Concatenation Articles Index

Articles

• Wellington: for visiting SF folk – Jacqueline Brasfield et al (2020)
• London and Brighton – for visiting SF folk – Jonathan Cowie (2009)
• Glasgow: An introduction for visiting SF folk – Ian Hunter (2024)
• What makes a Hugo-worthy novel? – Rebecca Montgomery (2025)
• Toronto – for visiting SF folk – Bill Parry (2002)
• Appraisal of the venue for the proposed 2014 London Worldcon – Peter Tyers (2012)
• Charles Partington – A life in Science Fiction – A tribute to our friend (2023)
• Graham Connor – A life in Science Fiction & Space – A tribute to our late co–editor (2019)

Science Fiction Articles

• Best Science Fiction of Past Years – Possibly? – on–going archive page
• The English dictionary for visiting Americans – A UK Worldcon resource (2024)
• Science Fiction in China: 2008 – Jenny Bai and Cecilia Qin (2008)
• Creating a new SF/F publishing house – Mark Bilsborough (2021)
• Getting Published – From MS to print – Sue Burke (2021)
• eFanzines: its curator reflects in its 20th year – Bill Burns (2021)
• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny... A close look reveals... – Arthur Chappell (2023)
• SF Film recommendations from the 20th Century – Part 3: The Space Age (1960–'69) – Tony Chester (2017)
• SF Film recommendations from the 20th Century – Part 2: The Golden Age (1950–59) – Tony Chester (2015)
• SF Film recommendations from the 20th Century – Part 1: Before the Golden Age (1895–1949) – Tony Chester (2014)
• Films from the Mummy's Tomb – Tony Chester (2012)
• Top 10 (and worst 10) Horror Films of the 20th Century – Tony Chester (2011)
• Zombies After Romero – Tony Chester (2010)
• Zombies Before Romero – Tony Chester (2010)
• 'The Horror, The Horror' –– A review of cinematic horror – Tony Chester (2009)
• Top 10 (and worst 10) SF Films – Tony Chester (2009)
• A Little Perspective – Living in the wrong future – Tony Chester (1994)
• Feminism and Fandom – Sherry Coldsmith (1987)
• Article on Britain's New Worlds magazine – Jonathan Cowie (2024)
• Fantasy: Realms of Imagination - The New British Library Exhibition – Jonathan Cowie (2024)
• The new Waterloo Doctor Who guided walk - Jonathan Cowie
• Best Science Fiction Novels Then (1987) and Now (2022) – Jonathan Cowie (2023)
• The world of the Trigan Empire – Jonathan Cowie (2022)
• A Worldcon future –– developments from science symposia – Jonathan Cowie (2021)
• The Hugo Best Dramatic Presentation Short Form: Is it really recognising the breadth of SF achievement? – Jonathan Cowie (2016)
• Tribute to Hatfield PSIFA's 30th Anniversary (with a link to their 10 anniversary zine) – (2009)
• PSIFA 30–year Anniversary Event – Hertfordsire University / Hatfield Polytechnic Old Age PSIFAns reunion (2009)
• Hatfield PSIFA and Warwick SF Re–union 2002 – Jonathan Cowie (2002)
• State of UK SF Publishing in 2002 – Jonathan Cowie (2002)
• Concatenation Press Liaison – Jonathan Cowie (1996)
• Ghost stories from Asia – Steven French (2022)
• Quorn vs the Microwave Popcorn – Neil Gaiman (1990)
• Fact 'n Fiction 'n Me – John Gribbin (1993)
• Science Fiction in Film Serials – Adrian James (2005)
• The Masked Villains of Cinematic Serials – Adrian James (2008)
• The Shoestringcon [1]: Polycon 1979 story – Pete Gilligan (1979/2019)
• Radio Waves – Jane Killick (1993)
• How Eastercon and Worldcon fandom survived lockdown – Caroline Mullan (2020)
• When the Children Read Fantasy – Terry Pratchett (1994)
• Koi Mil Gaya India’s First SF film – ‘Hari’ Srinarahari (2004)
• Reading SF Blind – Stephen Steppens (2003)
• The British SF Association: A Year in the Chair – Allen Stroud (2021)
• SF, Globalization and China – Lavie Tidhar (2004)
• SF Worldcon publications policy – Peter Tyers (2024)
• Whither Worldcons: Just where are they heading? – Peter Tyers (2022)
• How long? – Should there be really thick SF novels? – Peter Tyers (2011)
• China's Science Fiction World – Sherry Yao (2010)
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture: Is it time for a reappraisal? – Mark Yon (2023)
• Batman – Cinematic portrayals – Mark Yon (2022)
• Dune: the novel and films compared – Mark Yon (2022)

