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sleigh ([personal profile] sleigh) wrote2011-06-23 10:28 am

Bubonicon Countdown!

Consider this your two-month warning! I'll be GoH at Bubonicon 43 this August 26 - 28 in Albuquerque, NM. Sure, it's hot in Albuquerque in August, but it's a dry heat. :-) Besides, there's a very lovely air-conditioned hotel that will house the convention.

And there are some very lovely people who will be there (aside from me, of course): George RR Martin, Melinda Snodgrass, Ian Tregillis (the Toastmaster who will rake me over the coals), Jon Picacio (the Artist GoH), Daniel Abraham, Mario Acevedo, Richard Berthold, David Boop, Stephen Boucher, Ben Bova, Serge Broom, Adam Jarmon Brown, Craig A. Butler, Aaron Campbell, Peri Charlifu, Suzy M. Charnas, Yvonne Coats, James S.A. Corey, Doranna Durgin, Jan “The Wombat” Finder, Ty Franck, Diana Gabaldon, Gordon Garb, Janice Gelb, Steven Gould, Sally Gwylan, M.L.N. Hanover, Betsy James, Darynda Jones, Leonid Korogodski, Andy Kuhn, UNM Assistant Professor Maria D. Lane, Jane Lindskold, Bradford Lyau, Victor Milan, John Jos. Miller, Pati Nagle, Charles & Tauni Orndorff, Scott S. Phillips, John Maddox Roberts, Joan S. Saberhagen, Debbie Lynn Smith, Jan & S.M. Stirling, David Lee Summers, Sam Sykes, Robert E. Vardeman, Carrie Vaughn, Walter Jon Williams, Connie Willis…

I mean, where else are you going to find this kind of incredible line-up of talent in one place? Huh? OMG!

Here's my tentative list of programming items (which may change before the con):

Friday, 5:00 PM: NAME THAT BABY: FANTASY, SF, MAINSTREAM? OR NONE OF THE ABOVE? Suzy M. Charnas, Betsy James, Stephen Leigh, David Lee Summers. Moderator: Victor Milan

Friday, 6:00 PM: OPENING CEREMONIES

Saturday, 11:00 AM: 50 MINUTES WITH Stephen Leigh & S.L. Farrell --where you get to pepper me with any and all questions, and I have to answer them!

Saturday, 1:00 PM: RE-INVENTING YOURSELF: THE USE OF PSEUDONYMS: Ty Franck, Stephen Leigh, Victor Milan, Carrie Vaughn. Moderator: Daniel Abraham

Saturday 5:30 PM: EBOOKS TO THE RESCUE? THE FUTURE OF READING: Stephen Leigh, Pati Nagle, Ian Tregillis, Robert Vardeman. Moderator: Steven Gould

Sunday, 11:00 AM: GUEST OF HONOR PRESENTATION Stephen Leigh – Interviewed by GRR Martin Introduced by Ian Tregillis, Toastmaster -- Here's the one that scares me! Ian gets to roast me, then George is going to lay bare all my secrets -- because he knows too many of them -- in an interview. AARGH!!!

Sunday 3:20 PM: TELL THE PROS: FAN FEEDBACK & WISH LIST: Peri Charlifu, Suzy M. Charnas, Diana Gabaldon, Stephen Leigh, Debbie Lynn Smith. Host In Audience: Adam Jarmon Brown

Sunday 4:45: CLOSING CEREMONIES

All right, you have two months to get things together and make sure you can be in Albuquerque for Bubonicon. A delightful time is guaranteed for all. Honestly, I'm really looking forward to this as I've heard incredible things about Bubonicon from the Santa Fe/Albuquerque writers for DECADES, and I'm really pleased to finally get out there to see what they've been talking about. I hope to be able to see you there too!

[identity profile] richardthe23rd.livejournal.com 2011-06-23 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I may actually make it to Bubonicon with a carload of stuff for a dealer's table, as I did not quite manage to do last year...

[identity profile] tcastleb.livejournal.com 2011-06-25 08:42 am (UTC)(link)
Gaaaaah. I wanna go. It's only a 6 1/2 hour drive, and there's a hotel 3 blocks down I can get for cheap. . . depends on my royalty check and if I really get a raise next month, but would love to see you and everyone.