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My WorldCon schedule

By Edward Willett in Blog
July 30, 2008
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Well, according to the pocket guide for Denvention 3, the World Science Fiction Convention in Denver next week, this is what my schedule looks like: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 6Reading Tolkien in the early yearsCCC – Room 504 What was it like to read Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy as it came out? Did …

An new interview avec moi

By Edward Willett in Blog
July 18, 2008
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Shaun Duke has just posted a lengthy online interview with me over at his blog, The World in the Satin Bag. Check it out! It includes comments on religion, Marseguro, the upcoming Terra Insegura, and the differences between Canadian and American science fiction, among other things.

My preliminary WorldCon schedule

By Edward Willett in Blog
June 25, 2008
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Right now, I’m scheduled to be on four panels at Denvention 3, this year’s World Science Fiction Convention, August 6 to 10 in Denver. You can look for me on: Reading Tolkien in the early years, Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. Writers reading from their juvenalia, Thursday, 10 a.m. Canadian Science Fiction, Friday, 10 a.m. Working with …

My preliminary WorldCon schedule

By Edward Willett in Blog
June 25, 2008
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Go to World Fantasy Con, get a free copy of Marseguro!

By Edward Willett in Blog
June 23, 2008
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No, I won’t be handing them out in the hallways at World Fantasy Convention in Calgary in October; my publisher, DAW, has taken care of that for me. I just received confirmation today that the convention organizers have received 300 copies of Marseguro for including in the World Fantasy Con book bags. That’s not enough …

Go to World Fantasy Con, get a free copy of Marseguro!

By Edward Willett in Blog
June 23, 2008
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Marseguro now available from Canadian Science Fiction Book Club

By Edward Willett in Blog
June 2, 2008
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The Canadian version of the Science Fiction Book Club is now offering Marseguro, in hardcover, for just 20 cents–assuming you choose it as one of the first five books you get for a dollar when you join for the first time. If you’re already a member, you can get the hardcover version for $13.99. Don’t …

Toronto Reading: The Beaches

By Edward Willett in Blog
May 29, 2008
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I know, I know, I’ve hardly been blogging at all for the last little while, except for posting my science columns. I went to Winnipeg for KeyCon and didn’t say a word about it. I’ve seen all kinds of interesting science articles and haven’t commented or linked. I’ve been a bad, bad blogger. But I’ll …

My KeyCon schedule

By Edward Willett in Blog
April 24, 2008
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I’ll be at KeyCon in Winnipeg over the Victoria Day weekend, and they’re going to keep me busy! Here’s my schedule (still tentative at this point); if you’re attending, seek me out and say hi! Friday9pm to 10pm: Mundane SF and Space Opera with Hayden Trenholm. Saturday10am to 11am: Aliens in SF with Nick DiCharioNoon …

Foresight: Speculative Fiction in Canada

By Edward Willett in Blog
April 13, 2008
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That’s the name of a Canada Council-funded reading and discussion series starting up soon at the Toronto Public Library–and I’ll be one of the 26 featured authors. Here’s how my two events are described: Candas Jane Dorsey and Edward Willett Two of Canadian SF’s most fearless explorers of big ideas, Candas Jane Dorsey (A Paradigm …

Photo of the (Yester)day: Me reading in Saskatoon

By Edward Willett in Blog
April 11, 2008
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I made the trek up to Saskatoon yesterday, killing two birds with one stone: I met with two of the girls I’m mentoring through the Saskatchewan Writers Guild’s Youth Mentorship Program, and then read from Marseguro at McNally Robinson bookstore. Both events were successful, although you have to wonder if it’s worth it when you’re …

We have a winner!

By Edward Willett in Blog
April 9, 2008
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Pat’s Fantasy Hotlist just finished hosting a give-away of Marseguro, and announced the winner today: Cédric Billette, from Gatineau, Québec. Congratulations, and the book is in the mail (or will be very soon).