Spring has come and gone, and there have been some hard times recently, but it’s not too late to share a few photos from my favorite fantasy and science fiction convention. The International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts met as usual in Orlando during spring break, and it was a delight. The theme […]
This past year has rushed by like a Japanese bullet train, and my blog has been a Dickensian orphan: neglected, unloved, and underfed. So I’m belatedly creating posts about hiking adventures, conferences, and reading highlights in 2018. Bear with me, since there will be no attempt at chronology. My last post was about bobcats, and […]
The International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (ICFA) is both my favorite scholarly conference and my favorite SF/F convention, and I was very glad to make it to Orlando last week to meet up with friends, hear authors read, and learn something new. My late friend Michael Levy had been the President of […]
I’ve just returned from ICFA37, the best science fiction and fantasy convention ever. Hosted every year in Orlando, The International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts is a scholarly conference devoted to the study of the fantastic, which includes science fiction, fairy tales and folklore, fantasy literature, and everything else you can imagine. This […]
This week I’m at the 67th Conference on World Affairs in Boulder, Colorado. It’s an absolute luxury to attend a conference without worrying about moderating panels or sharing my own work, and I’ve been eating this up. This year’s theme is Everything Conceivable. The “Satire” panel on Monday afternoon featured author G. Willow Wilson, whose […]
Last weekend, juggling a whole slew of commitments, I careened through space and time, miraculously arriving without a moment to spare at AnomalyCon, Denver’s premiere steampunk and alternate history convention. The other time travelers in attendance sported top hats, bustles, corsets, and aviator goggles, and they all looked fantastic. I had serious costume envy. After […]
I’ve returned from another glorious weekend at WisCon, the World’s Leading Feminist Science Fiction Convention. Excellent panels and discussions–more about those below. But first, photos! When I arrived in Madison late on Friday, the sky was all vermillion and dreamy. It boded well. Next, I befriended an imposing Dalek. This stunning creature was fashioned from […]
I’m back from MileHiCon, the oldest literary sci-fi and fantasy convention in the Rockies! Since I’m fairly new to Colorado, this was my first MileHiCon. I found the convention very friendly, intellectually stimulating, and fun! My first panel, Mad Scientists, was on Saturday. I knew in advance that we were in for a great time, […]