On Wednesday, Sept. 8, ten Washington DC area writers celebrated the tenth anniversary of Strange Horizons with a series of rapid-fire readings at the Library of Congress. I acted as emcee, and the writers were: R.R. Angell, Stephanie Dray, Nan Fry, Jamie Gaughran-Perez (performing with Jon Lee), Craig Gidney, Lisa Nohealani Morton, Donna Royston, ( Read more... )

Next Wednesday, Sept. 8, at noon, ten readers will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of Strange Horizons magazine with a series of rapid-fire readings in the Madison Building of the Library of Congress, room LM-139.  I'll be the MC and time keeper.  A lunch expedition will follow.  Hope to see you there!

On June 16th, I'll be participating in a Bloomsday Ulysses reading at Mackey's on L Street (not the VA location).  The event starts at 6 pm, with the actual readings starting at 7.  (I'll be going first, so come for the early part!)

On June 17th, another "What If" forum at the Library of Congress Pickford Theater:  author Catherine Asaro, the band ( Read more... )

On Friday, the Library of Congress holds another "What If?" SF/F Forum with Book View Cafe Authors Brenda Clough, Laura Anne Gilman, Sue Lange, and Sarah Zettel. They will be sharing their experiences of a being an all-women publishing company. The forum will be held in the Pickford Theater, 3rd Floor, Madison Building at 12:10pm.  They are ( Read more... )

Maria V. Snyder will be speaking to the "What If" Science Fiction & Fantasy Forum on "Storms & Magic: Controlling the Forces of...Fiction?" at 12:10, on Wednesday May 6, in the Library of Congress's Pickford Theater.  Her novels include the "Poison Study" series and the recently released "Storm Glass."  (The first book of the "Poison Study" series ( Read more... )

Michael Swanwick will speak on the theme of "From Bloomsbury to Fairyland: The Strange Career and Mysterious Life of Hope Mirrlees"  at the Library of Congress Madison Bldg., 12:10, on Wednesday April 29, in Dining Room A.

A Nebula and World Fantasy Awards Winner, Michael Swanwick has written six novels and over forty short stories. His ( Read more... )