THE MINISTRY OF STEAMPUNK
NOTICEBOARD
THE H.G.WELLS AWARD
Following the success of the Lewis Carroll award presented at the Steampunk Fairytale weekend at Belvoir Castle, the Ministry are pleased to invite applications to enter the H.G. Wells award for a 2D or 3D creation inspired by Time Travel to be on display at The Town That Never Was.
You will find further details on the H.G. Wells award page here.
THE TOWN THAT NEVER WAS
The dates for our next event 'The Town That Never Was' (24-25 June 2023) at the fabulous Blists Hill Victorian Town have been on the MoS website ever since 'The Asylum' last August.
More news about this year's event will be unveiled in the coming weeks, but meanwhile here is a sneak preview of this year's Facebook banner for the event.
Will there be the usual 'optional theme' this year? It's funny you should ask, but there is a subtle clue in the image. This year our theme is going to be 'Time Travel'.
It is of course the case that everyone walking the streets of this Victorian Town is time travelling in one way or another, but this year we are inviting you to take the Time Travel element of the occasion a little further - should you feel so inclined.
THE LEWIS CARROLL AWARD
Massive congratulations to Alice Prudom who won the first Lewis Carroll award at the Steampunk Fairytal weekend for her mixed media creation 'Alice in Steamland'. Alice is now the proud owner of the first of the new MoS Medals for Creativity.
Full details will be added to the MoS 'Medals and Pins' section of the website shortly.
BELVOIR CASTLE STEAMPUNK FAIRYTALE WEEKEND
Did you come to the Steampunk Fairytale weekend at Belvoir? If so thank you very much; it was brilliant to see so many smiling faces and fabulous outfits.
We have now added a selection of images to the gallery section of the website which you can access here.
ASYLUM WRISTBANDS AND COLLECTABLES
Asylum 2023 Wristbands and Collectables are now on sale - checkout the asylum page under the 'events' tab or click here.
Did you come to the first Hulloween Steampunk Festival in Hull? Are you interested to see what happened? If so, check out our images on the MoS gallery. Many more are to be found on the Facebook pages of the Hull steampunk groups.
We will be back in Hull for "Hulloween II" over the weekend of 21-22 October 2023 - more news to follow in due course.
The Ministry of Steampunk is a voluntary organisation who host Steampunk and alternative history events, including creating and hosting the Asylum Steampunk Festival in Lincoln since 2009.
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We are a somewhat amorphous organisation with various offices and bureaux that cover some of the myriad aspects of Steampunk and the wider anachronistic creative scene.
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We make no attempt to define Steampunk but instead strive to create opportunities where Steampunks can gather together and share their imaginations, creativity and friendship.
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The Ministry's new website has been a while in the making, so why not find somewhere comfy to sit with a nice cup of tea and take a look around - follow the menus for information about our upcoming events, the Ministry itself, the various ways you can get involved and information on all manner of subjects from illicit markets to photography and weapons to tea duelling!
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