[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post-worlds-of-tomorrow-22-may-at-foyles":3},{"_type":4,"body":5,"bodyHtml":6,"excerpt":5,"featuredImage":5,"publishedAt":7,"slug":8,"tags":9,"title":10},"blogPost",null,"Look, \u003Ca href=\"http://www.philip-reeve.com/\">Philip Reeve\u003C/a> and I drew a picture together! He drew it and I inked it and coloured it. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/SoA_Worlds22May12_pic-c52f4705ec.gif\">\\r\n\\r\nAnd, rather excitingly, \u003Cb>it announces an upcoming event, for anyone who loves science fiction (or SF as some people prefer to call it) or wishes they knew more about it.\u003C/b> I'm a new member the \u003Ca href=\"http://www.societyofauthors.org/childrens-writers-and-illustrators-group\">Children's Writers & Illustrators Group\u003C/a> at the \u003Cb>Society of Authors\u003C/b>, and they were looking for a fun and informative event, after the wildly successful \u003Ca href=\"http://jabberworks.livejournal.com/426666.html\">Comics Evening\u003C/a>, so I suggested SF, and Philip Reeve to co-chair ('cos he knows a lot more about it than I do), and they went for it. Apparently the Society has never hosted a SF event, so we are pleased to present its first! And \u003Cb>Neil Jackson\u003C/b> at Foyles loves SF and Philip's work, so he was totally up for letting us hold it at the bookshop. Everyone wants to know what they big deal is about SF; it's taking the children's literary world by storm. Do you love reading it and want to ask the authors questions? Are you interested in learning how to write it?\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>\u003Cfont size=\"3\">WORLDS OF TOMORROW: The Rise of Sci-Fi in Children's & YA\u003C/font>\u003C/b>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.societyofauthors.org\">THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"\\r\nhttp://www.foyles.co.uk\">FOYLES\u003C/a> present an evening with your hosts PHILIP REEVE & SARAH MCINTYRE. Followed by a question time and book signing. \\r\n\\r\n\u003Cb>PLACE:  The Gallery, Foyles Charing Cross \\r\nDATE: Tuesday, 22 May\\r\nTIME: 7pm\\r\nBook FREE tickets by e-mail: events@foyles.co.uk \u003C/b>\\r\nSpace is limited, please e-mail Foyles if you book and are unable to come.\\r\nThe Society of Authors has reserved 40 places for society members\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/SF_lineup-c58170b1cb.jpg\">\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cfont color=\"#990000"\">INCLUDING SPECIAL GUESTS\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www5.scholastic.co.uk/zone/authors_m-young_biog.htm\">\u003Cfont size=\"3\">MOIRA YOUNG\u003C/font>\u003C/a> stunned readers last year with \u003Cb>BLOOD RED ROAD\u003C/b>, her YA debut novel about a girl searching for her kidnapped twin brother in a bleak, post-apocalyptic landscape. Her book scooped up the Costa book award and now that she's back from a whirlwind USA tour, she's working on the second book in the trilogy. \\r\n\u003Cfont color=\"#990000"\">\u003Ci>Favourite sci-fi book as a child: A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeleine L'Engle\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\nHigh-energy writer \u003Ca href=\"http://www.stevecolebooks.co.uk\">\u003Cfont size=\"3\">STEVE COLE\u003C/font>\u003C/a> invented a time machine that lets him write more books than anyone else, and they sell in the millions. His books include the wildly popular \u003Cb>ASTROSAURS\u003C/b> series, \u003Cb>COWS IN ACTION\u003C/b>, \u003Cb>Z.REX\u003C/b>, \u003Cb>ASTROSAURS ACADEMY\u003C/b>, \u003Cb>THE SLIME SQUAD\u003C/b> and several original \u003Cb>DOCTOR WHO\u003C/b> stories. \\r\n\u003Cfont color=\"#990000"\">\u003Ci>Favourite sci-fi book as a child: STORIES FROM THE TWILIGHT ZONE by Rod Serling\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\nSF and dark fantasy writer \u003Ca href=\"http://www.kimlakin-smith.com/\">\u003Cfont size=\"3\">KIM LAKIN-SMITH\u003C/font>\u003C/a> is obsessed with mechanics, dystopias, and all things punk. Her novel \u003Cb>CYBER CIRCUS\u003C/b> is shortlisted for this year's British Science Fiction Association Best Novel award. Kim's latest YA story is the steampunk action adventure, \u003Cb>QUEEN RAT\u003C/b>. \\r\n\u003Cfont color=\"#990000"\">\u003Ci>Favourite sci-fi book as a child: THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY by Douglas Adams\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.philip-reeve.com/\">\u003Cfont size=\"3\">PHILIP REEVE\u003C/font>\u003C/a> teleports from the wilds of Dartmoor, where he's constructed the futuristic landscape of the \u003Cb>MORTAL ENGINES\u003C/b> quartet and the ongoing \u003Cb>FEVER CRUMB\u003C/b> books. His madcap \u003Cb>LARKLIGHT\u003C/b> trilogy begins in a Victorian house which orbits the moon. His latest book, \u003Cb>GOBLINS\u003C/b>, launches this spring. \\r\n\u003Cfont color=\"#990000"\">\u003Ci>Favourite sci-fi book as a child: THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES by Ray Bradbury\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\n\u003Ca href=\"http://www.jabberworks.co.uk\">\u003Cfont size=\"3\">SARAH MCINTYRE\u003C/font>\u003C/a> painted a picture book full of aliens and chocolate, called \u003Cb>YOU CAN'T EAT A PRINCESS!\u003C/b> She regularly finds herself with groups of children drawing aliens and making comics about interplanetary adventures. \\r\n\u003Cfont color=\"#990000"\">\u003Ci>Favourite sci-fi book as a child: THE RUNAWAY ROBOT by Lester del Ray\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\nIn partnership with \u003Ca href=\"http://www.thekitschies.com\">\u003Cfont size=\"3\">\u003C/a>ANNE PERRY and JARED SHURIN of \u003Ca href=\"http://www.thekitschies.com\">THE KITSCHIES Awards\u003C/a>\u003C/font>, celebrating progressive, intelligent, and entertaining science fiction for readers of all ages. \\r\n\u003Cfont color=\"#990000"\">\u003Ci>Anne's favourite sci-fi book as a child: I, ROBOT by Isaac Asimove\\r\nJared's favourite sci-fi book as a child: DOMINIC by William Steig\u003C/i>\u003C/font>\\r\n\\r\nPlease do spread the word! Here's a flyer if you want to post it on your blog, Facebook, wherever. Cheers! (Here's \u003Ca href=\"http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l27/jabberworks/Events/SoA_SFevening_lores1_v2.gif\">a simpler version\u003C/a>, if you prefer to use it.)\\r\n\\r\n\u003Cimg src=\"https://images.jabberworks.co.uk/lj/SoA_SFevening_lores2_v2-e84bc4dc75.gif\">","2012-03-06T06:58:00.000Z","worlds-of-tomorrow-22-may-at-foyles",[],"worlds of tomorrow - 22 may at foyles",1776628721549]