Continuum X Schedule
Continuum X is lurching towards us like a Galapagos tortoise – you could quite easily avoid it but why would you want to? Yes, I do realise that was scraping the bottom of the simile barrel but I have had a hectic few weeks!
I will generally be lurking around the convention and will be appearing at a number of panels and other events. This includes what I assume will be a highly dignified display of flexibility at the Cover Art Pose-Off. May need to squeeze in a few more yoga classes, or more likely, alcoholic beverages, beforehand.
So if you are looking to avoid me do not turn up to the following events!
Son of Stranger Than Fiction – Friday 15:00 – 16:00 in The Hall of Mirrors with: Michelle Goldsmith, Brendan Carson, Ben McKenzie, Hespa.
Back by popular demand! What astounding animals, perturbing plants and mind-boggling microbes can we dig up this year?
Cover Art Pose-off! – Saturday 17:00 – 18:00 in The Big Top.
Book Launch: Use Only As Directed – Sunday 13:00 – 13:30 in Sideshow Alley with: Jack Dann, Dirk Flinthart, Michelle Goldsmith, Claire McKenna, Lewis Morley, Charlotte Nash, Janeen Webb, Edwina Harvey, Simon Petrie.
Interspecies Interactions – Sunday 17:00 – 18:00 in The Hall of Mirrors with: Amanda Elliott, Michelle Goldsmith, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Leonie Rogers, Tracy Joyce.
From companion animals to totem animals, shapeshifters to wildspeak- ers, humans have sought closer connections with other species for thousands of years, both in their lives and in their fiction. Our panellists discuss what it is about animals that speaks to us, as well as their favourite fiction linking the human and the animal.
History: Weirder Than You Think – Sunday 22:30 – 23:30 in The Hall of Mirrors with: Liz Barr, Michelle Goldsmith, Jane Routley, Jenny Blackford, Paul Poulton.
Peter the Great founded the Russian empire, but he was also a dedicated amateur dentist! If strange, unexpected historical trivia is your passion, this is the panel for you. – Liz Barr, Michelle Goldsmith, Jane Routley, Jenny Blackford, Paul Poulton
Preventing the Apocalypse – Monday 14:00 – 15:00 in The Haunted House with: Maia Sauren, Justin Semmel, Michelle Goldsmith, Elaine Walker, Russell Blackford.
A look at the challenges facing science communicators in educating the public about climate change and other complex but important modern issues. How can people without a science background wade through the vast mass of information available, choose reliable sources, get the facts and avoid the fallacies? And how can science communicators encourage people to be responsible citizens?
Triptych: Gender Stereotypes in Speculative Fiction – Monday 15:00 – 16:00 in The Hall of Mirrors with: Michelle Goldsmith, Jim C. Hines, Leonie Rogers, Helen Stubbs, Stephanie Lai.
Why don’t warrior women get armour? Are there working mums or stay at home dads in space? From matriarchal societies to alternative marriages and changing expectations of relationships. Does the hero always have to get the girl?
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