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Kay Kenyon
Kay Kenyon is the author of ten SF novels. Her latest work is a sci-fantasy quartet. Book One, Bright of the Sky, was one of Publishers Weekly's top books of 2007. It is free on Kindle. The series has twice been shortlisted for the American Library Association Reading List awards. The series concluded in 2010 with Prince of Storms. Other novels include The Braided World, a John W. Campbell finalist, and Maximum Ice, a Philip K. Dick Award finalist. Her works are available in paper, Kindle and Audible.com editions. Her short story "Castoff World," first published in Shine, An Anthology of Optimistic SF, appears this year in Year's Best SF 16, edited by David Hartwell. She is the chair of the Write on the River conference in Wenatchee, WA and blogs on fiction writing at her website, Writing the World.
Programming for Kay Kenyon
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| Thu | 09:00 | (Stroll Meeting Spot) | 1 hr |
Stroll with the Stars - Thursday
A gentle, friendly 1 mile stroll with some of your favorite Authors, Artists & Editors. Leaving daily at 9AM, from Walgreen's parking lot (3495 S. Virginia), and returning to the Convention Center before 10AM. |
| Thu | 13:00 | (A05) | 1 hr |
Far Future SF, Then and Now
Far future SF has been a staple of the genre since before the genre existed. How does this particular SFnal trope reflect the time in which the stories are written - the hopes, fears, concerns, and limitations of the then-present day. What can we learn by examining the far future fiction of the recent past and this coming fall? |
| Thu | 18:00 | (A10) | 1 hr |
Green Tree, Blue Tree, Who Gives a Frack? Is it Real Worldbuilding or Simply Changing the Names?
When is it real worldbuilding and when is it simply making the trees blue, the sky green, and calling coffee "glerp?" The panel looks at good and not so good examples of world building. |
| Fri | 11:00 | (Hall 2 Autographs) | 1 hr |
Autographing: Fri 11:00
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| Fri | 12:30 | (A14) | 30 min |
Reading: Kay Kenyon
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| Fri | 17:00 | (A03) | 1 hr |
The New Space Opera -- Still Going Strong
Space opera was once a term used to dismiss some types of science fiction. But things changed, and now space opera is not only thriving but a respected part of the genre. The panel looks at the space opera today. |
| Sat | 09:00 | (Stroll Meeting Spot) | 1 hr |
Stroll with the Stars - Saturday
A gentle, friendly 1 mile stroll with some of your favorite authors, artists & editors. Leaving daily at 9AM, from Walgreen's parking lot (3495 S. Virginia), and returning to the Convention Center before 10AM. |
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