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Grooving  on NASFiC now. It's a slow con, but it's nice to be able to participate from home. Lots of diversity, which I like to see. It's nice that programming covers more hours than a typical con does.

https://columbus2020nasfic.org

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 The Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association will be doing a poetry reading, hosted by Wendy Van Camp, at the Columbus 2020 NASFiC next weekend beginning noon Eastern on Friday. I'll be participating. Attendance will be free; go here: https://columbus2020nasfic.org/

2010: ASO schedule

http://www.uacreativecampus.org/

more convention

About the Science Fiction Writing Workshops:

The Sci-Fi portion of ASO will function to help writers become better craftsmen of science fiction through workshop interactions. Participants will also have the opportunity to sit in on personal readings by other published writers, Q & A sessions, and lectures on story development.

There will be two options for Workshops. One workshop will be a group free writing exercise based off of a prompt. Another workshop will be devoted to reviewing your work. How can you get involved? When you register for ASO, there is an option to include a word doc.

All workshops will be overseen by University of Alabama MFA student volunteers.

A Space Oddity is privileged to feature participating authors, Jack McDevitt, Joanne Merriam, Lou Anders, and David C. Kopaska-Merkel

*ABXY and UA Astronomy Professor Dr. William Keel will lead a panel and discussion event on Thursday, March 4 at 7:30pm, Lloyd Hall on the campus of the University of Alabama. ABXY will lead a discussion regarding science fiction and gaming. Following ABXY, Dr. Keel will speak on the rise of the amateur astronomer.

*Additionally, we are welcoming ASO participants and UA students to a star gazing at Moundville Park on Friday, March 5 beginning at 7pm.

*Both preliminary events are free and open to the public.

For more information, registration, and schedule please visit www.creativecampus.ua.edu.

Tuscaloosa SF con

Creative Campus is pleased to announce “2010: A Space Oddity” as the intersection of space science and science fiction. ASO is a collaborative convention through Creative Campus to express and boldly explore relationships between the worlds of space science (astronomy, physics, engineering, and computer sciences) and science fiction (writing, film, music, and art) and how the two play off one another to create and inspire.

“2010: A Space Oddity” will be at Shelby Hall on Saturday March 6, 2010 from 9:30am to 8:00pm.

ASO is free and open to the public. Registration is strongly encouraged, especially for parties interested in participating in the writing workshops.

Elements of ASO range from lectures and panel discussions to writing workshops and sci-fi inspired art galleries. The Saturday Space Oddity convention is the culminating event of a three day series of celebrating the intersection of science and creativity.

2010: A space oddity

it looks like our March 6 minicon is shaping up. Lou Anders, Joanne Merriam, Jack McDevitt, and I will be there. I know there will be more and I will update you when I hear anything else definitive. There will be a panel on submitting your work for publication and there will be some readings. I know some science panels are planned, and of course an art show. This event is sponsored by the University of Alabama and there is no charge for attendance. There's also no charge to put your art in the show. the convention will be in Shelby Hall on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa.

can I do it in the South?

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0Aau-lWFdN9YoZGZnMjJ2emRfMGcyaGJkcGhx&hl=en

It's cute to see the blind men describe the elephant. Good, though.

Imagicon, Birmingham AL Mar. 27-29

http://imagicon.org/gatekeeper/

I will be there. Will read & sign. Hope 2 meet some of you.