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My editor wins a Hugo! And other stories of what I did on my summer vacation

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books, Writing and Editing
September 2, 2016
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It’s been a while since my last post. Lots to tell you about, but let’s start with the most important: my wonderful editor (and publisher), Sheila E. Gilbert of DAW Books, received the Hugo Award for Best Editor (Long-Form) at this year’s World Science Fiction Convention in Kansas City–and as you can see, I was there to take a photo. …

My WorldCon schedule

By Edward Willett in Blog
August 4, 2016
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I’m looking forward to being in Kansas City in a couple of weeks for the World Science Fiction Convention. I’ve got my complete schedule now: if you’re attending, hope to see you there! New Trends in Young Adult Novels Thursday 12:00 – 13:00, 2503A (Kansas City Convention Center) What’s new in young adult fiction? It …

Thoughts on the Hugo Awards

By Edward Willett in Blog, Writing and Editing
April 5, 2015
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The nominees for this year’s Hugo Awards have been announced, and I’m thrilled to see that my editor at DAW Books, Sheila Gilbert, is once again nominee for Best Editor, Long Form. This is Sheila’s third time on the ballot, and here’s hoping this is the year she goes home with the rocketship. That said, …

Chicon 7: the 70th World Science Fiction Convention

By Edward Willett in Blog, Books
September 12, 2012
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(Note: if you’re thinking this doesn’t exactly read like a typical convention report from a SF writer, that would be because this is actually my weekly science column. A slightly different version will be my column for the next issue of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild newsletter Freelance. Never let a convention go to waste! (The …

My schedule for WorldCon in Montreal

By Edward Willett in Blog
July 21, 2009
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Here’s my finalized (for now, anyway) schedule for Anticipation, the World Science Fiction Convention coming up August 6 to 10 in Montreal. Only one panel, plus a play-reading, a Kaffeeklatsch (if anyone signs up) a joint reading, a signing, and, of course the Aurora Awards ceremony: When: Thu 17:00 Location: P-516E Title: Teen Reporter: The …

WorldCon program participant list online

By Edward Willett in Blog
February 3, 2009
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Anticipation, this year’s World Science Fiction convention in Montreal, has posted the current list of program (sorry, “programme”) participants, complete with photos and bios. I’m on there! Guess I did fill out the form saying I wanted to particpate after all. I’d been trying to remember… UPDATE: Apparently that form is premature; it lists program …

Hugo nominations open

By Edward Willett in Blog
January 6, 2009
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Hard on the heels of the announcement that Aurora Award nominations are open comes the announcement that the nominating period for the Hugo Awards has begun. (Why, yes, Marseguro is eligible to be nominated. Thank you for thinking of it!) The Hugos work differently than the Auroras, though. In order to nominate you must be …

The World Science Fiction Convention – the science column

By Edward Willett in Blog, Science Columns
August 12, 2008
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Long-term readers of this column will know that, every so often, I go off to science fiction conventions. I’ve done it again: I just finished attending the 66th Annual World Science Fiction Convention in Denver. It was, as WorldCons almost always have been for me, a wonderful experience…although that experience has changed over the years. …

Denvention: Day 4 & 5

By Edward Willett in Blog
August 10, 2008
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And so the whole thing winds down. Yesterday was my favorite day in a lot of ways, although the most important factor there was only peripherally connected to the convention: I spent two hours with my DAW editor, Sheila Gilbert, in the morning going over revisions for Terra Insegura. (“Does everyone get notes like these?” …

Denvention: Day 3

By Edward Willett in Blog
August 10, 2008
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(OK, actually I’m posting this around midnight on Day 4, but pretend, OK?) Friday was a great day at the con, starting with a good panel on Canadian Science Fiction with Barb Galler-Smith (fiction editor of On Spec magazine, who has just sold a book to EDGE), Robert J. Sawyer, Jo Walton and Christian Sauvé. …

Denvention: Day 2

By Edward Willett in Blog
August 8, 2008
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And so Day 2 has come and gone (at least for those of us for whom 11 p.m. is still a reasonable time to head to one’s hotel room). It was a good one for me. Things started off with a bang with the panel I mentioned a few days ago featuring writers reading their …

Denvention: Day 1

By Edward Willett in Blog
August 7, 2008
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It’s the morning after the first day of Denvention 3, the 66th World Science Fiction Convention. So far, so good! We got into Denver on Tuesday and were able to register right away (once we found the convention: the Denver Convention Centre is one of the largest buildings I’ve ever been in and is capable …