Iain [M] Banks » Appearances & Events http://www.iain-banks.net The official website Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:26:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Iain Banks Appearances in Spring 2012 http://www.iain-banks.net/2012/01/30/appearances-in-spring-2012/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2012/01/30/appearances-in-spring-2012/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:49:44 +0000 admin http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=1411 Spring is nearly here, and with it comes the much-anticipated Stonemouth - Iain Banks' new novel set in an estuary town in far-north Scotland. To support the release of the novel, Iain will be appearing at a number of events around the UK, including:

  • The Stratford-Upon-Avon Literary Festival - Wednesday 25th April
  • Key Words Dinner & Conversation - Friday 27th April
  • University of East Anglia Literary Festival - Tuesday 1st May

For details, please see the appearances section of the website.

[Thank you to David H from The Banksonian for the heads up on these three.]

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2012/01/30/appearances-in-spring-2012/feed/ 0 Guardian Masterclass with Alan Spence and Iain Banks http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/10/06/guardian-masterclass-with-alan-spence-and-iain-banks/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/10/06/guardian-masterclass-with-alan-spence-and-iain-banks/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:08:13 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=1291 A Guardian Masterclass writing course will be taking place in Edinburgh over the weekend of 12th - 13th November, 2011.

Writing tutor Alan Spence will be leading course attendees through a series of sessions designed to help aspiring writers hone thier skills. Guest tutor Iain Banks will be leading one of the sessions.

Tickets are £400 and there are only 15 places available. More details from www.guardian.co.uk.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/10/06/guardian-masterclass-with-alan-spence-and-iain-banks/feed/ 0 Free Iain Banks Event, Edinburgh, 28 Sept 2011 http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/09/21/free-iain-banks-event-edinburgh-28-sept-2011/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/09/21/free-iain-banks-event-edinburgh-28-sept-2011/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:51:16 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=1258 Iain Banks will be taking part in reading event at the University of Edinburgh next Wednesday, 28th September.

The event has been organised by the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures at the University of Edinburgh and admission is free.

See www.word-power.co.uk for details.

Thanks to David H of The Banksoniain for the heads-up.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/09/21/free-iain-banks-event-edinburgh-28-sept-2011/feed/ 0 Iain Banks at Get Moray Reading Book Festival http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/09/02/iain-banks-at-get-moray-reading-book-festival/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/09/02/iain-banks-at-get-moray-reading-book-festival/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:18:52 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=1246 Iain Banks will be one of the major names appearing at this year's Get Moray Reading Book Festival, which runs from 21st - 24th September.

Iain will be appearing at 19.00 on Thursday 22nd. More details at the festival website. And here's the full programme of events [pdf link].

Thanks (as usual) to David H of The Banksonian for the heads-up.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/09/02/iain-banks-at-get-moray-reading-book-festival/feed/ 0 Iain [M] Banks at the 2011 Edinburgh Book Festival http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/06/20/iain-m-banks-at-the-2011-edinburgh-book-festival/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/06/20/iain-m-banks-at-the-2011-edinburgh-book-festival/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:12:48 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=1230 The 2011 Edinburgh Book Festival programme has been published and from it we learn that Iain Banks will be appearing at the RBS Main Theatre on Thursday 18th August, from 8.00pm - 9.00pm in an event titled 'What Lies Beneath the Surface Detail'.

Tickets for the event are £10.00 and will be on sale from 8.30am on Sunday 26th June.

More information can be found at www.edbookfest.co.uk.

There's also a rumour on Twitter that Alex Salmond will be conducting the interview on the night.

[Many thanks to David H of The Banksoniain for the heads-up on all of the above.]

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/06/20/iain-m-banks-at-the-2011-edinburgh-book-festival/feed/ 0 Iain [M] Banks Events in June 2011 http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/04/12/iain-m-banks-events-in-june-2011/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/04/12/iain-m-banks-events-in-june-2011/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:17:15 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=1201 Iain will be out and about in June to support the paperback publication of Surface Detail and the appearances page of the site has been updated with details of the following events:

  • Friday 3rd June: Alt Fiction, Leicester
  • Sunday 5th June: Hay Festival
  • Monday 6th June: British Library (with Francis Spufford)
  • Saturday 11th June: The Sage, Gateshead

As always, please check the individual event organisers' websites for ticket prices and other relevant information.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/04/12/iain-m-banks-events-in-june-2011/feed/ 2 Iain Banks at Word 2011, Aberdeen, May 13th http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/03/24/iain-banks-at-word-2011-aberdeen-may-13th/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/03/24/iain-banks-at-word-2011-aberdeen-may-13th/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:15:51 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=1190 Iain Banks will be appearing at this year's Word, the University of Aberdeen Writers Festival, on Friday 13th May at 7.00 p.m. Tickets for the event, priced £8 (£6 concessions), go on sale on Monday 28th March.

