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Deep Black
21-01-2009, 11:13 AM
Friday 24th to Sunday 26th April, Derby. (though some forums suggest a later date)

Orbit news:
http://www.orbitbooks.net/2008/08/18/two-new-altfiction-events-announced/

Face book page:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=37208173504
haddonsman
21-01-2009, 07:54 PM
Sounds fun - and ambitious.
edash
21-01-2009, 09:13 PM
Alex Davis no longer works for the Council, having moved into publishing in Nottingham. However, the event is expected to continue in some form on an as yet to be decided date, as this post (http://en-gb.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=37208173504&topic=5540) indicates. Whether it will be any good without Alex' involvement is another matter.
Deep Black
22-01-2009, 11:35 AM
Yeah, shame Alex has moved on. Still I hope the new lot will make it bigger & better.

It's been a while since Alex moved on & we've not heard much since.

Hopeully that's just because they are all hard at work on it...
Deep Black
05-03-2009, 09:26 PM
Apparently this is going to be on Sat 20th June now, with a "launch event" on the Friday. & will be in the new Quad building, Derby.
edash
05-03-2009, 10:11 PM
Any sign of a guest list yet?
Deep Black
06-03-2009, 04:17 PM
Not seen one anywhere...
edash
17-03-2009, 02:00 PM
This year's event has been cancelled but will hopefully return next year bigger and better. Details over at the BFS (http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=180:alt-fiction-alt-not&catid=10:non-bfs-events&Itemid=11)
Deep Black
17-03-2009, 10:16 PM
Hmm, shame, but if all goes ahead as planned it could be good in the future
Deep Black
29-07-2009, 10:51 AM
Anyone heard more about this?
The latest I've seen is:
http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/forum/index.php?topic=2020.0
edash
29-07-2009, 10:24 PM
That seems quite definitive, although I'll wait for the official announcement before I start making any plans. And I hope they keep it mid month, too many of these things seem to happen during my busy period in work towards the end of the month.
edash
24-12-2009, 09:17 PM
Oh look, there's a new website (http://altfiction.co.uk/home).
Deep Black
27-12-2009, 07:50 PM
Ahhh was thinking about that recently. Not much in the way of news on there is there? Still it looks like progress. I hope the line-up comes together well for 2010.
edash
27-12-2009, 11:25 PM
Going by the map, are the QUAD and The Assembly Rooms the same place, or are they next to each other?
haddonsman
28-12-2009, 01:09 PM
QUAD is directly opposite the Assembly Rooms, a purpose-built arts centre
Deep Black
28-12-2009, 02:21 PM
It's more artsy & a lot smaller, never actually been in, I'm told they have real ale of tap
haddonsman
28-12-2009, 04:16 PM
I'm told they have real ale of tap

The bar's run by Coors. I wouldn't get too excited.

I imagine alt.fiction would use one of the cinema auditorium as the 'main hall'. Would certainly be a better setting than the Darwin Room.
Deep Black
28-12-2009, 06:08 PM
The bar's run by Coors. I wouldn't get too excited.

Surely still better than the Ass Rooms though?
haddonsman
30-12-2009, 11:09 PM
But when you've got the 'annex' just up the road - I mean the Flowerpot - it's all academic :-)
Deep Black
31-12-2009, 11:30 AM
Yeah fair enough, have you visited the new Silk Mill back bar yet? Pretty decent.
Deep Black
21-02-2010, 06:16 PM
Looks like they are starting to build a line-up, no-one I know much about on so far though
edash
21-02-2010, 09:45 PM
If you still have the previous programs check in those, most of them have been to the previous ones.
Deep Black
22-02-2010, 01:26 PM
Yeah I recognised a few faces
Deep Black
02-05-2010, 04:18 PM
Bit of a revamp to their website
http://altfiction.co.uk/

But still not much news & the names aren't all that inspired as yet
Deep Black
12-01-2011, 09:58 AM
On again this year & it's 2 days with some other writing events through the year.

25th & 26th June 2011

I'm hoping for a stronger SF line up this year