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Jim Frenkel
James Frenkel has edited science fiction, fantasy and horror for nearly forty years. At Dell Books from 1976-81, as founder and publisher of Bluejay Books (1983-1987), as the editor of the Collier Nucleus classic reprint line, and since then at Tor Books where he is a Senior Editor, he has edited many well known and highly regarded authors, and has also introduced a number of talented new authors. Books he has edited or published have won Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Bram Stoker and other awards.
Programming for Jim Frenkel
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| Thu | 11:00 | (A05) | 1 hr |
The 1960s, 50 Years On
The 1960s saw a number of great SF writers come into the forefront -- Roger Zelazny, Philip K. Dick, Samuel Delany, Ursula Le Guin, Michael Moorcock, and others. It also saw huge changes in SF, with the coming of the New Wave and the reactions for and against it. Looking back, how do we view 1960s SF. |
| Thu | 16:30 | (A14) | 30 min |
Reading: Jim Frenkel
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| Fri | 13:00 | (KK1) | 1 hr |
KaffeeKlatsch: Fri 13:00
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| Sat | 13:00 | (A11) | 1 hr |
Tor Books
Information on what's coming up over the next few months from Tor Books |
| Sat | 16:00 | (A05) | 1 hr |
Still Fresh: Why Philip K. Dick is Still Relevant
While Philip K. Dick has been dead for nearly 30 years, much of his fiction is still in print, widely read and inspires new generations of writers and filmmakers. What makes his fiction so relevant? |
| Sun | 13:00 | (A10) | 1 hr |
The Continuing Impact of Robert A. Heinlein
Robert A. Heinlein is arguably them most influential and popular SF writer ever. What made his work both so influential, and what makes much of it remain so popular. |