As his time-travel novel The Recollection celebrates its tenth anniversary, and not a year goes by without a prize shortlist/win, we chat to Gareth L. Powell about his writing and his writing career.
Gareth L. Powell is an award-winning British science fiction author. He is best known for his Embers of War and Ack-Ack Macaque trilogies, but he has also written numerous short stories, novellas, and even turned his hand to screenwriting and comic scripts. Recently, Stampede Ventures and wiip have partnered to adapt his Embers of War novels for television, and he will act as Co-Executive Producer for the series.
He was born in Bristol and still lives nearby. He began writing at school and university and was fortunate to count Diana Wynne Jones and Helen Dunmore as early mentors.
His books have twice won the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Award for Best Novel and have been finalists for the Locus, British Fantasy, and Seiun awards.
Gareth’s other passions include screenwriting, photography (the results of which you can see on his Instagram page), and digital art, of which he has recently sold a number of pieces.
In 2013, he realised a life-long ambition when a five-page strip he’d written appeared in the British comic 2000 AD.
Gareth spends a lot of time on Twitter, where he is known for the advice and encouragement he offers to fledgling writers. He has also included a lot of that advice in On Writing, a handbook for aspiring authors.
About the event:
Chaired by Marco Rinaldi and Tariq Ashkanani from The Page One Podcast
Running time: 30 minutes
The event premiered on YouTube
After the premiere, the event will be hosted on the Member Area of the Cymera website.
This event is followed by a live Kaffeeklatsch. More info here