Contents
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Fr1700O
Welcome to Your First Con
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Fri 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Oak
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Blaschke, Harvia, Siros, Wentworth, Wolf*
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You're finally at the con, but now what to do? Our panelists will explain the wide variety of activities available throughout the weekend.
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Fr1730LC
Reading
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Fri 5:30 PM-6:00 PM Learning Center
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Lillian Stewart Carl
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Fr1800LC
Reading
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Fri 6:00 PM-6:30 PM Learning Center
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Jay Lake
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Fr1930C
Opening Ceremonies
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Fri 7:30 PM-8:30 PM Hill Country C
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Friesner, Harvia, Keyes, Palencar, Weisskopf, Williams*
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Fr2030BF
Meet the Pros Party
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Fri 8:30 PM-10:00 PM Ballroom Foyer
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Fr2130LC
Reading
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Fri 9:30 PM-10:00 PM Learning Center
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Roxanne Longstreet Conrad
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Fr2200LC
Reading
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Fri 10:00 PM-10:30 PM Learning Center
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Patrice Sarath
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Fr2200C
Farscape
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Fri 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Hill Country C
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C. Conrad*, Fletcher, Klaw, Reisman
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Farscape has been the flagship program on the Sci Fi channel for the past several years. What is it about this show that makes us like it so much?
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Fr2230LC
Reading
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Fri 10:30 PM-11:00 PM Learning Center
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Alexis Glynn Latner
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Fr2300LC
Reading
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Fri 11:00 PM-11:30 PM Learning Center
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Jonathan Lyons
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Fr2300C
Back From the Grave: Horror Fiction
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Fri 11:00 PM-Midnight Hill Country C
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Cupp*, Hopkins, Richerson, Rohrig, Wade, Webb
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The popularity of this literary genre seems to be on the rise. Could this be related to world political events?
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Fr2330LC
Reading
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Fri 11:30 PM-Midnight Learning Center
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Melanie Fletcher
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Sa1000LC
Reading
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Sat 10:00 AM-10:30 AM Learning Center
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Bill Baldwin
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Sa1000C
Writing Media Tie-ins
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Sat 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Hill Country C
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Allston*, Barrett, Crider, Keyes, Kimbriel, Wells
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Many authors have written stories set in the worlds of their favorite SF/F movies and TV shows. What's the attraction? What are the freedoms and limitations of professionally-published licensed novels and amateur-published fan fiction?
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Sa1000Ma
Baen Coming Attractions
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Sat 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Maple
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Weisskopf
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Our Editor Guest talks about exciting new books coming soon from her company.
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Sa1000Mi
Sculpting with Clay: A Chocoholic Dragon
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Sat 10:00 AM-Noon Mimosa
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Ledet
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Watch a sculptor create a work of art.
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Sa1030LC
Reading
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Sat 10:30 AM-11:00 AM Learning Center
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Susan J. Kroupa
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Sa1100LC
Reading
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Sat 11:00 AM-11:30 AM Learning Center
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Cary G. Osborne
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Sa1100C
Special Guest Interview
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Sat 11:00 AM-Noon Hill Country C
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Friesner, Moon*
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Sa1100Ma
Tor Coming Attractions
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Sat 11:00 AM-Noon Maple
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Minz
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See what books Tor will be publishing this year.
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Sa1100DR
Autographing
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Sat 11:00 AM-Noon Dealers' Room
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Allston, Crider, Keyes, Kimbriel, Palencar, Wells
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Sa1130LC
Reading
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Sat 11:30 AM-Noon Learning Center
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Lee Martindale
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Sa1200LC
Reading
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Sat Noon-1:00 PM Learning Center
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Michael Moorcock
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Sa1200C
Editor Guest Interview
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Sat Noon-1:00 PM Hill Country C
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Weisskopf, Siros*
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Sa1200Ma
JPL Mars Missions Slide Show
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Sat Noon-1:00 PM Maple
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Gibbons
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Our local representative from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Solar System Ambassador's Program will share some out-of-this-world photos.
