Seanan at Loncon: where can you find her?: seanan

Seanan at Loncon: where can you find her?

It's almost time for Loncon, Worldcon in London! Hooray! I was so excited when this convention won the bid, and I'm still excited now. But where am I gonna beeeeeeee?

Thursday.

What's In A Name? 4:30PM, Capital Suite 7+12 (ExCeL). Megan Lindholm/Robin Hobb, Iain (M) Banks, Tom/Thomas Holt, James SA Corey, Mazarkis Williams: many people publish under pseudonyms, some more subtle than others. Why do writers opt for a pen-name? Why do some have more than one? How important is "branding" to marketing genre fiction, and what role do genre and gender divides play in the decision? Basically, it's "why are you Mira Grant: the panel."

I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue 10:00PM, Capital Suite 7+12 (ExCeL). Two teams of fans/authors enjoy a battle of wits, and are given silly things to do by their chairman, Lee Harris. Games include: One Song to the Tune of Another, Sound Charades and Mornington Crescent. The con's obsession with scheduling me on late night panels begins.

Friday.

Literary Beer 2:00PM, The Bar (ExCeL). Literary beers are like koffeeklatches with beer instead of coffee. Sign up if you plan to attend!

Signing 7:30PM, Capital Suite 16 (ExCeL). Because I am bad at reading train schedules, this is my only signing of the weekend.

Saturday.

Girl Scientists 1:30PM, Capital Suite 13 (ExCeL). Lise Meitner, Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin: women have always made a major contribution to science, even if they didn't always get the credit. But how does YA fiction approach female characters with an interest in science? Does YA fiction contribute to, or challenge, stereotyped beliefs about girls and science? What are the best examples, and the worst? Are girl scientists best presented as exceptional, or the norm? And does girl's science have to be pink? SCIENCE.

Seanan McGuire and Dead Sexy in Concert 10:00PM, Capital Suite 7+12 (ExCeL). Me. Dr. Mary Crowell. Amy McNally. Bill and Brenda Sutton. Michelle Dockrey. ALL THE POWERS OF HEL—er, some really rockin' music. Be there or be surprised when our wave of might sweeps over the con and obliterates all in its path.

Sunday.

Authors Accept, Encourage, and Create Fan Works Too 11:00AM, Capital Suite 7+12 (ExCeL). Fanfiction, fan art, and other forms of transformative works can be a sensitive topic with authors understandably having mixed reactions to works based on their creations. In this session four successful authors embrace forms of creative (not-for-profit!) ouput based upon their works. They discuss the benefits and difficulties of having fans creatively engage with their material. Beyond that they openly talk about their own experiences with fan works, whether they have written, still write, or read fanfiction or produce other forms of fan works.

Seanan Leaves For Disneyland Paris 1:00PM, Later Gators. That whole "I can't read schedules" thing? Yeah, I bought non-refundable tickets on the train to Disneyland. I paid enough for them that I'm missing the Hugos (Sunil will be attending as my representative). I would feel worse about this, but...Disneyland. If I win, through some strange whim of fate, Sunil will get to read a speech that opens with "Seanan is already on her way to Disneyland." I find this awesome.

London! I'm gonna eat so much cheese!

oreouk

August 9 2014, 16:43:11 UTC 2 years ago

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Urgh - I really need to read through the programme and work out what I'm doing when. These all sound great.

Concert!

seanan_mcguire

August 26 2014, 14:09:11 UTC 2 years ago

Concert!

Yes, you were all smarter than I.

zapf

August 9 2014, 18:02:26 UTC 2 years ago

I'm so sad I'm not going, but you should totally check out my friends who are putting on a production of "Reduced Shakespeare Company Presents the Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged" It's super funny and they're awesome people. I highly recommend it.

August 26 2014, 14:09:58 UTC 2 years ago

I'm sorry to have missed it!

branna

August 9 2014, 18:38:08 UTC 2 years ago

Re: female scientists--I wish people would include someone other than the usual 3 (e.g. physics Nobel laureate Maria Mayer or C.S. Wu). Wish I could be there for the Girl Scientist panel!

August 28 2014, 12:36:23 UTC 2 years ago

I wish you'd been there, too.

djbp

August 9 2014, 18:41:31 UTC 2 years ago

Saturday looks good

August 28 2014, 12:36:39 UTC 2 years ago

I did not get to hug you. I am sad. :(

willibald

August 9 2014, 19:55:08 UTC 2 years ago

Will see you at the con. Do you do chocolate?

August 28 2014, 13:20:11 UTC 2 years ago

Always.

cerulean_sky

August 10 2014, 03:51:41 UTC 2 years ago

I will be seeing you there! Alas, I will be missing the signing, but I'm also going to be at ShamroKon, so maybe you can sign some things for me there. :)

August 28 2014, 13:20:28 UTC 2 years ago

I am always happy to sign things.

docpockets

August 10 2014, 17:23:25 UTC 2 years ago

I think missing the Hugo ceremony is a good thing for you. I've seen how tense you get.

August 28 2014, 13:28:31 UTC 2 years ago

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeah.

catsittingstill

August 10 2014, 22:24:54 UTC 2 years ago

I hope you have a wonderful time at both places.

August 28 2014, 13:28:43 UTC 2 years ago

Thank you!

thedragonweaver

August 13 2014, 02:02:03 UTC 2 years ago

Tom Holt is popping up? I really wish he'd come to an American convention; he dedicated a book to my mother but he's never met her in person, and she'd love to have an excuse to drag him off to dinner and give him Hershey bars (which he apparently loves, despite being exposed to much better chocolate.) I can understand why he has not, but I can still wish.

August 28 2014, 13:28:56 UTC 2 years ago

Wow!

mrs_norris_mous

August 14 2014, 07:12:57 UTC 2 years ago

Signing 7:30PM, Capital Suite 16 (ExCeL). Because I am bad at reading train schedules, this is my only signing of the weekend.

The programme has this do

Reading: Seanan McGuire Capital Suite 16 (Level 3), 7:30pm - 8pm

Should we bring things to sign or not ( I have way too many things that you could sign )