There's more information on the event over at www.abdn.ac.uk/word.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/03/24/iain-banks-at-word-2011-aberdeen-may-13th/feed/ 0 Iain Banks and Ken MacLeod at AyeWrite! 2011 http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/01/28/iain-banks-and-ken-macleod-at-ayewrite-2011/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/01/28/iain-banks-and-ken-macleod-at-ayewrite-2011/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:34:57 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=1170 Iain [M] Banks and Ken MacLeod have been confirmed for an event at this year's Aye Write! Glasgow Book Festival, which takes place from Friday 4th - Saturday 12th March.

Visit www.ayewrite.com for more information on the event, plus ticket booking details.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2011/01/28/iain-banks-and-ken-macleod-at-ayewrite-2011/feed/ 0 Photos from the Iain Banks event at Luton Library http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/10/28/photos-from-the-iain-banks-event-at-luton-library/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/10/28/photos-from-the-iain-banks-event-at-luton-library/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:53:52 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=1099 Iain Banks appeared at Luton Library on Tuesday October 18th, reading from his new Culture novel Surface Detail and taking questions from the audience.

Photographer Ben Hodson was there on the night and he took a whole series of fantastic shots of the event, which you can view via his gallery.me.com page.

Here's a quick shot of Iain in full flow:

Iain Banks at Luton Library. Photo by Ben Hodson [www.benhodson.co.uk], courtesy of Luton Library.
("I tell you, that knife missile was this big...")

Many, many more great shots on that gallery page.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/10/28/photos-from-the-iain-banks-event-at-luton-library/feed/ 0 Iain [M] Banks to relaunch Gourock Library http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/10/12/iain-m-banks-to-relaunch-gourock-library/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/10/12/iain-m-banks-to-relaunch-gourock-library/#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:50:10 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=1020 Another addition to this Autumn's events calendar sees Iain Banks visiting Gourock to re-open their library after a major refurbishment, with a talk and signing event on Tuesday 26th October.

More details on the Appearances page of the site or direct from www.s1.gourock.com.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/10/12/iain-m-banks-to-relaunch-gourock-library/feed/ 0 Iain [M] Banks book signings in Bristol and Cambridge http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/09/16/iain-m-banks-book-signings-in-bristol-and-cambridge/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/09/16/iain-m-banks-book-signings-in-bristol-and-cambridge/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:26:07 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=968 This Autumn's Surface Detail tour continues to grow, with the addition of two more dates for your diary, both lunchtime book signings:

  • Tue 02.11.10 - Forbidden Planet Megastore, Bristol
  • Wed 03.11.10 - Heffer's Bookshop, Cambridge

As always, further details and links to relevant websites are available on the Appearances page of the website.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/09/16/iain-m-banks-book-signings-in-bristol-and-cambridge/feed/ 0 More Iain [M] Banks Autumn Appearances Confirmed http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/09/13/more-iain-m-banks-autumn-appearances-confirmed/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/09/13/more-iain-m-banks-autumn-appearances-confirmed/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:02:43 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=958 We've just added a few more confirmed events to the appearances page of the site:

  • Tue 12.10.10 - Waterstone's, Edinburgh West End
  • Wed 13.10.10 - Waterstone's, Glasgow Sauchiehall Street
  • Thu 14.10.10 - Waterstone's, Manchester Deansgate
  • Sat 20.11.10 - Lennoxlove Book Festival

As usual, please check the appearances page for more details and then follow the links for relevant contact details and booking information (all these events are ticket only, so advance booking is highly recommended).

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/09/13/more-iain-m-banks-autumn-appearances-confirmed/feed/ 0 Iain Banks at the Morley Literature Festival http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/07/21/iain-banks-at-the-morley-literature-festival/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/07/21/iain-banks-at-the-morley-literature-festival/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:20:50 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=931 Another newly-confirmed date for your diary: Iain [M] Banks will be taking part in this year's Morley Literature Festival in Leeds.

