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A. C. Crispin
A.C. Crispin is the author of the bestselling Star Wars novels The Paradise Snare, The Hutt Gambit and Rebel Dawn. She's also written four top-selling Star Trek novels: Yesterday's Son, Time for Yesterday, The Eyes of the Beholders and Sarek.
Ms. Crispin's most famous genre work was writing the 1984 novelization of the television miniseries V. She also writes books in her own universes, including her seven-book Starbridge series. Crispin and SFWA Grand Master Andre Norton collaborated on two Witch World novels.
A.C. Crispin has been active in SFWA since soon after joining the organization in 1983. She served as Eastern Regional Director for almost 10 years, and then served as Vice President for two terms. Ms. Crispin and Victoria Strauss created SFWA's "scam watchdog" committee, Writer Beware, in 1998. As Chair of this active volunteer group, Crispin has a busy second life as a scam-hunter. Writer Beware is the only professionally sponsored group that warns aspiring writers about the numerous scam agents and publishers that infest the internet these days. Crispin and Strauss have assisted law enforcement in bringing several infamous con artists to justice.
Ms. Crispin has taught many writing workshops since becoming a full time professional in 1983. Her teaching credits include a semester-long "Writing for Profit" course at Charles County Community College, two two-day writing workshops for Harrisburg Area Community College, a two-day writing seminar at Towson University, and numerous mini-workshops at science-fiction and Star Trek conventions, where she is a frequent guest. She currently teaches writing workshops at Anne Arundel Community College, Shore Leave in Maryland, and Dragoncon in Atlanta.
A.C. Crispin’s new book is the prequel to the mega-popular Pirates of the Caribbean films. Pirates of the Caribbean: Price of Freedom will be released May 17, 2011, and chronicles how Disney's infamous film pirate first became a pirate captain. She will be reading an excerpt from The Price of Freedom at Renovation
Programming for A. C. Crispin
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| Wed | 13:00 | (A01+6) | 1 hr |
Tourists: Creating Characters and Stories in an Existing World
Writers discuss working within the confines of an already existing world. They'll discuss how they create something unique and original within the space of something already established and loved. What are the issues at work in that situation? What freedoms exist there that don't exist when creating a completely original work? |
| Thu | 16:00 | (A03) | 1 hr |
Arrrggh! Tall Tales versus History in Pirate Research
Pirate fiction is a popular sub-genre. While grounded in history, research about pirates can be tricky. Records are erratic and often exaggerated. What are some of the more reliable resources? And what about when the truth about pirates is stranger than its fiction? |
| Fri | 10:00 | (D04) | 1 hr |
New Pro Orientation: Understanding Publishing
Writers will tell you what to expect when dealing with publishers and why contracts are your friends. |
| Fri | 12:00 | (Hall 2 Autographs) | 1 hr |
Autographing: Fri 12:00
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| Fri | 16:00 | (A16) | 1 hr |
Reboots of TV & Movie Series
V. Star Trek. Battlestar Galactica. Every show or series of note seems to have undergone a reboot. Have they been successful? Does a new origin story really help or is it just a gimmick to draw in new audiences? |
| Sat | 10:00 | (A05) | 1 hr |
Writer Beware
A joint service of SFWA and RWA, Writers Beware tracks, exposes, and raises awareness of the prevalence of fraud and other questionable activities in and around the publishing industry. |
| Sat | 12:00 | (A09) | 1 hr |
What are Today's Heinlein Juveniles?
Many of the fans who began reading SF in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s did so by devouring the young adult novels of Robert Heinlein and Andre Norton. Which SF books today are pulling in young readers? |
| Sun | 11:00 | (A15) | 30 min |
Reading: A. C. Crispin
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| Sun | 12:00 | (A17) | 1 hr |
Fashion Design for Memorable Pirates
One of the things that makes Jack Sparrow a particularly memorable pirate was his fashion sense. What are the essential elements of a good pirate costume? How to think beyond ruffled shirts and tri-corner hats. |
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