I am happy to announce that I will be a panelist at Confluence 2022 this coming weekend. If you’re there and want to meet me, here’s my schedule:
Friday 3 pm: Fragmentations of Fandom: The Multiple Fandoms in the SF Community [Commonwealth West]
Elektra Hammond, Barbara Doran, Hanne Madeleine Gates Paine
Over time, “SF” has spawned many sub-genres, many of which have their own sub-genres, and each has its own fandom. But often the fandoms of related genres have little overlap. Is this just evolution? What are we losing, if anything, to this fragmentation? How do you find “new” fandoms you might enjoy?
Saturday 11 am: Autographing [Near Registration]
Brandon Ketchum, Barbara Doran
Saturday 1 pm: It Was Fifty Years Ago Today: The SF and Fantasy Year 1972 [Commonwealth West]
Geoffrey Landis (M), Stephen Fisher, Darrell Schweitzer, Barbara Doran
The 1973 Hugos (for the year 1972) featured a number of classics, even among the losers (https://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1973-hugo-awards/). The same was true of the Nebulas (https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/1972/). What was great about that year, and what still holds up today (and what doesn’t)?
Saturday 2 pm: Kaffeeklatsch [225]
Charles Oberndorf, Barbara Doran
Saturday 4 pm: Looking Backward: Classic Fantasy and Its Influence on Current Fantasy [Commonwealth West]
Lesley Wheeler, Barbara Doran, Mary Soon Lee (M)
How has the fantasy of the past influenced today’s fantasy? How have the kinds of influence (thematic, stylistic, etc.) changed?
Sunday 12:30 pm: Reading [Solstice]
I will be reading from the first book my upcoming series, The Book Hunters: Apprentice, hopefully coming soon!