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H2O #127: In Which We Discuss the Great Worldcon 74 Experiment

August 28, 2016 Jason P. Hunt 966 Views 0 Comments authors, conventions, Dragon*Con, H2O, interviews, Journey to Other Worlds, MidAmericon II, World Science Fiction Convention, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

Dicussing the success and aftermath of our live coverage of the 74th annual World Science Fiction Convention from MidAmeriCon II.

Conventions & Events

Worldcon 74: How the West Got Weird

August 27, 2016 Teresa Wickersham 1198 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.

Photo by Teresa Wickersham.

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Worldcon 74: Bad Boy Woobie Panel

August 26, 2016 Teresa Wickersham 1255 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.

Photo credit Teresa Wickersham/Scifi4Me

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Worldcon 74: Masquerade Contest Honors Tradition, Innovation, and Hard Work

August 26, 2016 Teresa Wickersham 1591 Views 0 Comments contests, conventions, cosplay, MidAmericon II, World Science Fiction Convention, World Science Fiction Society, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

Worldcon 74 put on a great masquerade, with a lot of talented costumers with original and funny ideas. Here are the winners.

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Worldcon 74: Interview with BIll Fawcett and Eric Flint – Dragon Awards & 1632

August 23, 2016 Sam Sentman 1016 Views 0 Comments Bill Fawcett, Dragon Awards, Dragon*Con, Eric Flint, interview, MidAmericon II, World Science Fiction Convention, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

Dragon*Con was the topic of this interview at Worldcon 74.

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Worldcon 74: Alien Building

August 21, 2016 Kelly Luck 1091 Views 0 Comments aliens, Avatar, books, Caroline M. Yoachim, Contact: Cultures of the Imagination, conventions, Ctein, G. David Nordley, Larry Niven, MidAmericon II, Sheila Finch, tropes, Worldcon, Worldcon 74, writing

A discussion on the ins and outs of creating new alien life forms.

Conventions & Events Television & Film

Worldcon 74: Visual F/X with Bruce Branit

August 21, 2016 Kelly Luck 1080 Views 0 Comments 405, Breaking Bad, Bruce Branit, computers, conventions, Fringe, Lost, MidAmericon II, Pushing Daisies, Sin City, special effects, VFX, World Builder, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

Kansas City-based VFX artist Bruce Branit takes us through his professional history, and reveals the secrets behind modern video effects.

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Worldcon 74: So You Want To Be An Astronaut?

August 21, 2016 Kelly Luck 1274 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: 2016 Hugo Awards – Live Updates

August 20, 2016 SciFi4Me Staff 1171 Views 0 Comments Abigail Larson, Andy Weir, Awards, conventions, Drew Goddard, Ellen Datlow, Erika Ensign, File 770, Hao Jingfang, Hugo Awards, J.H. Williams III, Jamie King, Jessica Jones, John W. Campbell Award, Lynne M. Thomas, Melissa Rosenberg, Michael Damian Thomas, Michael Rymer, Michi Trota, MidAmericon II, Mike Glyer, N.K. Jemisin, Naomi Kritzer, Neil Gaiman, Nnedi Okorafor, Ridley Scott, Sad Puppies 4, Scott Reynolds, Sheila E. Gilbert, Steve Stiles, Steven Schapansky, The Martian, Uncanny Magazine, World Science Fiction Convention, World Science Fiction Society, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

From the floor of Bartle Hall, home of MidAmeriCon II, SciFi4Me delivers live updates as the winners of the 2016 Hugo Awards are announced.

Books Conventions & Events

Worldcon 74: Futurism vs. SF

August 20, 2016 Kelly Luck 1025 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 1239 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.

Photo by Teresa Wickersham/SciFi4Me

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Worldcon 74: Grand Masters Show us a Grand Old Time

August 19, 2016 Teresa Wickersham 1140 Views 0 Comments Connie Willis, conventions, James Gunn, Joe Haldeman, Larry Niven, MidAmericon II, Robert A. Heinlein, Robert Silverberg, Starship Troopers, The Forever War, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

Some of the best science fiction authors to ever write come to Kansas City World Con and banter amongst themselves.

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Worldcon 74: 2016 Campbell and Sturgeon Award Winners Announced

August 19, 2016 Timothy Harvey 1419 Views 0 Comments Best Science Fiction, books, Campbell Conference, conventions, Gunn Center, James Gunn, James Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction, John W. Campbell Award, John W. Campbell Memorial Award, literature, MidAmericon II, Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, University of Kansas, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

As the academic track at this year’s Worldcon at MidAmeriCon II, the Campbell Conference announced the winners of the Campbell and Sturgeon Memorial Awards.

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Worldcon 74: Winners in the 1941 Retro Hugo Awards

August 18, 2016 Jason P. Hunt 1463 Views 0 Comments conventions, Hugo Awards, MidAmericon II, Retro Hugo Awards, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

At MidAmericon II in Kansas City, host site for Worldcon 74, winners were announced for the 1941 Retro Hugo Awards, recognizing the best work of 1940.

Audience microphone in the conference room of the Alternative Press Expo 2010, organized at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco, California, by Comic-Con International on Oct. 16-17, 2010. In such conventions, the microphone is available for the audience to line up and ask questions to the guest or the panel.

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Worldcon: The Oldest Sci-Fi Convention? It Depends

August 15, 2016 Kelly Luck 1269 Views 0 Comments conventions, events, history, Leeds, MidAmericon II, Philadelphia, World Science Fiction Convention, Worldcon, Worldcon 74

Is Worldcon descended from the first-ever sci-fi convention? It depends what you mean by “convention”…