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Mark R. Kelly
Mark R. Kelly is the editor and publisher of Locus Online, which launched in 1997 and won the first Hugo Award for Best Website. He also compiles the Locus Index to Science Fiction Awards, due for expansion this year. He wrote short fiction reviews for Locus Magazine for 12 years, and still writes occasional reviews both in print and online.
Programming for Mark R. Kelly
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| Thu | 14:00 | (D03) | 1 hr |
The Necessity of Reviewers
Ten or twenty years ago, information was scarce by today's standards. The reviews in Locus, F&SF, and other magazines were the primary source of information for readers. In today's environment of blogs and Amazon reader reviews, what is the role of the reviewer in the traditional magazines and their online peers? |
| Thu | 16:00 | (A04) | 1 hr |
Locus, Vision and Realization
Locus started as a fanzine and rose to be a major presence in our field, both in print and on the web. What factors contributed to this? |
| Sat | 10:00 | (A16) | 1 hr |
Web Publishing and the Future of Magazines
What is the future of magazine publishing? How will genre magazines both reach their audience and remain going concerns. We examine a mix of different present models, from the mostly print to the purely web-based, and look at what the future might bring. |
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