November 19-21, 2010
Ramada Plaza Hotel
300 Jarvis Street
Toronto

I’ll be attending the Aurora pin ceremony on Friday night and doing two panels on Saturday at SFContario.

Aurora Pin Ceremony Fri. 9 PM ­ Ballroom BC

Sat 10 AM ­ Ballroom A Getting It Done: Writers share their tips on time management and techniques for getting to work on the days where nothing is working — whether it’s from writer’s block, a hectic schedule, or sheer ennui – to get the job done. (Alison Baird, Karen Dales, Elizabeth Hirst, Ursula Pflug, Caitlin Sweet(M))

Sat. 4 PM ­ Ballroom A Why Science Fiction? The literary landscape is littered with genres. Why do we read science fiction as opposed to other genres of fiction? What are its specific features that make it attractive to us? (Julie Czerneda, Lorne Kates(M), Karin Lowachee, Michael Martineck, Ursula Pflug)