4th Street Fantasy Convention
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mmerriamNext is one of my favorite conventions. 4th Street Fantasy. This year it runs from June 2nd to 24th and will be held at Spring Hill Suites Marriott, 5901 Wayzata Blvd - St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416.
This convention tends to be small, full of professional writers and editors in the field, and attracts fans who are insightful and thoughtful about fantasy. The single track of programming means the conversation (and it is a conversation, not experts expounding. Well okay, there might be expounding, but the membership is encouraged and expected to expound right back). Here is the programming schedule for this year's 4th Street.
I will be on one panel:
Saturday 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Accessibility, Genre, and Depth:
Making fantasy accessible to new readers without making it seem simple or "dumbed down" to a more experienced audience can be challenging. What can we learn from the burgeoning YA genre? What are some techniques for ensuring new readers won't feel like they've been thrown in the deep end, and to what extent can these techniques be reconciled with the intertextual complexity and deconstruction of genre tropes that experienced readers often desire?
Michael Merriam (Moderating), Elizabeth Bear, Chris Modzelewski, John Scalzi
Bear in mind that with my limited vision, I might not see you, so please come up and say hello to me: I'm the 6'2" blind guy with the 56" white mobility cane.
This convention tends to be small, full of professional writers and editors in the field, and attracts fans who are insightful and thoughtful about fantasy. The single track of programming means the conversation (and it is a conversation, not experts expounding. Well okay, there might be expounding, but the membership is encouraged and expected to expound right back). Here is the programming schedule for this year's 4th Street.
I will be on one panel:
Saturday 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Accessibility, Genre, and Depth:
Making fantasy accessible to new readers without making it seem simple or "dumbed down" to a more experienced audience can be challenging. What can we learn from the burgeoning YA genre? What are some techniques for ensuring new readers won't feel like they've been thrown in the deep end, and to what extent can these techniques be reconciled with the intertextual complexity and deconstruction of genre tropes that experienced readers often desire?
Michael Merriam (Moderating), Elizabeth Bear, Chris Modzelewski, John Scalzi
Bear in mind that with my limited vision, I might not see you, so please come up and say hello to me: I'm the 6'2" blind guy with the 56" white mobility cane.
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