Details as follows:

Friday 15 October 2010 at 7.30pm

Venue: Morley Town Hall, Leeds LS27 9BD

Tickets: £5

Box Office: 0844 848 2706

As always, contact the event organisers for ticket details and don't forget to double-check before travelling, in case of last-minute alteration or cancellation.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/07/21/iain-banks-at-the-morley-literature-festival/feed/ 0 Iain Banks at the Edinburgh International Book Festival http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/07/16/iain-banks-at-the-edinburgh-international-book-festival/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/07/16/iain-banks-at-the-edinburgh-international-book-festival/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:33:05 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=915 Iain Banks will be taking part in two events at this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival.

The first, a talk on Monday August 16th, is already sold out according to the EIBF website, but tickets are still available (at time of posting) for a second event, called 'Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger?' on Saturday August 28th, from 7.00 - 8.15 p.m.

Here's the event description from the Festival brochure:

In his guise as a science fiction writer, Iain M Banks has created a utopian interstellar civilisation known as the Culture. This imaginary community populated by 'transhumans' has real-life parallels in the work of Kevin Warwick, Professor of Cybernetics at Reading University. The subject of Warwick's research is his own body, and he has transformed himself into the world’s first Cyborg. In this event Warwick and Banks are joined by Steve Yearley, Director of the ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum, to contemplate the future of human beings.

Tickets are £10 / £8 (concessions) and can be booked via www.edbookfest.co.uk.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/07/16/iain-banks-at-the-edinburgh-international-book-festival/feed/ 0 Iain Banks at the Tolbooth, Stirling, September 15th http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/07/16/iain-banks-at-the-tolbooth-stirling-september-15th/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/07/16/iain-banks-at-the-tolbooth-stirling-september-15th/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 08:20:50 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=909 Iain Banks will be appearing at Stirling's Tolbooth Theatre on Wednesday September 15th.

'An Evening With Iain Banks' will be chaired by Professor Rory Watson, retired from Stirling University and is part of Off the Page, the Stirling Book Festival (see pages 16-17 of the online Tolbooth brochure for more details of the festival).

Tickets for the event are £7.00 each and can be booked via www.ticketsoup.com.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/07/16/iain-banks-at-the-tolbooth-stirling-september-15th/feed/ 0 Iain M. Banks events in October & November 2010 http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/07/14/iain-m-banks-events-in-october-november-2010/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/07/14/iain-m-banks-events-in-october-november-2010/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:09:30 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=901 N.B. The Toppings, Bath event has been moved from October 19th to November 1st.

We've just updated the appearances page of the site with details of a number of talks and signing events that Iain will be participating in this Autumn to support the publication of his brand new Culture novel, Surface Detail.

Confirmed events so far include:

  • Wed 06.10.10 - The Roundhouse, London
  • Thu 07.10.10 - Forbidden Planet, London
  • Sat 16.10.10 & Sun 17.10.10 - Cheltenham Literary Festival
  • Tue 19.10.10 - The Paragon, Bath (with Toppings Books) REARRANGED - SEE BELOW
  • Wed 20.10.10 - Chepstow Library (with Chepstow Bookshop)
  • Thu 21.10.10 - De La Warr Pavillion, Bexhill (with The Bexhill Bookshop)
  • Mon 01.11.10 - The Paragon, Bath (with Toppings Books)
  • Tue 02.11.10 - Toppings Books, Ely
  • Wed 03.11.20 - Assembly House, Norwich (with Waterstone's Norwich)
  • Fri 12.11.10 - Sun 14.11.10 - Guest of Honour at Novacon 40, Nottingham

Check the appearances page for more details and then follow the links for relevant contact details and booking information (the majority of these events will be ticket only, so advance booking is highly recommended).

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/07/14/iain-m-banks-events-in-october-november-2010/feed/ 0 Video of Iain Banks at the Prague Writers Festival http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/06/28/video-of-iain-banks-at-the-prague-writers-festival/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/06/28/video-of-iain-banks-at-the-prague-writers-festival/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:36:58 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=888 David H, of Banksoniain fanzine fame, has just posted the following to the Iain Banks Forum:

The readings and conversations at the Prague Writers' Festival were recorded and are now online via www.pwf.cz.

Iain participates in the Tuesday evening conversation about Heresy, and the Wednesday evening readings.

