Chris Beckett's guest appearances

Chris Beckett

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy

StarShipSofa

The Writing Life

Short science fiction review

Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre Podcast

WordPunk

Modern Poetry in Translation

Time for Cakes and Ale

Schriftsonar – Der SciFi Podcast

Invaders From Planet 3

Spectology: The Science Fiction Book Club Podcast

Travelling Through... London, the world and life.

The Tiny Bookcase

Joe Haldeman

Mike Resnick

Nnedi Okorafor

Ted Chiang

Yoon Ha Lee

Ken Liu

Sofia Samatar

Fiona Moore

Rich Larson

Kelly Robson

Alastair Reynolds

Robert Reed

Elizabeth Bear

Megan Arkenberg

Marissa Lingen

OwlTail

Ben and Nico return for Season Two of The Tiny Bookcase. They are joined by author Chris Beckett, whose novel Dark Eden won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2013. This tenacious trio tackle the prompt "I'm Alone"! Join our mailing list: https://www.thetinybookcase.co.uk/sign-up Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thetinybookcase)

Ben and Nico return for Season Two of The Tiny Bookcase. They are joined by author Chris Beckett, whose novel Dark Eden won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2013. This tenacious trio tackle the prompt "I'm Alone"!  Join our mailing list: <a href="https://www.thetinybookcase.co.uk/sign-up" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thetinybookcase.co.uk/sign-up</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thetinybookcase" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a> (<a href="https://www.patreon.com/thetinybookcase" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/thetinybookcase</a>)

S2 E1: Chris Beckett (I'm Alone)

Author Chris Beckett joins us this week to explore styles of dialogue in literature and how Chris uses it in his novel Two Tribes. Covering topics as wide-ranging as conversation-as-animal-grooming to Brexit, Chris shares his tips and insight into how humans interact and different ways of capturing that on the page. Asking the questions is Sam Ruddock of Gatehouse Press and Story Machines Productions. This episode is part of our Early Career Writer's Resource Pack focusing on dialogue in prose fiction, scriptwriting and comics. Find more from Hannah Berry, Femi Kayode, Carys Davies and Taylor Beidler at https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/pack-6-dialogue/  Made possible by support from Arts Council England. Hosted by Steph McKenna and Simon Jones. Find out more about what we do: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/ More on our Early Career Awards: https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/early-career-awards/ Music by Bennet Maples.

Author Chris Beckett joins us this week to explore styles of dialogue in literature and how Chris uses it in his novel Two Tribes. Covering topics as wide-ranging as conversation-as-animal-grooming to Brexit, Chris shares his tips and insight into how humans interact and different ways of capturing that on the page. Asking the questions is Sam Ruddock of Gatehouse Press and Story Machines Productions. This episode is part of our Early Career Writer's Resource Pack focusing on dialogue in prose fiction, scriptwriting and comics. Find more from Hannah Berry, Femi Kayode, Carys Davies and Taylor Beidler at <a href="https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/pack-6-dialogue/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/pack-6-dialogue/</a> Made possible by support from Arts Council England. Hosted by Steph McKenna and Simon Jones. Find out more about what we do: <a href="https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/</a> More on our Early Career Awards: <a href="https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/early-career-awards/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/early-career-awards/</a> Music by Bennet Maples.

Styles of dialogue with Chris Beckett

CHRIS BECKETT was born in the UK and during his early childhood was brought up in Ethiopia. Ever since, he has had an ongoing cultural relationship with the country and its people through poetry. This year, Chris has published a book of poems reflecting his childhood and his perceptions of the country at this young age entitled Tenderfoot. He has also, in collaboration with exiled journalist and poet Alemu Tebeje, published the first ever anthology of Ethiopian Amharic Poetry entitled Songs We Learn From Trees. Chris and his artist partner Isao Miura collaborated on a wonderful project entitled Sketches from the Poem Road which is their visual and poetic interpretation of Matsuo Basho's classic The Narrow Road To The Deep North of which they were shortlisted for the Ted Hughes award in 2015. Enjoy the wonderful podcast chat I have with Chris about poetry, translation, Ethiopia, Japan, haiku, food and everything else in between! You can reach Chris at https://www.chrisbeckettpoems.com/ and also http://www.tamratbooks.com/ He is published through Carcanet Press https://www.carcanet.co.uk/index.shtml  Chris' partner, artist Isao Miura is at https://www.isaomiura.com/ Some of the POETS/WRITERS Chris refers to: Tamar Yoseloff, Alemu Tebeje, James Baldwin, Ephrem Seyoum, Daljit Nagra, Karen McCarthy Woolf, Kenji Miyazawa, Shuntarō Tunikawa, Ted Hughes, Ezra Pound, Honore de Balzac, Voltaire Linton Kwesi Johnson, John Agard, Ben Zephaniah, Lemn Sissay, Zewdu Milikit; Jack Kerouac. Musician and Singer: Haymanot Tesfa: @haymanottesfamusic. To find out about your podcast host Emma you can go to https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/ A big thanks to Mariska Martina at https://www.mariskamartina.com/ for creating our wonderful podcast jingle! And finally, a big thanks to Chris Beckett and Isao Miura for hosting this week's podcast - and for the delicious Ethiopian coffee :)

