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Karen Anderson
I have been an active SF fan since 1952. I made my first sale in 1958 and am a member of SFWA on my own, but was also a writer’s wife (now widow) and occasional collaborator by profession: I helped Poul with research, story discussion, wordmaking, cartography, and so on to grammatical nitpicking and proofreading. I’m interested in daily life throughout history and in different cultures, especially cooking as shaped by culture, available tools, and local or imported ingredients. My formal education included Latin and Romance languages, classical Greek, and military cartography. I was an active Sherlock Holmes fan before I discovered SF fandom. I’ve worked on convention committees, helped invent filk singing, and and reached master class in masquerade costuming. With Poul and our daughter Astrid (now married to Greg Bear) I helped found the Society for Creative Anachronism, where I was once chief herald of the known world. I am still active in Holmes fandom, and have my investiture in the Baker Street Irregulars. My active interests run from astronomy to zymurgy.
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Programming for Karen Anderson
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| Thu | 16:00 | (A09) | 1 hr |
An Introduction to the Society for Creative Anachronism
The Society for Creative Anachronism, an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts, skills, and traditions of pre-17th-century Europe, was founded by fans in 1966. Our panelists provide a perspective on the SCA from its origins to the present day. |
| Thu | 19:00 | (A03) | 1 hr |
Earth Abides: After We're Gone
George R. Stewart's Earth Abides was one of the first novels to explore what happens to the environment once humans no longer dominate. How has it held up after 60 years? |
| Thu | 20:00 | (Hall 2 Bar) | 1½ hrs |
Literary Beer: Thu 20:00
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| Fri | 11:00 | (A15) | 30 min |
Reading: Karen Anderson
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| Sat | 11:00 | (A03) | 1 hr |
The Real Middle Ages
Since the time of William Morris, much fantasy has been set in a pre-industrial world of warriors and castles. Why do writers love the Middle Ages? What do the authors leave out, or get wrong? |
| Sat | 16:00 | (A10) | 1 hr |
Poul Anderson: A Retrospective on His Life and Works
Poul Anderson was one of our greatest writers, producing numerous classics in both SF and fantasy. He also contributed to fandom in many ways, writing filk songs, helping to found the SCA, and being a well-remembered convention attendee. The panel looks back on all of Anderson's contributions. |
| Sun | 11:00 | (A11) | 1 hr |
History of Masquerades and Con Costuming
Costumes have come a long way since Forrest J Ackerman and Myrtle R. Jones wore futuristic silver suits to the first Worldcon. Stop by to hear some stories about costuming and masquerades, and find out how you can help preserve today's costumes for the future. |
| Sun | 12:00 | (A03) | 1 hr |
Chronological Dissonance: Modern Archetypes and Morals in a Historical Setting
Nothing is more off putting to the reader than a glaring anachronism in a time travel or alternate history setting. But surely this can extend to attitudes and beliefs as well as language, settings, and mechanical devices. How does the author keep his characters from acting like anachronisms themselves? |
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