More details on the forum.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/06/28/video-of-iain-banks-at-the-prague-writers-festival/feed/ 0 Iain Banks at the St Albans Festival, June 16th http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/05/27/iain-banks-at-the-st-albans-festival-june-16th/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/05/27/iain-banks-at-the-st-albans-festival-june-16th/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 14:45:26 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=830 Iain Banks will be appearing at this year's St Albans Festival to celebrate publication of the paperback of his latest novel, Transition.

Venue: Verulamium Museum, St Albans
Time: Wednesday, 16 June 2010, 7:30PM
Tickets: £5, available from the museum

For more more information or to reserve tickets online, see the festival website: www.stalbansfestival.com.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/05/27/iain-banks-at-the-st-albans-festival-june-16th/feed/ 0 Forthcoming Iain Banks appearances and events http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/05/06/forthcoming-iain-banks-appearances-and-events/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/05/06/forthcoming-iain-banks-appearances-and-events/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 11:21:26 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=806 The Appearances page of the site has been updated with information on three events that Iain has been booked for later this year:

See the Appearances page for a bit more information on these and other events that Iain will be attending.

Thanks (as always!) to Dave H of The Banksoniain for the heads-up on these events.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/05/06/forthcoming-iain-banks-appearances-and-events/feed/ 0 Quick Reminder: Iain Banks at Eastercon this weekend http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/03/31/quick-reminder-iain-banks-at-eastercon-this-weekend/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/03/31/quick-reminder-iain-banks-at-eastercon-this-weekend/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:01:10 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=772 Just a reminder that Iain Banks is a Guest of Honour at this year's Eastercon - Odyssey 2010 - which takes place in Heathrow this Easter weekend.

David H, editor of the Bansksoniain fanzine, has been in touch to let us know about some of the Banks-related events taking place at the convention:

  • David himself will be giving a talk called "Iain Banks: Before The Wasp Factory" on Friday at 13:00
  • Iain is on a panel called "Utopia - How the Concept Has Developed in Philosophy and SF" on Friday at 16:00
  • Iain is being interviewed by Jane Killick on Saturday at 11:00 (and in an autograph session afterwards)
  • Iain is hosting a whisky tasting on Saturday at 16:00
  • Iain is on a panel called "Language and Dialect in Writing" on Monday at 11:00

Full details are available in the Eastercon events programme. David has also suggested that we remind everyone that you can pay for a full weekend Convention membership on the door, and day-memberships are also available. See the Odyssey 2010 website for full details.

And if you're going to be at Eastercon and end up taking any photos of Iain, or manage to capture any decent audio or video footage (assuming that it's allowed under Convention rules, of course) then do feel free to upload your stuff to a suitable online sharing service and then send in a link (to webguy [at] iain-banks.net) and I'll post a selection of the best examples to the site next week.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/03/31/quick-reminder-iain-banks-at-eastercon-this-weekend/feed/ 0 Local Hero Iain Banks live in Fife, 23 June 2010 http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/03/31/local-hero-iain-banks-live-in-fife-23-june-2010/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/03/31/local-hero-iain-banks-live-in-fife-23-june-2010/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:34:34 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=766 On June 23rd 2010, renowned Fife author Iain Banks will be making an eagerly awaited appearance in the Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, as part of 'Local Heroes', a series of events celebrating Fife's Culture.

Iain will be reading from his latest novel Transition and taking questions from the audience. The event starts at 19.30 and is scheduled to last for two hours. Tickets are £2.50.

More information from www.fife.gov.uk.

[Thanks again to David H of The Banksonian for the heads-up]

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/03/31/local-hero-iain-banks-live-in-fife-23-june-2010/feed/ 0 Iain Banks Appearing at the Ullapool Book Festival http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/03/31/iain-banks-appearing-at-the-ullapool-book-festival/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/03/31/iain-banks-appearing-at-the-ullapool-book-festival/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:22:12 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=757 Iain Banks will be taking part in the Ullapool Book Festival on Friday, May 7, 2010. He'll be appearing at 19:30 in Ullapool Village Hall (details as per the Ullapool Book Festival website).

Tickets are £6, and are available from www.thebooth.co.uk, but also by post or in person.

The event listing says: "Join Iain as he gives us an exclusive preview from his new and unpublished Science Fiction work and take the opportunity to ask him a question or two."

More information from: www.ullapoolbookfestival.co.uk.

