The second ever SFContario runs this weekend in Toronto. Guests and panelists include John Scalzi, Karl Schroeder, Robert Charles Wilson, Robert Sawyer, and many more– and the Con will be hosting the Auroras.
(A certain Bureau author will be paneling there, too, and running a workshop).
Information here.
Anyone else going?
The Hugo Awards for 2011 were given out at WorldCon/ on Sunday. They include a big winner our reviewer didn’t enjoy, new awards for the Doctor, and more.
Penguicon 2011 has ended, and once more proved successful.
(The ending features a short interview with Jay Maynard, aka “the Tron Guy.”)
The awesomeness that is Penguicon, Michigan’s combination SF/Fantasy and Linux/Open Source Con returns April 29-May 1 to Troy, MI.
Some video and my schedule appear below– and the official link shows you just how much more this Con has to offer.
The first ever SFContario will take place November 19-21 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Toronto, Ontario. Guests include Michael Swanwick, Robert Sawyer, Kelley Armstrong, Peter Watts, Karl Schroeder, Julie Czerneda, Billy Tackett, and many others.
My schedule follows. I look forward to being on a Firefly panel, and I’m really looking forward to the Yellow Peril panel, which I developed this summer, with the help of others.
Any chance I’ll see anyone from the Bureau there?
The Hugo Awards were held today in Melbourne, Australia, at the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, AussieCon 4.
Click to see the results.
So, I took a fair number of pictures at San Diego Comic Con, and I have them here, submitted for your approval. Continue reading →
Yes, I realize that SDCC 2010 was last week. However, I kind of had a lot of stuff to do when I got home after the convention (I’ve only really finished unpacking just now), so now it’s time to get my notes together and let you know what happened during the con, based on my journal entries from the trip. This isn’t precisely going to be a “news” post – partially because it’s late, and partially the news stories from the con went up during the con, so you’ve probably already read them. Continue reading →