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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
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.
news · 18. October 2018
On the basis (a) of Chris Jones’s call for blogs and (b) that this blog may well be better than my story ‘Rothschild’s Giraffe’, here goes. (It’s not so much a blog as a plea for redemption.)
The suggested timeline for The Singularity included one event that intrigued me very much viz. the resurrection of extinct animal species, and I suspected this topic would not find too much favour (extinct animals vs. sex-bots? – I’m not a gambling man but I know where I’d lay my bot bet).
news · 24. February 2018
Back in 2015, before the invention of Brexit and Trump, I wrote a short screenplay called Automatic Drive. Inspired by the development of driverless vehicles, I imagined a future in which corporations responsible for automated highways used nefarious methods to keep the traffic flowing at all costs.
news · 12. February 2018
Drum roll please… It’s been a long time coming but it’s time to share just who and what has been selected to be included in The Singularity 50…
The 50 writers and their stories are…
news · 01. February 2018
We are excited to announce that on February 12th at 11am UK time we will announce the 50 amazing stories and writers to be included in Singularity50.
news · 15. November 2017
The Create50 community imparts something incredibly valuable to its writers – almost like finding gold at the end of a rainbow.
Not only does it instill a sense of accomplishment, bringing an urgency to write, but also through the writer feedback, it helps impart a sense of confidence in your own work.
The collaboration and community you feel is nothing short of amazing.