The coming days seem packed with things to do! As usual, check (eg via Google) info before attending, in case details are wrong. The calendar covers ca one week ahead. (Welcome with your own event tips!) 8 May Eld writers Strandberg & Bergmark Elfgren signs in bookstore Bysis, Hornsgatan 80, Sthlm, 5pm 8 May Children's Book Retro - on classic books for children, Barnboksinstitutet, Sthlm, 6pm 8 May The Adam Helm's Lecture - on Literary Agents, G hall, Sthlm University, 6pm 8 May Author Michaela Murgia (out with Själamakerskan) on the Italian Cuture Institute (Gäresg 16), Sthlm, 6.30 pm 8 May The Hunt for Venus & to Measure the Solar system, Lecture, Royal Library, Sthlm, 6pm 8 May Uppsalafandom's pub, Pipes of Scotland, 6pm 9 May International Author Stage: Tom Rachman, Malmö City Library, 7pm 9 May The 1930 Stockholm Exhibition - lecture, Technical Museum, 6 pm; same time & place: Nerd Cafe - build your own Segway 10 May On Hugo & Nebula nominees, Valby Kulturhus, Denmark, 7pm 10 May National Museum starts their book club, 6pm 10 May Klaragärds writing group reads their texts, Sthlm City Library, 6pm 10 May Prize to 2011 best translation (to GB Sundström), Teaterstudio Lederman, Gästrikeg 13, Sthlm, 6pm 10 May Release party for Set Mattsson's new novel Ondskans Pris, Poeten på Hörnet, Malmö 10 May Linköping SF Assoc, pub, de Klomp, 7pm 11 May Arabic spring - European winter? Debate, Culture House, Sthlm, 7 pm 13 May Quartet Arcadia, music, Romanian Cultural Institute, Sthlm, 5pm 13 May Caprica (spin-off to Battlestar G), see it with Danish Fantastika club, info lykke.hashoej@xxxxxxxxx And then 17-20 it's Åcon 5, Mariehamn (Åland). More events may turn up, so watch this space. --Ahrvid -- ahrvid@xxxxxxxxxxx / Be an @SFJournalen Twitter Follower for all the latest news in short form! / Gå med i SKRIVA - för författande, sf, fantasy, kultur (skriva-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, subj: subscribe) / Om Ahrvids novellsamling Mord på månen: http://www.zenzat.se/zzfaktasi.html C Fuglesang: "stor förnöjelse...jättebra historier i mycket sannolik framtidsmiljö"! Nu som ljudbok: http://elib.se/ebook_detail.asp?id_type=ISBN&id?86081462 / Läs även AE i nya Vildsint Skymningslandet, årets mest spännande antologi - finns bl a på SF-Bokhandeln! / YXSKAFTBUD, GE VÅR WCZONMÖ IQ-HJÄLP! (DN NoN 00.02.07) ----- SKRIVA - sf, fantasy och skräck * Äldsta svenska skrivarlistan grundad 1997 * Info http://www.skriva.bravewriting.com eller skriva- request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx för listkommandon (ex subject: subscribe).