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| WHAT | Beccon is a British small-press publisher specialising in science fiction.
Beccon does not produce "print-on-demand" editions, preferring to print "real" books. |
| WHO | As with many small presses, Beccon is a one-man-band - and is run by Roger Robinson, together with assistance from many friends as the need arises. |
| WHEN | The first Beccon publication (a bibliography of Barrington J Bayley) was issued in August 1981. Since then nearly 50 booklets &/or books have been produced. |
| WHY | The name "Beccon" was given to a series of SF conventions in the 1980s - and initially stood for "Basildon, Essex Crest Convention" after the hotel in which the 1st 3 conventions were held in 1981, 1983 & 1985 - and several early publications related to these conventions. Subsequently the name was taken over by one of the convention committee members, Roger Robinson, for his fledgling small press. |
An interview with the publisher appeared in -
Emerald City #114 (Feb 2005)
| MAY 2009 | What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction by Paul Kincaid has been announced as a finalist for the Locus Award in the Non-Fiction/Art-Book category. The winner will be announced later in the year. |
| APR 2009 | A collection of reviews by John Clute, titled Canary Fever: Reviews, was launched at LXcon, the 60th British National SF convention held in Bradford over the Easter weekend. |
| MAR 2009 | What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction by Paul Kincaid has been shortlisted for the Hugo Award for best related book. The winner will be announced at Anticipation, the 67th World SF convention to be held in Montreal in early August. |
| FEB 2009 | A new filk book On the Filk Road was launched at the 21st British Filkcon (aXXIdental) in Grantham. |
| MAY 2007 | Website established. |
| JUL 2006 | Soundings: Reviews 1992-1996 by Gary K Wolfe was nominated for both the Hugo and Locus Awards for best non-fiction book. |
| APR 2006 | Chip Crockett's Christmas Carol by Elizabeth Hand was launched at the British National SF convention in Glasgow. |
| APR 2006 | Soundings: Reviews 1992-1996 by Gary K Wolfe WON the British Science Fiction Association award for best non-fiction book published in Britain in 2005. |
| NQABAKAZULU SCHOOL |
Graham Joyce's collection Black Dust was published in collaboration with Westwood St Thomas School - which is twinned with a school in South Africa. All the proceeds from the sale of this book will be used to establish bursaries for students at the Nqabakazulu School, near Durban. This will enable students from that school to start their University education. |
| TALKING BOOKS | Several Beccon publications - including all three Drabble books, were published specifically to raise money for the Royal National Institute for the Blind's "Talking Book" charity. |
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SCIENCE FICTION FOUNDATION |
A donation from the sale of each copy of (Re)commended Science Fiction is given to The Science Fiction Foundation (Registered Charity 1041052) |
| FILK FUND | Profits from many of the filk books are donated to the Filk Fund - which was set up to help defray the costs of bringing foreign guests to British filk conventions |
| FAMINE RELIEF | Sales of the first printing of The Beccon Plays enabled a donation to be made to African Famine Relief. |
| STREET ADDRESS | 75 Rosslyn Ave, Harold Wood, Essex RM3 0RG, U.K. |
| EMAIL ADDRESS | books@beccon.org |
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