[Thanks to David H of The Banksoniain for the heads-up]

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2010/03/31/iain-banks-appearing-at-the-ullapool-book-festival/feed/ 0 Iain Banks live event, Edinburgh, December 16th 2009 http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/12/07/iain-banks-live-event-edinburgh-december-16th-2009/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/12/07/iain-banks-live-event-edinburgh-december-16th-2009/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:52:00 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=747 Iain Banks will be appearing live at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday 16 December 2009 at the Reading Room, Edinburgh Central Library as part of the Edinburgh City Reads series of literary events.

Iain will be discussing his career and work with Alan Taylor, writer and journalist, as well as reading from Transition and taking questions from the audience. The event is free, complimentary drinks will be served and pre-booking is essential. See www.edinburghcityreads.net for details or email events@edinburghcityreads.net for details.

Thanks to David H of The Banksoniain for the heads-up.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/12/07/iain-banks-live-event-edinburgh-december-16th-2009/feed/ 0 Iain Banks 2009 events schedule update http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/08/04/iain-banks-signing-at-forbidden-planet/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/08/04/iain-banks-signing-at-forbidden-planet/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:29:28 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=275 I've just updated the appearances page of the website with details of a number of forthcoming Iain Banks author events to support the publication of Transition. There are a few more in the pipeline, which I'll post as and when details are finalised.

And sincere apologies for any confusion caused by last week's post (since removed from the site) about the Forbidden Planet signing. It turned out that FP had posted the wrong details on their website (which is where I got the info from) and in my rush to let everyone know about the event I neglected to double-check the details with the publicity people here at Little, Brown. My fault entirely... apologies again.

The correct date for that signing event is most definitely Saturday, October 3rd, as per the updated appearances page and the revised Forbidden Planet events listing.

DT, webguy

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/08/04/iain-banks-signing-at-forbidden-planet/feed/ 0 Pure poetry as Iain Banks adds audio to Mark Brew's Nocturne http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/06/26/pure-poetry-as-iain-banks-adds-audio-to-mark-brews-nocturne/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/06/26/pure-poetry-as-iain-banks-adds-audio-to-mark-brews-nocturne/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:54:11 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=214 DaveH of The Banksoniain fanzine fame has been in touch with some information about an audio contribution by Iain to a dance performance that's opening tonight in London:

Not strictly an Iain appearance but Gary Lloyd who created an audio version of The Bridge and is working with Iain on a tribute album for Frozen Gold has used a recording of Iain reading a poem by Luke Pell in the music that Gary has written for a dance group.

The first of this year's performances of Nocturne by the Marc Brew Company are free and will be taking place as part of the Greenwich and Docklands International Festival this weekend. The piece lasts approximately twenty minutes.

  • Friday June 26th, 13:45 & 18:45
  • Saturday June 27th, 13:45 & 18:45
  • Sunday June 28th, 13:45 & 15:45

at Monument Gardens, Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich

There will also be performances at:

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/06/26/pure-poetry-as-iain-banks-adds-audio-to-mark-brews-nocturne/feed/ 0 Iain Banks at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2009 http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/06/18/iain-banks-at-the-edinburgh-international-book-festival-2009/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/06/18/iain-banks-at-the-edinburgh-international-book-festival-2009/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:25:22 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=211 The programme for this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival has been posted online and confirms that Iain Banks will be taking part in two events this year.

The first will be a reading for the Amnesty International Imprisoned Writers Series, on Monday 17th August, from 5.30 - 6.15 p.m.

Immediately afterwards, Iain will be reading from and discussing his latest work in the National Library of Scotland event, which runs from 6.30 to 7.30 p.m.

More details are available on the EIBF ticket booking website.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/06/18/iain-banks-at-the-edinburgh-international-book-festival-2009/feed/ 0 More info on Iain Banks' Prague Writers Festival appearances http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/05/28/more-info-on-iain-banks-prague-writers-festival-appearances/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/05/28/more-info-on-iain-banks-prague-writers-festival-appearances/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 09:15:17 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=197 DaveH of The Banksoniain has been in touch with more details of Iain's forthcoming Prague Writers Festival dates next month:

Iain is doing two signings. The first at the Big Ben Bookshop at 12:00 on Monday, 8 June. The second is at the Academia Bookstore at 17:00 the same day.

Then he is part of the Guardian Conversation called "The Freedom to Lie" at 18:00 on Tuesday, 9 June in the Laterna Magika Theatre, along with Wolf Biermann, Ma Jian, Jaroslav Rudiš, moderated by Max Rudin.

Later that evening he is part of the International Reading session in the same location at 20:00 along with Jaroslav Rudiš, Jaromir Švejdík and Yang Lian.

