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8 July 2008 |
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Fri |
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4:00pm |
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Gaming in Filk |
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W. Randy Hoffman |
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Starting points: Alpha Participants Talk About What SF and Fantasy Got Them Started |
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Thomas Seay |
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Fri |
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5:00pm |
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Filk Mad Libs, Volume 2 |
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W. Randy Hoffman |
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The Alpha Writer's Workhop: A Review |
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Ann Cecil |
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David Barr Kirtley |
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John Schmid |
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Thomas Seay |
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Diane Turnshek |
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Fri |
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6:00pm |
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Is the Internet Essentially Fungal? |
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Kathryn Cramer |
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Geoffrey A. Landis |
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James Morrow |
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Mary A. Turzillo |
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How Other Species Depend Upon Senses We Don't Rely Upon |
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Kenneth B. Chiacchia |
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Fri |
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7:00pm |
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Beer Tasting |
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Concert: Dave Wells |
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Rhyme, Meter, and Language in Fantasy |
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Herb Kauderer |
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Joshua B. Palmatier |
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Tamora Pierce |
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Michelle (Sagara) West |
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Life in the Universe |
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Diane Turnshek |
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Fri |
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8:00pm |
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Shhh! Quiet Filk Circle |
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The Landscape of Horror: How the feeling of place works in horror fiction |
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Lawrence C. Connolly |
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John A. Taylor |
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My Favorite Planet: In Fact and in Fiction |
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Joe Haldeman |
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William H. Keith |
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Geoffrey A. Landis |
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Bud Sparhawk |
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Fri |
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9:00pm |
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Concert: Lawrence Dean |
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Lawrence Dean |
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Trivia for Chocolate |
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Jim Mann |
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Laurie Mann |
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Poexry (SF Poetry reading) |
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Kenneth B. Chiacchia |
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Joe Haldeman |
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Geoffrey A. Landis |
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Mary A. Turzillo |
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Fri |
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10:00pm |
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Concert: Juanita Coulson |
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Juanita Coulson |
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Fri |
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11:00pm |
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Open Filking |
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Sat |
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9:00am |
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Writing Exercises |
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Ade Conway |
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Sat |
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10:00am |
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Is It Still Cheese If It's Not Made With Milk? Future Trends in Food |
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Herb Kauderer |
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Bud Sparhawk |
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Mary A. Turzillo |
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So This Is Your First Convention? |
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Gay Haldeman |
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Laurie Mann |
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Sat |
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11:00am |
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Comprising Harmonies Workshop (lead by Sassafrass) |
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Reading |
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James Morrow |
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SF in the 1970s |
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Juanita Coulson |
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Eric Davin |
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Gay Haldeman |
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David G. Hartwell |
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Alan Katerinsky |
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Making It Real: Bringing a Fantasy or SF Setting to Life |
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Kenneth B. Chiacchia |
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Joshua B. Palmatier |
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Tamora Pierce |
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Michelle (Sagara) West |
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Sat |
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11:30am |
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Reading |
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Charles Oberndorf |
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Sat |
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12:00 noon |
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Joe Haldeman Filk Concert |
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Joe Haldeman |
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Reading |
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S. C. Butler |
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<i>The Ambassadors</i> vs. Reasons to Be Cheerful |
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David G. Hartwell |
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Herb Kauderer |
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James Morrow |
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Charles Oberndorf |
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Movies in Pittsburgh |
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Kevin Hayes |
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Laurie Mann |
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Henry Tjernlund |
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Sat |
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12:30pm |
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Reading |
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Karina Sumner-Smith |
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Sat |
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1:00pm |
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Concert: Pete Grubbs |
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Critic Guest Talk: The Game of Genre |
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Kathryn Cramer |
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Osamu Tezuka: Anime Pioneer |
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Ada Palmer |
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Sat |
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2:00pm |
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Concert: Naomi Pardue |
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Reading |
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Paul Melko |
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A Darker Mirror: SF as a Reflection of Its Time |
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Juanita Coulson |
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Fruma Klass |
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Kathryn Morrow |
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Charles Oberndorf |
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S. Andrew Swann |
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Comedy in High Fantasy |
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S. C. Butler |
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Susan Dexter |
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Joshua B. Palmatier |
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Tamora Pierce |
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Karina Sumner-Smith |
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Sat |
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2:30pm |
