Science Fiction Conventions, Awards, & Workshops http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/forums/12 en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:23:38 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/forums/12 Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ STAR WARS FAN DAYS III is this October 24-25 at the Plano Centre ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1950/t/STAR-WARS-FAN-DAYS-III---October-24-25---Plano-Centre.html I will be going to this and thought some of you might find this fun.


STAR WARS FAN DAYS III is this October 24-25 at the Plano Centre

HEROES actress Hayden Panettiere joins an already stunning lineup for FAN DAYS III, and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (koose) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1950 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:07:18 GMT <![CDATA[ Basauri*Con with Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1948/t/Basauri-Con-with-Edward-James-Olmos-and-Mary-McDonnell.html
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BasauriCon Official... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (bellfort) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1948 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:49:06 GMT <![CDATA[ Geek Syndicate interviews Johnathon Ross ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1927/t/Geek-Syndicate-interviews-Johnathon-Ross.html

Geek Syndicate interviews Johnathon Ross

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feeds@yuku.com (The Doctor 8 Alt) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1927 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:16:29 GMT <![CDATA[ Dallas Comic-Con & Toy Show - Aug 15 -16!!! ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1882/t/Dallas-Comic-Con-amp-Toy-Show-Aug-15-16-.html Dallas Comic-Con - Aug 15 -16!!!


Hey guys. I think some of you may be interested in attending this. I am going on Sunday.

On August... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (koose) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1882 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:32:12 GMT <![CDATA[ The 67th World Science Fiction Convention ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1880/t/The-67th-World-Science-Fiction-Convention.html Coming Autust 6th-10th in Montreal is the 67th World Science Fiction Convention! Guests of Honor include Neil Gaiman and Elisabeth Vonarburg. Apparently many of the events will stream online for the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (ljim2000) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1880 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:57:28 GMT <![CDATA[ 2009 Nebula Award Winners ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1843/t/2009-Nebula-Award-Winners.html That is the Nebula winners announced in 2009, the awards are for material in 2008...

2008 Nebula Awards

Best Novel: Powers by Ursula K. Le Guin
Best Novella: "The Spacetime Pool" by Catherine Asaro
Best Novelette: "Pride and Prometheus" by John... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (ljim2000) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1843 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:32:12 GMT <![CDATA[ VIable Paradise ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1840/t/VIable-Paradise.html Here's a fun week long workshop for the SF grown-ups (presumably with above average wealth unfortunately...)

VIable Paradise at Martha's Vineyard.

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]]> feeds@yuku.com (ljim2000) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1840 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:32:16 GMT <![CDATA[ Shared Worlds SF Summer Writing Camp for Teens ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1839/t/Shared-Worlds-SF-Summer-Writing-Camp-for-Teens.html Oh, how I would have killed for this to exist when I was a teenager (though my parents would never have been cool enough to send me). Shared Worlds is a summer SF writing camp for teenagers. If my son has the interest when he's old enough, I'd take a second job so he could go!

feeds@yuku.com (ljim2000) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1839 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:51:44 GMT <![CDATA[ Sci Fi Expo in Dallas this weekend ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1837/t/Sci-Fi-Expo-in-Dallas-this-weekend.html Hey guys. I think some of you may be interested in attending this. My wife and I are going to be there on Saturday.

