Twisted Tales of the Weird West: Event Round-up

What's better than an event round-up? A Wild West event round-up. Better yet, a *Weird* West event round-up. You braved the Liverpudlian gales to be with us on Friday and hear three great readings from Joel Lane, Amanda Hemingway and Gary McMahon as they delighted us with their stories from P.S. Publishing's new release the anthology Gutshot. Each story was introduced, as was the event as a whole, by Gutshot's editor, and a Twisted Tales favourite, Conrad Williams. You were then spoilt even further when yet another of the anthology's contributors Simon Bestwick joined the table to take part in an enlightening and spirited discussion of the Wild and Weird Wests.

Thanks to everyone who came out on such a wild and windy day, and also thank you to Joel, Amanda, Gary and Conrad. Here are some photos from the event which was decorated more in-line with the idea of Winter Wonderland than Wild West (yes, folks who attended the event, I'm not above using the same quip twice):

Conrad Williams introducing the night's entertainment.

Joel Lane reading his story "Those Who Remember".

Amanda Hemingway reading her story "Ghosts".

  

Gary McMahon lends his voice to his story "El Camino de Rojo".

 

Finally, the full assembly during the Q+A. From L to R: Gary McMahon, Conrad Williams, Amanda Hemingway, Joel Lane and Simon Bestwick.

Twisted Tales will return in January 2012. Keep an eye on the blog for further information about upcoming events.

COMPETITION: Win One of Three Copies of Gutshot

Howdee folks, thanks to the kind possy over at P.S. Publishing, we're able to give three of our readers the chance to win a copy of the new anthology of Weird West stories Gutshot.

As with our last competition, Gutshot is the book which we are basing our next event around, namely Twisted Tales of the Weird West. The event will be held on Friday 25th November, at 6pm, in Waterstone's Liverpool One. It will feature an introduction from Conrad Williams, the editor of Gutshot, as well as readings from three of the authors who have contributed stories to the book:

Gary McMahon

Joel Lane

and Amanda Hemingway

So, if you'd like to win a copy of this beautiful hardback all you have to do is send us an e-mail at twistedtalesevents@gmail.com with the subject line GUTSHOT COMPETITION. P.S. Publishing will post out copies of the book to three winners anywhere in the world so please also include your name and address.

(If you're planning to attend the event and would rather get the copy delivered to Waterstone's please let us know)

Closing date for the competition is Monday 21st November so get those e-mails in. Winners will be selected at random and announced on the Twisted Tales blog, your details will be passed onto P.S. Publishing so that they can dispatch your prize on our behalf. Good Luck.

NEW EVENT: Twisted Tales of the Weird West

Our next event is a tie-in with P.S. Publishing's new anthology of Weird West stories, Gutshot. Here's the blurb for the book:

The place of the cowboy in fiction is wrapped up in violence and elegiac beauty. Their stories are underpinned by misery and threat. But in among the guns, knives and blood, there was love and hope and glory. The 20 tales between these covers offer a bizarre take on the myths of the Old West. You are as likely to meet a villain from the 21st century as a varmint from the 19th. There are monsters, real and imagined. There are ghosts and gangsters, masked men and marauders. There are showdowns and final sunsets. Above all there is the kind of awe that we all yearn for in our stories. Gutshot is a Smith & Wesson gripped by a skeletal fist, chambers loaded with alien ice, muzzle pointed at your heart . . .

And here's the beautiful poster designed for us by P.S. Publishing based on Gutshot's own superb cover (original art by Caniglia).

So, the details in full:

Friday 25th November, 6-8pm Waterstone's Liverpool One

Tickets are FREE (please reserve in store or on 0151 709 9820)

Introduction from Gutshot's editor, Conrad Williams

Readings from three of the contributors:

Gary McMahon

Joel Lane

Amanda Hemingway

-Plus- a £3 on-the-night-only discount on Gutshot (r.r.p £20)

Yeehawww!

Official Facebook Event: HERE