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Sa1200Mi
Digital vs. Traditional Art
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Sat Noon-1:00 PM Mimosa
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Anderson, Harvia*, Palencar, Picacio, Spencer
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What new capabilities do the new media bring? What are the drawbacks?
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Sa1200DR
Autographing
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Sat Noon-1:00 PM Dealers' Room
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C. Conrad, R. L. Conrad, Martindale, Stoddard, Ward
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Sa1300LC
Reading
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Sat 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Learning Center
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Elizabeth Moon
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Sa1300C
Guest of Honor Interview
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Sat 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Hill Country C
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Keyes, Babcock*, Wolf*
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Sa1300Ma
Online Publishing
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Sat 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Maple
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Berls, Fletcher, Hopkins, Minz, Richerson*
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Is the World Wide Web a viable distribution medium for fiction? How do you find the good stuff? How does an online writer get respect?
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Sa1300Mi
New Directions for Hard SF
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Sat 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Mimosa
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Dalton-Woodbury, Gibbons, Latner, McDevitt*
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SF with a heavy emphasis on science has come a long way since the Golden Age. What recent developments in scientific research are stepping stones to the groundbreaking SF stories of tomorrow? What literary techniques need to be tried in a hard SF setting?
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Sa1300DR
Autographing
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Sat 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Dealers' Room
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Blaschke, Klaw, McKiernan, Moorcock, Picacio
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Sa1400LC
Reading
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Sat 2:00 PM-2:30 PM Learning Center
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William Browning Spencer
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Sa1400C
Fan Guest Slideshow
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Sat 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Hill Country C
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Harvia
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Sa1400Ma
Starting and Sustaining a Series
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Sat 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Maple
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Allston, Baldwin, Lindskold, McKiernan, Minz, Weisskopf*
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Much commercially successful SF/F is in the form of book series. How much planning is needed before starting a multi-volume work? How do you get the reader (and writer) to keep revisiting the same world and characters?
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Sa1400Mi
Small Press SF/F Publishing
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Sat 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Mimosa
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Anderson, Barrett, Bracken, Carl*, Jackson
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Small publishers provide a valuable service, printing wonderful books with too small a potential market for a mainstream publisher. But the limited resources and staff level of many small presses can make selling a novel and getting it published a challenge for all concerned. Our panelists relate their experiences.
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Sa1400DR
Autographing
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Sat 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Dealers' Room
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Fletcher, Hopkins, Ledet, Moon, Mosiman, Reasoner
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Sa1430LC
Reading
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Sat 2:30 PM-3:00 PM Learning Center
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Bradley Denton
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Sa1500LC
Reading
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Sat 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Learning Center
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Jack McDevitt
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Sa1500C
Artist Guest Slide Show
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Sat 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Hill Country C
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Palencar
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Sa1500Ma
How to Sell a Novel
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Sat 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Maple
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Friesner, Mallory, Mosiman, Osborne, Reasoner, Spector*
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Once you've written a great novel, how does it get from your computer screen to the shelves of your local bookstore? This panel will discuss preparing manuscripts, finding the best potential markets for your work, and advice on landing a contract and getting paid.
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Sa1500Mi
The Evolution of Cyberpunk from Gibson to Stephenson and Beyond
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Sat 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Mimosa
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Lyons, Person*, Sterling, Williams
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The major literary SF movement of the mid-80's was cyberpunk. Its early history and stories by most of its major contributors were captured in the Mirrorshades anthology. A decade and a half later, a new crop of writers is producing a different kind of cyberpunk. Which of these new writers are interesting, and why? How has cyberpunk evolved, and where is it going?
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Sa1500DR
Autographing
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Sat 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Dealers' Room
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Baldwin, Bracken, Carl, Jackson, Mills
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Sa1600LC
Reading
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Sat 4:00 PM-4:30 PM Learning Center
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Jane Lindskold
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Sa1600Ma
Aliens in Stetsons - Texas SF
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Sat 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Maple
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Barrett, Cupp, Denton*, Moorcock, Spencer
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Our panelists discuss the wide variety of SF written by Texans and/or featuring the Lone Star State.
