Windycon 50: Full Schedule

"Mankind will reach maturity on the day it learns to value diversity—of life and ideas. To be different is not necessarily to be ugly; to have a different idea is not necessarily to be wrong. The worst thing that could happen is for all of us to look and think and act alike." Gene Roddenberry

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4:00pm CST

Space Piracy

Friday November 8, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CST

Kent

A discussion of what it takes to make piracy work in a given setting.

Sponsored By: The Royal Manticoran Navy

Moderators

Steve Galpin

Friday November 8, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Kent

SF/Fantasy/Literature, Panel

Age Everyone

6:00pm CST

Early SF Authors & the Pseudonyms They Hid Behind

Friday November 8, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm CST

Windsor

How would their work have been affected if they were allowed to show who they were?

Moderators

Sue Burke

Sue Burke’s most recent science fiction novel is Usurpation, published on October 29, the conclusion of the trilogy that began with Semiosis and Interference. She began writing professionally as a teenager, working for newspapers and magazines as a reporter and editor, and began... Read More →

Speakers

Kevin Stein

Richard Chwedyk

Writer, Teacher

Nebula winner; Hugo, Sturgeon and Rhysling award nominee. Adjunct Professor of Instruction at Columbia College Chicago, where I've taught Science Fiction Writing, Fantasy Writing, Science Fiction, and Tolkien, among other courses. I've been involved in convention writing workshops... Read More →

W. A. Thomasson

I obtained a PhD in biochemistry but, lacking the patience for scientific research, switched into science/medical writing. Now retired, I have recently completed a first novel, a sword and sorcery work titled The Whip of Abadur, and am currently seeking a publisher. I am interested... Read More →

Friday November 8, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm CST
Windsor

SF/Fantasy/Literature, Panel

Age Everyone

8:00pm CST

Mittens & Fido Visit Mars

Friday November 8, 2024 8:00pm - 9:00pm CST

Camden

How are everyday animal companions depicted in our science fiction and fantasy literature? Are they included often enough?

Moderators

Bill Fawcett

Special Guest, Bill Fawcett & Associates

Speakers

Malda Marlys

Malda Marlys teaches science just outside Chicago and writes the sort of speculative fiction that requires too many qualifiers for the normal flow of conversation. Fortunately the SFFH umbrella is wide (and kind of spooky and full of brass fittings and snakes). Eir short fiction has... Read More →

Barbara Gregorich

I'm the author of nearly 200 books on various topics, prime among them the subject of women in baseball. For my research and writing on the history of women in baseball I was recently honored wit the SABR Dorothy Seymour Mills Lifetime Achievement Award. I've also written mystery... Read More →

K. M. Herkes

Author, Dawnrigger Publishing

I write books, tell tales, and generally spin stories in as many ways as I can. I also like to sing but not on stage, dance but rarely when anyone is watching, and take many pictures of my cat.

Friday November 8, 2024 8:00pm - 9:00pm CST
Camden

SF/Fantasy/Literature, Panel

Age Everyone