looking forward to maintaining my usual flawless levels of independent adjudication....see you there quizzers

Woohoo!

It's almost One Star Quiz time! Join us for chaos & confusion with independent adjudicator @lauramauro.bsky.social Temporary team captain @stewarthotston.com The brilliant @worrad.bsky.social & the fantastic Kayleigh Dobbs! Next Sunday, 11th January, 8:30pm in the Discord! discord.gg/TYBF6T7c

I'm looking forward to chatting with the Writeopolis gang in February! Based on my previous interactions with @rjbarker.bsky.social I'm sure chaos will reign and @katiebruce.bsky.social will regret putting us in the same Zoom call

The truth is I never left the studio. They just let me out of the cupboard twice a year.

A wild season 13 appears on the horizon, full of the cheer of the One Star Quiz!! That's right we will be bringing in the new year in the most smally like hand way on the 11th January with @stewarthotston.com @worrad.bsky.social Kayleigh Dobbs and @lauramauro.bsky.social adjudicating independently!

Tonight! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord with @michaelrmiller.bsky.social for a fabulous season finale! discord.gg/cJH9H3XTs

This Sunday! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord with @michaelrmiller.bsky.social Join us! discord.gg/bqqcbpwV

Closing out the season & year we have @michaelrmiller.bsky.social! Because what could be more festive than dragons Michael's Songs of Chaos series has a kitchen boy who rescues a doomed dragon egg and vows to protect the blind dragon within. The latest in the series, Reckoning, was released in Sept

Tonight! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord with @shaunalawless.bsky.social!! discord.gg/Q7UDuQDh

This Sunday! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord with @shaunalawless.bsky.social!! discord.gg/Q7UDuQDh

Next week we have mythology queen @shaunalawless.bsky.social! Shauna is an author & blogger from County Down. Her critically acclaimed Gael Song series combines Irish mythology with real-life history. It starts with The Children Of Gods And Fighting Men, full of Vikings & magic, kings & warriors!

Tonight! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord with @cameronjohnston.bsky.social !! discord.gg/gGXUqYxNm

This Sunday! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord with @cameronjohnston.bsky.social!! discord.gg/JaeqQ7yR

Our next guest is the wonderful Cameron Johnston! @cameronjohnston.bsky.social's books include The Maleficent Seven - 'Seven Samurai, but villains' The Last Shield - 'gender-flipped Die Hard in a mysterious castle'. & First Mage On The Moon - couldn't find a one-liner but it's mages on the moon!

Tonight! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord! With @phokion.bsky.social discord.gg/XBF9sNBnE

Whalesong is out now! So we expect you all to have read it before Sunday so you can ask @phokion.bsky.social all the questions!

This Sunday! 8:30pm UK time (which will be GMT because hosting a show on the day the clocks change will definitely not cause any issues) With @phokion.bsky.social !! Live in the Discord discord.gg/P3ZZgMXH

Next up we have the delightful @phokion.bsky.social! And he's bringing along his alter ego Miles Cameron! With over 50 books already published, there's a lot to talk about! His latest historical fantasy, The Venetian Heretic, is set amongst the magic of Carnevale in Venice - with added espionage!

Tonight! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord! With @stevetoase.bsky.social!

This Sunday! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord with @stevetoase.bsky.social Join us for talk of horror, archaeology, motorbikes, vintage cocktails and cake! discord.gg/TnVuER79

Just a reminder, LONDON FOLKS, I will be in your fair city talking about folk horror and fantasy at COVENT GARDEN, Waterstone on the 7TH OF OCT. It should be Very fancy.

It's time for another fabulous @britfantasysoc.bsky.social event! Building Brilliant Worlds: fantastic landscapes and the creatures that inhabit them! Waterstones Leeds 9th October 7pm @rjbarker.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @davewragg.com Katie Bruce (mod) tinyurl.com/LeedsWorlds

Come join us on the 12th October and listen to me whitter. I’m good at whittering! ;)

Our next guest is the wonderful @stevetoase.bsky.social Steve lives in the Frankenwald, Bavaria, Germany (but was born in Yorkshire. Good lad) His archaeology-themed horror collection Dirt Upon My Skin has been shortlisted for Best Collection at the British Fantasy Awards!!

POSTPONED Unfortunately life has conspired against Writeopolis and tonight's episode with @nicholaseames.bsky.social has had to be postponed. We're truly sorry about this and will be rescheduling this as soon as possible!

Season 12 continues with @nicholaseames.bsky.social, author of Kings of the Wyld, which follows a band of mercenaries that have long split up & grown old & drunk. Until an old bandmate turns up with a plea for help... Join us live in the Discord, Sunday 28th Sept, 8:30pm UK time discord.gg/Q3ded36b

The magnificent @poopraven.bsky.social returned for season 11 & confused everyone by asking if they could get things back on track during the episode. Other outrageous behaviour in the episode include: - RJ giving his car eyeliner - AK bringing science into Doctor Who, to the horror of everyone.