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Sa1600Mi
Advanced Techniques for Writers
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Sat 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Mimosa
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Dalton-Woodbury*, Kroupa, Mills, Rohrig, Sarath, Wheeler
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Learning to be a good writer involves a lot more than mastering grammar and spelling. Our panelists will discuss what they feel are the important guidelines and tips of the writing craft.
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Sa1600DR
Autographing
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Sat 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Dealers' Room
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Harvia, Lyons, McDevitt, Sherlock, Spector, Sterling
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Sa1630LC
Reading
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Sat 4:30 PM-5:00 PM Learning Center
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Don Webb
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Sa1700LC
Reading
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Sat 5:00 PM-5:30 PM Learning Center
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K. D. Wentworth
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Sa1700C
Fannish Feud
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Sat 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Hill Country C
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Babcock, Harvia, Friesner, Keyes, Palencar, Siros, Weisskopf, Williams*
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Join the fun at our fans-vs-pros game of trivia.
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Sa1700Ma
Filk Demo
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Sat 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Maple
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Cochran
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Learn about this uniquely fannish form of music.
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Sa1700Mi
Ursa Major Brown Bag Auction
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Sat 5:00 PM-6:30 PM Mimosa
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Sherlock, Ward
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A San Antonio SF club raises money by selling books in plain brown wrappers.
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Sa1700DR
Autographing
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Sat 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Dealers' Room
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Kroupa, Lindskold, Sarath, Spencer, Webb
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Sa1730LC
Reading
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Sat 5:30 PM-6:00 PM Learning Center
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Dennis L. McKiernan
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Sa1800LC
Reading
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Sat 6:00 PM-6:30 PM Learning Center
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Jayme Lynn Blaschke
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Sa1900LC
Reading
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Sat 7:00 PM-8:00 PM Learning Center
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Walter Jon Williams
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Sa1900Ma
Politics and SF
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Sat 7:00 PM-8:00 PM Maple
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Jackson, Martindale*, Person, Siros, Sterling
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How has SF handled Earthly and extraterrestrial politics? Are current events shaping what gets written and published?
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Sa1900Mi
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Sat 7:00 PM-8:00 PM Mimosa
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Berls*, R. L. Conrad, Richerson, Reisman, Wells
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This monster show has been delighting audiences for years with its clever blend of humor, drama, and horror. Recently its viewership has grown due to widespread reruns. Our panelists will celebrate the joys of the show, and try to analyze its lasting appeal. Maybe they can even create a scorecard for its large recurring set of characters.
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Sa2000LC
Reading
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Sat 8:00 PM-8:30 PM Learning Center
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James Stoddard
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Sa2000C
Olympic Fencing Demo
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Sat 8:00 PM-10:00 PM Hill Country C
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Keyes
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Our Guest of Honor will teach a workshop on Olympic fencing and put on a demo.
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Sa2000Ma
Humorous and Horrible True Stories of Publishing
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Sat 8:00 PM-9:00 PM Maple
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Carl, Ward, Webb*, Wentworth
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Selling a piece of fiction is rarely easy, and sometimes a writer must go to extreme lengths to get something published. Several veterans of the publishing wars will relate their best anecdotes.
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Sa2030LC
Reading
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Sat 8:30 PM-9:00 PM Learning Center
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John K. Gibbons
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Sa2100LC
Reading
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Sat 9:00 PM-10:00 PM Learning Center
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Bruce Sterling
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Sa2100Ma
B Movies
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Sat 9:00 PM-10:00 PM Maple
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Allston, Crider*, Cupp, Klaw, Williams
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While "A" films with big budgets and big stars get most of the attention, it's delightful to find a great small film. Our panelists will discuss some of their favorite (and least favorite) small-budget, little known SF/F films.
