Preliminary Program Grid for Sarah PinskerThis is the Preliminary program schedule. Sarah Pinsker may or may not actually be on these items, but probably will. However, due to circumstances beyond our control, modifications to the program can occur throughout the convention. |
| Friday 8:30 pm: Sarah Pinsker Concert! (Ends at: 9:25 pm) Washington Theater Participants:Sarah Pinsker GOH Sarah Pinsker performs for Capclave! |
| Saturday 11:00 am: Author Reading: Sarah Pinsker (Ends at: 11:25 am) Monroe Participants:Sarah Pinsker Sarah Pinsker reads from recent and upcoming works. |
| Saturday 1:00 pm: I'll Have Some Mystery with My Speculative Fiction (Ends at: 1:55 pm) Jackson Participants:Charles Gannon, Joan Wendland (M), Sarah Pinsker, Ty Drago Adding a good old fashioned whodunit to a science fiction or fantasy story can add an intriguing and fun element. What makes for a good setting and plot for an SFF mystery? How do you balance providing enough clues to interest the audience without making the solution obvious? What are the tropes and potential pitfalls and where can you find great examples of this done well? |
| Saturday 2:30 pm: The Pilot and the Future of Personal Technology (Ends at: 3:25 pm) Washington Theater Participants:Adeena Mignogna, David Keener, John Ashmead (M), Sarah Pinsker, Suzanne Palmer Sarah Pinsker's novel, We Are Satellites, introduces a brain implant called the Pilot that offers the power to split one's mental focus into multiple streams of attention. This method of true multitasking ability raises questions about the future of virtual reality and similar advancements in personal technology. What is the evolution from cell phones and smart glasses to brain implants? What tradeoffs inevitably follow? |
| Sunday 11:30 am: Guest of Honor Interview(s)! (Ends at: 12:25 pm) Eisenhower Participants:Charlie Jane Anders, Sarah Pinsker What's better than one GOH interview? How about two at the same time! Join our guests of honor Sarah Pinsker and Charlie Jane Anders in conversation together. |
| Sunday 1:00 pm: Fifty years of Omelas (Ends at: 1:55 pm) Eisenhower Participants:Andy Duncan, James Morrow (M), Natalie Luhrs, Sarah Pinsker, Tom Doyle The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin came out in 1973, and it is more relevant and beloved than ever. Panelists discuss what makes this story a classic and how we think of it in modern times. |
| Sunday 2:30 pm: YouCon 2024 (Ends at: 3:25 pm) Eisenhower Participants:Sarah Pinsker (M), Scott Edelman, Tom Doyle In Sarah Pinsker's novella, "And Then There Were (N-One)" SarahCon represents a multiverse of Sarahs navigating a murder mystery plot. Our panelists share versions of their own multiverse con, from their personalized programming track to events made just for every version of them. |
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