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Filipino Writers Unite at FilAm Creative TV Writers Panel

December 5, 2016 Elle Latham 1427 Views 1 Comment FilAm Creative, Filipino, Filipino actors, Filipino filmmakers, Filipino writers, film, interview, Panels, Rene Gube, Rene Gube. Fil Am Creative, Television

FilAm Creative held a conference to discuss breaking into the film and television business as a Filipino artist.

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Worldcon 74: MidAmeriCon 1976 Chat

September 7, 2016 Teresa Wickersham 1190 Views 0 Comments Big Mac, conventions, George R.R. Martin, Michael Swanwick, MidAmeriCon 1976, MidAmericon II, Panels, Pat Cadigan, Robert A. Heinlein, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

Michael Swanwick, Pat Cadigan and George R. R. Martin talk about their wilder, younger days at the first MidAmeriCon.

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WorldCon 74: “The Future of Afrofuturism” Panel

September 6, 2016 Teresa Wickersham 1243 Views 0 Comments Afrofuturism, Ajani Brown, Bill Campbell, Cerece Murphy, conventions, diversity, Dr. Nick Wood, MidAmericon II, Panels, William Hayashi, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

What is the future of Afrofuturism? Will it become mainstream, remain a subgenre, or succumb to the biases of the publishing industry?

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Worldcon 74: How the West Got Weird

August 27, 2016 Teresa Wickersham 1336 Views 0 Comments conventions, Cowboys and Aliens, David Boop, dime novels, Jonah Hex, MidAmericon II, Panels, Weird West, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

How weird can the wild west be? Pretty weird, if you go by the imaginations of genre authors. David Boop presents a convention panel on weird westerns.

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Worldcon 74: Bad Boy Woobie Panel

August 26, 2016 Teresa Wickersham 1404 Views 0 Comments 12 Monkeys, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, conventions, Elise Matthesen, Foz Meadows, Harry Potter, Mark Oshiro, MidAmericon II, Panels, Sumana Harihareswara, tropes, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

How in the world do so many bad boys get turned into victims in need of comfort in fanfic and on screen? This panel has a few ideas.

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Worldcon 74: So You Want To Be An Astronaut?

August 21, 2016 Kelly Luck 1403 Views 0 Comments astronauts, conventions, International Space Station, Jeanette J. Epps, MidAmericon II, NASA, Panels, science, Space, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

Then listen now to what Dr. Jeanette Jo Epps has to say…

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Worldcon 74: Futurism vs. SF

August 20, 2016 Kelly Luck 1150 Views 0 Comments Andrea Philips, conventions, David Brin, futurism, Karl Schroeder, MidAmericon II, Panels, S. B. Divya, science fiction, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

In a Friday evening panel, futurists and sci-fi writers discussed the two disciplines, and what separates the two.

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Worldcon 74: Queering Heroic Fantasy

August 20, 2016 Kelly Luck 1393 Views 1 Comment Amanda Downum, books, conventions, Evey Brett, fantasy, Heather Rose Jones, Jed Hartman, LGBT, MidAmericon II, Panels, science fiction, Tex Thompson, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

A discussion of the practicalities of LGBT characters in genre fiction.

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Kansas City Comic Con 2016: Billy Dee Williams is Still Charming Audiences

August 16, 2016 Teresa Wickersham 1290 Views 0 Comments Billy Dee Williams, conventions, film, Kansas City Comic Con, Kansas City Comic Con 2016, movies, Panels, Star Wars, Television, visual arts

Billy Dee Williams talks art, music, and acting in a question and answer session at Kansas City Comic Con.

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Kansas City Comic Con 2016: New Authors Bring Novel Ideas

August 14, 2016 Teresa Wickersham 1321 Views 1 Comment A.R. Crebs, authors, Bethany Hagen, books, conventions, fiction, Holly Messinger, Jae Byrd Wells, Kansas City Comic Con, Kansas City Comic Con 2016, Panels, partiesbyrosekcs, self-publishing, writing

During the Saturday panels at Kansas City Comic Con, new and upcoming authors talk about novel writing, getting published and marketing.

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Kansas City Comic Con 2016: Peter Shinkoda Talks Acting, Defends Minority Actors

August 13, 2016 Daniel C. Handley 1399 Views 1 Comment conventions, Daredevil, Falling Skies, Kansas City Comic Con, Kansas City Comic Con 2016, Panels, Peter Shinkoda

During a panel at Kansas City Comic Con, actor Peter Shindoka talks about his work in FALLING SKIES and DAREDEVIL, and the current state of affairs for Asian actors.

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Kansas City Comic Con 2016: Behind the ‘Bot – Tales From BB-8’s Puppeteer

August 13, 2016 Kelly Luck 1208 Views 0 Comments alien, BB-8, Brian Herring, conventions, Doctor Who, Kansas City Comic Con, Kansas City Comic Con 2016, Little Shop of Horrors, Muppets, Panels, prometheus, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Brian Herring, one of the pupeteers behind BB-8, on how he helped bring the iconic droid to life.

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YA Fantasy Shines at the LA Times Festival of Books

April 12, 2016 Allyson Gronowitz 1055 Views 0 Comments events, LA Times Festival of Books, mercedes lackey, michael buckley, Panels, romina russell, sabaa tahir, tobie easton

At the LA Times Festival of Books. several notable and up-and-coming YA authors declare the importance of fantasy and science fiction for engaging young minds.