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Sa2200LC
Reading
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Sat 10:00 PM-10:30 PM Learning Center
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Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
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Sa2230LC
Reading
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Sat 10:30 PM-11:00 PM Learning Center
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Carrie Richerson
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Sa2300LC
Reading
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Sat 11:00 PM-11:30 PM Learning Center
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Judi Rohrig
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Sa2330LC
Reading
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Sat 11:30 PM-Midnight Learning Center
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Brian A. Hopkins
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Sa2400LC
Reading
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Sat Midnight-12:30 AM Learning Center
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Michael Bracken
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Su1000O
SFWA Regional Meeting
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Sun 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Oak
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Martindale
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Attendance is restricted to members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
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Su1100LC
Reading
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Sun 11:00 AM-11:30 AM Learning Center
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Caroline Spector
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Su1100C
SFWA Musketeers Fencing Demo
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Sun 11:00 AM-1:00 PM Hill Country C
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Moon*, Fletcher, Martindale
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Come see a display of modern day swashbuckling.
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Su1100Ma
SF: What's the Next Big Thing?
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Sun 11:00 AM-Noon Maple
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Blaschke, Lake, Minz, Person, Sterling, Weisskopf*
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As with all types of fiction, SF often has hot trends (New Wave, cyberpunk, humanist) and hot writers (Gibson, Stephenson, etc.). What writers and/or literary trends should we be looking for?
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Su1100Mi
Hard Urban Fantasy
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Sun 11:00 AM-Noon Mimosa
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Allston, Friesner, Lindskold*, McKiernan, Williams
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While the term "urban fantasy" is largely used to describe the work of several writers in Canada and Minnesota, another set of writers is attempting to produce contemporary fantasy with a more rigorous approach to worldbuilding. A classic example is Metropolitan by Walter Jon Williams. Where is this movement going? What are the essential works?
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Su1130LC
Reading
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Sun 11:30 AM-Noon Learning Center
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Lynn Ward
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Su1200LC
Reading
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Sun Noon-12:30 PM Learning Center
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C. J. Mills
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Su1200Ma
Pictionary
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Sun Noon-1:00 PM Maple
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Anderson, C. Conrad, Harvia, Sherlock
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Come watch artists compete in a game of fast drawing and creativity.
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Su1200Mi
Space Opera
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Sun Noon-1:00 PM Mimosa
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Cupp*, McDevitt, Reasoner, Wentworth
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From E. E. "Doc" Smith to C. J. Cherryh to Peter F. Hamilton, Space Opera has been around since the early days of SF. What is this subgenre, what are its attractions, and why are most of its recent practitioners British?
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Su1230LC
Reading
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Sun 12:30 PM-1:00 PM Learning Center
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Tess Mallory
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Su1300LC
Reading
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Sun 1:00 PM-1:30 PM Learning Center
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Billie Sue Mosiman
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Su1300C
What You Should Have Read This Year
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Sun 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Hill Country C
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Minz*, Person, Siros, Sterling
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Too much SF and fantasy was published this year for any reader to consume it all. Our panel of well-read experts will tell you about all the good stuff you might have missed.
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Su1300Ma
Mythology and Speculative Fiction
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Sun 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Maple
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Keyes*, Kroupa, Friesner, Lindskold, McKiernan, Richerson
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Mythology and SF have been entertwined since at least as far back as the Gilgamesh epic. Writers often mine ancient myths for story ideas and resonances. What world mythologies have been used in classic SF, and are there any left untouched?
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Su1300Mi
Classic Young Adult SF/F
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Sun 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Mimosa
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Blaschke, Crider*, Kimbriel
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What stories that today's writers read as kids are still good reading for today's kids? What holds up well upon rereading as an adult?
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Su1300DR
Autographing
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Sun 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Dealers' Room
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Barrett, Denton, Mallory, Wentworth, Williams
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Su1400LC
Reading
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Sun 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Learning Center
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Neal Barrett, Jr.
