Chalk Scribblers meet the publisher: NewCon Press

Ian Whates founded NewCon Press in 2006 and since then, he’s built it into one of Britain’s leading independent publishers that focuses on the speculative genres.

NewCon’s author list includes luminaries such as Stephen Baxter, Lauren Beukes, Nancy Kress, Ken MacLeod, Paul McAuley, China Miéville, Geoff Ryman, former Chalk Scribblers speakers Nina Allan and EJ Swift and Guardians of the Galaxy creator Dan Abnett. While most of NewCon’s publications are novels, they also call for novellas and shorter works for their anthologies including the annual Best of British Science Fiction series that compiles some of the best stories by UK-based authors every year.

Ian is a prolific author in his own right with ten novels, two novellas and around 80 short stories to his name, as well as having edited around 40 anthologies. He frequently appears in award shortlists including:

• Winner of the British Fantasy Society’s 2019 Karl Edward Wagner Award for ‘important contribution to the genre or the Society’.
• Shortlisted for the Philip K. Dick Award three times.
• Shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Association Award three times.

Ian will be sharing the insights he’s gleaned from his life in writing and publishing, as well as answering any and all questions from the audience.

Although there is no charge for the session, there is an attendee limit so if you find you can't make it, please remember to change your RSVP so someone else can take your place.

Useful links:
Newcon: http://www.newconpress.co.uk/