CHRIS BECKETT was born in the UK and during his early childhood was brought up in Ethiopia. Ever since, he has had an ongoing cultural relationship with the country and its people through poetry. This year, Chris has published a book of poems reflecting his childhood and his perceptions of the country at this young age entitled Tenderfoot. He has also, in collaboration with exiled journalist and poet Alemu Tebeje, published the first ever anthology of Ethiopian Amharic Poetry entitled Songs We Learn From Trees. Chris and his artist partner Isao Miura collaborated on a wonderful project entitled Sketches from the Poem Road which is their visual and poetic interpretation of Matsuo Basho's classic The Narrow Road To The Deep North of which they were shortlisted for the Ted Hughes award in 2015. Enjoy the wonderful podcast chat I have with Chris about poetry, translation, Ethiopia, Japan, haiku, food and everything else in between! You can reach Chris at <a href="https://www.chrisbeckettpoems.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.chrisbeckettpoems.com/</a> and also <a href="http://www.tamratbooks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.tamratbooks.com/</a> He is published through Carcanet Press <a href="https://www.carcanet.co.uk/index.shtml" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.carcanet.co.uk/index.shtml </a> Chris' partner, artist Isao Miura is at <a href="https://www.isaomiura.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.isaomiura.com/</a> Some of the POETS/WRITERS Chris refers to: Tamar Yoseloff, Alemu Tebeje, James Baldwin, Ephrem Seyoum, Daljit Nagra, Karen McCarthy Woolf, Kenji Miyazawa, Shuntarō Tunikawa, Ted Hughes, Ezra Pound, Honore de Balzac, Voltaire Linton Kwesi Johnson, John Agard, Ben Zephaniah, Lemn Sissay, Zewdu Milikit; Jack Kerouac. Musician and Singer: Haymanot Tesfa: @haymanottesfamusic. To find out about your podcast host Emma you can go to <a href="https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.travellingthrough.co.uk/</a> A big thanks to Mariska Martina at <a href="https://www.mariskamartina.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.mariskamartina.com/</a> for creating our wonderful podcast jingle! And finally, a big thanks to Chris Beckett and Isao Miura for hosting this week's podcast - and for the delicious Ethiopian coffee :)

023 The Importance Of Knowing What You Don't Know - Chris Beckett talks about Poetry, Haiku and Ethiopia

(Uploaded the wrong file earlier, if you have 2 versions of this episode, this is the correct one.) This week we have a very special episode, as we're joined by Chris Beckett, author of April's book club selection Dark Eden. Chris was kind enough to call in from the UK to answer questions from Adrian, Matt, &amp; Kevin (as asked by Adrian) about the book, his writing process, how he views political change, why his books don't have role models, his history with science fiction, and much more. We hope you enjoy this episode! If you like it, let us know, and we'll try to do more author interviews in the future.  Many thanks to Chris Beckett for making time for us, it was an incredibly enjoyable &amp; thoughtful conversation. Make sure to check out Chris' most recent book, Beneath the World, a Sea, which is available in hardcover &amp; ebook in the UK and can be shipped to the US via sellers on Amazon.  --- We'd love to hear from you, either by chatting with us on twitter at @spectologypod, sending us an email at spectologypod@gmail.com, or submitting the episode to r/printSF on reddit. We'll reply, and shout you out in the next podcast when we talk about your comment. And if you like the episode, subscribe at spectology.com or whever you listen to podcasts, and share it with your friends! Many thanks to Dubby J and Noah Bradley for doing our music and art.

