Nancy Kress

Nancy Kress reads from recent works.

From the Clarion West website: Each week during the workshop, we present one of our six current instructors reading her or his best new work from recent books, unpublished stories, or novels-in-progress. The featured reader also answers questions about writing, teaching, editing, and other topics. Nancy Kress is reigning queen of hard science fiction and the winner of three Nebula Awards and a Hugo. She writes about real people confronting advanced technology and tough moral choices. A warm, compelling presence in person, Kress’s recent books include Nano Comes to Clifford Falls and Steal Across the Sky. She’s best known for her Sleepless series, based on the novella “Beggars in Spain.” (cmeckhardt)… (more)

nancy kress, An alien light.; ted chiang, Catching Crumbs From the Table.

SciFi fans, please join us for our second annual SciFiFest! Hugo & Nebula award winning authors Ted Chiang and Nancy Kress will read their work, answer questions, and challenge you to a SciFi trivia throwdown. Spiritual Successor (featuring the infamous Zach Mandeville) will lull you with tunes about suicidal superheroes, terminally ill space babies, and moon janitors. Local heroes Mutoid Men will close out the evening with their special brand of "particle-accelerated, Moog synthesized, scientific rock'n'roll." Come in costume and win a prize! The library is normally closed at this time and is only open for the program. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Olympia Timberland Library. (agathafrye)… (more)

Barbara Hambly ; Nancy Kress; Brandon Sanderson

Largest Science-Fiction Literary Convention in the Rocky Mountain Region. Runs continuously from ca. 3 p.m. on Friday through ca. 6 p.m. on Sunday. Over 80 authors and speakers in panels and programs on everything related to science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Also the largest SF/fantasy art show in the region, plus video, anime, masquerade, gaming, dealers, the Critter Crunch and Critter Flotilla (robotic combat and aquatic competitions), and more. Features reading/writing, art, science, and kids' programming tracks. 2009 guests of honor: authors Barbara Hambly and Nancy Kress, musician Marc Gunn, and artist John Picacio. Toastmaster: author Brandon Sanderson. (emilyee)… (more)

Barbara Hambly ; Nancy Kress; Brandon Sanderson

Largest Science-Fiction Literary Convention in the Rocky Mountain Region. Runs continuously from ca. 3 p.m. on Friday through ca. 6 p.m. on Sunday. Over 80 authors and speakers in panels and programs on everything related to science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Also the largest SF/fantasy art show in the region, plus video, anime, masquerade, gaming, dealers, the Critter Crunch and Critter Flotilla (robotic combat and aquatic competitions), and more. Features reading/writing, art, science, and kids' programming tracks. 2009 guests of honor: authors Barbara Hambly and Nancy Kress, musician Marc Gunn, and artist John Picacio. Toastmaster: author Brandon Sanderson. (emilyee)… (more)

Barbara Hambly ; Nancy Kress; Brandon Sanderson

Largest Science-Fiction Literary Convention in the Rocky Mountain Region. Runs continuously from ca. 3 p.m. on Friday through ca. 6 p.m. on Sunday. Over 80 authors and speakers in panels and programs on everything related to science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Also the largest SF/fantasy art show in the region, plus video, anime, masquerade, gaming, dealers, the Critter Crunch and Critter Flotilla (robotic combat and aquatic competitions), and more. Features reading/writing, art, science, and kids' programming tracks. 2009 guests of honor: authors Barbara Hambly and Nancy Kress, musician Marc Gunn, and artist John Picacio. Toastmaster: author Brandon Sanderson. (emilyee)… (more)