“Absent Antipodeans”—Bob Kuhn Reads Speculative Fiction by Australian & New Zealand Authors at Worldcon 70, 2012
Except on rare occasions, the World Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention is always held in the Northern Hemisphere, most usually in North America—a far step for most Australian and New Zealand speculative fiction authors.
But this year US-based voiceover artist Bob Kuhn has stepped in and set up “Absent Antipodeans” (7.30 pm, Sunday 2 September), a reading event in which he will read from the work of Australian and New Zealand authors who cannot be present themselves. Obviously this is a tremendous opportunity for “absent” authors such as myself and we owe Bob a deeply appreciative vote of thanks.
But if you are one of the lucky people attending Worldon 70 (Chicon 7: August 30-September 3) and are interested in Australian and New Zealand writing, “Absent Antipodeans” is an event to put on your schedule—in fact, put it on your schedule anyway! 😉
And speaking of schedules, here’s the reading list as it currently stands:
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Sarah Douglass Memorial Reading
Bob will also be doing a Sarah Douglass (1957 – 2011) Memorial Reading from 11.30 am-12 noon on Sunday 2 September, as part of the Chicon reading programme.
Helen! Thanks for the notice. Mary and I’ve put it up on Facebook as well to help spread the word. So thrilled. How wonderful would it be if we were all there to listen? Some day . . .
Maybe we should all try to meet up at one of the upcoming 2013/2014 cons? There’s an upcoming WorldCon in Brighton.
I think it’s World Fantasy in Brighton in 2013 and Worldcon in London in 2014. (Something like that.) Cheryl Morgan had an interesting post on the realtive merits of attending both/either, here.
Wow, interesting opinions being aired there by Ms Morgan! And in the comments, too. I wasn’t aware the membership fee for World Fantasy was $250, that’s pretty darned steep. I shall have to rethink… but anyway, I hope to attend one or the other. Maybe WorldCon London 2014, then…
Am not sure that Worldcon will be significantly cheaper, Mary (& certainly not from this part of the world, sigh), depending on when membership is purchased of course, but it is interesting to get some focus on the different nature of each convention.
Yes, indeed!