Once again Glasgow 2024 is delighted to bring you a special Meet the Committee post. This week, you’re introduced to Nicholas Whyte, who is Division Head for the World Science Fiction Society, and Guest of Honour at Eastercon: Reclamation in 2022. Nicholas is originally from Northern Ireland, but has been working in Brussels since 1999 […]
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I picked up numerous boardgames at the start of lockdown with the optimistic idea that I would have loads of time to play them all. Ironically the games I’ve been playing most, sometimes repeatedly, are those that can be finished in 20 to 40 minutes. The other, larger ones with novel-sized rulebooks keep staring at
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“Welcome, welcome! Come one, come all! Welcome to the fabulous and newly renovated Monbeau Theatre! Please, if everyone can make your way to your seats, the play is about to begin!” You are cordially invited to the opening night of the latest play by the dazzling young playwright, Bertrand Gilliard. Gilliard was catapulted to fame
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For our very first “Spotlight Scotland” post, which coincides with Black History Month in the UK, we are very excited to introduce you to Tendai Huchu. Originally from Zimbabwe, he is now based in Scotland, where he lives and writes. His latest book, The Library of the Dead, came out earlier this year in hardcover
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It’s the second Wednesday of the month, and that means it is time for our second Meet the Committee post. This week, you’re introduced to Brian Nisbet, who presides over IT Systems. Brian is an Irish gamer, fan and conrunner who lives in Dublin with his wife Shevaun. In his own words, he’s “rather passionate”
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In the first of a series about Fountain Pens, we’re going to be doing exactly what Worldcon did and travel around the world, taking a look at each country that’s held a Worldcon to see what sort of pens they use and what makes them special. We’re starting in New York, America, where Worldcon did,
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Hi, I’m Fiona, and I make tiny things! For the Glasgow in 2024 Alphabet of Armadillos, I made a tiny armadillo named Dot out of air-drying polymer clay. In this blog post, I’ll tell you how you can make your own penny-sized armadillo to keep at home or to send out on exciting missions around
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Castle. The simple word evokes images of myth and legend, fantastical landscapes populated by the stalwart and sinister characters of lore. Castles have been the sites of some of the more dramatic moments of medieval history, but they have also coloured our screens and dominated our imaginations in the worlds of science fiction and fantasy.
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Welcome to the first in our “Meet the Committee” series! Today, you’ll meet Marguerite, the Vice Chair for Glasgow in 2024. She is originally from California but has been based in Ireland for nearly half her life. As Vice Chair, she is there to back up Esther, our Bid Chair, but also to challenge her
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When a friend suggested we play the bleak zombie survival game Dead of Winter, I was initially sceptical. My ingrained fear of zombies certainly didn’t help but the lack of joy and fun in the bleak-sounding game put me off. And then my friend mentioned that they were using this game as a lead-in to
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