Benjamin C. Kinney is a neuroscientist, science fiction & fantasy writer, and five-time Hugo Award finalist. By day he leads a rehabilitation neuroscience laboratory, but he still somehow finds time to be a writer, cat-spoiler, spouse, and father. He serves as Assistant Editor of the science fiction magazine Escape Pod from 2017-2023. His short stories have appeared in dozens of major science fiction and fantasy magazines including Analog Science Fiction & Fact, Sunday Morning Transport, Strange Horizons, and many more. He is represented by Marisa Cleveland of the Seymour Agency.
Sessions in which Benjamin C. Kinney participates
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10:00 AM
- Author Reading with Benjamin C. Kinney, Van Plexico, and Daniel Yezbik Gateway Center - Illini A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Does Science Fiction Still Give Us Hope? Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
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- Editing: Behind the Scenes Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
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- Religion and its Place in Science Fiction and Fantasy DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison C & D
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
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11:00 AM
- Understanding Non-Human Point of View Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
Sessions in which Benjamin C. Kinney attends
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- Science and Fantasy: Where the Magic Lies Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Why do science fiction and fantasy get so often placed in opposition? Are there fundamental differences between scientific and magical worldviews, ...
- Panel
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Opening Ceremonies Gateway Center - Center Hall B
- 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Event
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7:00 PM
- Using Mythology In Your Fiction Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
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- Celebrating Androids in Fiction Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
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8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Diversity in Speculative Fiction Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- The world is full of unique and colorful people from all different races, creeds, and orientations. The worlds in our stories should be so as...
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11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- The Business Side of Writing Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
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12:00 PM
- Author Reading with Ryan Dalton and Sherri Dean Gateway Center - Illini A
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- World-Building: The Devil is in the Details Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Stories can seem flat and unrealistic if there isn't sufficient detail of the world your characters are living in. Learn to balance too little vs. ...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Culture and Society, Through Sci-Fi Glasses DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison C & D
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- We do not live in the era when the Skylark series was written, nor in the Golden Age, the Cyberpunk Era, nor many others. As culture and social mor...
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- What To Do About H.P. Lovecraft? DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
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3:00 PM
- Author Reading with Guest of Honor Charlie Jane Anders Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
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6:00 PM
- Author Reading with Mark Tiedemann and Grant Carrington Gateway Center - Illini A
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
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7:00 PM
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison C & D
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- AI and robotics have been improving at a quick pace in the last decade. At what point do they become people? At what point should they be given rig...
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- Negative Comparisons Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
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9:00 PM
- Dance DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison C & D
- 9:00 PM - 3:00 AM | 6 hours
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10:00 AM
- Writing About Race, Gender, and Sexuality in a Sensitive Manner Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
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- Mars Colonization, Farming, and Food Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- In space, whether in zero gravity like the ISS, or in gravity, as in rotating station or on the Moon or Mars, room is tight, and mass is expensive!...
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- The Hero Quest Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
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12:00 PM
- Author Reading with Meg Elison, Jan Gephardt, and Lettie Prell Gateway Center - Illini A
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
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1:00 PM
- Tips For Writing About Things You Know Nothing About Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Okay, we can't know everything about everything. Listen to our experts reveal what they have done to become knowledgeable on a subject or at least ...
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