Vivienne Dunstan · @vivdunstan
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Still astounded that I got through watching 22 events from the literary festival. For the last fortnight I have been sleeping typically over 12 hours a day, and struggling hugely to stay awake at other times. All due to my latest illness flare. But I kept nibbling at the videos, usually late at night, and got to see and enjoy masses. Chuffed. vivsacademicblog.wordpress.com

#cymera23 #edinburgh #writing #horror #fantasy #scifi #reading #books #bookfestivals #neuro #cymera

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Vivienne Dunstan · @vivdunstan
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Just blogged my thoughts about watching online the writing festival in Edinburgh. Hugely positive experiences. I got to watch 22 different author events on catchup! Wow. Will definitely be back next year. More details in my blog post. Cymera celebrates scifi, fantasy and horror writing. vivsacademicblog.wordpress.com

#scotland #literaryfestivals #horror #fantasy #scifi #authors #writing #edinburgh #bookfestivals #reading #books #cymera23 #cymera

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Vivienne Dunstan · @vivdunstan
836 followers · 1247 posts · Server mastodon.scot

Just blogged my thoughts about watching online the writing festival. Hugely positive experiences. I got to watch 22 different author events on catchup! Wow. Will definitely be back next year. More details in my blog post. vivsacademicblog.wordpress.com

#horror #fantasy #scifi #authors #writing #edinburgh #bookfestivals #reading #books #cymera23 #cymera

Last updated 1 year ago

Vivienne Dunstan · @vivdunstan
821 followers · 1220 posts · Server mastodon.scot

Still very ill with another , but trying to see more writing festival videos while they're still online, saving conference for catchup in July or August (videos online till 31 Aug!), and hoping awake tomorrow or Friday a little bit to see some book conference talks. Though many have reverted to face to face this largely bedbound academic is hugely grateful for those still offering .

#academia #accessibility #streaming #conferences #academic #standrews #bookhistory #sharp23 #cymera #flare #neuro

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Vivienne Dunstan · @vivdunstan
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This year I was lucky to find out in time about the festival of , and in . It took place in early June and I bought a digital weekend pass. This let me watch events streamed live, and after on catchup. Now watching loads before 3 July. Already enjoyed Adrian Tchaikovsky and others talk about cityscapes in fantasy fiction, and Aliette de Bodard and Ann Leckie talk about space operas. With many more things still to watch.

#reading #books #cymera23 #edinburgh #writing #horror #scifi #fantasy #cymera

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LordWoolamaloo · @LordWoolamaloo
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remotevoices · @remotevoices
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At the book festival a young woman has bought quite a lot of books. She piles them on the table, moves them around, sits them on top of each other. Puts them in sets to take pictures of them together. Then awkwardly props open signed copies to take more photos. Eventually she carefully packs them into a bag, which increasingly becomes clear is likely not to work. Two big fat hardbacks sit on the table at the end. Start again?

#cymera #edinburgh #postcard

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Watching a musical performance Dune! The Musical at . Hoping it is as bonkers as it sounds.

#cymera

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Came dead last in the quiz, a ranking which I cannot deny we earned.

Pity there wasn't a science round...

#cymera

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Our friends at @cymerafestival will be holding their 2023 edition this weekend in , with writers such as Samantha Shannon, Alliete De Boddard, Mike Carey, Rachelle Atta, Anya Bergman, Ever Dundas, N.K. Jemisin, and many more! You may even bump into some of us there too!

cymerafestival.co.uk/

#edinburgh #books #cymera2023 #cymera #CymeraFestival #sciencefiction #literaryfestival #livres #edimbourg

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Cory Doctorow's linkblog · @pluralistic
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It's a book about solidarity and love, about overcoming difference, about challenging the way things "just are."

That's why I was crying and holding my heart yesterday on the train. The hope. What a ride.

One of the reasons I was in such a hurry to read this novel now is that I'm appearing on a panel with McDonald this coming Saturday, June 3, at 's festival, along with , author of the new novel *Conquest*:

cymerafestival.co.uk/cymera23-

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#edinburgh #cymera #ninaallen

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LordWoolamaloo · @LordWoolamaloo
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Vivienne Dunstan · @vivdunstan
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Buying myself a weekend pass to the , and festival in . I will probably sleep through all the events live, but will be able to catch up over the following weeks via . Shame I didn't think of this 2 weeks or more ago, when the early bird rate was still there. But better late than never! cymerafestival.co.uk

#convention #creativewriting #scotland #streaming #edinburgh #writing #horror #fantasy #scifi #cymera #digital

Last updated 2 years ago

Wasn't going to make it to this year, but it's looking too good to miss.

#cymera

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LordWoolamaloo · @LordWoolamaloo
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The Cymera festival programme is now live! Scotland's literary festival of , , in this June!

Already have my weekend pass, and looking forward to chairing as well as attending again cymerafestival.co.uk/

#literaryfestival #cymerafestival #cymera #edimbourg #livres #books #edinburgh #horror #fantasy #sciencefiction

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LordWoolamaloo · @LordWoolamaloo
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