news · 21. December 2018

I was studying screenwriting as part of my undergrad degree when I heard about Create50. I always dreaded writing dialogue, and I’d finally come to the decision to focus on refining it within my writing. Little did I know, this was the first spark. Create50 stood out to me as an idea more than anything; the principle of leaving feedback on three stories for every draft you enter. What a sparky idea! I thought: using our interconnectivity to create a community of creatives from across the worl

20. December 2018

What a SPECTACULAR evening we share at the Twosted50 and Singularity50 book launch and awards last Tuesday. The video will give you a sense of the event, the show and the passion present on stage. For those not present, here is a list of the main category winners for both books (which you can now get on Amazon).

28. November 2018

Monday night and a forgettable dream wakes me from my slumber. I look over at the clock. 11.53pm. My mind starts a conversation with itself.. It's past midday in London. They have announced the winners. You were going to wait until morning. But i can check now... Go back to sleep you have to work tomorrow. You're not going to sleep.

22. November 2018

We’re nearly at 2020. Artificial Intelligence is marketed to us on our phones, in kitchen appliances, cars and sex toys. Algorithmic AIs have written short films, they control modern dating life, they can instantly translate spoken languages. Nowadays they have names, answer questions with sass, but how intelligent are they really? Our home assistants still pull data from human generated websites. Comprehension of questions is passable, but parsing meaning still evades most of them.

20. November 2018

It was a joy to participate in Singularity 50. The format required giving and receiving notes which raised the bar on all the stories. Why is this not used more often? I had a 1 in 3 hit rate on my submissions, with Eve and Adam getting through to the book. This story allowed me to indulge my interest in science, religion and to paraphrase dear Noel Coward, the strange potency of popular music. A mixed bag I know, but Christina Palmer Romero, as perceptive editor, gave it some order.

news · 19. November 2018

We are delighted to share the news that The Singularity50 has been released, with 50 visionary future tales from 50 of the most audacious voices in Science Fiction.

17. November 2018

Before a friend suggested the Singularity competition, I’d never really written a short story. I ended up submitting four, all featuring the everyman character, Frank. It was great to have two stories short-listed. Something I don’t think would have happened without the constructive feedback of the Create 50 writing community. And to have, By Any Other Name, staring Frank, selected for the anthology, was very cool.

15. November 2018

Question: What happens to a lawyer who sees the light? Answer: She becomes a writer. Update, several years later: She wonders if it really was such a great idea to chuck a solid career with good income... and... and... and... Yes it was. Thanks to a fine little Sci-Fi anthology called “The Singularity”.

11. November 2018

Disclosure: I’d never written a single word of science-fiction. Read, sure, watched, hell yes, but writing? Then along came Singularity50, and while I loved the concept I had no intention to take part. More importantly, I also had no time. None. Zilch. Which is why a few days before the deadline I woke up with an idea which by the end of the day found its way into the Singularity50 competition as “For the Love of Jenny”. Then I really really needed to return to my paid work and a novel edit, w

07. November 2018

Writers are weird, in general. Horror writers are twisted. Sci-fi writers are visionaries. Comet writers are... trailblazers? And they’re all part of the Create50 community, my weird, beloved family. I joined Create50 in 2015 with my short script Psukhe for the “Courage and Kindness” project. This resulted in a Best Script Award at the British Screenwriters’ Awards that year. I wrote six scripts for the following Impact50 project, and Sirtaki was selected for the film; I Never Kissed a Girl Bef