Category Archives: conferences

Top Ten Reasons to Attend a Writing/Reading Conference

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Top Ten Reasons to Attend a Writing/Reading Conference 1. To see your friends! 2. To make new friends. Sometimes this is called “networking,” but really, that sounds like something robots do. And there’s no point in “networking” if you’re not … Continue reading →

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A WisCon 2006 memory – the fan letter

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I leave for WisCon in a couple of days, and I wanted to revisit something I wrote while at WisCon 2006. To understand this, there are a few things I should tell my readers who aren’t familiar with science fiction. … Continue reading →

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WisCon 2009

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

Today, I’m on my way to Madison, Wisconsin for WisCon. I attend WisCon almost every year, and wanted to attend long before I had the financial means to do so. For many years, it was the only feminist science fiction … Continue reading →

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History of WisCon

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

I’ll be leaving for WisCon tomorrow, and after checking something on their website, I found this excellent page: History of WisCon. It contains a list of the past conventions and their guests of honor. For some, the guest of honor … Continue reading →

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My WisCon 2009 Schedule

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

These are the panels in which I’ll be participating at WisCon this weekend.Gadgets: Then, Now and WhenSat 1:00 – 2:15PMConference 4 Moderator: Michelle Murrain; John Helfers, Elise Anna Matthesen, Victoria Janssen, Allison Morris. Cyberpunk and steampunk are alluring gadget–heavy genres: … Continue reading →

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