European Science Fiction

Articles (arranged by contributor name)

• Anglo–Romanian Science & Science Fiction Cultural Exchange Re–visited (2014)
• Danish Science Fiction Between 2004 and 2007 – Janus Andersen (2008)
• The 2015 Hispacon – Spain – Sue Burke (2015)
• The 2014 Hispacon – Spain – Sue Burke (2014)
• The 2013 Hispacon – Spain – Sue Burke (2013)
• II Celsius 232 – Avilés, Spain – Sue Burke (2013)
• The 2012 Hispacon, Spain – Sue Burke (2012)
• The 2007 Hispacon, Spain – Sue Burke (2007)
• The 2006 Hispacon, Spain – Sue Burke (2006)
• The 2005 Ibercon, Spain – Sue Burke (2005)
• Using SF/F to justify Putin – Jonathan Cowie (2022)
• Unseen Mainland European SF Classics – Jonathan Cowie (2010)
• 2nd International Week of Science and Science Fiction – Jonathan Cowie (2003)
• E. Europe Meets West, UK Visit Report – Cowie & Chester (2000)
• Science Fiction in Bulgaria 2006 – Rossie Decheva (2007)
• Quasar Days – Iasi, Romania – Antuza Genescu (1999)
• Dracula and Worf, UK Visit Report – Antuza Genescu (1995)
• The 2017 Hispacon – Spain – Cristina Jurado (2018)
• Made in England UK Visit Report – Cristian Lazarescu (1995)
• Spanish Science Fiction – Alejandro Mohorte Medina & José Nieto (2016)
• Teaching SF in Vladivostok – Yuri Mironets (1997)
• Science Fiction in Romania since the 1990 revolution – L. Nistorescu et al (2011)
• Science Fiction in Romania up to 1990 – Laurentiu Nistorescu et al (2009)
• ConFuse – The 2015 Swecon – Karl–Johan Norén (2016)
• Archipelacon: A Scandinavian convention through Swedish eyes – Karl–Johan Norén (2015)
• Understanding Polish SF conventions – Marcin 'Alqua' Klak (2017)
• Athanoria 96, Romania – Ellen Pederson (1996)
• German Science Fiction up to 1945 – Elmar Podlasly (2010)
• SF Conventions Across Europe (2018) – Roberto Quaglia
• My 25 years of Eurocons and the European Science Fiction Society – Roberto Quaglia (2014)
• 1st International Week of Science and Science Fiction – Roberto Quaglia (1999)
• Science Fiction Club Deutschland – 60th anniversary retrospective – Thomas Recktenwald (2015)
• A letter from Ukrainian artists to the World's artists – Borys Sidyuk et al (2022)
• Ukraine's Invasion: Something you can do free in 10 minutes (2022)
• The 2017 Celsius 232 – Spain – Peter Tyers
• Archipelacon: A Scandinavian convention through British eyes – Peter Tyers (2015)
• German SF Since 1945 – Dirk van den Boom (2016)
• Polcon 97: The Polish National Convention – Bridget Wilkinson (1999)
• Fandom in Eastern Europe – Bridget Wilkinson (1997)
Eurocons (arranged by date)

• Eurocon 2024 – Rotterdam, Netherlands – Leadie Flowers
• Eurocon 2017 – Dortmund, Germany – Jim Walker
• Eurocon 2016 – Barcelona, Spain – Jim Walker
• Eurocon 2014 – Dublin, Ireland (2nd review) – Peter Tyers (2015)
• Eurocon 2014 – Dublin, Ireland – Jim Walker (2014)
• Eurocon 2013 – Kiev, Ukraine – Jim Walker (2013)
• Eurocon 2012 – Zagreb, Croatia – Jim Walker (2012)
• Eurocon 2011 – Stockholm, Sweden – Jonathan Cowie (2011)
• Eurocon 2010 – Poland / Czech Republic – Jim Walker (2010)
• Eurocon 2009 – Fiuggi, Italy – Jim Walker (2009)
• Eurocon 2008 – Moscow, Russia – Jim Walker (2008)
• Eurocon 2007 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Jonathan Cowie (2007)
• Eurocon 2006 – Kiev, Ukraine – Jonathan Cowie (2006)
• Eurocon 2005 and World SF Con, Glasgow, Scotland – Jonathan Cowie (2005)
• A Decade of Eurocons 1995 – 2005 – Jonathan Cowie (2005)
• Eurocon 2004 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Jim Walker (2005)
• Eurocon 2002 – Chotebor, Czech Republic – Jim Walker (2002)
• Eurocon 2001 – Capidava, Romania – Jonathan Cowie (2001)
• Eurocon 2000 – Gydinia, Poland – Jim Walker (2000)
• The Eurocons of the 1990s – A Quagliaspace profile (2002)
• Trinity – Eurocon 1999 – Jonathan Cowie (1999)
• Eurocon 1997 – Octocon 97, Dublin, Ireland – Jonathan Cowie (1997)
• A Retrospective on the First (1972) European SF Convention, Italy – Thomas Mielke
• Eurocon 1 – The First Eurocon in 1972 – Dave Rowe (1972, re–posted 2015)

