Another Writing the Occult speaker, you ask? Here's a bloody legend of the SFFH scene: the British Fantasy Society Chair herself, Shona Kinsella!

Shona's latest book, The Heart of Winter, is steeped in the Celtic myths of Brigit and the Cailleach - the goddesses of spring and winter. 🧵⬇️

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Scottish fantasy author Shona Kinsella is the author of The Heart of Winter, The Vessel of KalaDene series, dark Scottish fantasy novella Petra MacDonald and the Queen of the Fae, British Fantasy Award shortlisted industrial novella The Flame and the Flood, and the non-fiction Outlander & the Real Jacobites: Scotland’s Fight for the Stuarts. Her short fiction can be found in various magazines & anthologies. 🧵⬇️

She served as editor of the British Fantasy Society’s fiction publication, BFS Horizons for four years and is now the Chair of the British Fantasy Society.

Shona lives near the picturesque banks of Loch Lomond with her husband and three children. She enjoys reading, nature walks, and spending time with her family. When she is not writing, doing laundry, or wrangling children, she can usually be found with her nose in a book. 🧵⬇️

Writing the Occult: Connection to Land happens online on 15 June (i.e. Solstice week!). It's a long day, but we will be recording the whole event for ticket holders to watch back whenever they like. Early bird tix are £35+bf.

Hit writingtheoccult.carrd.co for full event details