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Dublin Ghost Story Festiv$L DUBLIN GHOST STORY FESTIVAL 2016 Féile 2016 Scéalta Taibhsí Bhaile Átha Cliath DUBLIN GHOST STORY FESTIVAL Friday, 19 – Sunday, 21 August 2016 Grand Lodge of Ireland, 17 Molesworth Street Guest of Honour ADAM NEVILL Adam Nevill was born in Birmingham, in 1969 and grew up in England and New Zealand. He is the author of the supernatural horror novels Banquet for the Damned , Apartment 16 , House of Small Shadows , No One Gets Out Alive , and Lost Girl . In 2012 The Ritual was the winner of the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel, and Last Days won the same award in 2013. He currently lives in Devon. www.adamlgnevill.com Master of Ceremonies JOHN CONNOLLY John Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. He studied English at Trinity College, Dublin and journalism at Dublin City University. John is the author of the Charlie Parker mysteries – many of which are infused with the supernatural – as well as three collections of macabre stories The Book of Lost Things , Nocturnes , and Night Music . www.johnconnollybooks.com Esteemed Guests A.K. B ENEDICT – www.akbenedict.com BRIAN COLDRICK – www.briancoldrick.com PAUL KANE – www.shadow-writer.co.uk ROBERT LLOYD PARRY – www.nunkie.co.uk MAURA MCHUGH – www.splinister.com DAVID MITCHELL – www.davidmitchellbooks.com MARIE O’REGAN – www.marieoregan.net SARAH PINBOROUGH – www.sarahpinborough.com JOHN REPPION – www.moorereppion.com LYNDA E. R UCKER – lyndaerucker.wordpress.com ANGELA SLATTER – www.angelaslatter.com Schedule of Events Friday, 19 August 17:00-19:00 Registration/James Joyce Whiskey Reception 19:00-20:45 Nunkie Theatre Company’s “Casting the Runes” Starring Robert Lloyd Parry as M.R. James Saturday, 20 August 09:30-10:00 Dealers Room Opens 10:00-11:00 “States of Being: The Ghost Story— Past, Present, and Future” A discussion of the supernatural genre, what it is, where it came from, where it’s going, and what you should read. Lynda E. Rucker (M), Adam Nevill, Angela Slatter, Paul Kane, Marie O’Regan 11:00-11:30 Tea & Coffee Break 11:30-12:30 “The Ghost Story and the Graphic Novel” A discussion on how the genre works (or fails) in comics, with an emphasis on Moore/Reppion’s new adaptation of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. Robert Lloyd Parry (M), John Reppion, Brian Coldrick, Maura McHugh 12:30-14:00 Lunch Schedule of Events Saturday, 20 August (Continued) 14:00-15:00 Guest of Honour Interview with Adam Nevill Sarah Pinborough (M) 15:00-15:30 Adam Nevill Book Signing Session 15:30-16:30 “Pollution or Cross-pollination? The Ghost Story and Other Genres” A discussion on how the ghost story genre in all of its guises mingles—successfully or otherwise—with other genres. Michelle Piazza (M), Sarah Pinborough, A.K. Benedict, John Connolly 16:30-17:00 Break 17:00-18:00 John Connolly in Conversation with David Mitchell 18:00-18:20 Book Launch: Swan River Press’s Uncertainties Volumes 1 and 2, edited by Brian J. Showers 18:20-19:00 Wine Reception and Mass Signing Hosted by the Horror Writers Association Schedule of Events Sunday, 21 August 10:00-10:30 Dealers Room Opens/Tea & Coffee 10:30-11:30 J.S. Le Fanu’s The Familiar: A Dramatic Reading Robert Lloyd Parry 11:30-12:00 Break 12:00-12:45 “Supernatural Love & Uncanny Hate” What we love in the genre, what we should love but don’t, and what we frankly don’t like at all. John Connolly (M), Angela Slatter, Sarah Pinborough, John Reppion 12:45-13:00 Break 13:00-13:30 Book Launch: You’ll Know When You Get There by Lynda E. Rucker; introduced by Lisa Tuttle 13:30-13:45 Farewell Address 14:00 Lunch and pints at Doheny & Nesbitts Number 5, Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2 (Reserved Room Upstairs) Special Thanks The organisers of the Dublin Ghost Story Festival would like to thank those who helped make this festival possible: The Grand Lodge of Ireland www.freemason.ie Giovanni Giusti of Gallery X www.galleryx.ie Hachette Book Group www.hachettebookgroup.com Horror Writers Association www.horror.org Brendan Kilty S.C. of James Joyce Whiskey www.jamesjoycewhiskey.ie Metalman Brewing Company www.metalmanbrewing.com Swan River Press www.swanriverpress.ie Andy Cox of TTA Press www.ttapress.com Alisdair Wood—Illustrator www.alisdairwoodart.squarespace.com And to those who gave their time to make this festival a success: Emily Bourke, Luc Breathnach, Rob Brown, Brian Coldrick (back cover illustration) John Connolly, Paul Kane, Marie O’Regan, Michelle Piazza, Alistair Ridyard, Cameron Ridyard, Brian J. Showers, Keith Stent, Brian West, Alisdair Wood (front cover illustration), our guests, and everyone who attended. .
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