On April 18-19, the SCI-FI EXPO hits with a bang at the RIchardson Civic Center! Come meet a wide variety of actors from some of your favorite movies... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (koose) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1837 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:49:25 GMT <![CDATA[ 2009 Hugo Nominations! ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1813/t/2009-Hugo-Nominations-.html There is one week left to nominate for the 2009 Hugo Awards! (note the obvious and fully disclosed conflict of interest in the first link provided by Cory Doctorow!)
]]> feeds@yuku.com (ljim2000) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1813 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:07:45 GMT <![CDATA[ Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Workshop ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1765/t/Clarion-Science-Fiction-and-Fantasy-Writers-Workshop.html The Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Workshop has announced it's lineup of instructors for 2009 including Holly Black, Larissa Lai, Robert Crais, and Kim Stanley Robinson with... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (ljim2000) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1765 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:37:18 GMT <![CDATA[ CPF: SFRA 2009: Engineering the Future and Southern-Fried Science Fiction and Fantasy ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1734/t/CPF-SFRA-2009-Engineering--Future--Southern-Fried-Science-Fi.html I'm the Science Fiction Research Association's PR person, and I'm putting the word out on the street about the SFRA 2009 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia with the dual themes: Engineering the Future, and Souther-Fried Science Fiction and Fantasy. SFRA and IAFA memberships certainly overlap, but there's a lot of other scholarship taking place in the IAFA ranks that would make a terrific addition to the SFRA 2009 lineup. I've included the CFP below for you to look... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jasonwellis) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1734 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:20:53 GMT <![CDATA[ EasterCon LX ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1716/t/EasterCon-LX.html EasterCon LX

I've just received a flyer for the sixtieth (hence "LX", for Roman numeral fans) British National Science Fiction Convention, due to be held in Bradford, England, from the 10th to 13th April 2009... so a post here seems a good idea.

The main guests of honour they list are Tim Powers, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Dirk Maggs, David Lloyd, and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Custer1) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1716 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:32:18 GMT <![CDATA[ 2008 John Campbell Award Nominees! ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1645/t/2008-John-Campbell-Award-Nominees-.html The John Campbell Award is a special one as it is given to the best "new" writer. This page has this year's nominees (if you scroll down a bit). Nominee Jon Armstrong decided to do something unusual and start feeds@yuku.com (ljim2000) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1645 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:42:45 GMT <![CDATA[ 2008 Science Fiction Hall of Fame Inductees! ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1644/t/2008-Science-Fiction-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees-.html Betty & Ian Ballantine (publishers), Rod Serling (script writer and producer), William Gibson (author), and Richard M. Powers (artist) all have been inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame!
]]> feeds@yuku.com (ljim2000) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1644 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:07:14 GMT <![CDATA[ Swecon - ConFuse 2008 ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1641/t/Swecon-ConFuse-2008.html Cory Doctorow and Adams Roberts will be the guests of honor in the Swedish SF convention(s??) Swecon 2008 - ConFuse 2008 on June 13-15th.
]]> feeds@yuku.com (ljim2000) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1641 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:16:54 GMT <![CDATA[ CONvergence 2008 - Minnesota ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1617/t/CONvergence-2008-Minnesota.html I'm extremely excited about CONvergence 2008 (information below). It's going to be a day longer than usual and better than ever. Happy 10th anniversary, CONvergence!

So . . . I am not only an SF fan but also an avid gamer . . . okay, not the traditional gaming for someone of my advanced years, but it's lots of fun for kids and can be obsessive for adults . . . like me . .... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jndickin) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1617 Sat, 10 May 2008 09:32:42 GMT <![CDATA[ 2008 Nebula Award Winners ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1139/t/2008-Nebula-Award-Winners.html 2008 Nebula Winners!

Oddly, while I haven't read any of the books yet, I saw the movie winning best script. That's odd just because I read a lot more speculative fiction than I see such films. Pan's Labyrinth was certainly excellent.

Here's a nice photo feeds@yuku.com (ljim2000) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1139 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:21:32 GMT <![CDATA[ 2008 Locus Award Finalists ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1140/t/2008-Locus-Award-Finalists.html 2008 Locus Award Finalists are in!

I've got Brasyl by Ian McDonald on hold at the library. Given how much I liked River of Gods, and all of the awards this book is up for, I'm very interest in how good it must be!

Another of our recent group... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (ljim2000) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1140 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:58:07 GMT <![CDATA[ Penguicon! ]]> http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1141/t/Penguicon-.html Penguicon 6 based outside Detroit combines a science fiction convention with an open source software one! One Author Guest of Honor is Vernor Vinge. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (ljim2000) http://sciencefiction.yuku.com/topic/1141 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:07:02 GMT