AussieCon 4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, was held in Melbourne Sep 2-6 2010. The convention covered science fiction, fantasy and horror.
Sessions
On ‘Destroying the Future to Save the Planet’
On ‘Nuts and Bolts: Editing YA Spec Fic’
On ‘Keeping Pace: Maintaining momentum in fiction’
On ‘In Conversation: Kim Stanley Robinson and Robert Silverberg’
On ‘Girl Meets Boy Meets Dragon: Romance in fantasy’
On ‘Steal the Past Build the Future New Histories for Fantasy Fiction’
On ‘Kim Stanley Robinson – Guest of Honour Speech’
On ‘Joseph Campbell and the Hero’s Journey’
On ‘Losing the Plot: Plotting in advance VS writing as you go’
On ‘Crowns and Swords: The intertwined worlds of fantasy and monarchy’
On ‘Hand-waving, Rule Bending and Other Dirty Tricks of Hard SF’
On ‘The Race to the Red Planet’
On ‘Anachronistic Attitudes: Writing thought and belief in historical fiction’
Interviews
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