Interviews

• Greg Bear (2004)
• More than Human: Colin Greenland, Charles Stross, Norman Spinrad & Tony Chester transcribed by Paul Brazier (1994)
• HarperCollins' Voyager editor Jane Johnson (2005)
• Larry Niven (1988)
• Robert J. Sawyer (2003)
• Robert Sheckley (1999)
• N Lee Wood (1996)

Science

• Larry Niven and the Tapeworm Contraceptive – Prof. Chris Arme (1999)
• My Top Ten Scientists – John. W. Armstrong (2022)
• My Top Ten Scientists – Tony Ballantyne (2017)
• My Top Ten Scientists – Andrew Bannister (2018)
• My Top Ten Scientists – Eric Choi (2019)
• My Top Ten Scientists – Julie E. Czerneda (2019)
• Where are the Robots? – Tony Chester (2006)
• Feed Me! Food, SF & Technology – Tony Chester (2005)
• War! What is it Good For? – Tony Chester (2004)
• The Hidden History of the Universe – by David Clements (2006)
• Is Biology a Science? – Jack Cohen (2002)
• Sanity Blues: Science Needs to be Honest – Graham Connor (1998)
• Should We Trust Scientists? – Peter Cotgreave (2002)
• Detecting warp drives – Jonathan Cowie (2025)
• How common are exo-Earths with water? – Jonathan Cowie (2024)
• When did the first human evolve? A SETI approach illuminates – Jonathan Cowie (2023)
• The 2022/3 Science Museum Science & SF Exhibition – Jonathan Cowie (2023)
• Is Science Destroying Itself? – Jonathan Cowie(2022)
• Fictionalising Science and CoVID –– Will politicians be held to account? – Jonathan Cowie (2021)
• Keep Mars human free! – Jonathan Cowie (2020)
• SARS–CoV–2, COVID–19 and the SF community: A briefing – Jonathan Cowie (2020)
• Libya's Science Fiction Travesty – Jonathan Cowie (2006)
• SARS Science Review 2003 – Jonathan Cowie (2003)
• International Attitudes to Science – Jonathan Cowie (1996)
• Seχ in Europe – Jonathan Cowie (1996)
• SF Builds Scientists – Jonathan Cowie (1996)
• My Top Ten Scientists – Dominic Dulley (2019)
• My Top Ten Scientists – Timothy Gawne (2022)
• My Top Ten Scientists – Ian Green (epigeneticist & SF author)
• Science in Science Fiction – Ian Hocking (2007)
• My Top Ten Scientists – Ian Irvine (2020)
• Space Launch Costs in the New Era – Duncan Lunan (2023)
• Moonrock 2021: a review prior to China's sample return mission – Duncan Lunan (2021)
• The Solar System’s First Interstellar Visitor ’Oumuamua Revisited – Duncan Lunan (2021)
• My Top Ten Scientists – Ken MacLeod (2021)
• My Top Ten Scientists – Paul McAuley (2017)
• Space Exploration 2022 – Ian Moss (2023)
• JUICE 2022 – Jupiter and Icy Moons Explorer – Ian Moss (2022)
• Space exploration projects deploying in 2021 – Ian Moss (2020)
• How Might the World End? 200 years on from penning Frankenstein – Ted Nield (2015)
• Scientists' Public Understanding of Science – Ted Nield (2004)
• Are Scientists Expecting the Impossible? – Ted Nield (2002)
• My Top Ten Scientists – Julie Novakova (2020)
• CERN – Science or Tourism? – Jane O'Reilly (2019)
• From engineer and SF fan to astronomy – Mark Paice (2024)
• My Top Ten Scientists – Sam Peters (2018)
• My Top Ten Scientists – Alastair Reynolds (2021)
• My Top Ten Scientists – Ian Stewart (2017)
• My Top Ten Scientists – Carole Stivers (biochemist & SF author) (2021)
• The High Frontier, Redux: Interstellar Travel Difficulties – Charles Stross (2008)
• My Top Ten Scientists – Peter Watts (2018)
• Gaia – Index to annual series of collected science whimsey & SF frivolity snippets

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