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Running as an online edition over three days, #Cymera21 will feature lots of talks and panels, creative writing workshops and masterclasses with speakers from Scotland, the UK and beyond. There will be something for poets, novelists, short fiction writers … in short, anything you can dream of and then some.  

Our full programme will be revealed in April, and booking opens from 19 April 2021 - watch this space or sign up to the mailing list to avoid missing out!


Confirmed for our #Cymera21 programme:


Adam Roberts © Lawrie Photography

Adam Roberts © Lawrie Photography

Adrian Tchaikovsky © Joby Sessions

Adrian Tchaikovsky © Joby Sessions

A.G. Slatter

A.G. Slatter

A.K. Larkwood © Vicki Bailey

A.K. Larkwood © Vicki Bailey


Akemi Dawn Bowman © Peter Jolly

Akemi Dawn Bowman © Peter Jolly

Alex Pheby

Alex Pheby

Aliya Whiteley

Aliya Whiteley

Andrea Stewart

Andrea Stewart


Anna Stephens

Anna Stephens

Arkady Martine

Arkady Martine

Barbara Stevenson

Barbara Stevenson

Becky Chambers © Julie Branson

Becky Chambers © Julie Branson


Ben Aaronovitch © Lawrie Photography

Ben Aaronovitch © Lawrie Photography

Ben Oliver

Ben Oliver

Benjamin Morgan

Benjamin Morgan

Bijal Vachharajani

Bijal Vachharajani


Brian Catling

Brian Catling

Cari Thomas

Cari Thomas

Caroline Logan

Caroline Logan

Caroline Hardaker

Caroline Hardaker


Cassandra Khaw

Cassandra Khaw

Catriona Ward ©Robert Hollingworth

Catriona Ward ©Robert Hollingworth

Cavan Scott

Cavan Scott

Charlie Jane Anders © Annalee Newitz

Charlie Jane Anders © Annalee Newitz


Charlie Stross

Charlie Stross

Ciannon Smart

Ciannon Smart

C.L. Clark ©Jovita McCleod

C.L. Clark ©Jovita McCleod

Claire North

Claire North


Clare Hume

Clare Hume

C.S. Green

C.S. Green

Cynthia Murphy

Cynthia Murphy

Derek B. Miller

Derek B. Miller


Elizabeth May

Elizabeth May

Everina Maxwell

Everina Maxwell

Gabriela Houston

Gabriela Houston

Gareth Powell

Gareth Powell


Grady Hendrix

Grady Hendrix

Hannah F. Whitten

Hannah F. Whitten

Hannah M. Long

Hannah M. Long

Jael Richardson © Simon Remark Photography

Jael Richardson © Simon Remark Photography


James Bradley © Nicholas Purcell.

James Bradley © Nicholas Purcell.

Jane Alexander © Anita Fitzsimons

Jane Alexander © Anita Fitzsimons

Jean Bürlesk

Jean Bürlesk

John Gwynne

John Gwynne


Jonathan Stroud

Jonathan Stroud

Kathryn Foxfield

Kathryn Foxfield

Katy Rose Pool

Katy Rose Pool

Kesia Lupo

Kesia Lupo


Laura Lam © Lawrie Photography

Laura Lam © Lawrie Photography

Laura N Mauro

Laura N Mauro

Lauren James

Lauren James

Lavie Tidhar © Kevin Nixon / Future Publishing

Lavie Tidhar © Kevin Nixon / Future Publishing


Lisa Heathfield

Lisa Heathfield

Louise Carey © Kevin Lines

Louise Carey © Kevin Lines

Lucy Holland

Lucy Holland

Lynda Clark

Lynda Clark


Marian Womack

Marian Womack

Mark De Jager

Mark De Jager

Matthew Holness

Matthew Holness

Matthew Ward © Photo Nottingham

Matthew Ward © Photo Nottingham


Mike Brooks

Mike Brooks

Oliver Langmead

Oliver Langmead

Paul Braddon

Paul Braddon

Ra Page

Ra Page


Rachel Burge

Rachel Burge

R. F. Kuang

R. F. Kuang

Rian Hughes

Rian Hughes

R. J. Barker

R. J. Barker


Sarah Schofield

Sarah Schofield

Shona Kinsella

Shona Kinsella

Stark Holborn

Stark Holborn

Stephen Graham Jones © Gary Isaacs

Stephen Graham Jones © Gary Isaacs


Susan Wilson

Susan Wilson

Suyi Davies Okungbowa © Manuel Ruiz

Suyi Davies Okungbowa © Manuel Ruiz

Tasha Suri © Shekhar Bhatia

Tasha Suri © Shekhar Bhatia

Terry Miles © Kristine Cofsky

Terry Miles © Kristine Cofsky


T. L. Huchu

T. L. Huchu

Thilde Kold Holdt

Thilde Kold Holdt

V. E. Schwab © Jenna Maurice

V. E. Schwab © Jenna Maurice

Victoria Aveyard

Victoria Aveyard