Author: Andrew Wallace

Lifelong science fiction fan Andrew Wallace has combined storytelling skills honed over years of scriptwriting for the BBC and feature films with a hunger for all things thrilling to create a unique and compelling future world in his novel 'Diamond Roads'. It's the story of resourceful young Charity Freestone, her family, friends and enemies as they brave the terrifying wonders of subterranean Diamond City in the twenty-fourth century. Unflinching, darkly humorous and charged with mysterious eroticism, the book is an invitation to readers bold and imaginative enough to take the next step into the future. Following stage productions of his plays 'Byron' and 'The Scissors Angel' Andrew's Radio 4 play 'Burn Your Phone' was nominated for a Writer's Guild Award and turned into a feature on BBC2. He followed commissions for the feature-length script of acclaimed short ‘The Cutter’ and an adaptation of the novel ‘As Good As It Gets’ with the BBC7 show ‘Wonderworld’ and wrote regularly for Radio 4’s flagship comedy ‘Look Away Now’. He has produced three Edinburgh shows including ‘The Free Three’ and ‘Seething Is Believing’ and created the ‘Vengeance’ and ‘Bloody Mary’ shows for the London Dungeon.
Written by Andrew Wallace

Virtual Futures SF mini-movies!

I’ve posted previously about my short Virtual Futures pieces, and included films shot on phones. However, the following links will take you to the same London performances shot with hi-def cameras and sound recording. The performances were part of a series of events exploring the ways technology is influencing society, and included subjects like AI, […]

Written by Andrew Wallace

Edge of the Universe – Where Science Fiction Can Take You

Distilled from a panel at Hillingdon Literary Festival at Brunel University on Saturday 5 October 2019, devised and moderated by F.D. Lee. Left to right below: F.D. Lee, Andrew Wallace, Kirsten Irving & Suzie Gray Science fiction has always embraced the edge; that liminal creative space where established forms break down and new meanings and […]

Written by Andrew Wallace

Review of ‘In the Slip’ by FD Lee

The first science fiction novel from best-selling fantasy author FD Lee effortlessly blends the DNA of time travel and cyberpunk to create a twisty and original beast of a thriller. At its heart is the question of whether you should go back in time to right some terrible wrong and thus prevent your contemporary world […]

Written by Andrew Wallace

Lit Fic v Sci Fic – Panel this Saturday!

At 10.05am on Saturday 8 June at the BSFA free one-day SF Convention I’ll be on a panel with Stephen Oram and Donna Bond discussing literary vs science fiction and if there really needs to be a vs in there at all. Event kicks off at 10am Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, London, SW7. See you […]

Written by Andrew Wallace

Burn Your Phone

  Watch Burn Your Phone Nominated for a Writer’s Guild Award   If they are all as good as Andrew Wallace, we are in for a treat. His short play Burn Your Phone was about a telephone operator working a long shift at the Hastings Exchange. We eavesdropped on Andy’s headphones as he handled the […]

Written by Andrew Wallace

Review of ‘Semiosis’ by Sue Burke

Inspired new colony story, in which three species try to find a practical, ethical equilibrium over generations on a beautifully-rendered alien planet called Pax, whose otherness is depicted with clever hints and subtle imagery. Gravity exerts more force, for example, so children are smaller and stronger, while their parents’ flesh droops with age like melted […]