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Su1400C
Fan Guest Interview
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Sun 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Hill Country C
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Harvia, Virzi*
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Su1400Ma
ArmadilloCon Charity Auction
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Sun 2:00 PM-4:00 PM Maple
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Williams
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Come bid on items to help raise money for the con's official charity, the Safe Place shelter for women and children.
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Su1400Mi
New Century Art Trend: Fine Art Illustration
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Sun 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Mimosa
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Anderson*, Palencar, Picacio
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For years the art world has distinquished between fine art shown in galleries and commercial illustrations published in magazines and books. Our panelists will discuss a recent trend in which an artist and his work may be accepted in both traditions.
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Su1400DR
Autographing
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Sun 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Dealers' Room
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Fletcher, Osborne, Richerson
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Su1500LC
Reading
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Sun 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Learning Center
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J. Gregory Keyes
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Su1500C
Worldbuilding
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Sun 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Hill Country C
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Kimbriel*, Osborne, McKiernan, McDevitt, Wells
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Science fiction and fantasy stories usually take place in a world unlike our own. Often these worlds are merely interesting scenery, but sometimes an author creates something special like Dune or Discworld. How does an author find or create such a world?
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Su1600C
Reading
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Sun 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Hill Country C
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Esther Friesner
- Aaron Allston
Sa1000C, Sa1100DR, Sa1400Ma, Sa2100Ma, Su1100Mi
- David Lee Anderson
Sa1200Mi, Sa1400Mi, Su1200Ma, Su1400Mi
- Renee Babcock
Sa1300C, Sa1700C
- Bill Baldwin
Sa1000LC, Sa1400Ma, Sa1500DR
- Neal Barrett, Jr.
Sa1000C, Sa1400Mi, Sa1600Ma, Su1300DR, Su1400LC
- Jodi Berls
Sa1300Ma, Sa1900Mi
- Jayme Lynn Blaschke
Fr1700O, Sa1300DR, Sa1800LC, Su1100Ma, Su1300Mi
- Michael Bracken
Sa1400Mi, Sa1500DR, Sa2400LC
- Lillian Stewart Carl
