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4:00pm CST
Space Piracy
Friday November 8, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Moderators
Friday November 8, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Kent
6:00pm CST
Early SF Authors & the Pseudonyms They Hid Behind
Friday November 8, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm CST
Moderators 
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...
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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...
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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...
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Friday November 8, 2024 6:00pm - 7:00pm CST
Windsor
8:00pm CST
Mittens & Fido Visit Mars
Friday November 8, 2024 8:00pm - 9:00pm CST
Moderators BF
Special Guest, Bill Fawcett & Associates
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...
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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...
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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
11:00am CST
Classic SF Topics
Saturday November 9, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Moderators 
I am a SF/fantasy writer with three books currently in print; two novels and one collection of short stories.I
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...
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Hi!I'm Tamara (rhymes with camera).I'm just a reader who loves to gab about scifi/fantasy stuff.
Saturday November 9, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Ogden
3:00pm CST
4:00pm CST
Speculative Fiction vs Science Fiction
Saturday November 9, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Moderators
Speakers
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...
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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...
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Saturday November 9, 2024 4:00pm - 5:00pm CST
Windsor
9:00pm CST
Celebrating Newer Trends & Older Works
Saturday November 9, 2024 9:00pm - 10:00pm CST
Moderators
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...
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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.
Hi!I'm Tamara (rhymes with camera).I'm just a reader who loves to gab about scifi/fantasy stuff.
Saturday November 9, 2024 9:00pm - 10:00pm CST
York
10:00am CST
Familiar or Fantastical?
Sunday November 10, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am CST
Moderators BF
Special Guest, Bill Fawcett & Associates
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...
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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...
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Sunday November 10, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am CST
Kent
10:00am CST
Sharing Your Love
Sunday November 10, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am CST
Moderators
I am a SF/fantasy writer with three books currently in print; two novels and one collection of short stories.I
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.
Hi!I'm Tamara (rhymes with camera).I'm just a reader who loves to gab about scifi/fantasy stuff.
11:00am CST
The Darker Side of Space
Sunday November 10, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Moderators
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...
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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...
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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...
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Sunday November 10, 2024 11:00am - 12:00pm CST
Hunt
12:00pm CST
Alien Encounter: Boon or Bain?
Sunday November 10, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST
Moderators 
Physicist. Interested in astronomy, spaceflight, history of science, history of science fiction, weird aviation, and, of course, various corners of physics. Approaching 50 years in SF fandom. Attended Windycon 3.
Sunday November 10, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST
York
12:00pm CST
You Got Chocolate in My Peanut Butter
Sunday November 10, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST
Moderators 
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...
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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 →
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...
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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 →
Sunday November 10, 2024 12:00pm - 1:00pm CST
Camden
1:00pm CST
Is Film & TV Media Destroying the SF Classics?
Sunday November 10, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Moderators
Speakers
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...
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Sunday November 10, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Hunt
1:00pm CST
Wonderful Books Wrapped In Awful Cover Art
Sunday November 10, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
Moderators
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 →
Physicist. Interested in astronomy, spaceflight, history of science, history of science fiction, weird aviation, and, of course, various corners of physics. Approaching 50 years in SF fandom. Attended Windycon 3.
Ryan Francis is a multi-talented cartoonist and animator who likes to draw animals with swords.After spending time in college learning to draw for money, Ryan tackles the day to day arrangements of projects, commissions, and ventures where he must draw like a mad lad.
Sunday November 10, 2024 1:00pm - 2:00pm CST
York
