Where To Find Me At The World Fantasy Convention

[dr_pretentious]

When the invitation came in to be on program at World Fantasy, I hyperventilated and panicked for a bit. That’s the kind of thing I usually keep on my old livejournal blog, so the post about it is over here. Somebody asked me if I was a god. After making a million phone calls to arrange babysitting so I could go play at godhood, I got to say yes. It looks like I’ll be stepping into that empty spot on the 1914 panel after all.

Here’s the description from the program.

How World War I Changed Fantasy Literature

Time: Thursday, November 6, 2pm-3pm, Nov. 6, Regency F

Panelists: J. T. Glover, Gary K. Wolfe, Sarah Avery

Description:  A discussion of how World War I influenced writers from William Hope Hodgson–who died during the war, and seemed to preview some of its horrors in The Night Land–to Tolkien, who served in the war and whose Lord of the Rings bears resemblances to both The Night Land and his experiences during the war.  Scholarly works have been published on the effect the war had on C. S. Lewis and the impact on the Narnia series. As well, the shock of the war may have been responsible for pushing both H.G. Wells and the nascent genre of science fiction out of the literary mainstream and forcing it to create its own subculture.

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In other World Fantasy news, the Broad Universe group reading reclassified itself as a party, so it’s not part of the official program. If you’d like to hear five-minute tastes of fiction by 17 different writers, plus bonus chocolate, you’ll be able to find us Broads and our fellow travelers here:

Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading

Time: Saturday, November 8, 2pm-4pm

Location: Regency Suite 1, Room 1850

Featuring: Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Sarah Avery, Carol Berg, C.D. Covington, Randee Dawn, Julia Dvorin, Sally Wiener Grotta, Elektra Hammond, Laurel Anne Hill, Elaine Isaak/E.C. Ambrose, L. Jagi Lamplighter, Gail Z. Martin, Heather McDougal, Sherry Peters, Sarah Pinsker, Kathy Sullivan, and Jean Marie Ward

Comments

[kistha.livejournal.com]

Have fun!

[jaime-sama.livejournal.com]

"five-minute tastes of fiction by 17 different writers, plus bonus chocolate"

That really sounds like an awesome party. :) Wish I could be there!

[selki.livejournal.com]

For what it's worth: http://podcastle.org/2014/11/13/call-for-submissions-artemis-rising/
"PodCastle is looking for submissions between now and December 5 to celebrate ARTEMIS RISING, a special month-long event across all three Escape Artists podcasts featuring stories by some of the best female authors in genre fiction.

For ARTEMIS RISING, PodCastle is looking to fill the entire month with original female-authored fantasy fiction. Payment will be $.06 per word."

[selki.livejournal.com]

"PodCastle is looking for submissions between now and December 5 to celebrate ARTEMIS RISING, a special month-long event across all three Escape Artists podcasts featuring stories by some of the best female authors in genre fiction.

For ARTEMIS RISING, PodCastle is looking to fill the entire month with original female-authored fantasy fiction. Payment will be $.06 per word."

See comment caught in spam trap for link.

[dr-pretentious.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip! I don't think I have anything short enough for their guidelines, but no matter what, I want to hear whatever they end up producing.