Cathy Hird lives in a forest on the shores of Georgian Bay. A recently retired sheep farmer, she writes YA fantasy and works as a United Church minister. She weaves tapestries and scarves and tells stories that pull together threads of ancient myth and modern questions. Cathy also writes non-fiction reflections on climage change and spirituality
Cathy's contemporary trilogy draws on Celtic mythology and the legends of King Arthur and the court of Camelot. Her love of Greek mythology is seen in the novels set in bronze-age Greece.
Sessions in which Cathy Hird participates
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Happily Ever After: Writing Satisfying Endings Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Are Conventions Still Necessary? Gateway Center - Illini A
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- SF conventions were created as a safe place to meet others that shared a love of science fiction and fantasy. With the internet, people can now eas...
- Panel
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Science Fiction and/or Fantasy: Genres in Conflict of Synergy Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Science Fiction or Literary Fiction: Where It Should Go? Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 8:00 PM - 8:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Autographs with Cathy Hird and John Hornor Jacobs Gateway Center - Signing Table
- 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo