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S. M. Stirling
S.M. Stirling was born in France in 1953, to Canadian parents—although his mother was born in England and grew up in Peru. After that he lived in Europe, Canada, Africa, and the US and visited several other continents. He graduated from law school in Canada but had his dorsal fin surgically removed, and published his first novel (Snowbrother) in 1984, going full-time as a writer in 1988, the year of his marriage to Janet Moore of Milford, Massachusetts, who he met, wooed and proposed to at successive World Fantasy Conventions. In 1995 he suddenly realized that he could live anywhere and they decamped from Toronto, that large, cold, gray city on Lake Ontario, and moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico. He became an American citizen in 2004. His latest books are The Council of Shadows (May 2011) and The Tears of the Sun (September, 2011), from Roc/Penguin. His hobbies mostly involve reading—history, anthropology, archaeology, and travel, besides fiction—but he also cooks and bakes for fun and food. For twenty years he also pursued the martial arts, until hyperextension injuries convinced him he was in danger of becoming the most deadly cripple in human history. Currently he lives with Janet and the compulsory authorial cats.
Programming for S. M. Stirling
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| Thu | 12:00 | (A04) | 1 hr |
Writing Soundtracks and Songs for Books
Some publishers are commissioning soundtracks and songs for books. Members of Tricky Pixie discuss how to write songs and score music for books. |
| Thu | 17:00 | (A04) | 1 hr |
The Alternate Alternate History Panel
Panelists provide examples of historical events in which time travelers clearly intervened to produce what we know as the historical outcome. For example, Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo when his driver makes a wrong turn at the exact corner where an assassin who had earlier failed to attack the Archduke happened to be standing, and World War One breaks out. |
| Fri | 10:00 | (Roma2) | 2 hrs |
Writers Workshop, Section L
All workshop sessions required advanced sign-up and are filled. |
| Fri | 14:00 | (Hall 2 Autographs) | 1 hr |
Autographing: Fri 14:00
No additional description |
| Fri | 17:00 | (A14) | 30 min |
Reading: S. M. Stirling
No additional description |
| Sat | 12:00 | (A10) | 1 hr |
Designing Believable Languages
How do biology, population density, and other features help determine the development of languages on an alien world? |
| Sat | 13:00 | (A16) | 1 hr |
The Comeback Genre: Sword & Sorcery
Sword and Sorcery has a rich history, going back to at least Howard and Smith. And it's making a comeback. Our panelists talk about its rich history and why it's back and better than ever. |
| Sat | 17:00 | (A03) | 1 hr |
Designing Believable Archeaology and Anthropology
Using anthropology and archaeology to build realistic SF and fantasy worlds. |
| Sun | 10:00 | (KK1) | 1 hr |
KaffeeKlatsch: Sun 10:00
No additional description |
| Sun | 13:00 | (D04) | 1 hr |
The Fisher King Legend
Tim Power's novels The Drawing of the Dark and Last Call may be considered modern takes of the Fisher King legend. The influence of Arthurian legends on modern fantasy will be explored. |