Archive for July, 2009

If You're Going to WorldCon…

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

… in Montreal next week, well, you'll probably be in hot pursuit of Neil Gaiman.

If you have a little extra time, though, here's where I'll be appearing, and when:

When: Fri 12:30
Location: P-513B
Title: What have You Tagged from Canada for Your SF & Fantasy?
Session ID: 725
All Participants: Donna McMahon, Janet McNaughton, Peter Atwood, Robert Wiersema, David Nickle
Moderator: Janet McNaughton
Description: Canada is a unique place, from its cities to its terrain. How have writers used ice roads and Canadian foklore in their work?
Duration: 1:00
Language: English

When: Fri 14:00
Location: P-512AE
Title: Author Reading
Session ID: 221
All Participants: Elaine Isaak, Joshua Palmatier, Leah Bobet, Robert Wiersema
Duration: 1:30
Language: English

When: Sat 19:30
Location: Delta Hotel 2802
Title: ChiZine Five Book Launch Party!!!
Session ID: 1651
All Participants: Robert Wiersema, Claude Lalumière, David Nickle, Nir Yaniv

When: Sun 12:30
Location: Other
Title: Robert J. Wiersema Signing
Session ID: 1533
Description: Robert J. Wiersema Signing
Duration: 0:30
Language: English

When: Sun 14:00
Location: P-524B
Title: Eh?: The Revival of Audio SF
Session ID: 332
All Participants: Amy H. Sturgis, Joe Mahoney, Nicki Lynch, Robert Wiersema, Tobias Buckell
Description: One of this year's Hugo nominees for dramatic
presentation is a nine hour audiobook. Are fans ready for an audio SF revival? Should these be acted out or simply dramatic readings? Is audio SF ready for the 21st century?
Duration: 1:30 hrs:min
Language: English

Which I suppose means I'm going to have to figure out what to read in order to scintillate and entice.  And come up with some smart things to say about Audio SF and the role of Canada in my work.

But first, I think I'll finish the novel…

Be there, or be not there…

Friday, July 17th, 2009

WMFW launch poster