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SCIENCE FICTION WRITER  ROBERT J. SAWYER  Best Novel Hugo and Nebula Award Winner SFWRITER.COM > Latest News > Appearances   Upcoming Appearances   Most recently updated on Friday, September 5, 2008 I give many readings and talks, and appear at many science-fiction conventions in Canada and the United States, often as Guest of Honor. If you'd like to enquire about booking a speaking engagement or convention appearance, email me at sawyerrj@sfwriter.com (I've provided a few quotes from event organizers who have booked me previously). NOTE! To be notified when writing workshops with Rob occur, see here. Reading Eden Mills Writers' Festival Eden Mills, Ontario Sunday, September 7, 2008 Reading with Sheree-Lee Olson and Anita Rau Badami from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at "The Cottage" http://www.edenmillswritersfestival.ca Reading York River Festival: Where the Words Are Village Playhouse Bancroft, Ontario Saturday, September 20, 2008 Details TBA Signing Word on the Street Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario Sunday, September 28, 2008 (11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Booth) http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/toronto/home.asp Program Participant VCON 33 Vancouver, British Columbia October 3-5, 2008 http://www.vcon.ca Guest of Honour Pure Speculation Edmonton, Alberta October 17-19, 2008 http://www.purespec.org Program Participant Surrey International Writers Conference Surrey (Vancouver), British Columbia October 23-26, 2008 http://www.siwc.ca Rob will be offering this three-hour master class on on Thursday, October 23: "The Intimately Human and the Grandly Cosmic" — making your science fiction appeal not just to the mind but to the heart as well. The number-one reason mainstream readers don't even try science fiction is they think it has nothing to offer them emotionally: they wrongly believe that it's either too dry and intellectual, or that any character development is sketchy and any character drama is simplistic and juvenile. But the best science fiction is as emotionally complex, as heart-wrenching, as moving, and as uplifting as the best mainstream fiction. Learn how to balance both halves of the term "science fiction" without giving short-shrift to either. In addition, he will be doing this 75-minute workshop on Sunday, October 25: "Showing, Not Telling." Everyone knows you're supposed to show, not tell — but what does that mean exactly? How do you convey information without coming out and saying it? How can you show emotion without naming it? And when should you tell instead of show? And he'll be appearing on panels on "Speculative Fiction" and "Writing Best Sellers," plus giving a keynote address. Guest of Honour FilkOntario Toronto, Ontario April 3-5, 2009 http://www.filkontario.ca Guest of Honor Xanadu Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada April 17-19, 2009 http://www.xanadulasvegas.com Guest Author The Frye Festival Moncton, New Brunswick April 17-26, 2009 (My specific dates & program are TBA) http://www.frye.ca Guest of Honor OSFest '09 Omaha, Nebraska July 17-19, 2009 osfes.org/osfest.htm   More Good Reading   Booking Robert J. Sawyer as a speaker Rob's stints as guest of honor Rob's keynote addresses Quotes from event organizers

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