Our Judges

Head judge Noel Chidwick

Noel Chidwick is co-founder and former Editor-in-chief of Shoreline of Infinity Science Fiction Magazine and other science fictional happenings. He’s been reading science fiction since the early 70s and has found no reason to stop.

He’s a singer-songwriter with Painted Ocean, a writer and occasional playwright, and his favourite hobby is to approach a button and wonder, “What happens if I press this?” and then press it.

Noel will judge the stories in both categories.

About Shoreline of Infinity

Shoreline of Infinity is Scotland’s award-winning magazine for science fiction writing. Since its first issue in July 2015, Shoreline has published dozens stories, poems and pieces of art over 16 issues. In 2018 the British Fantasy Society recognized the Shoreline team for their hard work with the Award for best magazine/periodical.

Lorraine Wilson

A conservation scientist and third culture Scot, Lorraine lives by the sea writing stories influenced by folklore and the wilderness. She has a PhD from the University of St. Andrews and is the author of several books, most recently the connected science fantasies We Are All Ghosts In The Forest and The Salt Oracle. Winner of two British Fantasy Awards and the Society of Authors ADCI Literary Prize, her books have also been longlisted for the BSFA, finalists for the BFA, Kavya and Saltire Awards, and twice winners of the SCKAwards. Lorraine has been stalked by wolves, caught the bubonic plague, and befriended pythons, but she now sticks to herding cats.