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Cymera Festival

Cymera is Scotland's Festival of Science-Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writing and it returns to Edinburgh from 31st May to 2nd June.

Cymera Festival

About Cymera Festival

The Pleasance 60 Pleasance, Edinburgh South EH8 9TJ
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Cymera is Scotland's only dedicated Festival of Science-Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writing.

Join us for a packed weekend of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror writing, in Edinburgh and online.

From bestselling and debut authors to writing workshops, genre theatre to board games, Cymera offers something for everyone.

Previous guests include Adrian Tchaikovsky, Samantha Shannon, Tasha Suri, Gareth Powell, Catriona Ward, Ben Aaronovitch, N.K. Jemisin, Brandon Sanderson.

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