Here's my schedule for Boskone 57, February 14-16 2020, at the Boston Westin Waterfront:
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Remembering the Star Trek Aliens
Friday 17:00 - 17:50, Harbor II
Vulcans, Klingons, and Romulans all have their fans. Let’s look beyond these familiarly fantastic faces to other memorable aliens (and cultures) within the Star Trek macroverse, and discuss why ( Read more... )

Here's my Schedule for Readercon 30, July 11-14, Quincy Marriott, Quincy, MA:

Writing Craft and Mentoring Programs
Jack Dann, Theodora Goss (mod), Kate Maruyama, Kenneth Schneyer, Holly Walrath ( Read more... )

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 Boskone 53, February 19-21, 2016, at the Westin Boston Waterfront:

Friday, 7:00 PM, Griffin
Reading: Kenneth Schneyer. I'll be reading my short story, "Who Embodied What We Are".

Saturday, 10:00 AM, Marina 4
Theories of Time Travel
As improbable as it seems, is time travel possible? What scientific theories are out 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 of commitments for Readercon 26, which will be July 9-12 in Burlington, MA:

Friday:

3:00 PM    The Genre-Sized Chip on the Shoulder.
Nicola Griffith, Sandra Kasturi, Eugene Mirabelli, Kenneth Schneyer (moderator), Peter Straub.Discrimination against speculative literature still exists, but it appears to be fading quickly. ( Read more... )

This year I'm an (invited!) panelist at Albacon, May 8-10, in Albany, NY.  Here's my schedule:

Saturday, May 9:

Reading, Kenneth Schneyer, 11:00 a.m. (I'm going to read my new not-yet-published story, "The Plausibility of Dragons.")

"Borders (if any) Between Fan & 'Original' Fiction", Mur Lafferty, Andre Lievin, Kenneth Schneyer (moderator), ( Read more... )

Dune - 50 Years later

Saturday 13:00 - 13:50, Harbor I

Frank Herbert's Dune, published in 1955, was an epic science fiction saga that won the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award in 1966. Now, 50 years after its publication, we look back at the legacy left by Frank Herbert and his unique vision of a feudal interstellar society that was rocked by political ( 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... )

Here are my commitments (so far) for Readercon this year:

Thursday, July 10, 9:00 PM    F   Theater and the Interrupted Ritual.
C.S.E. Cooney, Greer Gilman, Andrea Hairston (moderator), Kenneth Schneyer.Theater theorists have put forth the idea that most theater begins with an interrupted ritual. This goes back to ancient Greek theater, which ( Read more... )