Takeover: On the Shoreline of Infinity
Shoreline of Infinity is Scotland’s brightest and best Science Fiction magazine, publishing stories, poetry and articles since 2015. Join us as we investigate the liminal, speculating about the future and considering the past from our vantage point of the ever-shifting sands of the present. Bram E Gieben, Medha Singh, Jeda Pearl, Lesa Ng and Rachel Plummer will be performing along with our MC Pippa Goldschmidt.
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