Fr1730LC, Sa1400Mi, Sa1500DR, Sa2000Ma
- Donald Cochran
Sa1700Ma
- Cat Conrad
Fr2200C, Sa1200DR, Su1200Ma
- Roxanne Longstreet Conrad
Fr2130LC, Sa1200DR, Sa1900Mi
- Bill Crider
Sa1000C, Sa1100DR, Sa2100Ma, Su1300Mi
- Scott A. Cupp
Fr2300C, Sa1600Ma, Sa2100Ma, Su1200Mi
- Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury
Sa1300Mi, Sa1600Mi
- Bradley Denton
Sa1430LC, Sa1600Ma, Su1300DR
- Melanie Fletcher
Fr2200C, Fr2330LC, Sa1300Ma, Sa1400DR, Su1100C, Su1400DR
- Esther Friesner
Fr1930C, Sa1100C, Sa1500Ma, Sa1700C, Su1100Mi, Su1300Ma, Su1600C
- John K. Gibbons
Sa1200Ma, Sa1300Mi, Sa2030LC
- Teddy Harvia
Fr1700O, Fr1930C, Sa1200Mi, Sa1400C, Sa1600DR, Sa1700C, Su1200Ma, Su1400C
- Brian A. Hopkins
Fr2300C, Sa1300Ma, Sa1400DR, Sa2330LC
- Phillip E. Jackson
Sa1400Mi, Sa1500DR, Sa1900Ma
- J. Gregory Keyes
Fr1930C, Sa1000C, Sa1100DR, Sa1300C, Sa1700C, Sa2000C, Su1300Ma, Su1500LC
- Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
Sa1000C, Sa1100DR, Sa2200LC, Su1300Mi, Su1500C
- Rick Klaw
Fr2200C, Sa1300DR, Sa2100Ma
- Susan J. Kroupa
Sa1030LC, Sa1600Mi, Sa1700DR, Su1300Ma
- Jay Lake
Fr1800LC, Su1100Ma
- Alexis Glynn Latner
Fr2230LC, Sa1300Mi
- Joy Marie Ledet
Sa1000Mi, Sa1400DR
- Jane Lindskold
Sa1400Ma, Sa1600LC, Sa1700DR, Su1100Mi, Su1300Ma
- Jonathan Lyons
Fr2300LC, Sa1500Mi, Sa1600DR
- Tess Mallory
Sa1500Ma, Su1230LC, Su1300DR
- Lee Martindale
Sa1130LC, Sa1200DR, Sa1900Ma, Su1000O, Su1100C
- Jack McDevitt
Sa1300Mi, Sa1500LC, Sa1600DR, Su1200Mi, Su1500C
- Dennis L. McKiernan
Sa1300DR, Sa1400Ma, Sa1730LC, Su1100Mi, Su1300Ma, Su1500C
- C. J. Mills
Sa1500DR, Sa1600Mi, Su1200LC
- James Minz
Sa1100Ma, Sa1300Ma, Sa1400Ma, Su1100Ma, Su1300C
- Elizabeth Moon
Sa1100C, Sa1300LC, Sa1400DR, Su1100C
- Michael Moorcock
Sa1200LC, Sa1300DR, Sa1600Ma
- Billie Sue Mosiman
Sa1400DR, Sa1500Ma, Su1300LC
- Cary G. Osborne
Sa1100LC, Sa1500Ma, Su1400DR, Su1500C
- John Jude Palencar
Fr1930C, Sa1100DR, Sa1200Mi, Sa1500C, Sa1700C, Su1400Mi
- Lawrence Person
Sa1500Mi, Sa1900Ma, Su1100Ma, Su1300C
- John Picacio
Sa1200Mi, Sa1300DR, Su1400Mi
- James Reasoner
Sa1400DR, Sa1500Ma, Su1200Mi
- Jessica Reisman
Fr2200C, Sa1900Mi
- Carrie Richerson
Fr2300C, Sa1300Ma, Sa1900Mi, Sa2230LC, Su1300Ma, Su1400DR
- Judi Rohrig
Fr2300C, Sa1600Mi, Sa2300LC
- Patrice Sarath
Fr2200LC, Sa1600Mi, Sa1700DR
- Sherlock
Sa1600DR, Sa1700Mi, Su1200Ma
- Willie Siros
Fr1700O, Sa1200C, Sa1700C, Sa1900Ma, Su1300C
- Caroline Spector
Sa1500Ma, Sa1600DR, Su1100LC
- William Browning Spencer
Sa1200Mi, Sa1400LC, Sa1600Ma, Sa1700DR
- Bruce Sterling
Sa1500Mi, Sa1600DR, Sa1900Ma, Sa2100LC, Su1100Ma, Su1300C
- James Stoddard
Sa1200DR, Sa2000LC
- Dennis Virzi
Su1400C
- Susan Wade
Fr2300C
- Lynn Ward
Sa1200DR, Sa1700Mi, Sa2000Ma, Su1130LC
- Don Webb
Fr2300C, Sa1630LC, Sa1700DR, Sa2000Ma
- Toni Weisskopf
Fr1930C, Sa1000Ma, Sa1200C, Sa1400Ma, Sa1700C, Su1100Ma
- Martha Wells
Sa1000C, Sa1100DR, Sa1900Mi, Su1500C
- K. D. Wentworth
Fr1700O, Sa1700LC, Sa2000Ma, Su1200Mi, Su1300DR
- Wendy Wheeler
Sa1600Mi
- Walter Jon Williams
Fr1930C, Sa1500Mi, Sa1700C, Sa1900LC, Sa2100Ma, Su1100Mi, Su1300DR, Su1400Ma
- Lori Wolf
Fr1700O, Sa1300C
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