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News from Una McCormack about writing, events and conventions, and more.

August 2022 – Speculative Fiction Writers’ Retreat in France

9th March 2022 by Una McCormack Leave a Comment

A chair in a French garden beckons - join us at the Le Verger writers' retreat in FranceAfter two years’ absence, I’m very glad to be scheduling a writing retreat again at Le Verger, 25-30 August 2022.

Le Verger is a stone-built house set in the Dordogne countryside of south-west France, close to the picturesque village of Savignac-Ledrier. Guests can stay in rooms in the house, or else cabins in the garden; you can get a closer look at the accommodation here.

The retreat is for writers of speculative fiction. In the years we’ve been running it, we’ve found it works best if you come with a clear piece of work in mind. Perhaps you want to write a chapter of an ongoing novel, or a short story, or draft an outline of a new piece of work. The retreat gives you time and space to work – and I’m on hand to give one-to-one guidance.

We usually meet for an hour before lunch to talk about work in progress, or share reading suggestions, and on the last night we read aloud from work done during the retreat (not compulsory!). It’s a quiet and congenial place to work. I’m so glad we’re running it again this year!

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: events, writers retreat

Una at San Diego Comic Con 2020

25th July 2020 by Una McCormack

San Diego Comic Con logo One benefit of lockdown is that distance becomes no barrier to participation in events, which means that in 2020 I make my first appearances at San Diego Comic Con! I will be on two panels, talking about Star Trek with some wonderful people. The panels were pre-recorded on Zoom, and are available to watch on the Comic Con YouTube channel – links below!

All the Starfleet Ladies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn8F0BDks_g&feature

Star Trek has always made space for courageous, complex, and powerful women characters. We look back at the history of female-identifying characters in Star Trek, at where we came from and how far we’ve come – and what’s next. I talk a little bit about my philosophy of writing diverse characters, my forthcoming book about Janeway, and how important it is to have diversity both in front of and behind the camera.

With Swapna Krishna (space, tech, and pop culture journalist), author Cassandra Rose Clarke, LJ Jackson (publicity manager at Saga Press), and moderator Kendra James (editor at StarTrek.com).

Picard – A Literary Retrospective: https://youtu.be/omVgRLt2QdM

With the excitement surrounding the new Star Trek series, we take a look back at the most bookish captain in Starfleet. How did he evolve on the page and the screen? What do his favourite books and plays say about him as a character and as a leader? You can hear me talk about my Picard book The Last Best Hope, and how I approached writing this iconic character.

With writers David Mack, Alex White, Stephen Graham Jones, and moderator LJ Jackson (publicity manager at Saga Press).

You can log into the full Comic-Con@Home experience for 2020, too.

Filed Under: EVENTS, NEWS, Uncategorised Tagged With: comic-con, convention appearances, picard, star trek

Appearing at Destination Star Trek, Birmingham, 25 – 27 October

12th October 2019 by Una McCormack Leave a Comment

Una McCormack will be speaking and signing books at Europe’s official Star Trek convention, Destination Star Trek. From October 25 to 27 in Birmingham, UK. Star Trek fans, Una would be delighted to see you there!

logo for Destination Star Trek

Filed Under: EVENTS, NEWS Tagged With: appearance, star trek

Guest of Honour – FantasyCon 2019

30th September 2019 by Una McCormack Leave a Comment

I’m delighted to be a guest of honour at FantasyCon 2019, in Glasgow, from the 18th to the 20th of October in 2019. I’ll be doing several panels – more news on this soon! If you’re at the con or in the area in Scotland, come by to raise a dram with me.

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