I am delighted to be the science guest-of-honour at Can*Con, which will be taking place September 9th to 11th at the Novotel Ottawa in our beautiful nation’s capital. Can*Con is one of the very best speculative literature conventions out there, chock-a-block full of fun and informative programming, supremely well-organized (water, pen and paper, and little alarm clocks at every panel!), and put together by some of nicest and hardest working people in this quadrant of the Galaxy. To be invited as the Science GoH is truly a wonderful honour. Thank you so much to Derek Künsken, Marie Bilodeau and the entire concom, and to Jim C. Hines for the great picture.
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Carbide Tipped Pens: One-on-One with Jeff Beeler at GenreCon
I will be having a one-on-one conversation with Jeff Beeler about Carbide Tipped Pens at GenreCon 2015 this Saturday, May 2nd at 1:00pm. We will be talking about the origin and creation of this new anthology of hard science fiction, how Ben Bova and I came up with the idea, found a publisher and the authors, obtained the stories, and put them together to create the collection. GenreCon will be held at the Sarnia Public Library, located at 124 Christina Street South in Sarnia, Ontario. Here is my full programming schedule:
10:00am — How Books Get Published
What is the way books are created and how can you access it to get the books you want to read or write in print or electronically?
Sandra Kasturi (moderator), Sylvia Hubbard, Brett Savory, Dennis Collins, Monica Royal, Eric Choi
11:00am — Meet and Greet
1:00pm — Carbide Tipped Pens
A conversation with Eric Choi about the origin and creation of this new anthology of hard science fiction he created with Ben Bova, how they came up with the idea, found a publisher and the authors, obtained the stories, and put them together to create the collection.
Jeff Beeler (moderator), Eric Choi
2:00pm — The Weird and the Wonderful
The attraction of reading and writing science fiction, fantasy, mystery and horror.
Sandra Kastury (moderator), Brett Savory, Dennis Collins, Monica Royal, Eric Choi
Canadian SF/F Panel at Loncon 3 Now Available Online
The Skiffy and Fanty Show have posted the audio of the Canadian SF/F panel at Loncon 3, featuring Hayden Trenholm (moderator), Eric Choi, Kate Heartfield, Marjolaine Lafreniere, Ira Nayman and Caitlin Sweet.
Carbide Tipped Pens Launch — Thank You!
A big THANK YOU to many people for a terrific launch of Carbide Tipped Pens: Lorna Toolis, Annette Mocek, Donald Simmons and the Friends of the Merril Collection volunteers; the Toronto Public Library; Chris Szego of Bakka-Phoenix Books; Kate Story and David DeGraff who made long journeys to be here so that they could share their wonderful stories; and of course, everyone who came out to share the evening with us. Thank you!
Ben Bova was not able to join us in person, however, I would like to share his prepared opening remarks:
“To me, hard science fiction is the most exciting and mind-expanding field of writing. At its best, hard science fiction takes the reader to places no human eyes have yet seen — but someday we will reach those alien scenes and meet the strange and wonderful creatures who dwell there. Good fiction tests the human heart in a steaming crucible. Hard science fiction allows writers to make the crucible hotter, and test the human heart in new and fascinating ways — all while playing true to the known facts of the Universe. From the far future to the distant past, from here on Earth to the farthest galaxy, hard science fiction shows the Universe and the humans who inhabit it as they are, and as they will be. The stories in Carbide Tipped Pens are all excellent examples of this demanding, enthralling and enriching field.”
Carbide Tipped Pens is available now in hardcover (Amazon, !ndigo, Barnes & Noble), ebook (Amazon, !ndigo, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Google Play) and audio book (Downpour, Audible, Overdrive).
Book Launch for Carbide Tipped Pens
For more information: [Toronto Public Library] [Facebook Event]