The Team met this evening to discuss PictCon2: The next newsletter will be out soon! We have 109 subscribers now. If you aren't one of them, make sure you sign up, because the programme form will be going out soon. pictcon.com And we have a date for PictCon3! Put 23rd October 2027 in your diaries.

Feels great to be able to say pre-orders are open for my second collection. Yes it does feature the Godzilla one! Pre-orders are fiery, fiery love. Oh and feel free to AMA. 😁 www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...

📣 Announcement - Online memberships, instalment plans, and a rate rise! On the 1st May we will also be selling Online Memberships - all the fun of the Eastercon without any of the hassle of travelling! The online membership rates will be: Full Membership: £40 Discounted Membership: £25 (1/5)

Nina Allan and @niallharrison.bsky.social in wonderful conversation about the great Christopher Priest at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social tonight.

all these universities kept axing medieval history departments as if they thought tyrants beefing with the Pope was going to stop being relevant

Congratulations to PictCon2 Guest of Honour Neil Williamson on winning the British Science Fiction Association Award for Best Collection at Iridescence (the 2026 Eastercon) this year, for Blood in the Bricks (Newcon Press).

And the award for Best Collection goes to: Blood In The Bricks - Neil Williamson

The Packet launching at Eastercon In two weeks' time I'll be heading down to Birmingham for the annual Eastercon convention. As always I'm looking forward to four days of hanging about and nerding out. If you're looking for me, I'll be on a couple of panels on the Saturday: Industrial Landscapes…

I'm so excited that the short story collection I've been working on with @oliverklangmead.bsky.social has been picked up by @lunapress.bsky.social . It comes out of my work with the @wellcometrust.bsky.social -funded Future of Human Reproduction @lancasteruni.bsky.social.

The March Newsletter will go out this week. If you want to receive updates on PictCon (17th October, Perth),and sf events around Scotland, sign up to the newsletter at PictCon.com

@amendlocke.bsky.social @pictcon.bsky.social BBC News - Orbital space race heats up in Arctic north www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Everyone who has been nominated for a BSFA Award deserves applause, but we are particularly delighted to see PictCon2 Guest of Honour Neil Williamson nominated for Best Collection, Blood in the Bricks. www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...

Our first newsletter just went out. As well as news about PictCon the newsletters will offer a round up of sf groups and events in Scotland. Please do sign up! PictCon.com

They haven't posted yet, but the bluesky account for SMOFcon 43 -- a convention for convention runners to think and talk about how to run better conventions -- is now live. Follow @smofcon43.bsky.social - this year will be in Lisbon 4-6 December www.smofconlisbon.org

Do you have any news about sf or fantasy in Scotland? #PictCon will be sending out a newsletter at the end of the month and if you have an event you want to advertise, or news of a book coming out etc please let us know. Email to: PictCon@PictCon. #PictCon October 17 2026, Perth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 pictcon.com

Do you have any news about sf or fantasy in Scotland? PictCon will be sending out a newsletter at the end of the month and if you have an event you want to advertise, or news of a book coming out etc please let us know. Email to: [email protected]

Delighted to see an interview with Scottish SF Author Tendai Huchu in my local paper, the Courier. pressreader.com/article/2835...

Delighted to see @NewconPress's celebration of the work of PictCon2 Guest of Honour, Neil Williamson. www.newconpress.co.uk/info/books.a...

We are a mere 8 members away from our target of 50 by Monday (when I pay the deposit). PictCon2: A Scottish sf & fantasy convention about sf and fantasy in Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 17th October 2026, Perth, with Guest of honour, editor & writer, Neil Williamson. Tickets at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pictcon2-t...

How do publishers cut through the noise of 100s of books being published every week? Amy Portsmouth, Senior Marketing Executive at Angry Robot, will share her experience of working in marketing & publicity. Join us for our Writers' Conference on Sat 22 Nov: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2025-confere...

Neil Williamson always has something interesting and perceptive to say, this alone would be reason enough to go to PictCon2.

Greatly enjoyed the first Pictcon, held yesterday in Perth, Scotland. Fascinating panel discussions and fun barcon. The event fits in nicely with Cymera and Satellite, plus next year’s British Fantasy Convention in Glasgow and Eastercon the year after in the same city.

We are up to 30! 20 more to go to reach minimum numbers.

We've sold 26 tickets for PictCon2! I would love to sell 24 more before I pay the deposit next week. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pictcon2-t... A Scottish science fiction convention about science fiction in Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Announcing #PictCon2 17th October 2026, Perth, Scotland. Guest of Honour, Neil Williamson neilwilliamson.blog/about/ Ticketing is open at Eventbrite. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1794793438...