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Monday, 13 October 2014

Just So You Do NOT Forget! BCP International Book Fair & Comic Expo

BCP International Book Fair & Comic Expo 

 Mercure Holland House Hotel & Spa, Bristol UK - 22nd November 2014

http://bcpexpo.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Tickets

Tickets to the BCP International Book Fair & Comic Expo are £5 per person 

Exhibitor tables are £25 per table (includes 2 x guest passes)

  • To order through PayPal please email Kate at:  kate[at]backcoverpromotions.co.uk (Paypal charges are as follows: £5 per table booking and 50p per ticket booking).

  • To order through BACS, Cheque or any other method please email Judy at: judybainbridge46[at]hotmail.co.uk

**Admission to the event will be via proof of purchase receipt, purchaser must have printed copy with them to gain access**

BCP Panel's Announced

Excited? How can you not be!!! The Panel line-up is absolutely stellar this year!! We will be releasing the location and times as soon as they are confirmed so please check back. 

But for now the Panels are...........

"What editors do, what they're looking for, and how to make their lives so much easier." 

Alternative Realities will be hosting an informal panel discussing what editors do, what they're looking for and how to make their lives so much easier. In other words, how to improve your chances of not being rejected even before they've even started reading your submission and how to rise to the top once they do.


"Fear, Uncertainty and DRM" 

In 2012, sales of eBooks overtook sales of physical books, but are consumers getting what they bargained for? Whether you are a publisher, writer, or reader, the new rules that govern who really owns and controls the digital content that you pay for affect us all. Join novelist, technologist, comics writer and nerd Chris Lynch for a whistle-stop tour through the dark side of "Digital Rights Management" (DRM) and find out just how much power Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft have over our books, music, games and more in the digital millennium



"Poetry workshop"

Open to adults with little or no experience of writing, as well as those people who have been writing for sometime. Somerset poet Paul Tobin will be running a 90 minute poetry workshop. Paul is an experienced facilitator, who has run many workshops across the south west and at festivals for the past six years. Paul facilitates Taunton's popular poetry group Juncture 25, where he runs a poetry workshop once a month. Why not come along and let the muse speak to you.



"The Changing Face of Horror"

Horror, as a genre, is constantly evolving. Found-footage and torture-porn films are becoming increasingly popular and in recent years there has been a resurgence in zombie and vampire fiction. This informal panel will look at the ever-changing face of horror. Are we becoming more difficult to scare? Whatever happened to the humble ghost story? When will the zombie trend end? What's next for horror? Featuring Adam Millard, Simon Marshall Jones, A.S. Chambers and Scot Stanford.
We are so excited to have the following confirmed and ready to join us at the BCP International Book Fair & Comic Expo! As more guests are confirmed we will add them to the lists under the right areas! As you can see we are hoping to bring to you a diverse and unique convention with BCP International Book Fair & Comic Expo! We hope you are as excited as we are.

Please click on each name to learn more about our guests

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5 comments:

  1. Stransky13 October 2014 at 21:33

    Hey Terry. Just got your letter. I'll read it later. Thanks ! Nice to see Black Tower listed above as a publisher. Maakika art. I've checked it out a few times and it does look exceptional. Good luck with that. Get back to you soon.

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  2. Terry Hooper-Scharf14 October 2014 at 06:07

    Well, the Maakika blog has had 147 views which is more than my Art Wanted account (where some pieces were shown before) since it was set up in 2009!! And comments! The comments!! None. See, even if people are interested they don't comment. At least it sounds like you're recovering a bit -no depression or swearing! Mind you, early days. ;-)

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  3. Stransky16 October 2014 at 09:09

    Early days, but yes, I am recovering - thanks for the concern. 20 members now, that is good.
    As for the Maakika art - I'm not sure what comment to make. Like the Morg trilogy, it's a more personal view of your art. That's good. Raw is sometimes impressive. One of the things I used to enjoy about the 'zine scene' was the number of truely unique - from the heart - stories and styles there used to be. I do miss that. Raw is where the heart is - sometimes literally. That's where the true art comes from. Yes, I know. Arty farty. I am still not 100%. Blame the meds. Letter soon. Cheers.

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  4. Terry Hooper-Scharf16 October 2014 at 09:45

    BUT at least your work was getting far more attention and comments and NOT ONE was negative. Mr Brown even liked the darkness of The Dark Night Detectives!! Considering some of that work goes back a while and some of it new I think it shows you still got it, babe. Go to a zine event, undo a few shirt buttons, lean forward and flick your hair, bat those lashes...you could make money. I'll leave open how you could make the money!!

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  5. Terry Hooper-Scharf16 October 2014 at 09:46

    And I've just done the first Green Skies page in weeks. Another depressing one. But....

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