My old home city, the wonderful multicultural metropolis of Leicester, has a festival called Leicester Writes. Despite being far away on the Indian sub-continent I will be taking part, with a live Q&A on Twitter about indie publishing and digital marketing. Join in! *** Twitter Q & A with Damien Walter JUNE 25, 2015 /Continue reading “I answer questions on digital marketing for Leicester Writes”
Category Archives: Events & Happenings
Walk with me through Weird London
UPDATE : Joining me on my walk through Weird London will be Tom Pollock, author of The City’s Son, Geraldine Beskin, owner of the Atlantis bookshop, and none other than M John Harrison, arguably among greatest writers of science fiction and fantasy literature of all time. On Thursday 16th May I’m taking a psycho-geographical tourContinue reading “Walk with me through Weird London”
Upcoming Events *Eastercon Update*
As my winter hibernation comes to end I’m stumbling like an angry bear from my cave for a few events over the next few weeks. (Actually I’m quite a chirpy bear currently, so no fear for any of the events organisers involved!) Saturday 10th March : I am the Science Fiction Book Doctor at DerbyContinue reading “Upcoming Events *Eastercon Update*”
A talk I am giving
Yes. This is me being eaten by the picture frame. Leicester Writers’ Club presents Damien G Walter on Thursday September 29th 2011 7 pm – 9 pm at Wellington Street Adult Education Centre Entrance Free
Alt.Fiction 2011
Alt.Fiction has a special place in my heart, as the one and only SF convention I have been to every year for its entire five year history. I’ve even written about it for the GU book blog. This year I’ll be on a number of panels about various aspects of SF writing. I’ll be hopingContinue reading “Alt.Fiction 2011”
Your chance to argue with Damo
So. This coming Saturday I will be talking about Speculative Fiction, and why it deserves the broadest possible respect and recognition, as part of the States of Independence publishers fair at De Montfort University in Leicester. I’ve been shooting my mouth off about this subject for some time, and now I’m going to do thatContinue reading “Your chance to argue with Damo”
Places I will be
Looking at my diary yesterday I realised that I’m doing a number of talks and public events over the next few weeks. This is exciting and , of course, a little nerve wracking. Most of us are drawn to writing as a way to spend large amounts of time alone, in our own imaginations, drinkingContinue reading “Places I will be”
Alt.Fiction 2010
It may not be the biggest Fantasy, Horror and Sci-Fi convention in the world, or even in the UK, but the Alt.Fiction festival (Saturday 12th June, Derby) is one of my favourites. If some festivals are like a leisurely stroll through SF fandom, Alt.Fiction is the equivalent of a high level triathlon. One day ofContinue reading “Alt.Fiction 2010”
What do you think about the BSFA awards shortlist?
So no sooner does one event sail under the bridge (yesterday’s Writing Industries Conference went swimmingly, more details tomorrow perhaps) than another comes bobbing along on the white water rapids of life. I will be at the next meeting of the British Science Fiction Association on Wednesday 24th March, and will be discussing the shortlistContinue reading “What do you think about the BSFA awards shortlist?”
Reading at Short Fuse – True Romance
I will be reading at Short Fuse again on 16th February. This is my 3rd time reading at the event and I’m glad to be invited back. The night is themed around True Romance, and I will be reading a new short story ‘At the heart of the maze i will find’. More details below:Continue reading “Reading at Short Fuse – True Romance”
LOROS Fundraiser Reading
I am doing a special reading on Saturday 30th January, and I would like to invite readers of this blog to attend. LOROS is a Leicestershire hospice offering care for those who are dying. I was really honoured to be asked by local writer Keith Large to read at a fundraiser event for the charity.Continue reading “LOROS Fundraiser Reading”
How to find your digital readership
Dear world, I am giving two talks for Writing School Leicester on the 26th October and 23rd November on the genuinely exciting topics of Finding Your Digital Readership and The Entrepreneurial Writer. They are part of a series of five talks also titled New Ways With Writing involving Ross Bradshaw, Will Buckingham and Farhana Shaikh.Continue reading “How to find your digital readership”
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