
Week 1
Traveling Panel: Micaiah Johnson (Those Beyond the Wall), Yume Kitasei (Saltcrop) & Julia Vee (Pearl City)
Guest Authors: Ray Nayler (Where the Axe is Buried), Sarah Pinsker (Haunt Sweet Home), Matt Kressel (Space Trucker Jess), Veronica Roth (To Clutch a Razor) & Fran Wilde (Philosophy of Thieves). Guest authors will join only for specific nights.
Mon, Oct 13
6:30PM
New York, NY
PT Knitwear
180 Orchard Street,
New York, NY 10002
Panel: Micaiah Johnson (Those Beyond the Wall), Yume Kitasei (Saltcrop), Matt Kressel (Space Trucker Jess), Veronica Roth (To Clutch a Razor), Julia Vee (Pearl City)
HISTORY & SPECULATION: How does history and speculation inform science fiction and fantasy as a genre and us as writers? What ideas do we find ourselves returning to? How do we approach the research? What draws us to poke at the edges of time?
Wed, Oct 15
7PM
Baltimore, MD
Greedy Reads - Remington Location
320 W 29th St, Baltimore, MD 21211
Panel: Micaiah Johnson (Those Beyond the Wall), Yume Kitasei (Saltcrop), Ray Nayler (Where the Axe is Buried), Sarah Pinsker (Haunt Sweet Home), & Julia Vee (Pearl City)
Tickets: https://www.greedyreads.com/events/48144
THE POWER OF 'WHAT IF?': What goes into the process of crafting speculative fiction? What draws us as readers to the hypothetical? What’s the purpose of speculative fiction, and what impact does and could the genre have on the world of literature and beyond?
Thurs, Oct 16
7PM
Washington, DC
East City Bookshop
645 Pennsylvania Ave. SE #100, Washington, DC 20003
Panel: Yume Kitasei (Saltcrop), Ray Nayler (Where the Axe is Buried), Julia Vee (Pearl City), & Fran Wilde (Philosophy of Thieves)
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hybrid-event-the-traveling-sff-festival-tickets-1549468986449
This event will be hybrid, with the option to watch online.
OH MY GOD, YOU PREDICTED THE FUTURE? Have you ever read or written something that’s come true? What are you thinking about when you speculate as a writer? Is primary the purpose of SFF to predict or reflect the current moment?
Fri, Oct 17
7:30PM
Philadelphia, PA (Ardmore)
Mavey Books
One Ardmore Place, 4th Fl, 24 Cricket Avenue, Ardmore, PA 19003
Panel: Micaiah Johnson (Those Beyond the Wall), Yume Kitasei (Saltcrop), and Julia Vee (Pearl City)
CULTURE & SFF: Does culture enhance or serve as a foundation of a story in science fiction and fantasy? How do we develop fictional cultures, and for what purpose?
Week 2
Traveling Panel: Elaine Cho (Teo's Durumi), J.R. Dawson (The Lighthouse at the Edge of the World), Emily Jane (American Werewolves), Yume Kitasei (Saltcrop), & Mia Tsai (The Memory Hunters)
Tues, Oct 21
6:30PM
New Haven, CT
Possible Futures
318 Edgewood Ave, New Haven, CT 06511
Tickets: https://possiblefuturesbooks.com/events/3526520251021
THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE: How is SFF evolving as a genre, and how have new perspectives impacted the worlds we read? Where is the genre headed? What are your genre influences? What expectations come along with writing genre both internal and external?
Wed, Oct 22
4:30PM
Northampton, MA
Smith College, Campus Center's Carroll Room
Refreshments will be served
Open to the public
Moderated by Allegra Hyde
WORLDBUILDING AND THE REAL WORLD: How does the present day impact stories and worldbuilding? Do you see any general trends? How about in your writing? What do you think about when crafting a world that’s close or very far from our own? How do you balance worldbuilding with story, and more generally, how do you think worldbuilding positions a story within genre?
Thurs, Oct 23
7PM
Norwich, VT
Norwich Bookstore
291 Main St, Norwich, VT 05055
Details: https://www.norwichbookstore.com/events/3563320251023
Moderated by Amanda Peterson
SFF: ESCAPISM OR TRUTH-TELLING? What’s the point of speculative fiction, and why do we write it? What can it tell us about the present and future? The individual or society? What stories are you interested in exploring as an author?
Fri, Oct 24
7PM
Boston, MA
Brookline Booksmith
279 Harvard St, Brookline, MA 02446
GENRE-BLENDING CROSSOVER SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY: What makes SFF “crossover” to upmarket? Why should everyone be reading SFF?