AdAstra Science Fiction Convention will be held this Friday to Sunday, April 4 to 6, 2014, at a new hotel, the Sheraton Parkway North, 600 HWY-7 E in Richmond Hill (north of Toronto), Ontario. That used to be the hotel for Polaris and Reversed Polarity. Below is my panels and events schedule. See you there.
Friday,
10:00 p.m., Main Room (Richmond
Non-European Fantasy Worlds
When we
move away from a 'traditional' European foundation for the worlds we create,
are we expanding our horizons or merely exploiting the exotic? Explore whether10th-century Central Asia is
any more - or less - inherently alien than 10th-century Scandinavia
at this inclusive panel. With: K. V. Johansen, Derwin Mak, Douglas Smith.
Saturday,
2:00 p.m., Richmond
GoH and Author Signings
Saturday,
4:00 p.m.: Markham
Beyond Anime and Manga in East Asian SF/F
Science
fiction and speculative fiction outside the anime/manga realm are making a
comeback in East Asia . Check out what's new in fiction from China , Japan
and Korea
Sunday,
12:00-12:30 p.m.: Oakridges Room:
Come
hear me read from my story "Mecha-Jesus" from next year's Tesseracts 18: Wrestling With Gods.
Sunday,
3:00 p.m.: Aurora
Historical Fiction: Balancing Fact with
Fantasy
When we
talk about alternate histories, Steampunk is an obvious standout, but there are
countless ways of using the principles of alternate timelines in fantasy and
science fiction. By combining thorough research with a few basic rules of
thumb, we can re-examine our present by rewriting our past. With Eric Buchanan,
Alyx Harvey, Russ Howe, Derwin Mak, Neil Jamieson-Williams.