Season 12 continues with @nicholaseames.bsky.social Nicholas is the author of The Band series, which starts with Kings of the Wyld and follows a band of mercenaries that have long split up and grown old, fat and drunk. Until an old bandmate turns up with a plea for help...

Writeopolis returns tonight! 8:30pm, live in the Discord with @justinleeanderson.com discord.gg/GYX77YQT

Season 12 returns this week with the amazing Justin Lee Anderson! @justinleeanderson.com is the author of the Eidyn saga, a twisted fantasy road trip through a kingdom based on the history, mythology and etymology of Edinburgh! The latest in the series, The Damned King is out now!

S11 E6 with... the admin! @katiebruce.bsky.social was invited on the show and so RJ swanned off on holiday. Rude. More importantly: -Kit describes the ‘all hot, no plot’ Bat Out of Hell musical as ‘culture’ -Scott dives into his own psyche -The Sandwich Shop of Dreams feels all its feelings

Season 12 kicks off next week with the amazing Justin Lee Anderson! @justinleeanderson.com is the author of the Eidyn saga, a twisted fantasy road trip through a kingdom based on the history, mythology and etymology of Edinburgh! The latest in the series, The Damned King is out now!

You have NO IDEA how hard it has been keeping quiet about this. So friends, AT LAST, THE NEXT BOOK IS ANNOUNCED! (I'm usually a bit nervy about new stuff but feel like this one is A BANGER.) reactormag.com/book-announc...

Writeopolis may be enjoying the lazy days of summer, but season 12 is on its way! 14th September - no time for a host only opener, we have Justin Lee Anderson to lead us on a twisted fantasy road trip through a kingdom based on the history, mythology & etymology of Edinburgh @justinleeanderson.com

S11 E5 with @margueritekenner.bsky.social is up! Listen in for highlights such as: -The very rude motorbike -Cats and video games leading to a 16-minute delay on the intro -Scott is sacked -Cheese Detective -Marguerite talks about the frankly awe-inspiring amount of work she’s doing

Tonight! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord! Join us!!!

It's that time of year again! That's right, it's One Star Quiz time!!! Join us for chaos, confusion and calamity with independent adjudicator @lauramauro.bsky.social and team guests @stewarthotston.com and @davewragg.com This Sunday, 20th July, 8:30pm in the Discord! discord.gg/EpzsuEeF

Unfortunately the tech gremlins ate the recording of @losbennett.bsky.social episode, which is a real shame because it was brilliant episode, including: -RJ immediately insulting the guest -Laura's route from creative writing course to agent, via dinosaurs. Obviously.

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It's that time of year again! That's right, it's One Star Quiz time!!! Join us for chaos, confusion and calamity with independent adjudicator @lauramauro.bsky.social @stewarthotston.com and @davewragg.com Next Sunday, 20th July, 8:30pm in the Discord! discord.gg/2CXxf7Z2

Tonight! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord with AK Faulkner! @poopraven.bsky.social is back to talk about Celtic gods, magic, incredible gifts, queer spies taking on evil billionaires, night-blind vampires, werewolf guide dog trainers and so much more! Join us live in the Discord! discord.gg/2CXxf7Z2

AK Faulkner returns! @poopraven.bsky.social is back to talk about Sword of Avalon, the latest in the Inheritance series - a world of Celtic gods, magic & incredible gifts! If queer spies taking on evil billionaires is more your thing, you can pre-order The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare now!

S11 E3 with @stephanieburgis.bsky.social is up! - Scott praises Sinners, Kit praises Clown In A Cornfield & Stephanie changes the tone with Man And Witch - RJ discusses his love of ships - as long as he doesn't have to go on one - Stephanie talks hybrid publishing and filling the well

# 219- Season 10 begins with the magnificent RJ Barker (@rjbarker.bsky.social) joining us for the prompt 'Crumbs'. Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1129067/epis... Heart of the Wyrdwood out TODAY, published by Orbit (@orbitbooks.bsky.social): store.orbit-books.co.uk/products/hea... #shortstory

# 220- Award-winning fantasy author RJ Barker (@rjbarker.bsky.social) joins Ben and Nico for a chat. Listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/1129067/epis... Heart of the Wyrdwood is out now: store.orbit-books.co.uk/products/hea... #shortstory #SF #fantasy #interview

I did the TINY BOOKCASE! And it was proper fun. Check it out here for three short stories entirely free!

IT'S HEART OF THE WYRDWOOD RELEASE DAY! This is the last in the FORSAKEN books, the one where you both go , 'WTF, RJ?' and at the same time think, 'Well, of course! It's all so obvious now!' So if deeply strange folk horror fantasy and people working to be better is your jam might be for you.

And the Heartwood anthology, featuring a story by fearless overlord @rjbarker.bsky.social has also been shortlisted!

Millionaire's Day by our fearless overlord @kitgonzo.bsky.social has been shortlisted for Best Novella in the British Fantasy Awards!