Category Archives: conferences

Philcon 2011: 3 Things I Learned

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Philcon actually happened November 18-20th, but I’m only just getting around to my report! I had quite a good time, despite my lingering cold, which I soothed with hot tea and cough suppressants. I met several new people (without really … Continue reading →

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Philcon 75

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

This weekend, I’ll be at the 75th annual Philcon, held this year at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill, NJ. My schedule is here. Principal Speaker: Cory Doctorow Artist Guests of Honor: Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell Musical Guest: … Continue reading →

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The Circle of (Convention) Life

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

This post first appeared at the Novelists, Inc. blog. On October 14th, I was on a train from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. so I could attend CapClave, sponsored by the Washington Science Fiction Association. It’s a fairly small conference if … Continue reading →

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CapClave 2011 Schedule

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

You can find me in Maryland this weekend, with the extinct birds. I’m off to CapClave, a science fiction convention sponsored by the Washington Science Fiction Society. Program Participants. I’m only doing a couple of panels this year, and spending … Continue reading →

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Creating Panel Topics

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Fall and winter science fiction conventions are putting together their programming right now, so my head is full of panel topics. Panels at sf cons generally feature four or five panelists, usually some combination of writers and editors, though depending … Continue reading →

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A Readercon View from Outside

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Art in Paradise: Klingon-Free, an article about this year’s Readercon at the Valley Advocate. “The scene was small-scale in its charm, nothing but a corner of the Burlington Marriott with ballrooms, most of them host to panels discussing things that … Continue reading →

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A Few More Readercon Reports

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Most of these links are related to specific panel content. Joshua of Glyphpress wishes all cons were like Readercon. Kate Nepveu’s report, includes her recollections of “The Dissonant Power of Alternative Voicing” and “Borders (if Any) Between Fan Fiction and … Continue reading →

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Readercon 2011 Interviews

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

Eric Rosenfield interviewed Junot Diaz, Samuel R. Delany, Barry Malzberg, John Clute, Kelly Link, Neil Gaiman and Neil Clarke at this year’s Readercon. Video interviews at his blog.

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More Readercon 2011 Links – and Bittercon!

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

If you’ve written a convention report, the Readercon LiveJournal community is asking that you post a link in the comments here. Sherwood Smith proposed an online Bittercon for those unable to attend Readercon. AttackFish has an essay on “Are We … Continue reading →

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Some Readercon 2011 Reports

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

There are far too many Readercon reports proliferating on the internet for me to link them all, but here are a few of interest! A report in The New Scientist. A report on Classic Non-Fiction: The Jewel Hinged Jaw, “a … Continue reading →

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