Committee

Milford Committee

Jim Anderson - Chair
Jacey Bedford - Secretary / website
Phil Nanson / Kari Sperring - Treasurer
Tiffani Angus - Social media
Dave Gullen
Chris McCartney
Liz Williams
Mark Bilsborough
Mike Lewis

Jim Anderson is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Southampton. Beyond mathematics, he practices the traditional Japanese martial art of aikido and writes science fiction and fantasy. Jim takes over the chair from September 2023.

Dave Gullen is a writer and IT geek living in South London. He writes SF and Fantasy short stories and novels, and also edits the occassional anthology. He is an occassional leather-worker, and loves tree ferns. He was Milford Chair and Ruler of the Known Universe from September 2016 until January 2021. He is now committee member without portfolio.

Jacey Bedford is published by DAW in the USA (7 novels so far). She has sold over fifty short stories to anthologies and magazines since her first sale in 1998, which gave her a qualifying sale to attend Milford. She turned up to her first Milford scared to death she'd be outclassed by every other author. She probably was, but no one laughed her out of the place, so she's still attending Milford whenever she can. And every time she learns something new and meets new friends. She was vice chair until 2015 and secretary from 2015.

Liz Williams attended her first Milford in 1998. She's sold more than 15 science fiction and fantasy novels and is published in the USA and the UK (and also translated into Dutch). Her first two novels, Ghost Sister (2001) and Empire of Bones (2002) were both nominated for the Philip K Dick Award. Liz is the daughter of a stage magician and a Gothic novelist. She holds a PhD in Philosophy of Science from Cambridge. She was Milford secretary from 1998 to 2015. From 2015 was vice-chair and from January 2021 to 2023 was Chair.

Tiffani Angus is a graduate of Clarion 2009. A former academic who taught writing and publishing at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, she is the author of short stories in several genres, mainly historical fantasy, and her debut novel Threading the Labyrinth (2020) was shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Association and the British Fantasy Society best novel awards. Tiff looks after our social media postings.

Kari Sperring's first Novel, 'Living With Ghosts' appeared on the honours list for the 2010 James Tiptree Jnr Award. Her second novel, The Grass King's Concubine appeared in 2012 from DAW. She's a historian with a PhD in mediaeval British history and a specialisation in early mediaeval Wales and writes academic books under the name of Kari Maund, six so far, plus a number of academic articles. Kari takes over as treasurer from January 2021 together with her partner Phil Nanson..

Chris McCartney attended his first Milford in 2023 and immediately volunteered for the committee. He writes short stories, and is currently working on a novel with Trip Galey.

Mark Bilsborough Newly elected to the committee in 2024. Odyssey graduate with numerous short story publishing credits and way more education than is good for him. Teaches creative writing and politics (an interesting combination), supports a perennially underachieving football team (Sheffield Wednesday – don’t ask) and wants to live somewhere where he can ski all the time. Not a big fan of formality so it’s always Mark – never Mr B.

Mike Lewis is a writer from Woking in England; the place that the Martians first landed in H G Wells' War of the Worlds. This might explain why he writes science fiction and fantasy. He has written computer games, comic scripts and SF and Fantasy short stories professionally as well as worked as a computer professional and made toy soldiers for a living.