Both these events are listed as having simultaneous translation.

Tickets are available at the Laterna Magika, from Ticketpro or reservations can be made by email at info@pwf.cz.

The full Festival Programme is available at www.pwf.cz/en.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/05/28/more-info-on-iain-banks-prague-writers-festival-appearances/feed/ 0 Iain Banks signing, Chapters Bookstore, Dublin, May 15th http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/04/17/iain-banks-signing-chapters-bookstore-dublin-may-15th/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/04/17/iain-banks-signing-chapters-bookstore-dublin-may-15th/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:08:58 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=193 From the Chapters Bookstore LiveJournal blog, news of an Iain Banks signing in Dublin on Friday May 15th this year:

We are very pleased to announce that Iain Banks / Iain M Banks, author of The Wasp Factory, The Crow Road, Consider Phlebas, The State of the Art, and many more, will be signing in Chapters Bookstore, Parnell Street, Dublin 1 on Friday 15th of May from 5pm to 6pm.

Please contact Chapters for more information on the signing and if you plan to attend, don't forget to check with them before you travel, in case of last-minute alterations or a cancellation.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/04/17/iain-banks-signing-chapters-bookstore-dublin-may-15th/feed/ 0 Iain Banks to appear at Prague Writers' Festival http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/02/11/iain-banks-to-appear-at-prague-writers-festival/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/02/11/iain-banks-to-appear-at-prague-writers-festival/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:08:20 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=146 Iain will be an author guest at the Prague Writers' Festival, which takes place at the Laterna Magika theatre in the city over the weekend of 7th - 11th June this year.

Visit www.pwf.cz for more information on the event.

[Thanks to DaveH for the heads-up.]

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2009/02/11/iain-banks-to-appear-at-prague-writers-festival/feed/ 0 Iain [M.] Banks announced as GoH for Eastercon 2010 http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/12/22/iain-m-banks-announced-as-goh-for-eastercon-2010/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/12/22/iain-m-banks-announced-as-goh-for-eastercon-2010/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:53:47 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=131 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.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/12/22/iain-m-banks-announced-as-goh-for-eastercon-2010/feed/ 0 Book Aid charity auction to include Banks-signed copy of 'Fear and Loathing' http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/10/10/book-aid-charity-auction-to-include-banks-signed-copy-of-fear-and-loathing/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/10/10/book-aid-charity-auction-to-include-banks-signed-copy-of-fear-and-loathing/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:10:03 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=117 Lewis Proudfoot of Book Aid International has been in touch to tell us about an eBay auction that they're holding to raise money for literacy projects in sub-Saharan Africa. One of the items to be included in the auction ought to be of interest to Banks-collectors, as Lewis explains:

"Visitors to the Iain Banks site may be interested in one of the items: a copy of Hunter S Thompson's Fear and Loathing, illustrated by Ralph Steadman, and signed and inscribed by Iain Banks ('May the spirit of the blessed Saint Hunter be with you')."

This item will be one of those listed on Book Aid International's 'Books Change Lives' eBay for Charity page on Monday October 13th.

A press release about the auction adds: "As well as a fantastic array of signed books, Book Aid International will also be auctioning a number of original illustrations by some of the UK's best-loved illustrators including Nick Sharrat, Satoshi Kitamura and Sue Heap."

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/10/10/book-aid-charity-auction-to-include-banks-signed-copy-of-fear-and-loathing/feed/ 0 Iain Banks at the EIBF this weekend http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/09/05/iain-banks-at-the-ibf-this-weekend/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/09/05/iain-banks-at-the-ibf-this-weekend/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:07:06 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/?p=114 A quick reminder: Iain will be appearing at the Islay Book Festival this weekend, with a Where Do You Get Your Ideas From? Q&A session taking place on Saturday at 10.30 and a session focusing on Matter on Sunday at 14.00.

See the Islay Book Festival website for more information on Iain's appearances, plus details of the other attendees.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/09/05/iain-banks-at-the-ibf-this-weekend/feed/ 0 Reminder: Iain Banks appearing at 2008 Latitude Festival http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/07/14/reminder-iain-banks-appearing-at-2008-latitude-festival/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/07/14/reminder-iain-banks-appearing-at-2008-latitude-festival/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:00:55 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/07/14/reminder-iain-banks-appearing-at-2008-latitude-festival/ Just a quick reminder that Iain Banks will be appearing at this coming weekend's Latitude Festival.

