Seanan in the Kingdom of Poison and Flame: my WorldCon schedule.: seanan

Seanan in the Kingdom of Poison and Flame: my WorldCon schedule.

I leave for Australia in a week, and WorldCon is two weeks away. You know what that means? SCHEDULE TIME! Here are my programmed events, allowing for easier stalking through the city of Melbourne. (I'm not worried about actual stalkers. By the time we reach the convention, I intend to have assembled my army of spiders.)

Thursday, September 2nd, 3:00 PM: Breaking the Fourth Wall: Supernatural and Its Audience. Given my thoughts on how things went down with Jo and Ellen, this should be a super-fun panel, in the "bring plastic sheeting and pray" sense.

Thursday, 5:00 PM: Kaffeeklatsche. For those of you who have never encountered this strange creature before, basically, I will sit in a room at five on Thursday, and talk to anyone who shows up. Also, there will be coffee. If no one shows up, I will do lots of lovely inking. It's a win-win scenario for me.

Friday, September 3rd, 4:00 PM: Seanan McGuire and Catherynne M Valente In Conversation. Who is driving? Bear is driving! HOW CAN THIS BE?! Cat and I will spend the better part of an hour talking writing, editing, and whatever else comes into our heads. It's the Snow White/Lily Fair Variety Show, and you should totally be there.

Saturday, September 4th, 11:00 AM: Capes and Skirts: The Plight of Female Superheroes. Lo, we are going to sit and talk about female superheroes, why they are awesome, and why they don't get as much love as their male counterparts. This is the best convention schedule ever.

Saturday, 1:00 PM: Fringe: Paranormal Investigations in SF Television. Man, we are gonna tear. This. Up. It's going to be a super-awesome panel full of super-awesomeness, and you should totally come, and I will do my best to avoid discussions of Peter Bishop's fabulous ass.

Saturday, 3:00 PM: What is Filk? This is a fairly standard panel, but a very good one to attend if you want to learn more about filk, what it is, and why we're doing it in your hotel lobby. Not that we do that anymore. Much.

Saturday, 4:00 PM: Signing. I will sign stuff. Super-exciting.

Sunday, September 5th, 3:00 PM: YA Urban Fantasy. Why YA urban fantasy? What's the attraction? What makes it awesome? Let's discuss.

Sunday, 5:00 PM: Post-Apocalyptic YA. Boom, baby. Boom.

Following this panel, I will be going insane for the rest of the night while I deal with getting ready for and attending the Hugos. Please do not blame me for anything I say during this time, although really, I'm expecting the majority of my dialog to consist of "The Turtle couldn't help us" and quotes from Penny Arcade.

Monday, September 6th, 2:00 PM: Reading. What will I be reading? Only the Great Pumpkin knows. I'll figure it out based on who shows up...and if no one shows up, again, inking. It's good to have a backup plan.

bercilakslady

August 23 2010, 14:49:41 UTC 6 years ago

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Sounds like a fab schedule. Have fun!

seanan_mcguire

August 23 2010, 16:30:33 UTC 6 years ago

I will!

vixyish

August 23 2010, 16:09:34 UTC 6 years ago

I've been wondering what the "In Conversation" thing means 'cause I keep seeing it. So you guys chat and everyone watches? Or do they get to ask questions?

August 23 2010, 16:31:12 UTC 6 years ago

I have no idea!

I think it's something like "Inside the Actor's Studio," only we're poking at each other. But it may be more interactive. TIME WILL TELL.

tikiera

August 23 2010, 17:08:12 UTC 6 years ago

Sound wonderful, and wish I were going.

There is a lot YA post-acopalyctic fiction isn't there.

August 24 2010, 14:49:49 UTC 6 years ago

There really is.

kyburg

August 23 2010, 17:32:49 UTC 6 years ago

I hope, really really, that after the Hugos and all? You get up country to Beerwah and get up close and personal with some Irwins. Because nothing would be more awesome than spending time with a bunch of folks who think things that can kill you are AMAZING, to put the corker on this trip. (The things that can kill you are nothing to sniff at, either.

I am so jealous. ^^

August 24 2010, 14:50:09 UTC 6 years ago

I love the things that can kill me.

keristor

August 23 2010, 17:59:29 UTC 6 years ago

I've seen both seasons of Fringe and never noticed the donkey. I didn't think torrents were censored. *g*

But yes, I don't swing that way but Peter Bishop is TEH HAWT. His father isn't bad either...

August 24 2010, 14:50:20 UTC 6 years ago

No.

No, he is not.

tollers

August 23 2010, 18:27:57 UTC 6 years ago

And now I want to come to Australia just so I can steer the discussion towards talk of Peter Bishop's fabulous ass. Because it is totally discussion-worthy.

August 24 2010, 14:50:27 UTC 6 years ago

True!

ossiander

August 23 2010, 18:53:22 UTC 6 years ago

Ya!! now I know what to plan around, if only the other Arthurs would post there schedules.

Singing? My sister heard Wicked Girls last night at Shiehaven and told me it was not to misted.

August 24 2010, 14:50:55 UTC 6 years ago

I'll have a concert, I just don't know when yet, unfortunately. The plan is to include "Wicked Girls," and also Vixy's "Burn It Down."

mephron

August 23 2010, 21:18:10 UTC 6 years ago

I just wanted to comment that "Seanan in the Kingdom of Poison and Flame" sounds like a vacation-gone-horribly-wrong book and I would read it.

(Icon relevant due to having fire in it.)

the_s_guy

August 24 2010, 04:56:11 UTC 6 years ago

Also, the "Australia makes you die" tag would be a great song title.

August 24 2010, 14:51:04 UTC 6 years ago

Very relevant!

dormouse_in_tea

August 24 2010, 01:07:30 UTC 6 years ago

I cry because I cannot go.

I also find it fascinating that you're on all these YA panels, when you haven't actually be *published* in YA yet. How do they pick these things, I wonder?

I know you'll rock everything! Remember that customs will not let you bring your army of spiders home, so don't get too attached.