Come along to the inaugural Cymera Charity Auction, which is raising funds for both Cymera's ongoing running costs and the Scottish Book Trust's New Writers Award.

Make sure you also check out the silent auction at the Box Office, which is open from 4pm on Friday 31st May until 3pm on Sunday 2nd June 2024.

About the event

Running time: approx. 90 minutes

Venue: Pleasance Cabaret Bar

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1

2:15 PM14:15

For Writers, Free, Fantasy, Saturday, Made in Scotland

Page One Live Podcast

Saturday, June 1, 2024
2:15 PM 3:15 PM 14:15 15:15
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Join podcasters Marco Rinaldi and Tariq Ashkanani for a live recording of their writing podcast, Page One – with a special guest yet to be revealed.

On Page One - The Writer’s Podcast, Marco and Tariq talk to writers of all kinds, from bestselling authors to screenwriters to comic writers to learn about how they go about creating their stories.

Don't miss a deep dive into each guest’s writing history, including how they broke into the industry, their writing process and an exploration of their work. There might even be a sneak peek of upcoming projects!

Cymera 2024 Guest: Mark Lawrence

Mark Lawrence was born in Urbana–Champaign, Illinois, to British parents but moved to the UK at the age of one. He went back to the US after taking a PhD in mathematics at Imperial College to work on a variety of research projects including the ‘Star Wars’ missile defence programme. Returning to the UK, he has worked mainly on image processing and decision/reasoning theory. He says he never had any ambition to be a writer so was very surprised when a half-hearted attempt to find an agent turned into a global publishing deal overnight. His first trilogy, THE BROKEN EMPIRE, has been universally acclaimed as a ground-breaking work of fantasy. Following The Broken Empire is the related RED QUEEN’S WAR trilogy. THE BOOK OF THE ANCESTOR trilogy is set on a different world and is followed by the related BOOK OF THE ICE trilogy. There is also THE IMPOSSIBLE TIMES trilogy, a D&D/sci-fi work set in London in the 80s. All of these trilogies can be read in any order. Mark is married, with four children, and lives in Bristol.