The Literary Arena page has been updated recently and lists Iain as appearing on Saturday, possibly round about lunch-time (ish). So if you're already heading on down to the festival this weekend (Saturday day passes are sold out, so it's probably best not to turn up on spec) and want to see our Mr Banks do his thing (whatever that thing turns out to be) then it looks like Saturday is the day to hang around the Literary Arena. Presumably they'll give you an actual timetable of events when you get there on the day, so you'll know roughly what time to turn up. So that should be okay...

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/07/14/reminder-iain-banks-appearing-at-2008-latitude-festival/feed/ 0 Iain Banks appearing at the 2008 Edinburgh Book Festival http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/06/17/iain-banks-appearing-at-the-2008-edinburgh-book-festival/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/06/17/iain-banks-appearing-at-the-2008-edinburgh-book-festival/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:13:42 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/06/17/iain-banks-appearing-at-the-2008-edinburgh-book-festival/ The Edinburgh International Book Festival recently published its 2008 events schedule, so we can now confirm that Iain [M] Banks will be appearing on Wednesday August 13th, from 8.00 to 9.00 p.m. in a session billed as 'The Biggart Bailey Event'.

Tickets are

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/06/17/iain-banks-appearing-at-the-2008-edinburgh-book-festival/feed/ 0 Iain Banks appearing in Gateshead, September '08 http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/06/03/iain-banks-appearing-in-gateshead-september-08/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/06/03/iain-banks-appearing-in-gateshead-september-08/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:12:48 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/06/03/iain-banks-appearing-in-gateshead-september-08/ David from The Banksoniain has been in touch to let us know that Iain Banks is scheduled to put in an appearance in Gateshead on Friday September 12, as part of Gateshead Libraries' National Year of Reading events programme.

Initial info has been posted at www.asaplive.com, with more details to follow in due course, which we'll post as soon as we have them.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/06/03/iain-banks-appearing-in-gateshead-september-08/feed/ 0 Iain Banks appearing at 2008 Islay Book Festival http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/05/16/iain-banks-appearing-at-2008-islay-book-festival/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/05/16/iain-banks-appearing-at-2008-islay-book-festival/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 11:59:36 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/05/16/iain-banks-appearing-at-2008-islay-book-festival/ It was announced a while ago, but we've recently been sent some additional information on Iain's forthcoming appearance at the 2008 Islay Book Festival, which runs over the weekend of September 6th and 7th at Port Ellen Primary School on Islay.

Iain will be taking questions from the audience during a panel session on Saturday 6th at 10.30 a.m. and will then be talking about his latest novel, Matter at a second session on Sunday 7th at 2.00 p.m.

More information is available on the Islay Book Festival website: www.islaybookfestival.com.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/05/16/iain-banks-appearing-at-2008-islay-book-festival/feed/ 0 Iain Banks to appear as GoH at 2008 Oslo Science Fiction Festival http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/22/iain-banks-to-appear-as-goh-at-2008-oslo-science-fiction-festival/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/22/iain-banks-to-appear-as-goh-at-2008-oslo-science-fiction-festival/#comments Sat, 22 Mar 2008 08:32:10 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/22/iain-banks-to-appear-as-goh-at-2008-oslo-science-fiction-festival/ Iain will be making an appearance as Guest of Honour at this year's Oslo Science Fiction Festival, which takes place from Thursday July 31st to Sunday August 3rd at Helga Eng's House, Blindern, University of Oslo.

More information on the Festival at www.oslosf.no.

[Thanks to DaveH of 'The Banksoniain' for the heads-up]

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/22/iain-banks-to-appear-as-goh-at-2008-oslo-science-fiction-festival/feed/ 0 Cumbernauld Theatre Company touring 'The Wasp Factory', April – June 2008 http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/21/cumbernauld-theatre-company-touring-the-wasp-factory-april-june-2008/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/21/cumbernauld-theatre-company-touring-the-wasp-factory-april-june-2008/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:22:10 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/21/cumbernauld-theatre-company-touring-the-wasp-factory-april-june-2008/ Doug Martin of Glasgow's Tron Theatre has been in touch with the details of a forthcoming tour of the Cumbernauld Theatre company's production of The Wasp Factory.

