Authors Out and About
October 27th, 2006 by Alan Chudnow
Locus Online lists the following author signings for this weekend. If you happen to be in the neighborhood, you might like to drop by.
Fri 27 Oct 2006,
- Judith Moffett reads at Barnes and Noble, 1805 Walnut St, Philadelphia PA PA, US, 7:30 p.m. (a Philadelphia Fantastic event)
Sat 28 Oct 2006,
- Ellen Kushner (Thomas the Rhymer) reads at Stone Soup Coffeehouse, Pawtucket RI, US, 8 p.m. (reading and singing, accompanied by reknowned fiddler Joe Kessler)
Sun 29 Oct 2006,
- Harlan Ellison appears at Skylight Books, 1818 North Vermont Ave, Los Feliz CA, US, 5 p.m. (info 323-660-1175)
- Syd Mead appears at Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63rd Street, New York City NY, US, 6:30 p.m. (lecture; admission $20)
Thu 2 Nov 2006,
- Neal Asher, James Barclay, Chaz Brenchley, Mike Carey, Mark Chadbourn, Steve Cockayne, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Sam Enthoven, John George, Amanda Hemingway, Erin Hunter, Heulwen Jones, Paul Kearney, Juliet E. McKenna , Eoin McNamee, Stan Nicholls, Phillip Reeve, Justina Robson, Mark Robson, SF Said, Matthew Skelton appear at Heffer’s Bookshop, Grafton Centre, Cambridge, UK, 6:30 p.m. (second annual science fiction and fantasy author event; free
And a couple of Science Fiction Conventions this weekend:
- 10-27 thru 10-29 Tampa FL
Necronomicon – General horror and scifi con - 10-27 thru 10-29 Orlando FL
Orlando Star Trek Vulkon – Celebrating Star Trek’s 40th Anniversary
Also of note The SF Site reports:
The Geffen Awards, presented in Israel for the best SF published there, were presented at Icon on October 12. The award, given by the Israeli Society for Science Fiction and Fantasy, is named after Amos Geffen. This year’s winners are listed below.
- Best Translated Science Fiction Book: Spin, by Robert Charles Wilson
- Best Translated Fantasy Book: Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman
- Best Original Israeli SF/Fantasy Short Story: East of Eden, by Higal Averbach
