Join us on October
27 for a panel titled “Journey
into Strangeness: An Exploration of Science Fiction/Fantasy Literature – Past,
Present, and New Frontiers.” The panel will be one
of many highlights at the day-long 2018 Steel Pen Creative Writers’ Conference,
which will be held on October 27 at Fair Oaks Farms just north of Rensselaer,
Indiana.
The panel is
moderated by Janine Harrison and features Michael Poore, Marilyn Kosmatka, and
Carla Lee Suson. These
sci-fi/fantasy writers will discuss the ever-evolving relationship of sci-fi/fantasy
and mainstream literature, world building, content trends, character diversity,
genre bending, game-changing online publication and promotion, working with publishers,
and more.
Here are some
interesting facts about each of the panelists.
·
Michael Poore is the author of Up Jumps the Devil and Reincarnation
Blues. While his two novels could be classified as humorous fantasy, he has
also been published in The Year’s Best
Science Fiction. Poore is the keynote speaker for this year’s conference.
·
Marilyn Kosmatka’s novel Time
Spike was written in collaboration with Eric Flint. It is a time travel
story that makes use of Kosmatka’s experience as a prison nurse.
·
Carla Suson’s first book, Independence
Day Plague, also makes use of a non-writing background, but hers is in
cellular biology. These days she teaches English composition at a local
university and sculpts tales of ghosts, murder, and mayhem.
·
Moderator Janine Harrison is a creative writing instructor
and a poet. She is a past president of the Indiana Writers’ Consortium and established
the first Steel Pen conference in 2015.
This is a panel
you won’t want to miss. Go to www.steelpenconference.org to learn more and to register for the conference.
Registration
closes on October 15, so don’t miss out.
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