The county-wide bookshop tour commences at Waterstones Bridport on Friday 6 November, followed by an event at Westbourne Bookshop on Monday 9 November. These events are part of a larger series of author talks and readings scheduled across the Southwest during November.
Dr Kevan Manwaring, Programme Leader for MA Creative Writing (Online) and Senior Lecturer for BA (Hons) Creative Writing at Arts University Bournemouth (AUB), conducted extensive interdisciplinary research to create the novel's authentic futuristic world. Set on Europa, Jupiter's ice-moon, Black Box chronicles the crew of the submersible Ultima Thule as they explore subterranean oceans and encounter unexpected discoveries.
“"To build a grounded scientific framework for the story, I wanted to dive deep into the real-world science behind the fiction."
“"I spoke about Artificial Intelligence with Jeremy Levesley, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Leicester, and explored space exploration with Professor Jonathan Nichols of the National Space Centre including his work on the European Space Agency's JUICE Mission."
“"Visiting the Eden Project in Cornwall helped shape the feel of artificial biomes, while drafting early chapters in a remote croft in Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands gave me the isolation and focus needed to bring Europa's lightless subterranean world to life."
Black Box, which won the national Gollancz/Literature Works 'One Giant Write' science fiction manuscript competition, has also been adapted into a full audio drama production by Alternative Stories & Fake Realities, available on Spotify.
Event details:
Bridport: Friday 6 November at Waterstones, Bridport
Westbourne: Monday 9 November, 18:00 at Westbourne Bookshop
Bridport: Friday 6 November at Waterstones, Bridport
Westbourne: Monday 9 November, 18:00 at Westbourne Bookshop
