Tag: MCM Comic Con

My Last Few Comic Cons for 2025…

I’ve updated my events page with the remaining comic cons that I’ll be selling and signing m’books at in 2025. They include Croydon, Southampton, Watford, Newmarket, Hatfield, Reading, Tonbridge and the two biggies in London: the MCM and LFCC.

A couple of things to bear in mind: some of these locations are a bit like Ryanair destinations, eg: the Croydon one is actually in Carlshalton, and the Southampton one is in Eastleigh. And I’m posting this on the day that half the internet has collapsed thanks to Amazon’s monopoly of the world’s servers, so some of the Evenbrite links might need a few tries to make them work. Or, y’know, read a book instead and come back tomorrow, maybe?

Anyhoo, if you fancy a fun day out and the delightful prospect of meeting me in person (I promise to shower and shave and brush my hair) then click on the button below to find out more…

CLICK ON THIS BIG BUTTON FOR MY EVENTS PAGE!

I’ll be at the MCM COMIC CON, London this weekend

I’m delighted to be returning to the MCM Comic Con at the cavernous Excel Centre in London this weekend where I’ll be selling and signing m’books.

On the Saturday, I’ll be moderating a panel on writing comedy with these amazing authors: Joanna Nadin, MJ Northwood and Veronika Dapunt (click on the image for more details)…

If you’re one of the many thousands attending the MCM do please come along and say hello. I’ll be with all the fab authors in the WRITERS’ BLOCK where you’re bound to find a new favourite author.

GET TICKETS HERE

In Conversation with Ben Aaronovitch and other Dates for your Diary…

MCM COMIC CON, LONDON, 25-27TH OCTOBER

I’ll be at the MCM Comic Con in London for all three days, selling and signing my books and I’ll also be on the “Building Worlds” panel on Sunday 27th at 11am on the Writers’ Block Stage.

Aside from me, there’s a ton of amazing authors to see over the weekend!

GET YOUR MCM TICKETS HERE

IN CONVERSATION WITH FMA DIXON

01 Nov 2024, 18:30 – 20:00

The Pier Ceylon, 163 Station Rd, Herne Bay CT6 5NE, UK

I’ll be chatting with Herne Bay author FMA Dixon about his sequel to The House on Everywhere Street (which I loved!).

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

IN CONVERSATION WITH BEN AARONOVITCH

TUESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER, 6.30-8PM

OXTED LIBRARY

I’ll be chatting to the legend that is Ben Aaronovitch about his latest Rivers of London novel, and there will be books for sale and to be signed!

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

MCM COMIC CON, LONDON, 25-27TH OCTOBER

I’ll be at the MCM Comic Con in London for all three days, selling and signing my books and maybe even popping up on a panel. More details to follow!

GET YOUR MCM TICKETS HERE

I’ll be at the London MCM Comic Con, 24-26th May

I’ll be at the MCM Comic Con in London all weekend, flogging and signing my wares! As well as the Witches of Woodville books, I’ll also have paperbacks of The End of Magic with the new artwork by Alejandro Colucci, and maybe a few surprises!

See you there. CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS.

Healing Through Writing with Mira V Shah (and we won an award!)

I first heard of Mira Shah after reading her excellent blog on how to manage the expectations of debut authors (read it here), which ended up on The Bookseller and on pretty much every bit of writers’ social media. She’s spot on when it comes to how the industry is great when it comes to the big deals and ad campaigns, but can be lacking when it comes to the rest of us and how the launch days for our books can be a bit of a damp squib.

We also discuss how her writing came about through grieving, but if all that sounds a bit heavy for a Monday, don’t be put off. Mira is a delight and this is a really uplifting chat…

And at the end of the podcast, I tell Mr D all about my night in London’s glittering King’s Cross where I was honoured to collect our award for Best Books Podcast at the inaugural Independent Podcast Awards. It was an amazing night celebrating the terrific indie podcasts and I’ve added a whole bunch of them to my pod catcher. You can find out more about the award and the evening here.

Mark Stay gurning for the camera after collecting the award for Best Books Podcast for the Bestseller Experiment. Photo by Simon Brew.
Mark Stay with presenter Esther Manito at the Independent Podcast Awards 2023.
With Esther Manito at the Independent Podcast Awards

MCM Comic Con, London 27th-29th October, 2023

I’m going to have a table at the MCM Comic Con the whole weekend where I’ll be selling and signing copies of all my books and there will be a few surprises too (I still have loads of Holly King chocolate to give away!). So pop along for a chat or come and get your books signed.

I’ll also be at the following panels…

Humour in Fantasy and Fiction

We’re always told to “write what we know” but satirists have always excelled in using other worlds to hold up a funhouse mirror to the foibles of our own world. Join Mark Stay (The Holly King), Gabby Hutchinson Crouch (Darkwood), David Wragg (The Hunters), Eddie Robson (Drunk on All Your Strange New Worlds) and Thomas D. Lee (Perilous Times) as they discuss the challenges and joys of writing fantastic comedy fiction.
Sat, Oct 28, 2023 • 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM
Location: Creator Stage

This will be followed by a signing at the Forbidden Planet stall:
Author Signing – Humour in Fantasy and Fiction
Sat, Oct 28, 2023 • 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM
Location: Author Signings


Everything You Wanted to Know about Indie Publishing
Are you ready to publish your book, but you’re not sure where to turn? One option chosen by an ever-increasing number of writers is to self-publish. Join this panel of experts as they discuss the process of, and challenges and opportunities, presented by independent publishing.

Sun, Oct 29, 2023 • 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Location: Creator Stage

I’ll be at the MCM Comic Con, London, Saturday 27th May, 2023

I’ll be popping up on a couple of panels and signing books at the MCM Comic Con on Saturday 27th May. More details to follow, but it’s a fab day out and you can grab tickets here.

MCM Comic Con, Saturday 29th October

I’ll be at the MCM Comic Con in London on Saturday 29th October. First, I’m moderating a panel on Worldbuilding with these wonderful authors…

https://www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/en-us/panels/panel-information.html?gtID=784734&panel-name=Worldbuilders-Imagination-From-The-Ground-Up

Then I’ll be signing books with them at the Forbidden Planet stand! If you’re there, do please come and say hello!

https://www.mcmcomiccon.com/london/en-us/panels/panel-information.html?gtID=785136&panel-name=Author-Signing-Worldbuilders-Imagination-From-The-Ground-Up

Try the Geek Apocalypse podcast drinking game…

I had good fun chatting with Steven Hesse over at the Geek Apocalypse podcast. We discuss the kinds of people you meet at MCM Comic Cons, 2000 AD, Pat Mills, indie movies vs Hollywood movies, film tie-ins, world building, plot holes, Robot Overlords and all sorts of stuff.

You can stream it here, or if you get your podcasts from iTunes click here.

There will be a video version at some point and I’ll plonk it here when it arrives, in the meantime enjoy and, if you like drinking games, take a shot every time Steven says “super duper fun”, you’ll be plastered before you know it!