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Summer of Speculative Fiction Festival 2007
January 25-28

The Summer of Speculative Fiction is a four-day festival of cultural events in January 2007 celebrating speculative fiction in all its forms. Organised by Fantastic Queensland in Brisbane across the Australia Day long weekend, the festival will include:

Program

Thursday, 25 January
AUTHOR TALK & READING: Kelly Link and Gavin Grant
Where: Avid Reader Bookshop, 193 Boundary St West End
When: 6:00pm
Cost: FREE (complimentary wine and nibbles provided)

Saturday, 27 January
WRITING WORKSHOP: Lee Battersby
"Nurturing Your Genre: Crafting Science Fiction and Fantasy"
Where: Queensland Writers Centre, 109 Edward Street, Brisbane
When: 10:00am to 1:00pm
Cost: $40 (phone QWC to book - 07 3839 1243)

DISCUSSION PANEL: Lyn Battersby, Jessica Vivien, Michele Cashmore and Helen Venn
Where: Queensland Writers Centre, 109 Edward Street, Brisbane
When: 1:00 - 1:45pm
Cost: FREE

AUREALIS AWARDS CEREMONY & COCKTAIL PARTY
Hosted by Kim Wilkins, author of Rosa and the Veil of Gold
Where: Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts
When: 6:00pm for 6:30pm
Cost: $27.50 (including drinks and finger food)
Book online at www.jwcoca.qld.gov.au under 'What's On'

Sunday, 28 January
PANEL DISCUSSION & WORKSHOP: Kelly Link, Gardner Dozois, Gavin Grant & Stephanie Smith (HarperCollins)
"Getting Your Work Published in Science Fiction & Fantasy"
Where: Sue Benner Theatre, Metro Arts, 109 Edward St, Brisbane
When: 11:00am - 1:00pm
Cost: FREE for valid Aurealis Award ticket holders
RSVPS essential to info AT fantasticqueensland.com

Notable Guests
The festival is delighted to welcome some outstanding figures in speculative fiction, among them:

Kelly Link (US) is an acclaimed author who has received the World Fantasy, Hugo, Nebula, Tiptree and Locus Awards for her stories. Her most recent volume - Magic for Beginners - appeared on best of the year lists from Time Magazine, Salon, Village Voice and the San Francisco Chronicle. Gardner Dozois (US) was the longtime editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine, overseeing it for two decades, and helms the annually published The Year's Best Science Fiction anthology collection. He has authored or edited more than eighty titles, claimed thirteen Hugo Awards for Best Editor and two Nebula Awards for his personal short fiction work.
Gavin Grant (US) founded Small Beer Press and, alongside Kelly Link, produces the periodical Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet. He edits The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror alongside Link and Ellen Datlow, garnering the Bram Stoker and Locus Awards for their efforts. Kim Wilkins stands as Brisbane's foremost author in the dark fantasy field. Her prize-winning works, such as The Infernal, Autumn Castle, Angel of Ruin and the Gina Champion series aimed at young audiences, are distributed throughout Australia, the United States, the UK and Germany.
Lyn Battersby is a promising up-and-coming author from Western Australia. Her work has appeared in Borderlands, Shadowed Realms and Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine. Her piece - The Memory of Breathing - earned a nomination for the 2005 Aurealis Award in the Best Science Fiction Short Story category.
 Lee Battersby ranks amongst Australia's finest emerging talents within speculative fiction. He has had more than 50 pieces published in Australian and worldwide collections, journals and publications. He serves as a visiting instructor for the 2007 Clarion South Writers Workshop.

Further details
To get in touch with the festival organisers, please send an email to Damon Cavalchini at
damon.cavalchini AT fantasticqueensland.com