Campbell Conference launches "To the Stars" this Friday!
The SF summer program is in its second week of workshops (both Kij's long and my short-form), and this Friday through Sunday we host our annual Campbell Conference. A quick overview of events:
- Best-selling SF author Kevin J. Anderson kicks off the Conference on Friday afternoon with a talk about dreaming big and making unrealistic expectations pay off.
- On Friday evening, the Awards Ceremony and Banquet honors the winners of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, and brand-new "Lifeboat to the Stars" Award, followed by a reception.
- Saturday morning's round-table discussion theme is "To the Stars," where we will explore SF's long relationship with off-planet travel, its promises, and the future of the human race as a galactic species. We will also discuss the important steps along the path to the stars.
- During lunch break on Saturday, get your books signed by this year's guest authors and editors at a mass autographing session. The bookstore has volumes for everyone on hand.
- On Saturday afternoon, hear readings from Kevin J. Anderson, Andy Duncan, and James Gunn.
- Saturday evening sees a special screening of the new Kevin Willmott film, Destination: Planet Negro!, followed by a Q&A with the director and cinematographer Matthew Jacobson. Afterward is another reception.
- Sunday morning is an informal "meet the authors and editors" session, followed by an informal reception off-campus sponsored by Kansas City in 2016, a bid for the 74th Worldcon.
Due to a family emergency, Robert J. Sawyer is unable to attend this year's conference.
To learn more about our events and guests, visit the Conference page: https://christopher-mckitterick.com/Sturgeon-Campbell/campbell-conference.htm
And please help spread the word!
Best,
Chris