Reddit AMA

March 25, 2015
Harvard Campus

Harvard campus

 

I’m back after my trip to Boston, which was awesome. Vericon was held on Harvard campus and most attendees were students. They were a pleasure to talk to, bright, driven and inquisitive. It’s as if Harvard strives to select the best and the brightest, or something! I got to hang out with old friends, meet new ones, participate in panels, read from my work, and listen to some very intelligent ideas presented by other panelists.

Ken Liu was the guest of honor at this event and he delivered a brilliant lecture on fiction translation. The caption on the screen behind Ken reads “Traduttore traditore,” an Italian pun meaning “To translate is to betray.” I really hope Ken writes the lecture down because I think the community would benefit greatly from his wisdom. He made me reevaluate some of my memories of living in the former USSR and our perception of Western culture and literature.

Ken Translation Speech

Ken Liu delivers the Guest of Honor speech at Vericon

I’m getting back into the swing of things now, and today I will be spending a chunk of my day answering questions on Reddit. This is my first time doing an AMA, so if you’re a Redditor (or even if you aren’t) come hang out in that thread and ask a question or two. I could use some friendly faces! 🙂

Click here to visit the AMA thread.

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My 2015 Vericon Schedule

March 19, 2015

vericonThis weekend I’ll be attending Vericon — Harvard University’s annual science fiction convention.  This is a small affair with only a dozen or so guests and a handful of panels, but their other guests are top notch: this year’s roster includes Patrick and Teresa Nielsen-Hayden, Mary Robinette Kowal, Jo Walton, Will McIntosh and a plethora of other fine authors and editors. Ken Liu is the guest of honor (and also happens to be an alum).

I’m very excited to re-visit Boston, to visit Harvard for the first time, and to get to speak, participate on panels, and even do a reading there. I will stick around all weekend long, but these are the panels/functions I’m currently scheduled for, so come by and hear me (and people much smarter than me) speak, should you be so inclined:

Friday

7pm – Editing and Translating Genre Fiction (KL, AL, AS, PNH)  – Sever Hall 113

8pm – Diversity, Intersectionality, and Variety (DJO, KL, MRK, AS, JW) – Sever Hall 113

Saturday

7pm – Alex Shvartsman Reading – Sever Hall 102

8pm – Milk & Cookies – Story Reading & Snacks – Lowell Lecture Hall Basement

Sunday

11am – The Joys and Perils of Writing Short (MRK, KL, WM, GG, PNH, AS) – Sever Hall 111

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