Category Archives: Events & Conventions

Fan-Created Serenity Sequel to “Air” on Ustream Today!

The producers of Browncoats: Redemption have announced that Ustream has sponsored the film’s premier today at 7pm Eastern. You can watch the film online at Ustream or the film’s Facebook page as it screens live at Dragon*Con. Producer Steven Fisher approached Ustream in April looking for an innovative partner in online media to join the […]

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Does Genre Literature Affect the Teen Brain?

A three-day conference, The Emergent Adult – Adolescent Literature and Culture, at Cambridge University is going to explore the effect on the teenage brain of books like Twilight and the Harry Potter series. Scientists, authors and education experts will all gather to discuss whether there are ‘Twilight zones’ in the teenage mind; areas of the […]

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Shatner Arriving by Chopper Tonight at Comic Con

William Shatner‘s latest venture is a social network for science fiction fans called MyOuterSpace.com. To help promote it, he’ll be soaring over San Diego Harbor in a helicopter tonight and landing on the deck of the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier at Comic Con. If you aren’t going to be at the Con tonight, you can […]

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Delany and Ellison Receive Eaton Award for Lifetime Achievement in Science Fiction

Samuel R. Delany and Harlan Ellison join Ray Bradbury and Frederik Pohl as recipients of the Eaton Award for Lifetime Achievement in Science Fiction, presented by the University of California, Riverside. “As the first major African-American science fiction writer, Delany enlarged the borders of the field during the 1960s and 1970s,” said Rob Latham, associate […]

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Don’t Panic! Upcoming Con Channels Douglas Adams

Bubonicon 42 is a science fiction and fantasy convention taking place at The Albuquerque Grand (Sheraton) Airport Hotel in New Mexico from August 27-29, 2010. This year’s theme takes its inspiration from the talented and witty writer of the Hitchhiker’s Guide and Dirk Gently series of humorous genre fiction, Douglas Adams. Confirmed Guests Include: Ben […]

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Watch Dinosaurs Walk the Earth … at a Discount!

Will you be in Worcester, Mass, on Friday, June 18 or in Providence, RI on Wednesday, June 23? Then you can get a 5% discount on the Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular presentation taking place at either location. The Museum of Science in Boston has partnered with the event to offer an exclusive […]

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The Original Freddy Krueger Is Coming to Orlando

Come October, there will be a Nightmare on Elm Street reunion scaring up some fun at Spooky Empire’s Ultimate Horror Weekend. Robert Englund, John Saxon, Heather Langenkamp, and Amanda Wyss from the original movie will be making an appearance at this year’s event at the Wyndham Orlando Resort on October 8-10, 2010. Also showing up […]

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