On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, Nalo Hopkinson wrote:
> NH: I had an absolute zinging blast at WisCon 20 last year. (Nicola,
> sorry I didn't get to meet you then, but I think I was on the opposite
> program track from hell). If that one was anything to go by, I highly
> recommend WisCon. The panels were interesting, I got to meet Ursula Le
> Guin (and take part in a performance/reading of an excerpt of _Always
> Coming Home_, which is a book of hers that I revere). I have a Toronto
> friend who has avoided WisCon because he thinks he'd be out of place by
> reason of his gender. Nope. Lots of people hanging around talking about
> books. I was in heaven.
>
> -nalo
Wiscon 20 was something of a special case last year. 20th anniversary and
all that. Wiscon 21, which is being run by some friends of mine, will be
a good bit smaller and somewhat more intimate. Still, there will be some
fine authors. Melissa Scott is Guest of Honor. Other regulars include
Joan Vinge, who lives in Madison, Eleanor Arnason, Pat Murphy, etc. etc.
Most of the programing, although not all of it, will be feminist. The
Tiptree Award ceremony will be absent as it was given out at the
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts annual conference
this year, but the annual Tiptree bakesale will occur.
Anyone interested in finding out more about Wiscon, which occurs May
23-26, 1997 in Madison, WI, can get information at their web site
www.sf3.org/wiscon/ or by writing to wiscon.concom@cs.wisc.edu or by
phoning them at 608-233-8850
Mike
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