Fantasy Interrupted
Date: Sunday 4th May
Time: 12:30pm
Location: Portsmouth Comic Con, Portsmouth Guildhall
Cost: Free with Portsmouth Comic Con Ticket
Age: 13+
There’s no one way to write fantasy and we love that! Nikki from The Bookish Mindset chats to authors Claire Linney (Time Tub Travellers) and Zen Cho (Black Water Sister, Friend Zone Experiment) about their works and what it means to be writing in the genre.
Claire Linney worked in marketing for over twenty years, until stumbling across Black Tudors: The Untold story inspired her to want to bring the too often hidden stories of Black British history to life for the next generation. She is passionate about the need for more stories highlighting people of African descent throughout British history and advocating for diverse representation in children’s literature. Her debut children’s book Time Tub Travellers and the Silk Thief won the Ink Book Prize and was highly commended in the Selfies book awards 2025.
Zen Cho was born and raised in Malaysia and now lives in Birmingham. She was a finalist for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer for her short fiction and won the Crawford Award. Her debut novel, Sorcerer to the Crown, won the 2016 British Fantasy Society Award for Best Newcomer. She is also the author of The Friend Zone Experiment and the fantasy titles The True Queen, Black Water Sister and Spirits Abroad.
