Context 20
It's that time of year again -- time to register for Context before the registration rate jumps from $35 to $45 on the 15th next week.
What's Context? It's a Columbus, Ohio convention for people who read and write science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It'll be taking place September 28-30.
Tim Powers is the main Guest of Honor. Other guests and attendees include Mike Resnick, Michael A. Arnzen, Juanita Coulson, Walter Hunt, Diana Botsford, Raven Bower, Gary A. Braunbeck, Tobias Buckell, Rae Carson, Matthew Cook, Dave Creek, Linda J. Dunn, Timons Esaias, Fran Friel, Geoffrey Girard, Anne Harris, Jim C. Hines, Erin Hoffman, Debra Kemp, Chun Lee, Sandy Lender, Maureen McHugh, Paul Melko, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller, Steve Nagy, Robert Pyatt, James Daniel Ross, Tim Waggoner, D. Harlan Wilson, and more to come.
Matt Cook sold his novel Blood Magic after he pitched it to the editor at the convention last year.
The convention has lots of panels of interest to writers; some of what they've got scheduled this year includes:
Michael A. Arnzen: Writing SF/F/H Poetry
(Friday, September 28th, 7-10 pm)
Join award-winning poet and writing professor Mike Arnzen as he leads this workshop on crafting poetry for science fiction, fantasy, and horror markets. (Which, unlike literary journals, actually do pay and don't charge annoying reading fees!). SF/F/H poetry, in Arnzen's view, is not simply a playful exercise in rhyme or an expression of emotion, but a "thought experiment" in the genre. "Free verse" (or open form) poetry will be emphasized in this workshop, but writers of all forms and all levels of experience -- from novice to published -- are warmly welcome to participate, as we explore the elements of good poetry through discussion of provided examples and fun, creative, in-class exercises.
However, you have an (easy!) assignment: bring a ROUGH draft of a short poem (any style, fifteen lines or less) to the workshop, inspired by the following phrase, which must be the title of your poem: "Blood is not Red on the Moon".
Participants are encouraged to share their work at the open poetry reading, which will be held Saturday night of the convention.
Diana Botsford: The Art and Business of Adaptation for Visual Media
(Sunday, September 30th, 9am-noon)
This workshop will also benefit those who are plotting novels or trying to improve the plots of their novels as they rewrite them. It is a practical exploration of how to adapt anything (novel, short story, comic, article, or idea) into a screenplay. It will focus on both the craft and the business of creating a screenplay derived from pre-existing materials -- whether they're your own or someone else's. Participants will learn the steps involved with transforming a novel into a two-hour screenplay, including streamlining plot and character as well as the legal issues of adapting someone else's work.
Currently head of the screenwriting program at Missouri State University, Diana Botsford's writing/producing/VFX credits include Star Trek: Next Generation, Spiral Zone, Dusk 'Til Dawn, Harts of the West, Nightmare on Elm Street, and other film and television projects.
For more information and to register, visit:
http://www.contextsf.org/
What's Context? It's a Columbus, Ohio convention for people who read and write science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It'll be taking place September 28-30.
Tim Powers is the main Guest of Honor. Other guests and attendees include Mike Resnick, Michael A. Arnzen, Juanita Coulson, Walter Hunt, Diana Botsford, Raven Bower, Gary A. Braunbeck, Tobias Buckell, Rae Carson, Matthew Cook, Dave Creek, Linda J. Dunn, Timons Esaias, Fran Friel, Geoffrey Girard, Anne Harris, Jim C. Hines, Erin Hoffman, Debra Kemp, Chun Lee, Sandy Lender, Maureen McHugh, Paul Melko, Heidi Ruby Miller, Jason Jack Miller, Steve Nagy, Robert Pyatt, James Daniel Ross, Tim Waggoner, D. Harlan Wilson, and more to come.
Matt Cook sold his novel Blood Magic after he pitched it to the editor at the convention last year.
The convention has lots of panels of interest to writers; some of what they've got scheduled this year includes:
- Writing for Interactive Media
- Electronic Publishing, Print-On-Demand, and the Death of the Book
- Writing an ADR Script
- Fiction readings
- Poetry readings
- Military Tactics in SF
- How Traveling and Travel Writing Affects Our Fiction
- How to Kill Off a Character
- A Day In The Life Of An Editor
- Writing in Someone Else's World
- The Dark Ascent: Contemporary Horror
- The "Balderdash"-based Out of Context
Michael A. Arnzen: Writing SF/F/H Poetry
(Friday, September 28th, 7-10 pm)
Join award-winning poet and writing professor Mike Arnzen as he leads this workshop on crafting poetry for science fiction, fantasy, and horror markets. (Which, unlike literary journals, actually do pay and don't charge annoying reading fees!). SF/F/H poetry, in Arnzen's view, is not simply a playful exercise in rhyme or an expression of emotion, but a "thought experiment" in the genre. "Free verse" (or open form) poetry will be emphasized in this workshop, but writers of all forms and all levels of experience -- from novice to published -- are warmly welcome to participate, as we explore the elements of good poetry through discussion of provided examples and fun, creative, in-class exercises.
However, you have an (easy!) assignment: bring a ROUGH draft of a short poem (any style, fifteen lines or less) to the workshop, inspired by the following phrase, which must be the title of your poem: "Blood is not Red on the Moon".
Participants are encouraged to share their work at the open poetry reading, which will be held Saturday night of the convention.
Diana Botsford: The Art and Business of Adaptation for Visual Media
(Sunday, September 30th, 9am-noon)
This workshop will also benefit those who are plotting novels or trying to improve the plots of their novels as they rewrite them. It is a practical exploration of how to adapt anything (novel, short story, comic, article, or idea) into a screenplay. It will focus on both the craft and the business of creating a screenplay derived from pre-existing materials -- whether they're your own or someone else's. Participants will learn the steps involved with transforming a novel into a two-hour screenplay, including streamlining plot and character as well as the legal issues of adapting someone else's work.
Currently head of the screenwriting program at Missouri State University, Diana Botsford's writing/producing/VFX credits include Star Trek: Next Generation, Spiral Zone, Dusk 'Til Dawn, Harts of the West, Nightmare on Elm Street, and other film and television projects.
For more information and to register, visit:
http://www.contextsf.org/