Name: From One Planet to Another
Start: 2024-11-09T19:00:00-0600
End: 2024-11-09T20:00:00-0600

"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

Saturday November 9, 2024 7:00pm - 8:00pm CST

Butterfield

SF novels often depict people leaving Earth to settle on another planet. Wouldn't a better choice be to settle a space station or some other habitat less like the planet we just left?

Moderators

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 →

Speakers

Bill Higgins

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 →