Milford Committee

Only in a sf-nal environment could the ruling triumverate end up with five people on it...

Sue Thomason - Chair
Liz Williams - Secretary
Steve Kilbane - Treasurer
Jacey Bedford - Website, mailing lists, publicity (and vice chair)
Kari Sperring - Liaison for the David Garrett Award

Sue Thomason's first short story sale was in 1984 (to Interzone), qualifying her to attend Milford 1985. Since then she has sold another 10 stories, also some poetry. Her next Milford was in 2001, and she now tries to attend every other year. She is certain that the Milford critting process has benefited her, and her writing, immensely. She is still scared before being critted, but it's worth it, it's worth it!
Liz Williams attended her first Milford in 1998 and now attends every year. She's sold more than 15 science fiction and fantasy novels and is published in the USA and the UK (and also translated into Dutch). Her first two novels, Ghost Sister (2001) and Empire of Bones (2002) were both nominated for the Philip K Dick Award. Liz is the daughter of a stage magician and a Gothic novelist. She holds a PhD in Philosophy of Science from Cambridge and currently runs a witchcraft shop in Glastonbury with her partner.
Stephen Kilbane writes fantasy and science fiction and has had one story published so far. He's very kindly been our treasurer since 1998 and done a sterling job.
Jacey Bedford has sold several short stories to anthologies and magazines since her first sale to DAW in 1998, which gave her a qualifying sale to attend Milford for the first time, which she did. She turned up scared to death she'd be outclassed by every other author. She probably was, but no one laughed her out of the place, so she's still attending Milford whenever she can - only missing three Milfords since 1998, not a bad average. And every year she learns something new and meets new friends.
Kari Sperring's first Novel, 'Living With Ghosts' appeared on the honours list for the 2010 James Tiptree Jnr Award. Her second novel, which has been to more than one Milford during its gestation period, is due out in 2012 as part of a two book deal with DAW. She's a historian with a PhD in mediaeval British history and a specialisation is early mediaeval Wales and writes academic books under the name of Kari Maund, six, so far plus a number of academic articles..


	Milford Committee Only in a sf-nal environment could the ruling triumverate end up with five people on it... Sue Thomason - Chair Liz Williams - Secretary Steve Kilbane - Treasurer Jacey Bedford - Website, mailing lists, publicity (and vice chair) Kari Sperring - Liaison for the David Garrett Award Sue Thomason's first short story sale was in 1984 (to Interzone), qualifying her to attend Milford 1985. Since then she has sold another 10 stories, also some poetry. Her next Milford was in 2001, and she now tries to attend every other year. She is certain that the Milford critting process has benefited her, and her writing, immensely. She is still scared before being critted, but it's worth it, it's worth it! Liz Williams attended her first Milford in 1998 and now attends every year. She's sold more than 15 science fiction and fantasy novels and is published in the USA and the UK (and also translated into Dutch). Her first two novels, Ghost Sister (2001) and Empire of Bones (2002) were both nominated for the Philip K Dick Award. Liz is the daughter of a stage magician and a Gothic novelist. She holds a PhD in Philosophy of Science from Cambridge and currently runs a witchcraft shop in Glastonbury with her partner. Stephen Kilbane writes fantasy and science fiction and has had one story published so far. He's very kindly been our treasurer since 1998 and done a sterling job. Jacey Bedford has sold several short stories to anthologies and magazines since her first sale to DAW in 1998, which gave her a qualifying sale to attend Milford for the first time, which she did. She turned up scared to death she'd be outclassed by every other author. She probably was, but no one laughed her out of the place, so she's still attending Milford whenever she can - only missing three Milfords since 1998, not a bad average. And every year she learns something new and meets new friends. Kari Sperring's first Novel, 'Living With Ghosts' appeared on the honours list for the 2010 James Tiptree Jnr Award. Her second novel, which has been to more than one Milford during its gestation period, is due out in 2012 as part of a two book deal with DAW. She's a historian with a PhD in mediaeval British history and a specialisation is early mediaeval Wales and writes academic books under the name of Kari Maund, six, so far plus a number of academic articles..