Science Fiction: Genre History

David Brin is a scientist, inventor, and New York Times bestselling author. With books ranslated into 25 languages, he has won multiple Hugo, Nebula, and other awards. A film directed by Kevin Costner was based on David’s novel The Postman. Other works have been optioned by Paramount and Warner Bros. One of them – Kiln People – has been called a book of ideas disguised as a fast-moving and fun noir detective story, set in a vividly original future; while a hardcover graphic novel – The Life Eaters – explored alternate outcomes to World War II.

James is a freelance writer who has written articles, columns, interviews, fiction and poetry for SciFiNow.com, RevolutionSF.com, Strange Horizons, Singu1arity, Scifaikuest, Worlds Apart, and the Internet Review of Science Fiction. He also writes a movie review column entitled “Barium Cinema” for Continuum Science Fiction, and reviews short fiction for the Hugo-nominated ezine Tangent. He has studied science fiction his entire life, and can talk about genre history, the history of fandom, trends in fiction, and major authors. He lives in Flowery Branch, Georgia.

Allen Steele is a prolific author of science fiction, whose works have received the Hugo, Locus, and Seiun awards and have been published worldwide. His most recent novels have been the acclaimed Coyote series, including COYOTE, COYOTE RISING, and COYOTE FRONTIER. He serves on the Board of Advisors of the Space Frontier Foundation; in 2001, he testified before the House Subcommittee on Space Science and Technology in hearings on the future of space exploration. His topics of discussion include space exploration, futurism, and the history of science fiction.

Film and television writing, both drama and documentary. Expert on the field of science fiction, both as literature and drama. Expert on European and Chinese history. basic fee $200.00 plus expenses for one hour lecture and one hour discussion/questions. Additional hours at $100.

New York Times bestselling author, Sherrilyn Kenyon lives a life of extraordinary danger... as does any woman with three sons, a husband, a menagerie of pets and a collection of swords that all of the above have a major fixation with. But when not running interference (or dashing off to the emergency room), she’s found chained to her computer where she likes to play with all her imaginary friends. With more than seven million copies of her books in print, in twenty-six countries, she certainly has a lot of friends to play with too.