Iain [M.] Banks announced as GoH for Eastercon 2010

December 22nd, 2008 in Appearances & Events, Global

Odyssey 2010 - the next-but-one reincarnation of the annual Eastercon British National Science Fiction Convention - have announced that Iain will be one of their Guests of Honour, along with fellow authors Mike Carey, Alastair Reynolds and Liz Williams, plus Artist Guest of Honour Carlos Ezquerra, and Fan Guests of Honour Jon and Fran Dowd (all Guest of Honour appearances are subject to work and other commitments).

The four-day convention, which in 2010 will return to the London Heathrow Radisson Edwardian; scene of this year's Orbital 2008 event.

For more information, see www.Odyssey2010.org.

Iain Banks FAQ moves to Blogspot

December 18th, 2008 in Global, Resources

Had a note in from Haddonsman this afternoon to say that he's re-located his near-legendary Iain Banks FAQ to iainbanksfaq.blogspot.com, if everyone could update their links and bookmarks, please.

The new site also has an RSS Feed to help you keep up with updates and is sub-divided into easy-to-navigate sections. Plus, you can add your comments to any of the FAQs on show.

New Iain [M] Banks Fan Forum now live

December 11th, 2008 in Global, Website Updates

The all-new Iain [M] Banks Fan Forum is now live at www.iainbanksforum.net.

This new forum replaces the old installation which has been largely defunct and closed to new members for quite some time. Former and brand new members alike are most welcome to sign up for an account and join the conversation. Your frienfly, neighbourhood Forum Admin, along with moderators 'edash' and 'rac', will be on hand to help new members settle in and will be happy to answer any queries you might have.

See you there!