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Milford SFF Conference
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Longest-running SF writers' event in the UK; yearly workshops and writing retreats. https://www.milfordsf.co.uk/ (We don't have access to DMs, so please contact us via the website!)
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Pete Sutton hits us again with #11 in his series of Writing About Writing About Writing in which he looks at writing guides to see what's good and what isn't terribly helpful!
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A book cover: Save the Cat! Writes a Novel: The Last Book on Novel Writing You'll Ever Need by Jessica Brody (Based on the Books by Blake Snyder). The bottom half of the cover is a photograph of an orange striped cat hanging onto a rope against a white background.
September 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Pete Sutton is back with another Writing About Writing About Writing post. This time: a couple of practical guides, a book on writing 21st-century fiction (which is odd seeing as how we are only 25 years in!), and one about writing Interactive Fiction.
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July 31, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Pete Sutton gives us more titles in his series of Writing About Writing About Writing. This time, he takes a look at two books on horror writing, one on Choose Your Own Adventure books, and another on editing. Which ones have you read?
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The image is a book cover with a dark blue-grey background. The text reads Writing in the Dark by Tim Waggoner. The central image is a fountain pen nib with two skull-like eye holes.
July 22, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Milford Bursary for SF Writers of Colour, who will be attending the workshop in September at Gladstone's Library! Meet
Ashley Deng and @singingtotigers.bsky.social and read more about them here: milfordsf.co.uk/bursaries.htm
Photo of Ashley Deng, who has long dark hair and glasses and is wearing a dark grey top and a round green pendant on a necklace while sitting in front of a book shelf. Photo of Ana Sun, who is looking away from the camera and has dark hair in a bun and is wearing dark denim overalls over a tan flowered shirt and sitting in front of a wall painting of sunflowers.
April 26, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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A new Writing About Writing About Writing post from Pete Sutton! milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/2024/12/10/w...
This time round, he finds two for the discard pile. Have you read them? Were they helpful to you or do you agree with Pete's take?
Cover of Understanding Novels: A Lively Exploration of Literary Forms and Technique by Tom Foster. The image is a close-up of a woman's right eye and eyebrow looking over the spine of a book that is blurry with an unreadable title. Cover of Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them by Francine Prose The image is an illustrated pile of books in various colors with the text written over the top in white lettering
March 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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There are still 10 days to apply for the Milford Bursary for SF Writers of Colour!
A 2024 recipient, @naomieselojor.bsky.social, says in her report, "I’d give anything to have that experience all over again."
So, what are you waiting for?
www.milfordsf.co.uk/bursaries.htm
The photo is of the inside of Gladstone's Library. The space is open to the dark wood Tudor-style rafters with a gallery floor on the left side. Downstairs, people sit at wooden tables, and there are carved wooden columns and wooden shelves full of books. Lights strong from wire hang in the open space. Upstairs, the wooden railings sit in front of wooden desks, which are flanked by more book-lined shelves.
December 3, 2024 at 12:45 PM
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The Milford Bursary for SFF Writers of Colour is open for applications until Dec 13 for the Sept 2025 workshop! More info and a downloadable application here: www.milfordsf.co.uk/bursaries.htm
Photograph is of the inside of the library at Gladstone's Library in North Wales. The building has two floors, wood columns and rafters, and several book shelves. On the ground floor are several wood tables with people sitting at them. Upstairs, just behind the railings, are more desks. This Tudor style building attracts visitors and writers from all over the UK.
November 26, 2024 at 9:54 AM
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One of the most fun things about a SFF writers' workshop is the weird things people say (all done in good humour). Here's a list of some recent ones, totally out of context!
Which one is your fave?
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April 19, 2024 at 9:26 PM
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Eclectic Dreams is a stocking full of stories! linktr.ee/milfordanthology
December 8, 2023 at 10:47 AM
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The Milford Writing Retreat is held each May, and in 2024 it will be at Gladstone's Library in North Wales! Can you imagine writing all day *here*?! (Is it no wonder that some Milfordites write about dragons and magic and sentient books and all manner of fantastical worlds?)
Interior shot of Gladstone's Library's upper floor and roof with white walls and dark wood beams and the walls lined with books.
October 1, 2023 at 1:27 PM