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So, an extraterrestrial, a robot and an astronaut walk into a bar… sorry, I’m sure you’ve heard that one. Anyway, science-fiction in its past guise was a world of optimism and adventure, the ‘Golden A

Over my decades-long writing life, I’ve been a reader, judge and (sometimes) an organiser for many novel-writing competitions, including the Harry Bowling Prize, the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s

Don’t write what you know; write what you love. Writing my first novel, Lady MacBethad, was like the bursting of a pipe. The words gushed out of me, and the story flew onto the page with a kind of fre

Two contrasting visions of humanity’s future in space

What questions should today’s writers and artists be asking? Responses from authors at the Hay Festival and the TLS

These suggestions can build the backbone of your future narratives. Feel free to change everything you’re about to read, so that it fits your party perfectly. This month we’re looking at the world of