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Tähtifantasia varjopaneeli
Finnish - Ryssö - Thursday - Time: 18–19
Tule kuuntelemaan kuinka väärä kirja voittaa taas Tähtifantasia-palkinnon! Asiantunteva varjoraati kyseenalaistaa varsinaisen juryn päätöksen edes tietämättä mikä se on. Samalla tuomionsa saa fantasiavuosi 2014.
Humour in Science Fiction and Fantasy
English - Ryssö - Thursday - Time: 19–20
Everyone knows of Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett, but what more is out there? When does it work? When does it not? Does it work on other levels too?
Finnish fandom
English - Friday - Ryssö - Time: 10–11
Present and past of the weirdest fandom under the North Star.
Swedish fandom
English - Friday - Ryssö - Time: 11–12
An introduction to Swedish science fiction and fandom.
Svenska antologier och noveller
Friday - Ryssö - Swedish - Time: 12–13
Under de senaste åren har flera antologier och novellsamlingar publicerats i Sverige. Panelisterna Alexandra Nero, Patrik Centerwall och Anna Blixt diskuterar novellformatets uppsving tillsammans med ordförande Rolf Andersen.
Geocaching 101
English - Friday - Ryssö - Time: 13–14
Geowhat? Hans Persson will teach you everything you need to know about geocaching, the art of using multi-million-dollar military GPS satellites to find Tupperware boxes hidden in the woods.
SFF and Fandom in China
English - Friday - Ryssö - Time: 15–16
There is a long tradition of fantasy in China, but science fiction is rather new. You will be given a brief introduction on the history of science fiction in China and the sff fandom, as well as get to know the recent scene of the Chinese fandom.
Latin American SF
English - Friday - Ryssö - Time: 17–19
An introduction to Latin American Science fiction from its origins to the present day.
Zombies, Necrophiles and Spiraling Penises — Things You Were Never Taught in Biology Class
English - Friday - Ryssö - Time: 19–20
Why should physics and astronomy have all the fun of science fiction? Come and hear of the bodysnatching and mind-altering fungi, the free-swinging penis of the argonaut, the somersaulting death-wishing spider, and many more. I will fuel your stories and nightmares with true tales stranger than fiction.
Dublin in 2019: Worldcons: The Whats, the Wheres, the Hows and the Whys
English - Friday - Ryssö - Time: 20–21
In this session Dublin 2019, a bid for the 2019 World Science Fiction Convention, (www.dublin2019.com) share their insights and knowledge into what a Worldcon is, why it moves every year, how the cities get chosen and why they are such an important part of the fannish calendar. They will use examples from Dublin 2019 as well as past, present and future Worldcons and bids they have attended or been involved with. Audience participation is enthusiastically encouraged.
The New Icelandic SFF Scene
English - Ryssö - Saturday - Time: 10–11
Iceland; what’s happening in SFF there? Up until five years ago, it was practically non-existent. But now more and more speculative works are coming out. What works? Why hasn’t it developed earlier? What’s happening? Here are two Icelandic authors who will tell you all about it.
Greek Fandom
English - Ryssö - Saturday - Time: 11–12
Bellis will introduce you to Greek fandom, a fandom that has invented itself without any contact with fandom in the rest of the world, and has been rather astoundingly active for more than 25 years.
Reading: Osuuskumma Drabbles & Annmari Dannebey & Maria Turtschaninoff
English - Ryssö - Saturday - Time: 13–14
Authors from publishing co-op Osuuskumma will start by reading a few drabbles, followed by Annmari Dannebey reading from her upcoming novel Neverending forest and Maria Turtschaninoff reading from her novel Maresi. Neverending Forest is the first novel in a historical fantasy trilogy based in Normandy, France. Maresi is Maria Turtschaninoff’s fifth novel, and the first to be published in English. It’s high fantasy in a low-magic setting. The main character is a young girl, Maresi, who has fled famine and poverty to The Red Abbey, a haven for women and girls on a remote island. There the girls are given refuge and taught secret knowledge. But as the story begins, evil lands on the shores of the island.
The Birth of New Latvian Science Fiction and Fantasy
English - Ryssö - Saturday - Time: 15–16
The past five years (2010–2015) can be seen as the true birth of the fantasy and science fiction genres in Latvia. There are more than a dozen authors creating a new landscape in Latvian literature – what are the trends, challenges and successes?
Fandom in Spain & Eurocon Presentation
English - Ryssö - Saturday - Time: 16–17
Cristina Macía, co-organiser of the annual Celsius 233 SFF festival in Avilés, will talk about the culture of publicly funded free festivals in Spain, about regional “tertulias” (local fan group get-togethers), and about the Spanish national SF convention, Hispacon, with Ian Watson butting in, and both will engage in shameless propaganda for the first ever Spanish Eurocon to be held in Barcelona in November 2016.
Helsinki in 2017 Bid Presents
English - Ryssö - Saturday - Time: 17–18
Find out why YOU should be interested in getting the Worldcon to Helsinki in 2017? Flim-flam, bon mots, japery and all around tomfoolery combined with Serious Discussion about the Most Important Literary Science Fiction and Fantasy Event Evah!
The Hard Core Collector: Who Cares about Content as Long as It’s Pristine and Signed?!
English - Ryssö - Saturday - Time: 18–19
Using cultural, psychological and sociological perspectives, Roger Bjugn deliberates why the hard core collector might not care about the story itself as long as the printed copy is deemed collectible.
Sexy Times in Science Fiction and Fantasy
English - Ryssö - Saturday - Time: 19–20
Even though SF, fantasy and horror deal with the unexpected and unknown, the descriptions of intimate relationships between characters sometimes seem stale. Where’s the imagination, where’s the weird? Or is that what we want at all? Do we prefer the traditional and well-known, and even the gratuitous sex scenes in our novels? Our panel of writers and readers of all things NSFW discusses their favorite and least-favorite examples of using sex in speculative fiction.
LGBT Superheroes
English - Ryssö - Sunday - Time: 10–11
Are Batman and Robin actually a gay couple? Which famous superhero hired a New York gang to beat up some lesbians? How far back can we trace queer characters in comics? Cheryl Morgan peers into comics archives and reveals that sometimes wearing brightly coloured spandex tights really is as gay as it gets.
Conrunning in America
English - Ryssö - Sunday - Time: 11–12
Come and talk with an experienced American convention organizer who is attending his first Nordic convention. How are American conventions organized? What different types of conventions are there? What is American fandom like? Take part in a discussion about our different convention journeys.
Sequential Speculation
English - Ryssö - Sunday - Time: 12–14
Comic critics, scholars and creators discuss how the medium of comics suits speculative fiction and how comics influence and are influenced by other media. Concentrating on comic book worlds that do not include men in tights and capes, what do comic books offer genre readers besides superheroes?
Translator and Writer
English - GOH - Ryssö - Sunday - Time: 14–15
Translating can be said to be reinterpreting text in a different language. What is it like when you translate your own work? When you are an author translating someone else’s work, how do you make sure that the original author’s voice is heard? Our panel takes a look at the cooperation between translator and writer, and at being both.
Science Fiction and Fantasy Translated in English
English - Ryssö - Sunday - Time: 15–17
Much SF&F is written in languages other than English, but the Anglophone world is generally the most lucrative market. What recent works are available in English translation? Which problems face writers trying to get translated into English? And how can we increase the number of published translations?
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