(Uploaded the wrong file earlier, if you have 2 versions of this episode, this is the correct one.) This week we have a very special episode, as we're joined by Chris Beckett, author of April's book club selection Dark Eden. Chris was kind enough to call in from the UK to answer questions from Adrian, Matt, &amp; Kevin (as asked by Adrian) about the book, his writing process, how he views political change, why his books don't have role models, his history with science fiction, and much more. We hope you enjoy this episode! If you like it, let us know, and we'll try to do more author interviews in the future.  Many thanks to Chris Beckett for making time for us, it was an incredibly enjoyable &amp; thoughtful conversation. Make sure to check out Chris' most recent book, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beneath-World-Sea-bestselling-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B07FN7P4Y7/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beneath the World, a Sea</a>, which is available in hardcover &amp; ebook in the UK and can be shipped to the US via <a href="https://amzn.to/2Vewknz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sellers on Amazon</a>.  --- We'd love to hear from you, either by chatting with us on twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/spectologypod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@spectologypod</a>, sending us an email at <a href="mailto:spectologypod@gmail.com,">spectologypod@gmail.com,</a> or submitting the episode to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">r/printSF</a> on reddit. We'll reply, and shout you out in the next podcast when we talk about your comment. And if you like the episode, subscribe at <a href="http://spectology.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spectology.com</a> or whever you listen to podcasts, and share it with your friends! Many thanks to <a href="https://soundcloud.com/dubby-j/pithos-ds-dubby-j-space-mix" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dubby J</a> and <a href="https://noahbradley.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Bradley</a> for doing our music and art.

13.3 (fixed): Chris Beckett discusses his novel Dark Eden, writing for realism over role models, and how he thinks about genre.

PATREON SUPPORT NOW STANDING AT 447 – LAST WEEK 438 HELP US GET TO 500 PATREON SUPPORTERS.Main Fiction: "The Peacock Clock" by Chris BeckettOriginally published in the short fiction collection of the same name.Chris Beckett’s short stories began to appear in print in 1990. He has published 6 novels to date, the most recent being America City, and 3 short story collections, of which the latest is Spring Tide. His next novel, Beneath the World, a Sea, will appear in April 2019. He won the Clarke award for his novel Dark Eden, and the Edge Hill Prize for his story collection, The Turing Test. A former social worker, social work manager and social work lecturer, but now concentrating on his writing, he lives in Cambridge, England.Narrated by: George HrabMulti-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer, composer, and heliocentrist George Hrab has written and produced six independent CDs and a concert DVD; published two books; recorded hundreds of episodes of an award-winning podcast; emceed countless science conferences; been a TEDx speaker; and has even performed for President Clinton. He’s traveled to four continents promoting critical thinking, science, and skepticism through story and song. George is considered one of the preeminent skeptic/science/atheist/geek-culture music icons currently living in his apartment.Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H Sturgis Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

PATREON SUPPORT NOW STANDING AT 447 – <a href="https://www.patreon.com/join/districtofwonders?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LAST WEEK 438 HELP US GET TO 500 PATREON</a> SUPPORTERS.Main Fiction: "The Peacock Clock" by Chris BeckettOriginally published in the short fiction collection of the same name.Chris Beckett’s short stories began to appear in print in 1990. He has published 6 novels to date, the most recent being America City, and 3 short story collections, of which the latest is Spring Tide. His next novel, Beneath the World, a Sea, will appear in April 2019. He won the Clarke award for his novel Dark Eden, and the Edge Hill Prize for his story collection, The Turing Test. A former social worker, social work manager and social work lecturer, but now concentrating on his writing, he lives in Cambridge, England.Narrated by: <a href="http://georgehrab.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">George Hrab</a>Multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, producer, composer, and heliocentrist George Hrab has written and produced six independent CDs and a concert DVD; published two books; recorded hundreds of episodes of an award-winning podcast; emceed countless science conferences; been a TEDx speaker; and has even performed for President Clinton. He’s traveled to four continents promoting critical thinking, science, and skepticism through story and song. George is considered one of the preeminent skeptic/science/atheist/geek-culture music icons currently living in his apartment.Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by <a href="http://www.amyhsturgis.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amy H Sturgis</a> Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa</a>.See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

