[Board] Re: SF Author GOH?

[Matt Arnold]

That is an uncanny description of Charlie Stross. -Matt

On 7/5/06, john guest <phecda at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm not opposed to this.  If he's coming from Toronto, the worst case
> scenario is a train ticket.  I think we should have the budget for
> this.
>
> Now, my view point is that a good author is a storyteller first, and
> it doesn't matter if he or she is writing science fiction, fantasy or
> an obituary.  If that person can convey their vision in a way that
> makes you not want to stop reading, then they have done their job.
> For instance, Heinlein wrote some great fantasy ("Glory Road", "The
> Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag", "Job, A Comedy of Justice")
> as well as all the hard science he's primarily known for.  Andre
> Norton wrote some fairly good SF as well as the fantasy for which she
> was more famous.  Kate Wilhelm has written some great hard SF, some
> intriguing fantasy, and some really kick-ass crime/courtroom drama.
> In all these cases, as the characters and story were engaging, it
> really didn't matter what genre the author wrote in.   In fact,
> knowing the author led me to read genres I wouldn't typically have
> read.
>
> So rather than a pure "hard science" author, or a pure fantasy author,
> I'd like an author who crosses genres on a fairly regular basis, and
> in the grand tradition of Penguicon, makes sure that they get their
> chocolate firmly and thoroughly mixed with their peanut butter.
>
> --John
>
> On 7/5/06, Matt Arnold <matt.mattarn at gmail.com> wrote:
> > By the way, I have RCW's direct e-mail contact info, which is on this page.
> > http://www.geocities.com/canadian_sf/wilson/
> > -Matt
> >
> > On 7/5/06, Matt Arnold <matt.mattarn at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Last year we had seven GoHs, the year before that, six. Can we afford
> > > six GoHs again this year? Sorry, I've really got my heart set on
> > > having a science fiction author GoH. We've had Fantasy GoHs three out
> > > of four years and are sending out another invite to one this year, and
> > > fantasy fans still feel overlooked. But we only ever had one SF author
> > > GoH. I understand if we can't, but I would dearly love to have a Hugo
> > > finalist. They are Scazi, Charlie Stross, Ken MacLeod, and Robert
> > > Charles Wilson.
> > >
> > > There is also George R.R. Martin but he's a fantasy author and we're
> > > already inviting Tamora Pierce.
> > >
> > > Scalzi, Charlie Stross, and Robert Charles Wilson decided to create an
> > > ebook package of their novels which are competing for the Hugo award
> > > this year, and made it available for free to Hugo voters. I think
> > > that's a very Penguicon-like thing to do. Scalzi's already coming to
> > > Penguicon, of course. I understand why you had to decline the idea of
> > > Charlie Stross (the ultimate Penguicon GoH) because of his
> > > business-class trans-atlantic airfare. Of course I guess the same
> > > would apply to the other Hugo finalist, Ken MacLeod.
> > >
> > > Robert Charles Wilson lives just north of Toronto (affordable for
> > > travel!), and his novels are mind-boggling hard SF. Scalzi says he's
> > > an excellent choice, great at conventions, a multiple Hugo nominee and
> > > all-around nice guy. Two finalists for the 2006 attending Penguicon
> > > would be fantastic. I suggest RCW!
> > >
> > > -Matt
> > >
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