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The eighth panel I attended at #ConZealand this year wasn’t technically a panel. It was a dialogue between @doctorow and @Ada_Palmer entitled “Corey Doctorow and Ada Palmer Discuss Censorship and Information Control”
I learned a lot from their conversation.
I learned a lot from their conversation.
This thread will include some of the things the two of them said. I’m copying this over from my handwritten notes, so assume I’ve paraphrased unless I put something in quotes.
From @Ada_Palmer: Every time there’s new media technology, people worry about the new one and forget to censor older ones. Censorship focuses on the newest saturate media - and on where people get political information from.
The seventh panel I attended at #ConZealand this year was “Justice in Science Fiction and Fantasy”, with @BrentCLambert, @AdriJjy, @MMSnodgrass, and Fred Lerner, moderated by @jennlyonsauthor.
This panel gave me a lot to think about.
This panel gave me a lot to think about.
This thread will include some of the things the panelists said. I’m copying this over from my handwritten notes, so assume I’ve paraphrased unless I put something in quotes.
The panelists began by listing pet peeves about how justice is handled in science fiction and fantasy:
@AdriJjy: I want more about societal institutions and systemic things rather than an individual. And I hate the bad guy getting redeemed by dying.
@AdriJjy: I want more about societal institutions and systemic things rather than an individual. And I hate the bad guy getting redeemed by dying.
The sixth panel I attended at #ConZealand this year was “Infinite Entangled Futures - Indigenous Voices in Conversation,” with @ShiningComic, @RoanhorseBex, @understatesmen and @toniwaiaroha, moderated by @sloanesloane.
This was a fascinating and enjoyable panel.
This was a fascinating and enjoyable panel.
This thread will include some of the things the panelists said. I’m copying this over from my handwritten notes, so assume I’ve paraphrased unless I put something in quotes.
First, the panelists introduced themselves. Among other things, each shared which indigenous tribe they are a part of. Because most of these tribal names were unfamiliar to me, I didn’t know how to spell them, so I looked them up afterward on author websites and twitter.
The fourth panel I attended at #ConZealand this year was “What to Expect When You’re Ready to Query”, with @Ellethevillain, @CaseyLucasQuaid, and @englishmace, moderated by @MorganHzlwood.
The panelists shared some useful tips and information about querying.
The panelists shared some useful tips and information about querying.
This thread will include many of the things the panelists said. I’m copying this over from my handwritten notes, so assume I’ve paraphrased unless I put something in quotes.
First, @MorganHzlwood began with some definitions:
Querying is when you send your work to an agent.
Sumission is when you send your work to a publisher.
This panel focuses on querying.
Querying is when you send your work to an agent.
Sumission is when you send your work to a publisher.
This panel focuses on querying.
The third panel I attended at #ConZealand this year was “Shared Common Myths”, with @gracikim, @TheCallYA, and @IAmSuyiDavies, moderated by @manuscriptgal
This panel left me with some interesting ideas for my own writing.
This panel left me with some interesting ideas for my own writing.
This thread will include some of the many things the panelists said. I’m copying this over from my handwritten notes, so assume I’ve paraphrased unless I put something in quotes.
One of the things I really liked about this panel is that each of the panelists had grown up with a different mythology:
@gracikim: Korean mythology
@TheCallYA: Irish mythology
@IAmSuyiDavies: Nigerian mythology
And all of them have used mythology in their writing.
@gracikim: Korean mythology
@TheCallYA: Irish mythology
@IAmSuyiDavies: Nigerian mythology
And all of them have used mythology in their writing.
The second panel I attended at #ConZealand this year was “Cyborgs and Society”, with @divyastweets, @sl_huang, and @erricknunnally, moderated by @BenCKinney
The panel raised and considered so many fascinating questions.
The panel raised and considered so many fascinating questions.
This thread will include some of the many things the panelists said. I’m copying this over from my handwritten notes, so assume I’ve paraphrased unless I put something in quotes.
The panelists began by discussing the definition of cyborg.
@BenCKinney: An altered human
@sl_huang: We like to “other” people, so it’s only a matter of time before we call people cyborgs
@BenCKinney: An altered human
@sl_huang: We like to “other” people, so it’s only a matter of time before we call people cyborgs
The first panel I attended at #ConZealand this year was “Fantasy Today: The Best of Recent Fantasy”, with @gracikim, @gaileyfrey, and @ClaireRousseau, moderated by @redscribe
The panel began with the expected book recs, then took a turn into some much deeper topics.
The panel began with the expected book recs, then took a turn into some much deeper topics.
This thread will include some of the many things the panelists said. I’m copying this over from my handwritten notes, so assume I’ve paraphrased unless I put something in quotes. There’s also a chance that some of these thoughts are attributed to the wrong person.
The panel began with a book rec from each panelist:
@gracikim described Legendborn by @tracydeonn (out in September) as King Arthur with Southern Black girl magic.
@ClaireRousseau said The Unspoken Name by @AKLarkwood is fun epic fantasy that subverts a lot of tropes.
@gracikim described Legendborn by @tracydeonn (out in September) as King Arthur with Southern Black girl magic.
@ClaireRousseau said The Unspoken Name by @AKLarkwood is fun epic fantasy that subverts a lot of tropes.
