British Society for Literature and Science (BSLS) Conference, 16-18 April 2015
This will be my first presentation at the BSLS conference, held this year from Thursday 16 April to Saturday 18 April at the University...
Apr 15, 20152 min read
Sideways in Time, 30-31 March 2015
I'll be presenting a talk about Kim Stanley Robinson's The Years of Rice and Salt at Sideways in Time (https://sidewaysintime.wordpress.c...
Mar 22, 20152 min read


SFRA 311 Out Now
The SFRA Review 311 is now out! We have columns by our new president and vice-president, Craig Jacobsen and Keren Omry. We have a Feature...
Feb 6, 20151 min read
Two Articles Published in Green Letters (Limited Free Access)
Dear All, I've recently had two articles published in Green Letters, the journal of the Association for the Study of Literature and the...
Jan 14, 20151 min read
Corpus Linguistics in the South #8: Voices from Below. Corpus Linguistics and Social Media
Saturday, 15 November 2014 at the University of Reading I will be presenting a corpus linguistics talk with Alison Sealey on...
Nov 15, 20142 min read


SFRA Review 310 Now Out!
The new issue of the SFRA Review, the last of the year, is now out and available at http://sfra.org/sfra-review/310.pdf. We have a packed...
Oct 21, 20141 min read
SF/F Now & Irradiating the Object: M. John Harrison - 21-23 August, 2014
I'll be heading down to the University of Warwick from the 21-23 August, 2014, to give a paper at each of these conferences. Here are the...
Aug 21, 20144 min read
Loncon, The 72nd World Science Fiction Convention, Thurs 14th - Mon 18th August 2014
I'll be presenting a paper at Loncon as part of a panel organised by Amy Butt, who is Associate Director at bpr architects. The panel is...
Aug 14, 20142 min read
Eighth Science Fiction Foundation Criticism Masterclass, Mon 11th - Wed 13th August 2014
I'll be attending my third SFF Masterclass, this year being held in London, with tutors Andy Duncan, Neil Easterbrook and K.V. Johansen....
Aug 11, 20141 min read


SFRA Review 309 Out Now!
The SFRA Review 309 is now out, and it includes the award remarks and speeches from this year's SFRA conference at Wisconsin, two feature...
Aug 2, 20141 min read