This is a recent post on substack, which gives an overview of applied science fiction (as I do it), along with links to relevant academic articles and stuff on how to use this to empower a community.
Substack is where I post the longer ‘think pieces’ and is also my mailing list where I announce new work and special offers.
Please click on the link below and subscribe if any of that is interesting to you.
https://nudgethefuture.substack.com/p/from-robots-to-residents
A fantastic article from Jesse Rowell now online at BSFA Vector. An insightful and thoughtful piece built around a review of my novella Brain Fruit, but which goes way beyond into very interesting places.
For those of you at Bristolcon next weekend… Brain Fruit will be on sale there and I’ll be reading from it.
Here’s the article, which is well worth a read…
On 7 September, there will be a public, live reading event as part of Fitzrovia Futures 2055, the applied science-fiction project I’m co-leading with Christine Aicardi.
This is a project inspired by those who live, work and visit Fitzrovia.
We’re a diverse and disparate community, made up of long and short term residents, local business (big and small) and a lot of visitors (tourists).
We have universities, residents who’ve been here for over 40 years and those who are new. We have family run businesses, Oxford Street, headquarters of international businesses, students, wealthy young professionals, and on it goes.
The project is getting as many different perspectives on the future of the area, opening up imaginations rather than closing them down with predictions.
Our 7 short stories set in the Fitzrovia of 2055 will be read by professional actors at the event.
There’s info on the event here and details on how to join the mailing list here