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UPDATED SEPTEMBER 13

Albacon 2024 is being held at the Marriott Courtyard, Clifton Park, NY, September 13, 14, 15. GOHs are Elizabeth Bear, Scott Lynch, Geri Sullivan, Cory Doctorow.

NOTE: I am attending remotely. I will NOT be physically at the con. Below is my schedule.

Sharon Lee Reading Readings (room 101) Sat 3:00 PM Duration: 00:45
Description: Sharon Lee Reading from Ribbon Dance

Plotter or Pantser Meeting A Sat 5:30 PM Duration: 01:15
Description: They say there are two ways to write: plotting everything out carefully, and just writing and seeing what happens to your story as you go along. Is writing really this binary? Is there a way between? What is the advantages -- and disadvantages -- of each method? Which are you and why?
Vikki Ciaffone (mod), Daniel M. Kimmel, Michael Ventrella, Sally Wiener Grotta, Laura Anne Gilman, Sharon Lee

Saturday Evening Extravaganza Meeting A Sat 8: PM Duration 2:00
Masquerade, Alyssa Yeager Concert, Improbable Research Dramatic Readings
Dramatic Readers: Geri Sullivan (mod), Tom Easton, Cory Doctorow, Byron Connell, Sharon Lee

Cats and Magic Meeting B Sun 1:00 PM Duration: 01:15
Description: Why are cats so strongly associated with the occult — from the ancient Egyptians through Macbeth to Gareth, Tailchaser, Crookshanks, Chairman Meow, Master Ren, and more in modern SF/F/H? Is it the slit pupils, the teleporting underfoot, or the swift switching from adorbs to evil as Hell? Speaking of which, is Constantine right that cats are “half in, half out anyway”? Basically, are cats magic? (And why aren’t dogs magic?)
Vikki Ciaffone (mod), Michael Ventrella, Sharon Lee

Steve and Sharon will be Author Guests of Honor at AlbaCon, September 17 and 18 -- that's this weekend!

You can -- in fact, if you want to attend the con, you must -- register here.* The convention is asking attendees to contribute what they feel is appropriate as a membership fee.

Our participation includes a Guest of Honor interview, conducted by Chuck Rothman; an investigation of the future of the Liaden Universe®, led by Tom Easton; and readings and panels.

Also! Look for us at the Ice Cream Social on Friday evening.

One! More! Time! Here's the link to the convention.*

Everybody clear? Excellent! See you there!

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*Yes, the links all say 2020, but we are assured that they are working for the 2021 Virtual AlbaCon.

Those who wish to attend AlbaCon in the Afternoon tomorrow, from 1 pm to 3 pm Eastern, may now register. You will be asked to provide Name, Email address, and State/Provence, so please have this information handy.

AlbaCon in the Afternoon will be hosting Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Debra Doyle, James D. Macdonald.

Steve Miller will be reading from "Shout of Honor," Sharon Lee will be reading from Trader's Leap.

To register, click this link

You will receive a confirmation email with a link for the webinar.

Hope to see you there!

...I bring you the Sharon Lee and Steve Miller AlbaCon 2008 schedule!

Thursday, October 9
Big pre-convention reading and signing at Flights of Fantasy. Lee and Miller! Eric Flint! Be there or be somewhere else!

Friday

4:00 PM Schuyler
Audience vs. Writer
What we want to read as an audience isn't necessarily what writers want to write. This panel lets readers and writers talk about the conflicts between writerly inspiration and reader expectation.
Elaine Isaak (M), Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Ryk E. Spoor

8:00 PM Ballroom A Ice Cream Social

Saturday

10 AM Ballroom A
Dragons in SF – not Fantasy
What fantasy elements would make good science fiction?
Morgan Brilliant, Cameron Calkins, Sharon Lee, Anne McCaffrey, Melissa Mead, Mary Turzillo (M)

11 AM Beverwyck
Telapathy and Teleportation: Where are they now?
These are two key elements of the Dragonriders series. Are they still being used in SF today, or are they as dead as the seas of Venus? And what does the loss of these elements mean to the genre?
Bianca D’Arc, Sharon Lee (M), Jennifer Schwabach, Lawrence M. Schoen

12:00 PM Ballroom B
Covering it
Most books have non-realistic art on their covers; SF & Fantasy always shows a picture. Do SF readers have to have it spelled out? What makes a good cover these days.
Peter Brett, Steve Miller (M), Barclay Shaw

3:00 PM
Autographing
Sharon Lee and Steve Miller

4:00 PM Beverwyck
Co-authoring/collaboration panel
Writing and playing well with others.
Jackie Kessler, Sharon Lee, Anne McCaffrey, Steve Miller(M)

Sunday

10 AM Ballroom A
Anne McCaffrey & Me
How Anne’s books affected me
Sharon Lee, Jennifer Schwabach (M), ? Shepley, Mary Turzillo

12:00 PM Ten Broeck A
Reading (1 hour)
Sharon Lee and Steve Miller

1:00 PM Beverwyck
Saving science fiction from academia
Now days science fiction Is being taught as literature and prediction, surely destroying joy and misinforming readers. What can we to safe SF from being studied to boredom?
jan howard finder, Peter Halasz, ? Kannenberg, K.A. Laity (M), Steve Miller

Look for us in the dealer's room! Look for us in the art show! Look for us at parties! But mostly, look for us in the dealer's room, behind the SRM Publisher table.

Current Mood: pleased
Current Location: going to dinner now, thanks
Current Music: "Breathe," Abney Park

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