Fri Aug 31 4:30:am—Fri Aug 31 6:00:am (I sure hope that's not really 4:30 AM!)
The Walking Dead: Zombies in Folklore, Science, and Popular Culture
Contrasting the original Haitian Vodoun concept of zombieism with scientific explanations involving poisons that mimic suspended animation (e.g. Wade Davis 'The Serpent and the Rainbow') and with current George Romero and post-Romero depictions in fiction and film.
Chris Deis Deirdre Crimmins James S. Dorr Jason Sizemore Nick Mamatas
Fri Aug 31 12:00:pm Fri Aug 31 1:30:pm
Beyond the First Two Pages
We've all heard how important it is to hook a reader's attention quickly. But let's say you've already done that. Your story's opening dramatic, ingenious, and free of typos. Your first two pages have been polished to near oblivion. Now what?
Carol Berg Darlene Marshall (Eve Ackerman) John Berlyne Nick Mamatas Pat Rothfuss
Sun Sep 2 4:30:pm Sun Sep 2 6:00:pm
Incorporating the Personal into Speculative Fiction
If the sampling of short fiction presented and discussed in the New Yorker Fiction podcast is any indication, mainstream literary writers draw heavily on events from their own lives, sometimes barely veiled, as inspiration for their work. Since science fiction is generally regarded as writing of ideas, is there any room for this same mining of one's personal experiences? Our panel will discuss to what extent when writing the fantastic they are writing about themselves.
Bill Shunn Cat Rambo Gwynne Garfinkle Inanna Arthen/Vyrdolak Nick Mamatas
Mon Sep 3 10:30:am Mon Sep 3 12:00:pm
Magical Realism vs. Traditional Fantasy
Explore the overlap among Magical Realism and contemporary, urban, and traditional fantasy--and even horror.
Cat Rambo Kat Richardson Lillian Cauldwell Nick Mamatas Thomas Olde Heuvelt
The Walking Dead: Zombies in Folklore, Science, and Popular Culture
Contrasting the original Haitian Vodoun concept of zombieism with scientific explanations involving poisons that mimic suspended animation (e.g. Wade Davis 'The Serpent and the Rainbow') and with current George Romero and post-Romero depictions in fiction and film.
Chris Deis Deirdre Crimmins James S. Dorr Jason Sizemore Nick Mamatas
Fri Aug 31 12:00:pm Fri Aug 31 1:30:pm
Beyond the First Two Pages
We've all heard how important it is to hook a reader's attention quickly. But let's say you've already done that. Your story's opening dramatic, ingenious, and free of typos. Your first two pages have been polished to near oblivion. Now what?
Carol Berg Darlene Marshall (Eve Ackerman) John Berlyne Nick Mamatas Pat Rothfuss
Sun Sep 2 4:30:pm Sun Sep 2 6:00:pm
Incorporating the Personal into Speculative Fiction
If the sampling of short fiction presented and discussed in the New Yorker Fiction podcast is any indication, mainstream literary writers draw heavily on events from their own lives, sometimes barely veiled, as inspiration for their work. Since science fiction is generally regarded as writing of ideas, is there any room for this same mining of one's personal experiences? Our panel will discuss to what extent when writing the fantastic they are writing about themselves.
Bill Shunn Cat Rambo Gwynne Garfinkle Inanna Arthen/Vyrdolak Nick Mamatas
Mon Sep 3 10:30:am Mon Sep 3 12:00:pm
Magical Realism vs. Traditional Fantasy
Explore the overlap among Magical Realism and contemporary, urban, and traditional fantasy--and even horror.
Cat Rambo Kat Richardson Lillian Cauldwell Nick Mamatas Thomas Olde Heuvelt