This is an amazing film, both for what it sets out to do, and for what it accomplishes. Taking the form of a documentary, it brings science fiction as close to real as I’ve ever seen it. It is the documentary form, I think, that convinces a viewer that this is happening, or has happened. [...]
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Realistic Science Fiction: District 9 3 comments
Live Words: Yukon Writers Festival, April 28-May 8 Leave a comment
In conjunction with the Young Authors Conference, Live Words brings five authors up to the Yukon, and this year they are offering a few more appearances in Whitehorse and the communities for readings and workshops. Yay! I applaud Joyce Sward and other organizers for their efforts to bring these writers to the community. Schedule [...]
Yukon Fantasy/Science Fiction Writer Profiles: Marcelle Dubé Leave a comment
The Yukon is home to more than just one science fiction/fantasy writer. In fact, there’s quite a few, so I’d like to profile them. These will be based on my experiences with them, not just interviews, though I’ve linked and excerpted sections of an interview Marcelle did with Joanna Lilley in What’s Up Yukon. I [...]
Clarion 2009 open for submission Jan 2-Mar 1 Leave a comment
Announcing the 2009 Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop @ UC San Diego June 28 to August 8, 2009 The Clarion Workshop is widely recognized as the premier training ground for aspiring writers of fantasy and science fiction short stories. Many graduates have become well-known writers, and a large number have won major awards. [...]
New Star Trek movie and the Power of Myth 1 comment
What I love about what seems to be Abrams’ vision is that he is turning this story into myth. He’s taken Kirk and made him into a man who is dissatisfied with his current state and yearning for a destiny, and taken Spock and made him into a conflicted man who must choose between two [...]
