This weekend, I will be attending ARCHON 37 in St. Louis, my first time there. I had to cancel last year due to unforseen circumstances and despite living in St. Louis from 2000-2009, this will be my first time attending. (I know, for shame, for shame.) Once you get over booing me, there are some very cool guests coming including:
Writer GOH: David Weber
Aritst GOH: Donato Giancola
Toastmistress: Lee Martindale
And such SFF luminaries as: Glen Cook, Angie Fox, Laura Resnick, Dr. Charles Gannon, Michael Z. Williamson, Rich Horton, Sharon Shinn, Mark Tiedemann and my favorite artist collaborator Mitch Bentley and friends Sherry Dean, Allison Stein and Guy Anthony DeMarco, amongst many others. Full list here.
ARCHON 37 is taking place at Collinsville Convention Center, just over the river in Illinois from downtown Saint Louis at Gateway Center Drive – Collinsville, IL – 62234 with a few events, as noted on the schedule here, at nearby hotels.
I’m doing a number of panels, and I hope local folks will come say hi, as my schedule is lighter than usual and I’ll be hanging out a lot. Glen Cook will also have my books on sale in the dealer room, so I’ll likely be hanging with him a l0t.
My agenda:
Friday, October 4, 2013
| 5:00 PM | GATEWAY CENTER | Illini | Author Readings | A trio of Authors give a short reading and allow for comments and questions. | (In order) Lee Martindale, Mark Tiedemann, Bryan ThomasSchmiDoubleTree Hotel |
| 8:30 PM | GATEWAY CENTER | West Hallway | Autographs | Please restrict your requests to three items at a time. Thank you. | Laura LeHew, Van Plexico, Bryan Thomas SchmiDoubleTree Hotel |
Saturday, October 5, 2013
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11:10 AM |
GC |
Marquette A |
Writers Workshop |
Closed to Public. Open only for those who sent in manuscripts. | Mark Tiedemann, R.J. Carter, Kristin Bailey, Bryan Thomas Schmidt |
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3:50 PM |
GC |
Mississippian |
The Future of Space Opera |
Are today’s stories enough to make a series? How has space opera changed over the decades? What might it’s future look like? | Bryan Thomas Schmidt (m), David Weber, Charles Gannon, Rich Horton |
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5:00 PM |
GC |
Mississippian |
Editors are not the Everything (Enemy) |
The collaboration between editors and writers. | Bryan Thomas Schmidt (m), Charles Gannon, Rich Horton |
Sunday, October 6, 2013
I’ll hang around the dealer room and common areas for part of the day and take off mid-afternoon to be with family.
Well, that’s where you can find me. If you plan to be there and want an extra way to reach me, message me for my cell number. I promise not to lose it this time (fingers and toes crossed).
Look forward to seeing everyone. I will have sneak peek copies of Raygun Chronicles: Space Opera For a New Age available if you want a peek.
Bryan Thomas Schmidt is an author and editor of adult and children’s speculative fiction including the novels The Worker Prince and The Returning, and the children’s books 102 More Hilarious Dinosaur Jokes For Kids (ebook only) and Abraham Lincoln: Dinosaur Hunter- Land Of Legends. His debut novel, The Worker Prince (2011) received Honorable Mention on Barnes & Noble Book Club’s Year’s Best Science Fiction Releases for 2011. His short stories have appeared in magazines, anthologies and online. He edited the anthologies Space Battles: Full Throttle Space Tales #6 (Flying Pen Press, 2012), Beyond The Sun (Fairwood, July 2013), and Raygun Chronicles: Space Opera For a New Age (Every Day Publishing, November 2013) and is working on Shattered Shields with co-editor Jennifer Brozek (Baen, 2014). He also hosts #sffwrtcht (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writer’s Chat) Wednesdays at 9 pm ET on Twitter and can be found via Twitter as @BryanThomasS, on his website atwww.bryanthomasschmidt.net or Facebook.