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Reading |
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Bud Sparhawk |
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Sat |
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3:00pm |
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Joe Haldeman Interview |
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Joe Haldeman |
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David G. Hartwell |
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Sat |
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4:00pm |
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Sing a Song of SETI |
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H. Paul Shuch |
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Where Has All The Big Screen SF Gone? |
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S. C. Butler |
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Herb Kauderer |
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Timothy Liebe |
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Jim Mann |
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Thomas Seay |
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Reading |
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Susan Dexter |
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Trends in Short Fiction: From Original Anthologies to Online Fiction |
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Lawrence C. Connolly |
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Kathryn Cramer |
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David Barr Kirtley |
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Paul Melko |
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Karina Sumner-Smith |
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Sat |
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4:30pm |
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Reading |
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David Barr Kirtley |
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Reading |
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Diane Turnshek |
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Sat |
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5:00pm |
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Concert: Sasafrass |
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Reading |
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Joshua B. Palmatier |
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SF and Not SF: What are the best genre and non-genre books you've read in the last ye |
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Tim Esaias |
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Kathryn Morrow |
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Charles Oberndorf |
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Mary A. Turzillo |
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What's Best? |
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Kathryn Cramer |
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David G. Hartwell |
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William Tenn |
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James Morrow |
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Sat |
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5:30pm |
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Reading |
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S. Andrew Swann |
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Sat |
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6:00pm |
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No Truce with Kings: Regime Change in Filk and Fantasy |
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Susan Dexter |
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Judi Miller |
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Ada Palmer |
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The 2008 Pegasus Nominations |
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W. Randy Hoffman |
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Critiquing: Goals, Etiquette, Results |
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Ann Cecil |
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Kenneth B. Chiacchia |
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Tim Esaias |
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Thomas Seay |
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Sat |
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8:00pm |
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The Parallax Second Players present James Morrow's "Come Back, Dr. Sarcophagus." |
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Sat |
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8:45pm |
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Concert: Lord Landless |
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Sat |
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9:00pm |
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The New Doctor Who |
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Kenneth B. Chiacchia |
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Timothy Liebe |
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Jim Mann |
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Tamora Pierce |
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Sat |
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10:00pm |
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The Sex Panel |
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Kevin Hayes |
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Bud Sparhawk |
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Diane Turnshek |
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Sat |
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10:30pm |
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Open Filk |
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Sun |
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9:00am |
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Writing Exercises |
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Ade Conway |
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Sun |
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10:00am |
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Reading |
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Tamora Pierce |
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Arthur C. Clarke: A Look Back |
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Stephen C. Fisher |
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Jim Mann |
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H. Paul Shuch |
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Sun |
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11:00am |
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Working Your Audience for Fun and Minimal Profit |
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Juanita Coulson |
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Reading: Joe Haldeman |
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Joe Haldeman |
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Hard SF and Space Opera: SF's Past and Future |
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David G. Hartwell |
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Alan Katerinsky |
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William H. Keith |
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Paul Melko |
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Writing Fantasy, SF, and Horror Poetry |
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Eric Davin |
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Tim Esaias |
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Herb Kauderer |
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John A. Taylor |
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Sun |
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12:00 noon |
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Concert: Darren Zieger |
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Reading |
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Michelle (Sagara) West |
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Real Life Utopianism |
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Kathryn Cramer |
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Joe Haldeman |
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James Morrow |
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Kathryn Morrow |
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Charles Oberndorf |
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Art Auction |
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Sun |
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1:00pm |
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Reading |
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Lawrence C. Connolly |
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John A. Taylor |
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Concert: Marty Coady Fabish |
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Using Real Science in Science Fiction |
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Paul Melko |
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Bud Sparhawk |
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Diane Turnshek |
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Mary A. Turzillo |
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Fortifications 101 |
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Tim Esaias |
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Sun |
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2:00pm |
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Dead Dog Filk |
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My Favorite Series: The Best Current Fantasy and SF Series |
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S. C. Butler |
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Susan Dexter |
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Timothy Liebe |
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Joshua B. Palmatier |
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Karina Sumner-Smith |
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