UK Games Expo (UKGE) is the largest Hobby Games Convention in the UK. Now in it’s 16th year, 2024 sees the event return to 3 halls of the NEC and the Hilton Hotel. This year, I will be running a workshop at the event. You can add it to your schedule here. Fantasy Worldbuilding Workshop…
The UK Ghost Story Festival returns for its fourth run, gathering together some of the finest writers of the supernatural for a week of activities across online and in-person events. Online events events run from 12th-15th February, including workshops, talks, performances, and interviews. In-person events run from 16th-18th February at the Museum of Making in…
Yesterday, I traded at the Linc-Con comic con, held at The Engine Shed, Lincoln. It was my first time at the event, and I had a great day there. Linc-Con is a very cosplay-oriented event, and I saw people in some outstanding costumes. From babies dressed as Yoda and children dressed as the Demogorgon, to…
This summer, I chatted with fellow fantasy author Shane Millar on The Write Better Fiction Podcast. We chatted all things worldbuilding, including the relationship between worldbuilding, and storytelling and common worldbuilding mistakes and how to avoid them. I also explained how to create believable cultures and societies, and discussed the important points of creating believable…
On July 4th, I presented an online talk to the Fictionary Community on How to Build Fictional Worlds. It covered all the basics of worldbuilding, busted some commonly held myths, and answered the question I get asked most often. I also talked about my three rules for worldbuilding information, and revealed the best ways to…
My article, Fantasy Maps and Fictional Landscapes, has been published in the British Cartographic Society’s magazine, Maplines. In the article, I talk about how my love of maps and landscapes began, growing up on the edge of Dartmoor, Devon, and how that fascination with the wild moorland led to an obsession with fantasy maps. Also,…
Last weekend, I was trading and speaking at LarpCon UK; a three-day event incorporating talks, quizes, cosplay parades, the Larp Awards, and boasting a massive trade hall with the largest selection of Larp weaponry, in one room, in the UK. I admit to knowing very little about Larp, but I’ve learnt a lot over the…
On Saturday 18th February, we hosted the 4th Burton Sci-Fi and Fantasy Con at Burton-on-Trent Library. Scott, who hosts the Weird Country show on Micro Brew Radio, a Burton-based radio show, came along to the event to see what it was all about. He talked to me about the roots of the convention, and how…
