Publisher Guests of Honour:

Nick Landau and Vivian Cheung are British entertainment entrepreneurs with a passion for SFF, comics, and pop culture. Business partners and spouses, they founded the Titan Entertainment Group in 1993, comprising the Forbidden Planet retail stores as well as the Titan Publishing Group, which includes Titan Books established in 1981, Titan Magazines in 1991, Titan Comics in 2013 and Titan Manga in 2022 – plus Titan Distributors in 1977 (born out of Comic Media in 1971 and CMDS in 1973), Titan Productions in 1989 and Titan Merchandise in 2014.

Landau established the first Forbidden Planet – now a much-loved national chain of stores – on Denmark

Street in 1978, with its iconic mothership located on Shaftesbury Avenue, and then with Vivian, under the TEG banner, Forbiddenplanet.com and Forbidden Planet Originals in the early 2010’s.

Titan’s blend of original fiction and commissioning writers to work on some of the biggest global franchises, makes for a heady mix of imaginative works. There is an emphasis on quality, as realised by recent award nominations and wins for works of Fantasy and horror.

Much of the tie-in fiction is allows for an in depth exploration of existing characters and stories. Gavin G. Smith’s Original Sin (2022) a novelisation of the Marvel comic books story, being one good example among many.

Award winners and nominations include:

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (Saga Press/Titan UK), which won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 2024.

Talonsister by Jen Williams, which won the 2024 British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)

Don’t Fear the Reaper, by Stephen Graham Jones, which won the 2024 British Fantasy Award for BestHorror Novel (the August Derleth Award).

The Bog Wife, by Kay Chronister (Counterpoint Press/Titan Books), shortlisted for the 2025 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel.

Crypt of the Moon Spider by Nathan Ballingrud (Tor Nightfire/Titan Books) shortlisted for the 2025 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella.

The Butcher of the Forest, by Premee Mohamed (Tordotcom/Titan Books UK), shortlisted for the2025 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella.

Among The Living, by Tim Lebbon, shortlisted for the 2025 British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel.

Bury Your Gays, by Chuck Tingle, shortlisted for the 2025 British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel.

What Feasts at Night, by T. Kingfisher, shortlisted for the 2025 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella.