Category Archives: 1. Science Fiction

Kim Stanley Robinson to Speak at Georgetown University

Here’s something interesting. Georgetown’s Lannan Literary Programs will be hosting an event next week that brings together two of my interests: Science Fiction an Kenya. “Writers, Masses, Multitudes: Liberation Movements and the Neoliberal World Order” is a literary symposium and festival featuring American science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson and celebrated Kenyan novelist, playwright, and […]

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Genre Theatre Everywhere!

The science fiction, fantasy and, yes, even horror, imagination is pervading the popular (read mundane) world. Take theatre for instance. I’ve written about a wide variety of genre plays and musicals in both The Genre Traveler and in this blog. Here are just a few that are opening soon in theatres across the U.S. I’m […]

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Discover the Science of Marvel Super Heroes

The touring Marvel Super Heroes Science Exhibition will be at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto from Oct. 18, 2006 through March 25, 2007. The exhibition allows visitors to explore and experience the real-life science of heroes from the Marvel Universe. Thanks to partnering with Mazda Canada and Yellowbrick-Holman Exhibitions, highlights at the Ontario exhibition […]

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Go West Venerable Clarion

Starting with next year’s workshop, the Clarion Writers Workshop will move from its long-time home at Michigan State University to the University of California, San Diego. Apparently state budget cuts forced MSU to reduce support for the workshop. For those of you who don’t know, the Clarion Writers Workshop trains budding science fiction and fantasy […]

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