Thinking Fresh — Strange Horizons (30 January 2023)
Between Thought and Experience: Margaret Cavendish in the Intellectual Ferment of the 17th Century — Foundation 141 (2022)
How to Write a Review, Part 2: Practice — Focus 73 (Winter 2021)
How to Write a Review, Part 1: Example — Focus 72 (Summer 2021)
When Was Westworld — Vector (14 February 2021)
M v -M — Vector 290 (Autumn 2019)
So How Do You Write a Review? — Foundation 134 (2019)
Yes, But Should I Buy It? — Foundation 132 (2019)
Why do you hate everything? — Foundation 131 (2018)
Did you read what I wrote? — Foundation 130 (2018)
On the Border: 2017 in Review -- Locus 685 (February 2018)
What is the point of awards -- Shadow Clarke (18 July 2017)
Can't Get Here from There - Nerds of a Feather (8 March 2017)
Review of 2016 -- Locus 673 (February 2017)
Utopia in Context -- Foundation 124 (2016)
2015: A Year on the Edge -- Locus 661 (February 2016)
John Clute: An Appreciation -- Loncon3 Programme Book (August 2014)
Disagreeing with Adam Roberts -- introduction, Sibilant Fricative: Essays & Reviews by Adam Roberts, Newcon Press (2014)
Far Too Strange: The Early Fiction Of Iain Banks -- Foundation 116 (Winter 2012/13)
What SF/F Books would you recommend for Non-SF readers? (pdf) -- Argentus 13 (December 2013)
Robert Holdstock: A Roundtable Discussion (with Niall Harrison, Stephen Baxter, David Schwartz & Liz Williams) – Into the Woods: Robert Holdstock Remembered (BSFA 2011)
Christopher Priest 101 -- SFRA Review 291, Winter 2010
Against a Definition of Science Fiction – World Literature Today, exclusive online content (May-June 2010)
Of Time and the River: Time in the fiction of Robert Holdstock – Vector 260 (Summer 2009)
Perspectives on Geoff Ryman – Wiscon 33 Souvenir Book (May 2009)
Hard Right – Argentus 8 (23 December 2008)
A Discussion About Swiftly (with Niall Harrison, Dan Hartland & Victoria Hoyle) – Torque Control (4 July 2008)
Islomania? Insularity? The Myth of the Island in British Science Fiction – Extrapolation (Winter 2007)
Founded on the shambles, Le Guin's 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas' – Vector 249 (September-October 2006)
10/10 May/May: Singling Out the Duplications in Priest's The Separation – Steam Engine Time 5 (September 2006)
Twenty Years After, the Arthur C. Clarke Award – Vector 248 (July-August 2006)
Maps of a Curious Sort: Landscape in the Fiction of Keith Roberts – Foundation 93 (Summer 2005)
Emptiness Gets into You, Russell Hoban – The New York Review of Science Fiction 161 (January 2002)
To Everything, Turn, Turn, Turn – editorial, Steam Engine Time 3 (December 2001)
Future Historical – Steam Engine Time 3 (December 2001)
The North-South Continuum, The American Civil War in Alternate History – Steam Engine Time 2 (November 2001)
Science Fiction Without the Future: A Response – The New York Review of Science Fiction 157 (September 2001)
An Introduction to the Fiction of Christopher Priest – Novacon 30 Programme Book, (November 2000)
When Our Toys were Taken Away: Science Fiction in the 21st Century – Steam Engine Time 1 (April 2000)
Mistah Kurtz, He Dead – Steam Engine Time 1 (April 2000)
What It Is We Do When We Read Science Fiction – Foundation 78 (Spring 2000)
Mirrors, Doubles, Twins 2: In the Realtime – Patterns in the fiction of Christopher Priest – Vector 209 (January-February 2000)
Mirrors, Doubles, Twins 1: In the Dreamtime – Patterns in the fiction of Christopher Priest – Vector 206 (July-August 1999)
Entering the Labyrinth: The ficciones of Jorge Luis Borges – Vector 205 (May-June 1999)
Discovering Ian McDonald – Intuition Progress Reports 1&2 (December 1997)
Connie Willis: A One-Sided Dialogue – Intuition Progress Reports 1&2 (December 1997)
Evolution of a Fan – Evolution Programme Book (April 1996)
Losing the Edge – Mexicon 6: A Mexicon Decade (May 1994)
British SF: An Obituary – Ultimate Island by Nicholas Ruddick – Vector 176 (December 1993-January 1994)
Touching the Earth: The Fiction of Robert Holdstock – Vector 175 (October-November 1993)
Defying Rational Chronology: Time and Identity in the work of Steve Erickson – Foundation 58 (Summer 1993)
Secret Maps: The Topography of Fantasy and Morality in the Work of Steve Erickson – Foundation 57 (Spring 1993)
Strange Journeys: A choice of recent travel literature – British Book News (March 1993)
Only Connect: Psychology and Politics in the Work of Christopher Priest – Foundation 52 Summer 1991)
Renewing the Icons – Mexicon IV Programme Book (May 1991)
Touching the Earth: An Overview of the Fiction of Robert Holdstock – Speculation Programme Book (Easter 1991)
Mary Gentle: A Warning to the Curious – Chronoclasm Programme Book (Easter 1990)
Broken Bubbles: Philip K. Dick – Vector 153 (December 1989-January 1990)
The Fine Art of Reviewing – Vector 143 (April-May 1988)
1987: Books of the Year – Follycon Programme Book (Easter 1988)
Book Reviewer: how to become one & how to do it – Writers' Monthly (July 1987)
Defining Science Fiction – Fiction Magazine (May 1987)
Who Knows Best? – editorial, Vector 137 (April-May 1987)
Getting to know Josephine Saxton – Albacon 87 Progress Report 1 (Spring 1987)
Writing and Selling Science Fiction – Writers' Monthly (March 1987)
Jorge Luis Borges – obituary, Vector 133 (August-September 1986)
1985 Books of the Year – Albacon III Programme Book (Easter 1986)
VAT 85 – editorial, Vector 124/125 (April 1985)
Whither SF – Withered SF – editorial, Paperback Inferno (October 1984)
Russell Hoban – Tynecon II The Mexicon Programme Book (May 1984)
Alasdair Gray: An Introduction in Four Parts – Tynecon II The Mexicon Programme Book (May 1984)
Science and Fiction – Vector 119 (April 1984)
Winners and Losers – Vector 119 (April 1984)
The Realms of Fantasy – Vector 117 (December 1983)
Valediction – editorial, Vector 115 (August 1983)
The State of the Art – editorial, Vector 112 (February 1983)
The Death of Science Fiction – editorial, Vector 105 (December 1981)
Guest Author: Bob Shaw – Unicon 2 Programme Book (September 1982)
Aliens: A Personal View – Vector 95 (October 1979)
The Novels of Robert Holdstock – Arena SF 9 (August 1979)