Worldcon 2024 Schedule

Come join me for Worldcon 2024, the World Science Fiction Convention, in Glasgow, Scotland from August 8 – 12! For various reasons, including, um, the Pandemic, I haven’t been to a Worldcon since Dublin in 2019, so I am BEYOND excited to be going. Come see me at the con!!!

I’ll be on six panels, my first time ever being on Programming at Worldcon. I’ll also be moderating four of those panels. See you there!

See my full schedule below…

Day	Time	Session
Fri	2:30 PM	Never Had It So Good? Life As A Comics Fan Today [Moderator] Even with sales numbers dropping and the distribution channel scattered and shredded, there’s never been a better time to be a comics fan. Marvel and DC are doing some of their best work in years, perhaps under pressure from the strong stories from other publishers as well as the surge of independents. Our panelists consider the state of comic publishing today. Look out for the Comic Book Sommelier session where you can get personalized recommendations!
Fri	5:30 PM	Adapting Science Fiction Books Into Comics [Moderator] 1984, The Parable of the Sower, and Robin Hobb’s Assassin series were all recently adapted into graphic novels. What does the new medium bring to our favorite stories, and how does it change them? What adaptations have impressed us, and what should be next?
Sat	10:00 AM	Comic Book Sommelier With so many comics available, what should you try next? Our panel of comic book experts will interview audience volunteers and recommend what else they might enjoy.
Sun	7:00 PM	Settling the Solar System: Building a Space Society The panel discusses prospects for exploring and eventually settling other bodies in the solar system. How long before we take our first footsteps on Mars? When will we begin mining the asteroids? And how will we adapt as a species to living in so many contrasting environments?
Mon	10:00 AM	Going Up – Space Elevators as Highways to the Stars [Moderator] A space elevator is a free-standing tower that can be used to lift payloads into geosynchronous orbit. The concept has been around for more than 100 years, with one of the best-known SF examples in Clarke’s The Fountains of Paradise. A related concept is the skyhook – an orbiting station with a long tether dangling toward the atmosphere to which objects can be attached. The panel discusses these technologies and speculates on when they might become a reality for Earth, the Moon, or Mars.
Mon	2:30 PM	Who’s a Pretty Boy? Pets in SFF From K9 to Hedwig, Pikachu to Purza, or from Spot to Sunny, which fictional pets have the affection of this panel and why? Here, we speak of alternative adventurers, sidekicks and faithful friends who have become a memorable part of the story.