Episode 74 - Thirty Years of the Arthur C Clarke Award. A conversation with Award Director Tom Hunter

August 01, 2016 00:52:57
Episode 74 - Thirty Years of the Arthur C Clarke Award. A conversation with Award Director Tom Hunter
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Episode 74 - Thirty Years of the Arthur C Clarke Award. A conversation with Award Director Tom Hunter

Aug 01 2016 | 00:52:57

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Show Notes

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The UK’s most prestigious Science Fiction literature prize, the Arthur C Clarke award, is 30 this year. In this episode I talk to Award Director Tom Hunter about the history of the award, plans for its future, and the state of contemporary Science Fiction writing. Tom gives us some tips for using social media effectively, and we find out what’s most likely to excite a literary agent.

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