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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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

Reading by Clif Flynt

Friday November 8, 2024 8:00pm - 8:30pm CST

Windsor

Speakers

Clif Flynt

President, Noumena Corp

I'm a techie nerd. Unix/Linux user since the early '80s and programmer since the early '70s. I also write filks, humorous fiction (Well, I think it's humorous), and play guitar. My renewed interest in writing fiction led me to studying how to write well which led to Editomat (www.editomat.com... Read More →

Friday November 8, 2024 8:00pm - 8:30pm CST
Windsor

Reading