So, you want to be a sci-fi journalist? Get advice from the SFX team about how to get into the business on Saturday 28 May
This weekend (27-29 May 2011) marks the latest London MCM Expo at London's ExCeL centre. We've already told you how you can get Pat Mill's autograph on Friday afternoon. Now we invite you to hang around until Saturday afternoon and join the SFX team in the Comic Village, so we can tell you how to get into the world of magazine journalism!
Our panel is at 2pm on Saturday, 28 May, and it's called "So, you want to be a sci-fi journalist?"
On stage will be Dave Bradley (Editor-in-Chief of SFX and Comic Heroes ), Dave Golder (former Editor of SFX and now Online Editor for SFX.co.uk ), Jon Hicks (Editor of the Official Xbox360 Magazine ), Jordan Farley (Staff Writer on SFX) and Rob Power (Editorial Assistant on SFX and Comic Heroes).
So if you've ever wanted to do what we do for a living, discover some hints and tricks for your own blog, or just question the team on their worst press junket experiences, come and hear the gang talk about getting into the business - including our top five tips for writing reviews! There'll be an opportunity for Q&A afterwards. See you there.
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