mark morris - news & views

Monday, July 28, 2008

Who's on Tour

Hi all

I'm getting ready to head off on a much-needed holiday, but before I do I thought I'd let you know that I'll be out and about in September, promoting my new Doctor Who book, Ghosts of India, which is released on September 4th.

So far the following signing/events dates are confirmed:

Saturday September 6th -- 10th Planet, Barking & Forbidden Planet, London. Simon Messingham and I will be signing at both these venues on this day, times to be confirmed.

Saturday September 13th -- Headingley Library, Leeds (2.30-3.30 pm). Mark Michalowski and myself will be doing an 'event' (not sure what this will entail at present) & signing copies of our new Who books -- and presumably whatever else people want to bring along.

Friday September 19th-Sunday September 21st -- British Fantasy Convention, Britannia Hotel, Nottingham. As is traditional, I'll be in attendance at FantasyCon for the whole weekend, and I believe I've been pencilled in to take part in a 'Doctor Who' panel this year, though a final programme of events has still to be confirmed.

Friday September 26th -- Bath Festival of Children's Literature. Paul Magrs, Simon Messingham and I will be taking part in a 'Writing Doctor Who' panel in the Guildhall, Bath, at 6.45-7.45 pm. We did the Bath Festival last year and it was fantastic, so I'm hoping this year's event will be equally as enjoyable. Also in attendance on the day will be Elizabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane Smith), Nicholas Briggs (the voice of the Daleks & Cybermen) & Steve Tribe (commissioning editor of the Torchwood range of novels for BBC Books).

Finally, just to go back to FantasyCon for a moment, The 2nd Humdrumming Book of Horror Stories, in which I have a story entitled Bad Call, will be launched at this year's Convention. If you're not going to be at the Convention to buy a copy signed by many of the contributors, you can order one from the Humdrumming website. Here's the cover: