Worldcon, Melbourne

I’m very excited about my Worldcon Schedule!

Thursday 1pm

Launch

Baggage Anthology, Eneit Press

Borders South Wharf

20 Convention Centre Place, South Wharf

Thursday 8pm

Reading

My heart, which was always hers

The erotic horror panel. 18+ and definitely hands on, by which we mean readings, people!

Stephen Dedman, Felicity Dowker, Paul Haines, Erica Hayes, Kaaron Warren

Room 204

Friday 11am

Launch

The Girl with No Hands by Angela Slatter, Ticonderoga Publications

Dead Sea Fruit by Kaaron Warren, Ticonderoga Publications

Room 203

Friday 1pm

Panel

Write what you know!

A wise dictum. But what if you’re writing horror, or just the grim reality of history or crime? Research was never more risky than for these intrepid explorers!

Jack Dann, Chris Lawson, Kim Stanley Robinson, Kaaron Warren

Room P1

Friday 3pm

Reading

From Haunted Legends

Ellen Datlow, Stephen Dedman, Kaaron Warren

Room 213

Friday 4pm

Launch

Macabre anthology, Brimstone Press

Room 203

Friday 5pm

Reading

From Dead Sea Fruit

Room 215

Friday 7pm

Ditmar Awards

Shortlisted Best Novel and Best Short Story

Room 204

Saturday 10am

Signing

Room 201

Saturday 11am
Launch
Scenes from the Second Storey, Morrigan Books
Room 203

Saturday 4pm

Panel

Finding the right voice: Accents and speech patterns

When representing different accents and ways of speaking in fiction, some authors choose to add the occasional slang term or flourish while others go to the lengths of writing entire novels in a vernacular accent. How much is too much? Is it worth sacrificing readability for authenticity? Tips, strategies and techniques for accurately representing speech in fiction.

Karen Miller, Jack Dann, Deborah Kalin, Kaaron Warren

Room 204

Sunday 1pm

Kaffeeklatsche

Room 201:

Sunday 4pm

Panel

Anachronistic attitudes: writing thought and belief in historical fiction

Writers of historical (or historically inspired) fiction often pay close attention to accuracy, ensuring the technology and fashion surrounding their stories never fall prey to anachronism – but what about the way the characters behave? What responsibility does an author have to their characters’ thought processes, beliefs and understanding of the fictional world around them?

Kaaron Warren, Robert Silverberg, Rowena Cory Daniells, Juliet Marillier, Ginjer Buchanan

Room P3

Monday 3pm

Panel

SF and the Australian landscape

The distinctive Australian landscape has been the inspiration for generations of science fiction, fantasy and horror fiction. How has the Australian terrain defined Australian SF in the past, and in what ways does it define it today? A look at our country’s landscape through the lens of our writers and artists.

Tiki Swain, Kaaron Warren, Annette Schneider, Gillian Polack

Room 216