Appearing at the 2015 Ad Astra Sci-Fi Convention
So excited to be appearing at the 2015 Ad Astra Sci-Fi Convention! This year I’ll be sitting on the following panels:
Friday, April 10
SF for a YA Audience, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Markham A Room
Panellists: E.K. Johnston, Jane Ann McLachlan, Leah Bobet
Young Adult novels are tricky things - Enders Games was about children and youth - but not for them. Fantasy has managed to get a solid grasp on what the readers want...But Sci-Fi doesn't seem to be catching on. Why not?
Dystopian YA Cliches, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Oakridge Room
Panellists: E.K. Johnston, James Nicoll, Simon McNeil
(nuff said)
Saturday, April 11, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Markham A Room
In Defence of the Evil Empire, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Big Brother
Panellists: David Blackwood, Simon MacNeil, Leah Bobet
A key component of many genre stories, from dystopias through to fantasy stories is the rebellion narrative. Of course, having a hero struggling against an unequal and oppressive power provides an easy source of conflict and gives the protagonist the chance to grow as they overcome a seemingly unbeatable foe. Or as they fail to do so. But rebellion stories in genre are frequently very one-dimensional; the empire in Star Wars is overtly evil. How can we write better and more nuanced rebel stories? And what authors are doing so right now?
I’ll also be reading on Sunday, April 12, in the Whitechurch Room, along with Lesley Donaldson-Reid
Hope you can make it!
Friday, April 10
SF for a YA Audience, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Markham A Room
Panellists: E.K. Johnston, Jane Ann McLachlan, Leah Bobet
Young Adult novels are tricky things - Enders Games was about children and youth - but not for them. Fantasy has managed to get a solid grasp on what the readers want...But Sci-Fi doesn't seem to be catching on. Why not?
Dystopian YA Cliches, 10:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Oakridge Room
Panellists: E.K. Johnston, James Nicoll, Simon McNeil
(nuff said)
Saturday, April 11, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Markham A Room
In Defence of the Evil Empire, Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Big Brother
Panellists: David Blackwood, Simon MacNeil, Leah Bobet
A key component of many genre stories, from dystopias through to fantasy stories is the rebellion narrative. Of course, having a hero struggling against an unequal and oppressive power provides an easy source of conflict and gives the protagonist the chance to grow as they overcome a seemingly unbeatable foe. Or as they fail to do so. But rebellion stories in genre are frequently very one-dimensional; the empire in Star Wars is overtly evil. How can we write better and more nuanced rebel stories? And what authors are doing so right now?
I’ll also be reading on Sunday, April 12, in the Whitechurch Room, along with Lesley Donaldson-Reid
Hope you can make it!
No comments have been added yet.