Here's the press release:

The Tron Theatre is thrilled to announce that Cumbernauld Theatre will premiere their new production of Iain Banks' celebrated cult novel, The Wasp Factory, at the Tron, from 17th

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/21/cumbernauld-theatre-company-touring-the-wasp-factory-april-june-2008/feed/ 0 Iain Banks and Ken MacLeod AyeWrite! appearance – video available http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/20/iain-banks-and-ken-macleod-ayewrite-appearance-video-available/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/20/iain-banks-and-ken-macleod-ayewrite-appearance-video-available/#comments Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:50:49 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/20/iain-banks-and-ken-macleod-ayewrite-appearance-video-available/ If you didn't manage to get to Glasgow for the AyeWrite! Book Festival earlier this month and therefore missed the on-stage appearance of Iain Banks and Ken MacLeod, then do not despair, you now have a chance to catch up...

A video excerpt of the reading and discussion session has now been posted over at the AyeWrite website. And you can download a full MP3 recording of the event if you prefer to listen at a later date, which has also been posted as a Podcast to iTunes.

[Thanks to DaveH of 'The Banksoniain' for the heads-up]

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/20/iain-banks-and-ken-macleod-ayewrite-appearance-video-available/feed/ 0 Iain (M) Banks confirmed as Guest of Honour for Satellite 2, July 25th-26th 2009 http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/19/iain-m-banks-confirmed-as-guest-of-honour-for-satellite-2-july-25th-26th-2009/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/19/iain-m-banks-confirmed-as-guest-of-honour-for-satellite-2-july-25th-26th-2009/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:20:33 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/19/iain-m-banks-confirmed-as-guest-of-honour-for-satellite-2-july-25th-26th-2009/ Iain Banks will be the Guest of Honour at Satellite 2, a convention being be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Glasgow over the weekend of July 25th and 26th, 2009.

Early days yet, so more details will be forthcoming at a later date, but memberships are already available from www.satellite2.org.uk.

[Thanks to DaveH of 'The Banksoniain' for the heads-up]

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/19/iain-m-banks-confirmed-as-guest-of-honour-for-satellite-2-july-25th-26th-2009/feed/ 0 Iain Banks to appear at Latitude Festival 2008 http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/19/iain-banks-to-appear-at-latitude-festival-2008/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/19/iain-banks-to-appear-at-latitude-festival-2008/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:23:20 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/19/iain-banks-to-appear-at-latitude-festival-2008/ Iain has been confirmed as one of the leading lights of the line-up for the Literary Arena at this year's Latitude Festival, which takes place at Henham Park, Southwold in Suffolk from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th July.

Iain will be appearing on the same bill as fellow literary heavyweights Hanif Kureishi, A L Kennedy and Irvine Welsh. Check out the Latitude 2008 website for the full line-up of bands, writers, comedians and poets.

[Thanks to DaveH of 'The Banksoniain' for the heads-up]

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/03/19/iain-banks-to-appear-at-latitude-festival-2008/feed/ 0 Quick reminder: Iain Banks signing tour starts Monday Feb 25th http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/02/22/quick-reminder-iain-banks-signing-tour-starts-monday-feb-25th/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/02/22/quick-reminder-iain-banks-signing-tour-starts-monday-feb-25th/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:45:42 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/02/22/quick-reminder-iain-banks-signing-tour-starts-monday-feb-25th/ Iain Banks will be meeting his public and signing copies of his brand new Culture novel Matter (and, most probably, the paperback edition of The Steep Approach to Garbadale) at City Books in Hove, Waterstone's Bristol, Waterstone's Norwich and Waterstone's Lincoln from Monday to Thursday next week.

Full details can be found in the Appearances section of the Extras page of the site.

]]> http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/02/22/quick-reminder-iain-banks-signing-tour-starts-monday-feb-25th/feed/ 0 Site update: forthcoming appearances info added to Extras http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/02/15/site-update-forthcoming-appearances-info-added-to-extras/ http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/02/15/site-update-forthcoming-appearances-info-added-to-extras/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:21:18 +0000 Darren http://www.iain-banks.net/2008/02/15/site-update-forthcoming-appearances-info-added-to-extras/ Just a quick note to say that information on a number of Iain Banks' forthcoming public appearances has been added to the Extras section of the site.

Currently listed are Iain's forthcoming signing tour to promote Matter, as well as later appearances at the 'Aye! Write' festival in Glasgow (March '08), the Lincoln Book Festival (May '08) and the Newcon4 sf convention in Northampton (October '08).

He's also making an appearance (so we understand) at the Islay Book Festival / Port Ellen Book Festival, but details are currently a bit sketchy. Info will be posted as soon as the details have been confirmed.

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