Seattle sets a record with books

Seattle Public Library (Photographer: Rem Koolhaas)

 

Oooh, but as a book lover, the video was a bit painful to watch, especially certain parts!

Did you know that SF writer Nancy Kress lives in Seattle? And that the Association of Writers & Writing Programs will hold its 2014 conference there?

136 Days to Capclave

Ten days to Balticon!

COSine

No, not that kind ...

There's still time to get there ... will you be attending?

Say "hi" to MileHiCon

This Denver SF convention is being held this weekend. Hmm, some intriguing-sounding panels/events:

Speed Meet An Author

Klingon Tribble Hockey

Near Denver? Check out the full program.

Capclave past

Capclave 2012 -- certainly not as large as the most recent Chicon, but interesting panels and workshops, and an enjoyable time overall. A good chance to show people our variety of Phoenix Pick books and generally catch up with the local SF scene. John Scalzi, author guest of honor, blogged about his experience, as did various other people.

The members of the Washington Science Fiction Association (WSFA) are the organizers of Capclave, held annually at about this time of the year. One of the highlights of the convention is the announcement of the winner of the WSFA Small Press Award ... this year it was "The Patrician" by Tansy Rayner Roberts.

In the area convention's initial run as Disclave, guests of honor included such notables as Robert Silverberg (1968), Michael Swanwick (1996), and Joe Haldeman (1977).  John Scalzi is probably one of the more well-known guests at a Capclave, but there's been no lack of other famous names, such as Harry Turtledove (2009), Stanley Schmidt (2002), and Gardner Dozois (2001). And next year:

George R. R. Martin

Follow progress on next year's convention on the Capclave blog.

Heinlein helps

Help for people trying to organize politically and find an effective voice.

Help for a fellow author trying to find his temporarily lost voice.

Less than a month to the next Capclave!

Check out the convention blog for more information.

Worldcon (Chicon 7) -- dealers room

A few views from the dealers room and adjoining areas at Chicon:

 

sleep time ... shhh

Saturday scenery at Balticon

Ah, Balticon ... always a cool place to be ...

Plenty of interesting panels.

 Lots of reading material.

Tables announcing future conventions.

Everyone from everywhere gets along just fine.

Didn't make it to the presentation by a Nobel Prize winner that included copious amounts of liquid nitrogen (bummer!) ... but here's an ice machine:

Compton Crook Award 2012

Congratulations to T. C. McCarthy, winner of the 2012 Compton Crook Award for his novel Germline!

McCarthy's novel was published in August of 2011 by Orbit. The award will be presented during the Opening Ceremonies of Balticon, the annual Maryland regional Science Fiction convention.

The Compton Crook Award is presented by the members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society to the best first novel in the field of Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror published during the previous year. The award has been presented since 1983.

More on Balticon later this week!

A cornucopia of science fiction conventions

This weekend there will be several conventions to choose from:
 
Balticon
Baycon
Miscon
Oasis
Timegate


There's also:
Alabama Phoenix Festival
Puerto Rico ComicCon
WonderFest

Will you be attending any of these?

A weekend for getting conned

Science fiction conventions in the USA this weekend:

LepreCon38 in Tempe, AZ - Author Guest of Honor is Joe Haldeman
Norwescon 35 in SeaTac, WA - Author Guest of Honor is Stephen Baxter
Marcon 47 in Columbus, OH - Author Guest is Tamora Pierce
Minicon 47 in Bloomington, MN - Author Guest of Honor is Ted Chiang

And if you're in London today (you lucky person, able to walk along Charing Cross Road!), you can head over to Olympus 2012.

Are you going to (or already at?) any of them?

75 days to Balticon

Balticon - The Maryland Regional Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention

Baltimore Science Fiction Society (BSFS)

A little more related to BSFS and Balticon