Here's my schedule for Arisia, January 13-16, Westin Boston Waterfront. Hope to see many of you there ( Read more... )

Here's my schedule for Arisia 2016, January 15-18, Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel:

The Future of Mars - Literature, Panel - 1hr 15min - Faneuil (3W) - Friday 8:30 p.m.
We grew up reading about Barsoom and the Mars of Wells and Bradbury. Today, we’re finally exploring the reality of the red planet. Where does our fictional treatment of Mars go ( Read more... )

Here is my schedule for Arisia, January 16-19, Boston Westin Waterfront:

Remembering Robin Williams -Friday, 8:30 pm - 9:45 pm - Marina 1 (2E)

The world lost one of the great funnymen last year when Robin Williams died. From his start as Mork from Ork through cult hits like Toys and Hook to big budget movies like Jumanji and Aladdin, he’s worked ( Read more... )

My tentative schedule for Arisia 2013, January 18-21:

Friday, 7:00 - 8:15 p.m. (Bullfinch 3W)
A Hero Like Me -- Vikki Ciaffone (m), Genevieve Iseult Eldredge, Catt Kingsgrave-Ernstein, Suzanne Reynolds-Alpert, Ken Schneyer:
How much does a reader want to be able to identify with the protagonist of a story? Does having the hero have superhuman or ( Read more... )

Here's my schedule for Arisia, January 13-16, 2012 at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel.

Schools for Magicians
Fri 5:30 PM (Douglas) - Cecilia Tan (mod), Charlene Brusso, Victoria Janssen, Bob Kuhn, Kenneth Schneyer
A Hogwarts degree isn't the only path from mundanity to magehood. Let's consider how writers have portrayed schools, including Roke ( Read more... )