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Fri 1200 Rm P1: In conversation: Ellen Datlow and Jonathan Strahan;
Fri 1500 Rm 213: Haunted legends reading--Kaaron Warren and Stephen Dedman
Saturday 1200 Room 212
But is it horror?
What is horror fiction and who decides? The authors? The readers? The publishers and editors? The marketers and booksellers? Does the horror genre even truly exist?
Joshua Bilmes, Ellen Datlow, Scott Edelman, Richard Harland, Rocky Wood
Sat 1600 Rm 210: Tombstones and chapbooks;
Tombstones and chapbooks
Is the small press the real home of contemporary horror fiction? If so, what do the blockbusters Under the Dome and Twilight represent?
Alan Baxter, Ginjer Buchanan, Bill Congreve, Ellen Datlow, Felicity Dowker
Sun 1000 Rm 203: YA speculative fiction: industry overview and insight;
YA speculative fiction: Industry overview and insights
What’s the state of play in YA Speculative Fiction? The view from publishing, writing and bookselling.
Zoe Walton, Kate Forsyth, Bec Kavanagh, Ellen Datlow, Helen Merrick (chair)
Sun 1100 Rm 201: Signing;
Mon 1000 Rm 213: How we edit;
How we edit
In many ways the editor has one of the most invisible professions in publishing. What exactly is it that an editor does? From the first encounter with an author to the publication of the completed book, we take you step by step through the working life of a professional editor - and how that job can vary from book to book, story to story, and author to author.
Jonathan Strahan, Ellen Datlow, Amanda Pillar, Simon Spanton
Mon 1200 Rm 201: Kaffeeklatsche;
Mon 1300 Rm P3: A house made from stories: building the anthology;
A house made from stories: Building the anthology
How does an editor construct the perfect original anthology of science fiction? How do you develop the subject matter or theme, how do you select and approach the contributors, and how do you tie all of the elements together into a single cohesive work? A panel of editors reflect on their own experiences to help form a blueprint for the perfect science fiction anthology.
Ellen Datlow, Robert Silverberg, Alisa Krasnostein, Jonathan Strahan, Jack Dann
Mon 1500 Rm 204: Caught in the slipstream: fiction between genres
Caught in the slipstream: Fiction between genres
An increasing number of works don’t seem to fit comfortably within genre boundaries - stories that use science fiction, fantasy or horror tropes, in combination or as an unusual aspect to otherwise non-speculative fiction. Some are excursions into unfamiliar territory by experienced SF authors, while others are new expressions from truly unique voices that can not be categorised. A discussion of crossover and slipstream fiction that points out the best of what’s out there, why each piece succeeds, and how it expands the horizons of readers.
Ian Nichols (mod), John Clute, Ellen Datlow
Fri 1500 Rm 213: Haunted legends reading--Kaaron Warren and Stephen Dedman
Saturday 1200 Room 212
But is it horror?
What is horror fiction and who decides? The authors? The readers? The publishers and editors? The marketers and booksellers? Does the horror genre even truly exist?
Joshua Bilmes, Ellen Datlow, Scott Edelman, Richard Harland, Rocky Wood
Sat 1600 Rm 210: Tombstones and chapbooks;
Tombstones and chapbooks
Is the small press the real home of contemporary horror fiction? If so, what do the blockbusters Under the Dome and Twilight represent?
Alan Baxter, Ginjer Buchanan, Bill Congreve, Ellen Datlow, Felicity Dowker
Sun 1000 Rm 203: YA speculative fiction: industry overview and insight;
YA speculative fiction: Industry overview and insights
What’s the state of play in YA Speculative Fiction? The view from publishing, writing and bookselling.
Zoe Walton, Kate Forsyth, Bec Kavanagh, Ellen Datlow, Helen Merrick (chair)
Sun 1100 Rm 201: Signing;
Mon 1000 Rm 213: How we edit;
How we edit
In many ways the editor has one of the most invisible professions in publishing. What exactly is it that an editor does? From the first encounter with an author to the publication of the completed book, we take you step by step through the working life of a professional editor - and how that job can vary from book to book, story to story, and author to author.
Jonathan Strahan, Ellen Datlow, Amanda Pillar, Simon Spanton
Mon 1200 Rm 201: Kaffeeklatsche;
Mon 1300 Rm P3: A house made from stories: building the anthology;
A house made from stories: Building the anthology
How does an editor construct the perfect original anthology of science fiction? How do you develop the subject matter or theme, how do you select and approach the contributors, and how do you tie all of the elements together into a single cohesive work? A panel of editors reflect on their own experiences to help form a blueprint for the perfect science fiction anthology.
Ellen Datlow, Robert Silverberg, Alisa Krasnostein, Jonathan Strahan, Jack Dann
Mon 1500 Rm 204: Caught in the slipstream: fiction between genres
Caught in the slipstream: Fiction between genres
An increasing number of works don’t seem to fit comfortably within genre boundaries - stories that use science fiction, fantasy or horror tropes, in combination or as an unusual aspect to otherwise non-speculative fiction. Some are excursions into unfamiliar territory by experienced SF authors, while others are new expressions from truly unique voices that can not be categorised. A discussion of crossover and slipstream fiction that points out the best of what’s out there, why each piece succeeds, and how it expands the horizons of readers.
Ian Nichols (mod), John Clute, Ellen Datlow
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