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Saturday, November 9
 

10:00am CST

Reading by David Hankins
Saturday November 9, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am CST
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David Hankins

Author, Lost Bard Enterprises
I am the award-winning author of Death and the Taxman about the Grim Reaper trapped in an IRS agent's dying body. He must regain his powers before he dies and faces judgment for his original sin. (Join me Sat at 10:00 for a reading of the first chapters!).My short stories have appeared... Read More →
Saturday November 9, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am CST
Windsor

10:30am CST

Reading by Barbara Gregorich
Saturday November 9, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am CST
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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 →
Saturday November 9, 2024 10:30am - 11:00am CST
Windsor

11:00am CST

Chicago SF Book Discussion: The Forever War
Saturday November 9, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Join Chicago SF for a discussion of Joe Haldemann's classic novel & essential work of military science fiction, The Forever War
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Saturday November 9, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Windsor

12:00pm CST

Reading by Chris Gerrib
Saturday November 9, 2024 12:00pm - 12:30pm CST
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Chris Gerrib

Chris Gerrib admits to being a bit obsessed with Mars, but in a healthy way – all three books of his Pirate Series are set on Mars. Chris lives in the Chicago suburbs and still has a day job in IT. He holds degrees in history and business from the University of Illinois and Southern... Read More →
Saturday November 9, 2024 12:00pm - 12:30pm CST
Windsor

1:00pm CST

Reading by Ray Tabler
Saturday November 9, 2024 1:00pm - 1:30pm CST
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Ray Tabler

Author, Science Fiction You Can Enjoy
My aim is to write science fiction you can enjoy. So far that's manifested as what I call Light Space Opera. Imagine Starship Troopers, hijacked by Monty Python, or space opera as produced by Gilbert and Sullivan, while bankrolled and bullied by Flo Ziegfeld. Additional links:Ray's... Read More →
Saturday November 9, 2024 1:00pm - 1:30pm CST
Windsor

1:30pm CST

Reading by Terry O'Brien
Saturday November 9, 2024 1:30pm - 2:00pm CST
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Saturday November 9, 2024 1:30pm - 2:00pm CST
Windsor

2:00pm CST

Reading by Oleg Kazantsev
Saturday November 9, 2024 2:00pm - 2:30pm CST
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Saturday November 9, 2024 2:00pm - 2:30pm CST
Windsor

2:30pm CST

Reading by Jody Lyn Nye
Saturday November 9, 2024 2:30pm - 3:00pm CST
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Jody Lynn Nye

Special Gusets; Moderator
Jody Lynn Nye lists her main career activity as ‘spoiling cats.’ When not engaged upon this worthy occupation, she writes fantasy and science fiction books and short stories.Before breaking away from gainful employment to write full time, Jody worked as a file clerk, book-keeper... Read More →
Saturday November 9, 2024 2:30pm - 3:00pm CST
Windsor

3:00pm CST

Reading by W A Thomasson
Saturday November 9, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm CST
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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 →
Saturday November 9, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm CST
Windsor

3:30pm CST

Reading by Alexis Craig
Saturday November 9, 2024 3:30pm - 4:00pm CST
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Saturday November 9, 2024 3:30pm - 4:00pm CST
Windsor

4:00pm CST

Speculative Fiction vs Science Fiction
Saturday November 9, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Discuss the differences between speculative fiction and science fiction
Moderators Speakers
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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 →
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Donna J W Munro

Donna J. W. Munro teaches high schoolers the slippery truths of government and history at her day job. Her students are her greatest inspiration. She lives with five cats, a cute curly-haired dog, a fur-covered husband, a sassy septuagenarian Mama, and an encyclopedia son. Her daughter... Read More →
Saturday November 9, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Windsor

7:00pm CST

The Obligatory Star Wars Panel
Saturday November 9, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm CST
Has the original vision been lost? With all the sequels, prequels, etc., has the original story disappeared?
Saturday November 9, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm CST
Windsor

8:00pm CST

The Obligatory Star Trek Panel
Saturday November 9, 2024 8:00pm - 9:00pm CST
Did Discovery "jump the shark"? The final season of Discovery took its plot from a Next Gen episode.
Moderators
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Chris Barkley

(Foreign) Correspondent, File770.com
Chris M. Barkley is a fan activist from Cincinnati, Ohio. He has been active in sf fandom for over 47 years and has attended over 200 conventions, including 31 World Science Fiction Conventions.He has also been a Convention Chair (Cinclave in 1986) a radio talk show host and producer... Read More →
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Chris Gerrib

Chris Gerrib admits to being a bit obsessed with Mars, but in a healthy way – all three books of his Pirate Series are set on Mars. Chris lives in the Chicago suburbs and still has a day job in IT. He holds degrees in history and business from the University of Illinois and Southern... Read More →
Saturday November 9, 2024 8:00pm - 9:00pm CST
Windsor

9:00pm CST

The Obligatory Doctor Who Panel
Saturday November 9, 2024 9:00pm - 10:00pm CST
What's new in Doctor Who??
Moderators
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Chris Barkley

(Foreign) Correspondent, File770.com
Chris M. Barkley is a fan activist from Cincinnati, Ohio. He has been active in sf fandom for over 47 years and has attended over 200 conventions, including 31 World Science Fiction Conventions.He has also been a Convention Chair (Cinclave in 1986) a radio talk show host and producer... Read More →
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Saturday November 9, 2024 9:00pm - 10:00pm CST
Windsor
 
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