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Lawrence M. Schoen
Lawrence M. Schoen holds a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology, with a special focus in psycholinguistics. He spent ten years as a college professor, and the study of the behavior and the mind provide a principal metaphor for his fiction. He currently works as the director of research and chief compliance officer for a series of mental health and addiction treatment facilities.
He's also one of the world's foremost authorities on the Klingon language, as well as the publisher behind a new speculative fiction small press, Paper Golem, aimed at serving the niche of up-and-coming new writers as well as providing a market for novellas.
In 2007, he was nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer and in 2010 received a Hugo nomination for best short story. He's also been pushing a kind of SF Polyglot project that he calls B.W.O.P. (the Buffalito World Outreach Project). His latest novel, Buffalito Contingency, continues the humorous adventures of a stage hypnotist mesmerizing aliens as he travels the galaxy with his animal companion, an alien "buffalito" that can eat anything and farts oxygen. Lawrence lives near Philadelphia with his wife, Valerie, who is neither a psychologist nor a Klingon speaker.
Programming for Lawrence M. Schoen
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| Wed | 16:00 | (Hall 2 Autographs) | 1 hr |
Autographing: Wed 16:00
No additional description |
| 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 | (Naples5) | 2 hrs |
Writers Workshop, Section H
All workshop sessions required advanced sign-up and are filled. |
| Thu | 17:00 | (D04) | 1 hr |
An Introduction to Linguistics
Since Tolkien, many writers (and moviemakers) have been paying more attention to the development of created languages. This panel will introduce you to the study of languages on Earth. |
| Fri | 12:00 | (A03) | 1 hr |
Iron Chef Flash Fiction
How quickly and well can a writer craft 100 words of flash fiction in "Office Stadium?" The moderator will reveal the theme, keep the audience entertained while the writers write for five minutes, and will serve as the final arbiter of taste (with maybe a little help from the audience). There will probably be time for multiple rounds. Whose fiction will reign supreme? |
| Fri | 16:00 | (D04) | 1 hr |
Neologism and Linguicide: How the Dominant Language Mutates and Assimilates Other Languages
We've all heard of species becoming endangered, but the famous anthropologist Wade Davis warns of a similar problem happening to the languages which endangers the richness of the world's cultures. How we preserve or destroy these languages and how we cultivate linguistic habits, will determine what we are able to think in the world of the near future. |
| Sat | 10:00 | (Naples5) | 2 hrs |
Writers Workshop, Section Q
All workshop sessions required advanced sign-up and are filled. |
| Sat | 17:00 | (A15) | 30 min |
Reading: Lawrence M. Schoen
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| Sun | 09:00 | (Stroll Meeting Spot) | 1 hr |
Stroll with the Stars - Sunday
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. |
| Sun | 12:00 | (KK1) | 1 hr |
KaffeeKlatsch: Sun 12:00
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| Sun | 14:00 | (A02) | 1 hr |
Fifty Years of Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land was an iconic novel of the '60s and won the Hugo for Best Novel. While it was a bit ahead of its time in 1961, it seems oddly dated to many today. A discussion of one of Heinlein's first controversial novels, but not his last. |
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