiction of all kinds\\r\nPanel: Sarah McIntyre, \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/garethlpowell\">Gareth L. Powell\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/aliettedb\">Aliette de Bodard\u003C/a>\u003C/em>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>Sunday\u003C/b>: \u003Ca href=\"https://nineworlds.co.uk/2014/track/kids-programme\">Philip Reeve & Sarah McIntyre: CAKES IN SPACE\u003C/a>!, 11.45am - 1.00pm, Room 38\\r\n\u003Ci>Robots! Spaceships! Killer Cupcakes! Batty Battenbergs! Explore the furthest reaches of storytelling and drawing with this space-suited dream team!\\r\nThe bestselling authors of Oliver and the Seawigs turn their attention to outer space in their new book CAKES IN SPACE. Grab your pencil and get set for zany adventure, in this stage show / creative masterclass / collaborative singing / storytelling spectacular! \u003C/i>\u003Ca href=\"https://twitter.com/search?q=%23cakesinspace&src=typd\">#CakesinSpace\u003C/a>\\r\n\\r\nPhilip and I will be signing copies of \u003Cb>both \u003Ci>Oliver and the Seawigs\u003C/i> AND \u003Ci>Cakes in Space\u003C/i>!\u003C/b>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/cakes_novamundi_brochure_zps77d96c65-8abfaa10bb.gif\">\\r\n\u003Cfont size=\"1\">\u003Ci>Front endpapers for Cakes in Space, published this September by Oxford University Press\u003C/i>\u003C/font>","2014-07-15T06:46:00.000Z","nine-world-geekfest-events",[],"nine world geekfest events!",1776628726627]