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Friday, October 18
 

3:00pm PDT

Robots and Spaceships and Computers Oh My!
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Madison
Most early science fiction was action-oriented and centered around robots, spaceships and computers in futuristic societies. Nowadays there's far more to the genre than that. How has SF changed since the heyday of Asimov et al, for better and for worse?
Moderators
avatar for Erik Grove
Panelists
MC
BB
MF
Friday October 18, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm PDT
Madison
  SCIENCE FICTION

4:00pm PDT

Genre Hybrids
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Madison
Stories that incorporate core concepts and elements of more than one traditional genre offer something particularly satisfying for those drawn to them. A discussion on these with writers who create them.
Moderators
MA
Panelists
BC
RL
avatar for Tara Campbell

Tara Campbell

Fiction Editor, Barrelhouse
Tara Campbell is a writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, and fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse. She received her MFA from American University. Previous publication credits include SmokeLong Quarterly, Masters Review, Wigleaf, Booth, Jellyfish Review, Strange Horizons, and CRAFT Literary... Read More →
Friday October 18, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm PDT
Madison
  SCIENCE FICTION

6:00pm PDT

Interstellar Migration: Wishful Thinking or Future Possibility?
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Broadway
Most SF stories deal with humans visiting and often settling on other planets in other star systems, which might or might not have their own indigenous intelligent life forms. Given our own understanding of space here and now, can we actually consider this as a foreseeable future? How and why?
Moderators
DB
Panelists
AN
HS
AD
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Broadway
  SCIENCE FICTION

6:00pm PDT

Variety is the Spice of Life: Celebrating the Anthology
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Ross Island
They go back decades, from collections of award-winning to stories to the "best of" print magazines to early themes around creators or concepts. Today, they\'re often found as crowd-funded projects or as a reliable part of publisher lineups. What\'s the appeal to anthologies, what makes for a good one, and who\'s publishing the ones you need to seek out today?
Moderators
RB
Panelists
TW
BB
avatar for Remy Nakamura
Friday October 18, 2024 6:00pm - 6:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  SCIENCE FICTION

7:00pm PDT

Scifi Utopias Dystopias and Everything in Between
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Morrison
Science Fiction is often seen as a harbinger of things to come. Future universes can be friendly/ utopian, scary or depressingly dystopian, or a mixture. Where, when, and how do our favorite science fiction scenarios occur? Do some seem more likely than others? Can we change that?
Moderators
BK
Panelists
EL
AS
avatar for Tara Campbell

Tara Campbell

Fiction Editor, Barrelhouse
Tara Campbell is a writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, and fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse. She received her MFA from American University. Previous publication credits include SmokeLong Quarterly, Masters Review, Wigleaf, Booth, Jellyfish Review, Strange Horizons, and CRAFT Literary... Read More →
Friday October 18, 2024 7:00pm - 7:50pm PDT
Morrison
  SCIENCE FICTION

8:00pm PDT

Losing Track of Reality
Friday October 18, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Ross Island
Whether from false news stories created and exploited by politicians and the media, disinformation promulgated for profit, and entertainment fantasy taken too seriously, reality in history and science seem under attack. Is this actually getting worse?  Could the inability of a faux-news fed public to deal realistically with the scientific issues of diseases, overpopulation, and climate change pose an existential threat to humanity? What, as writers and readers, should we do about it?
Moderators
BK
Panelists
avatar for D.L. Solum

D.L. Solum

Debut Author of the Dark-Thriller-Urban-Fantasy series: Persephone-A Tale of Darker Seattle. Long time medieval re-enactor and arms and armor specialist.
SG
DJ
Friday October 18, 2024 8:00pm - 8:50pm PDT
Ross Island
  SCIENCE FICTION
 
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