StarShipSofa No 584 Chris Beckett

Author Chris Beckett joins us in this episode, where he talks about his first loves in sf, including Heinlein's Starman Jones, CS Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl and CM Kornbluth. He describes the importance of being able to explore his father's book collection and coming from a family with a scientific background, and what his father thought of his eventual decision to become a writer. We also chat about how Chris' career as a social worker has influenced both his own writing and his views on other science fiction. As part of this, we talk about the connection between the science fictional mindset and that of social work, and sf's value as escapism. Chris also discusses his latest novel, America City, and drops a hint about his next, as yet untitled, work. Our interview took place in June 2018 via a Skype connection (and I apologize in advance for audio dropouts or Skype artifacts in the recording) between Chris' home in Cambridge, UK, and my location in the Lair of bloginhood, buried in the stone bulwark at the end of the White Rock pier. Find out more about Chris Beckett on his website: www.chris-beckett.com To listen to Invaders From Planet 3, or subscribe, visit Libsyn, iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast and Spotify. Be sure to rate and review the show while you're there!

Author Chris Beckett joins us in this episode, where he talks about his first loves in sf, including Heinlein's Starman Jones, CS Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl and CM Kornbluth. He describes the importance of being able to explore his father's book collection and coming from a family with a scientific background, and what his father thought of his eventual decision to become a writer. We also chat about how Chris' career as a social worker has influenced both his own writing and his views on other science fiction. As part of this, we talk about the connection between the science fictional mindset and that of social work, and sf's value as escapism. Chris also discusses his latest novel, America City, and drops a hint about his next, as yet untitled, work. Our interview took place in June 2018 via a Skype connection (and I apologize in advance for audio dropouts or Skype artifacts in the recording) between Chris' home in Cambridge, UK, and my location in the Lair of <a href="http://www.bloginhood.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">bloginhood</a>, buried in the stone bulwark at the end of the White Rock pier. Find out more about Chris Beckett on his website: <a href="http://www.chris-beckett.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.chris-beckett.com</a> To listen to Invaders From Planet 3, or subscribe, visit <a href="http://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/invadersfromplanet3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Libsyn</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/invaders-from-planet-3/id1085399917" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">iTunes,</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%E2%80%8Bhttps://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=218117&amp;refid=stpr" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://overcast.fm/itunes1085399917/invaders-from-planet-3" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Overcast</a> and <a href="https://www.spotify.com/ca-en/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify</a>. Be sure to rate and review the show while you're there!

Ep 21 - Chris Beckett

Award-winning science fiction author Chris Beckett joined us to talk about his work. Chris is the author of six novels and dozens of short stories in a career spanning more than 25 years. His novel 'Dark Eden' was the winner of the 2013 Clarke award, while his short fiction collection 'The Turing Test' won the prestigious Edge Hill prize. Chris spoke to us about his inspiration, his writing process, and the ideas behind his new novel 'America City' which is out on 2 November. You can find our more about Chris and his work on his website www.chris-beckett.com.Time for Cakes and Ale, a podcast featuring geeky ramblings with Becks &amp; Eeson, and also home to "Time for Cherry Pie and Coffee", a Twin Peaks podcast, and "The Tally Ho", a Prisoner podcast.Follow us on Twitter @TFCAALike us on FacebookVisit our Website See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Award-winning science fiction author Chris Beckett joined us to talk about his work. Chris is the author of six novels and dozens of short stories in a career spanning more than 25 years. His novel 'Dark Eden' was the winner of the 2013 Clarke award, while his short fiction collection 'The Turing Test' won the prestigious Edge Hill prize. Chris spoke to us about his inspiration, his writing process, and the ideas behind his new novel 'America City' which is out on 2 November. You can find our more about Chris and his work on his website <a href="http://www.chris-beckett.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.chris-beckett.com</a>.Time for Cakes and Ale, a podcast featuring geeky ramblings with Becks &amp; Eeson, and also home to "Time for Cherry Pie and Coffee", a Twin Peaks podcast, and "The Tally Ho", a Prisoner podcast.Follow us on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/TFCAA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TFCAA</a>Like us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/timeforcakesandale/?ref=bookmarks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>Visit our <a href="https://www.timeforcakesandale.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a> See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 20 - An Interview with Chris Beckett

Peacock Cloak

Our seventh podcast for October is “The Peacock Cloak” written by Chris Beckett and read by Kate Baker.First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, June, 2010.Subscribe to our podcast.

