MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED
October 25, 2026 - 12PM UK - Writers Block Stage
Sci-Fi Worldbuilding: Letting Your Imagination Run Wild
How do you create a future that feels fantastic yet believable?
Authors Patrick Ness, Ren Hutchings, Peter. F. Hamilton and Moira Buffini dive into the craft of worldbuilding, exploring how they develop imagined societies, technology, environments and the rules that hold their universes together. Moderated by Amy McCaw.
September 26-27, 2026
September 26 - 2PM UK
Panel: The Dex Legacy
With Ren Hutchings (moderator), Tim Hardie, Fiona Moore, Jordan Acosta, Cmdr Ventura & special guest Emily Inkpen
September 27 - 9PM UK
The Big Indie Weekend Wrap Party
September 20, 2026
8 AM EST / 1 PM UK
Reading: Ren Hutchings reads from The Legend Liminal and An Unbreakable World
9 AM EST / 2 PM UK
Panel: What Even Is Canon, and Do We Care?
How much should 'canon' matter to writers & readers?
With Adria Bailton (moderator), Victoria Barros, Ren Hutchings & LaShawn M. Wanak
Noon EST / 5 PM UK
Panel: Going Gray But Still In The Story
On writing older protagonists with nuance
With Marianna Martin (moderator), Kate Maruyama, Esker Park & Ren Hutchings
August 7, 2026 - 12:00 noon EST (11:00AM CST, 9:00AM PST, 5:00PM GMT)
First Friday QuickReads of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror
featuring Linda Patricia Cleary, Ilana DeBare, Tracy Fahey, Jami Gray, Ren Hutchings, and Val St. Crowe
July 26, 2026 - 4:00PM CST (5:00PM EST, 2:00PM PST, 10:00PM GMT)
Panel: Best & Worst Sci-Fi Doomsday Scenarios
with Ren Hutchings, Daniel H. Wilson, Abby Goldsmith, Megan O'Keefe, moderated by MJ Kuhn
June 6, 2026 - 10:00AM
Panel: Trust Issues with Aliya Whiteley and Ren Hutchings
Tickets: £11 in person / £6.50 livestream
May 23, 2026
Flaxmill Maltings in Shrewsbury
Spotlight Indie Live is a free to attend one-day celebration of indie fantasy, science fiction, horror and speculative fiction, art and storytelling, created for aspiring writers, fiction fans and independent creatives.
Panel: Getting Started with Short Stories and Novellas
Panel: Cupcakes, Conflicts and Character Arcs
May 6, 2026 - 18:30
April 11, 2026
Panel: Monsters in the Margins
13:10 (Auditorium Stage)