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Authors' Readings — Authors' Readings
Theodore Sturgeon
2:00 P.M.
One of the legendary figures of "Golden Age" science
fiction, Ted is a short story writer par excellence, whose
lyricism and humanism have been continuously extolled by his
peers. Winner of Hugo, Nebula and International Fantasy
Awards, Ted was until recently, except for More Than
Human, always a classroom classic, nearly out of print;
fortunately Bluejay plans to issue a new series, The Stars
are the Styx, Venus Plus X, Alien Cargo, The Dreaming
Jewels and The Golden Helix, beginning this month. He'll
read a comic short, "Pruzy's Pot," and a lyrical piece, "The
Graveyard Reader."
Nancy WiHard
3:00 P.M.
A poet and children's story writer, Nancy WiHard was
the first to win a Newberry Medal for a book of poetry, A
visit to William Blake's Inn, 1981. She has also published
a fantasy trilogy (Sailing to Cythera, Island of the Grass
King, and Uncle Terrible), and most recently a book of new
poems (Household Tales of Moon and Water) and a
collection of stories and essays (Angel in the Parlor). She'll
read "The Doctrine of the Leatherstocking Jesus," from the
latter, and poems from the former.
Jean Lorrah
4:00 P.M.
Jean is the editor and publisher of Pandora as well as
author of the Savage Empire fantasy series (sequels: Dragon
Lord of..., Captive of...), now issued by Berkley Books. In
collaboration with Jacqueline Lichtenberg, she has also co-
authored several of the Sime/Gen science fiction series books
for Doubleday. A Professor of English at Murray State
College in Kentucky, she'll read from a new novel, Ambrov
Keon, just completed under contract to DAW.
John Domini
5:00 P.M.
A short story writer, John has appeared in
Ploughshares, The New Republic and The Paris Review
and published his first book-length collection, Bedlam, in
1983. He also teaches English at Oregon State University.
He'll read a new story, "Astral Projection."
SATURDAY, MARCH 24
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
11:00 A.M.
Jacquie is the originator of the Doubleday Sime/Gen
science fiction series, which now runs to six volumes, and the
Dushau series which began with Molt Brother, a study of
human/machine relationships which she introduced at the
Third Conference on the Fantastic. She'll read a selection
from the third volume of the Dushau series, which is now in
progress.
Brian W. Aldiss
12 Noon
The Dean of British Science Fiction, winner of numerous
awards in England, Europe and America, Aldiss is now
completing what many believe to be his masterwork, the
Helliconia Trilogy, set on a planet where the seasons are
millennia in length. Vying in scope with Asimov's famous
Foundation series, the Helliconia books have drawn rave
reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. Aldiss has done several
distinguished works of criticism in addition to the dozens of
novels and hundreds of stories on which his international
reputation is based. The name of the selection he'll read
today was not available at press time.
Fritz Leiber
1:00 P.M.
The Grand Master of Fantasy, winner of Hugo and
Nebula Awards, whose range runs from the chilling Conjure
Wife to the tongue-in-cheek Fafhrd & Grey Nouser series,
Fritz has been recognized as chief among American fantasists
by the Berkley Masters of Science Fiction and Fantasy Series,
which will bring out Ghost Light, second in the series (first
was Arthur C. Clarke's The Sentinel) next month. Included
in the volume is his autobiography, a new novella (the title
piece) and six classic stories. Fritz will read from the new
collection.
Glen Swetman
2:00 P.M.
The author of eight books of poetry and a verse play,
Glen Swetman was nominated for the Pulitzer prize for
Concerning Carpenters and Childhood Saints, and his
thoughts run frequently toward the gothic or the bizarre
("Fiery Death of the Wolf Man", "Regarding Spring as the
Vampire"). He is a licensed alligator hunter. He also
coordinates the creative writing program at Tulane
University. He'll read a selection of poems.
Somtow Sucharitkul
3:00 P.M.
Winner of the Campbell Award as Best New Writer in
1981, Somtow has published four novels and two story
collections since his first appearance here (Starship &
Haiku, Light on the Sound, The Throne of Madness, The
Aquiliad, and the collections MaU World and Fire From the
Wine Dark Sea). As S. P. Somtow (a concession to a Berkley
editor who didn't think anyone could pronounce his name) he
will bring out his first "mainstream" horror novel, Vampire
Junction, this June. In progress are two more volumes for
Bantam, Utopia Hunters, a linked story collection, and the
concluding volume of the Inquestor trilogy, The Rebel
Shadows. Meanwhile Off-Centaur Productions has issued a
tape of his symphonic compositions, including Starscapes,
recorded at the Second Conference on the Fantastic. He'll
read from Vampire Junction.
Terence E. Green
4:00 P.M.
A Canadian science fiction writer, Terry has published
stories in both Canada and the U.S., appearing in The
Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Aurora, and the
anthologies Alien Worlds and Other Worlds. The title of his
reading was not available at press time.
Justin Leiber
5:00 P.M.
The author of Beyond Rejection and a professor of
philosophy at the University of Houston, Justin comes by his
writing talent naturally as the son of Fritz Leiber, with whom
he co-authored The Mystery of the Japanese Clock.
Recently returned from a junket to Japan, to observe
macaque monkeys, he will read "The Final Meeting of Kinch
and Sorgun," from his third novel, The Sword and the Eye.
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