For a very long time those of us involved in the SF&F scene in Bristol have been hoping to get a proper readings series started. I’ve failed utterly to get things going, at least in part because I don’t live in Bristol so I find it difficult to go and bug venues. Thankfully the wonderful Claire has taken on the project, and we now have The BristolCon Fringe.

The schedule for the rest of the year is as follows:

• Monday 19th August: Gareth L Powell & Myfanwy Rodman
• Monday 23rd September: Tim Maughan & Piotr Sweitlik
• Monday 18th November: Jonathan L Howard & Ian Milstead
• Monday 16th December: Joanne Hall & TBA

There is no October event because, of course, we’ll all be busy with BristolCon then.

The readings will take place in the back room of the Shakespeare Tavern, 68 Prince St. They will start at 7:30pm, and food will be available until 9:00pm. We use this venue for our committee meetings and can vouch for the quality of their menu.

As you’ll see, we have mainly local writers scheduled for this year, but hopefully we’ll start getting good audiences and writers will start wanting to come and be part of what we do.