Our seventh podcast for October is “The Peacock Cloak” written by Chris Beckett and read by Kate Baker. First published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, June, 2010. Subscribe to our podcast.

The Peacock Cloak by Chris Beckett (audio)

Until two years ago, my only interest in spirituality was self-improvement. I wasn’t interested in what was true, only to make my experience better. For whatever reason I just didn’t care. About five years ago I turned abruptly away from any kind of self-improvement. I had felt a shift in my being, and I knew the ‘unknown’ was chasing after me. I intuitively knew that If I explored my experience, I would be broken open and transformed in some way. So I found subtle ways of avoiding my self. I avoided immersing myself in nature which I had previously gained so much nurturing from. At the same time my being began to change where I was shifting into a place where I felt a deep trust in life, even though there was no conscious recognition. I just felt good about life and being alive.So I was very happy with my life, and I felt It was being refined and would only get better. I would have these days or hours where certainty would fall away, but somehow it just seemed natural. Then at the start of Feb 2013 year, a catalytic process began from a single moment. For the first few days I was fine but after a few more days I had completely given up hope on everything. I knew that I would not get what I needed through my life as it is, and I intuitively knew I was in a process which could not be stopped. I knew I could not escape, so I gave up simply because there was nothing else to do. I remember saying to my close friends ‘I’m dying’. It was the only thing I knew. Then after a week I had a sense that I had to calm my mind a little. That evening I was sitting on my bed reading a book by Adyashanti called ‘The End of Your World’. As I read a sentence that ended in ‘and you are not your thoughts’, a switch turned on in my being, something fell away, and I just knew I wasn’t my thoughts. I remember I kept saying aloud ‘I’m not my thoughts’ again and again. At some point, I then asked ‘then what am I’ (I’d never asked myself this until now), and in some way I began to recognize being was ‘one thing’. The experience was In a minuscule way intellectual, it was mostly a physical experience. My body had more energy flowing through it than ever before and felt insight was experienced at regular intervals. At the same time as the opening a movement arose that knew there was more to fall away. The last two and a half years have been about that falling away, about living a human life from truth.Facebook page.Some of Chris's music.Interview recorded 5/9/2015Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

Until two years ago, my only interest in spirituality was self-improvement. I wasn’t interested in what was true, only to make my experience better. For whatever reason I just didn’t care. About five years ago I turned abruptly away from any kind of self-improvement. I had felt a shift in my being, and I knew the ‘unknown’ was chasing after me. I intuitively knew that If I explored my experience, I would be broken open and transformed in some way. So I found subtle ways of avoiding my self. I avoided immersing myself in nature which I had previously gained so much nurturing from. At the same time my being began to change where I was shifting into a place where I felt a deep trust in life, even though there was no conscious recognition. I just felt good about life and being alive. So I was very happy with my life, and I felt It was being refined and would only get better. I would have these days or hours where certainty would fall away, but somehow it just seemed natural. Then at the start of Feb 2013 year, a catalytic process began from a single moment. For the first few days I was fine but after a few more days I had completely given up hope on everything. I knew that I would not get what I needed through my life as it is, and I intuitively knew I was in a process which could not be stopped. I knew I could not escape, so I gave up simply because there was nothing else to do. I remember saying to my close friends ‘I’m dying’. It was the only thing I knew. Then after a week I had a sense that I had to calm my mind a little. That evening I was sitting on my bed reading a book by Adyashanti called ‘The End of Your World’. As I read a sentence that ended in ‘and you are not your thoughts’, a switch turned on in my being, something fell away, and I just knew I wasn’t my thoughts. I remember I kept saying aloud ‘I’m not my thoughts’ again and again. At some point, I then asked ‘then what am I’ (I’d never asked myself this until now), and in some way I began to recognize being was ‘one thing’. The experience was In a minuscule way intellectual, it was mostly a physical experience. My body had more energy flowing through it than ever before and felt insight was experienced at regular intervals. At the same time as the opening a movement arose that knew there was more to fall away. The last two and a half years have been about that falling away, about living a human life from truth. Facebook page. Some of Chris's music. Interview recorded 5/9/2015 Video and audio below. Audio also available as a Podcast.

Chris Beckett

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