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LoneStarCon 3 next week

I’ll be at LoneStarCon 3 (San Antonio) next week representing The Elephant and Macaw Banner, UniRitter University, and, I hope, having a good time.

Here’s my schedule for the event. If you’re there, please say hello!

Thursday, August 29

5pm-6pm – Living in Another Language: Does it Affect Your Writing?

Does being exposed to different languages on a day to day basis change the way you write? Is it beneficial? How does it compare to living in a monolingual society? Bradford Lyau, Jo Walton, Cenk Gokce, Christopher Kastensmidt

Friday, August 30

Noon-1pm – Conflicting Cultures When Preserving the Environment

Panel will identify first and third world perspectives related to environmental stewardship. Who has to pay, and what is the price? Liz Argall, John K Strickland Jr., Gail Carriger, Christopher Kastensmidt, Brenda Cooper

3pm-4pm – Science Fiction in South America

How is SF thriving in South America? What’s happening in native and imported written SF in print and online SF publishing, movies, and TV. Eileen Gunn, Derek Kunsken, Christopher Kastensmidt

4pm-6pm – SFWA Table, Dealer’s Room

I’ll be working at the SFWA table for three hours on Friday afternoon. A great time to stop by and chat!

Saturday, August 31

10am-11am – Adapting Folklore in Speculative Fiction: Brazil and Space Opera

In this academic session, I’ll be presenting a paper entitled: “From Brazilian folklore to speculative fiction: three recent approaches to integrating mythical characters”

Sunday, September 1

3pm-4pm – Judging Something by Its Cover

How do different cultures use cover styles, design motives and symbology to entice their audience? What adjustments need to be made for different markets? Jennie Faries , John Hornor Jacobs, Jon Schindehette, Christopher Kastensmidt, Irene Gallo

8pm – Hugo Award Ceremony

I’ll be at the ceremony representing my good friend Aliette de Bodard, nominated this year for two Hugo Awards!

Christopher at Chicon 7

Sorry for reposting this… I’ve been having some trouble with the Facebook cross-posting.

For those who haven’t reat this yet, I’ll be at the 70th Worldcon next week in Chicago.  Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

Here’s my schedule for the event:

Thu Aug 30 12:00:pm – Buckingham Digital Narratives: What Are They, Where Are They, and How the Heck Do I Write Them? This panel discusses how digital technologies have changed the way we tell stories and explores what the future holds. Amber Clark, Christopher Kastensmidt, Daniel Levin, Nancy Fulda, Tom Dowd

Fri Aug 31 12:00:pm – Gold Coast F*** Your Knight and the Horse He Rode in on Part Deux: Fantasy Series Not Based on Medieval Europe A follow-up to last year’s irreverent panel of young writers challenging the predominance of medieval-inspired settings in fantasy. Christopher Kastensmidt, Dennis Y. Ginoza, Elizabeth Bear, T. L. Morganfield

Fri Aug 31 3:00:pm-6:00:pm – Volunteering at the SFWA dealer table

Sun Sep 2 10:30:am – Field Phineas & Ferb What is the attraction of this show? Is it the spy subtheme, the fantastic gadgets, the songs, or the fact that both boys and girls are equally competent? Christopher Kastensmidt, Gerri Balter, Isaac Sher, Jeanne Mealy, Kathryn Sullivan

Sun Sep 2 4:30:pm – McCormick Making a More Universal Worldcon Does the revitalization of the SF and Fantasy genre requires to embrace their younger counterparts in other parts of the world, leaving the nest of the English culture and language to venture in a more universal approach? Explore all the different approaches of the SF and Fantasy Genre in other languages and cultures. Christopher Kastensmidt, Kerri-Ellen Kelly, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Quifan Chen, Thomas Olde Heuvelt

Mon Sep 3 1:00:pm – Dusable Reading: Christopher Kastensmidt

First Brazilian Odyssey of Fantastic Literature

The first ever Odyssey of Fantastic Literature occurred in Porto Alegre this weekend and was a huge success.  We had more than eighty authors and editors from all over Brazil, and close to five hundred participants, a spectacular number in a country where first-time events like this often attract fifty.  Seventeen publishers combined to sell over six hundred books in a single afternoon.

The Elephant and Macaw Banner is a proud sponsor of this event.

To get an idea what it was like, just take a look at the pictures below:

Many thanks to everyone who participated, and I hope to see you all there next year!

 

2011 Event Wrap-Up

Looks like 2011 is just about wrapped up for The Elephant and Macaw Banner, and a busy year it was.  At the start of the year, I only expected to participate in four events, but I ended up participating in nine.  Here’s a quick recap:

RioContentMarket (March) – Not much to say here.  I went to make some contacts, and this was the only event all year in which I wasn’t invited to speak.

Nebula Awards (May) – What can I say about this?  I never expected to be nominated for a Nebula, and being there was a dream come true.  Beyond the banquet and speaking with all the wonderful attendees, I got to participate in a panel with Joe Haldeman, N. K. Jemisin, Michael J. Sullivan, and Jack McDevitt.  Unforgettable.

GamePad (May) – This was an academic event, but I did present my first paper on digital narratives, something I’ll be working with more in the future.

Game Craft (June) – I keynoted the event, and while my speech wasn’t specifically about EAMB, I did discuss it.

Fantasticon (August) – This event is bigger and better every year, with a large percentage of the Brazilian specultaive fiction writers in attendance.  This year I had an autograph session and a panel with Roberto de Sousa Causo, Max Mallmann, and Ana Cristina Rodrigues.  This is one of my “must attend” events every year.

Worldcon (August) – Six panels, one reading, and an autograph session.  This convention was work and fun all rolled into one, and I plan on doing it all again next year.

Jornada Nacional de Literatura (Nacional Literary Journey) (August) – This and the Nebula ceremony were not just the highlights of the year, they were the highlights of my entire writing career.  Over two days I spoke in front of 12,000 adolescents, and it felt like magic.

Feira do Livro de Torres (Torres Book Fair) (September) – Gave a nice outdoor panel on sword & sorcery to a few dozen people, along with friends Duda Falcão and Cesar Alcázar.

Feira do Livro de Porto Alegre (Porto Alegre Book Fair) (October) – Another chance to talk about sword & sorcery with Duda and Cesar, and a book lauch for Sagas 3.

I also had two book launches in Porto Alegre for the series Duplo Fantasia Heroica.

For 2012, I once again start the year planning on just four events (so we’ll see what happens):

Odisseia de Literatura Fantástica (Fantastic Literature Odyssey) (April) – I’m one of the organizers for this event in Porto Alegre, which will bring together over fifty writers and editors from around Brazil.

Festival Literária de Paracatu (Pracatu Literary Festival) (May) – This event got held over from 2011, which should make it bigger and better.

Fantasticon (Augsut) – I can’t confirm until I know the dates, but as long as there’s no conflict, I’ll be there.

Worldcon/Chicon 7 (August) – My only foreign trip planned so far.  I hope to be on the programming once again.

Here’s hoping to see you all in 2012!