Pete Alex Harris

Pete Alex Harris is a writer of SFF and horror, and software, living in Scotland. Only the software pays much, so far. He has three self-published novels (Miasma, The Silk Mind, The Source of Fire) and a few short stories published for real in anthologies.

Sessions in which Pete Alex Harris attends

Wednesday 29 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
10:00
10:00
Magic Realism in Genre 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Panelist Shaun Duke (Bemidji State University / The Skiffy and Fanty Show) | Panelist Libia Brenda (Independent) | Panelist Sam Blackley (freelance) | Moderator Eli K. P. William |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
13:00
13:00
Who, What, When and/or Where Inspired You? 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Kaaron Warren | Panelist Snezana Kanacki | Panelist Amal El-Mohtar (University of Ottawa) | Moderator Amanda Bridgeman |
Panel
Writing/Business of WritingScience Fiction/Fantasy
14:00
14:00
Novel vs. Game: Approaches to Narrative Fiction 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Zach Dodson (featherproof books) | Panelist Casey Lucas (Seven Seas Entertainment) | Moderator Edward Fortune (Starburst Magazine) | Panelist Carrie Patel (Obsidian Entertainment) |
Panel
Writing/Business of WritingGaming
16:00
16:00
Can Living in a Small Space on Earth Prepare You for Living in Space? 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Moderator Katrina Archer (Little Blue Marble) | Panelist M. Darusha Wehm | Panelist Courtney Schafer | Panelist David D. Levine |
Panel
Society/CultureScience/Technology
The World of Independent Board Games: Beyond D & D 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Panelist Edward Fortune (Starburst Magazine) | Panelist Petrea Mitchell | Moderator Queenie Chan | Panelist Amal El-Mohtar (University of Ottawa) |
Panel
Gaming
17:00
17:00
Writers on Writing: What’s in a Name? Characters in Fiction 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Panelist Mimi Mondal (Self) | Moderator S. K. Dunstall | Panelist Zaza Koshkadze | Panelist Mandy Hager (NZ Society of Authors) |
Panel
Writing/Business of WritingScience Fiction/Fantasy
18:00
18:00
Film Festival Block 1 4 hours 18:00 NZST  -  22:00 NZST
Media Screening

Thursday 30 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
10:00
10:00
Colossus, Skynet, or the Culture? 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Shiv Ramdas | Panelist Corey J. White | Moderator Cat Sparks | Panelist Jason Wodicka | Panelist Mark Van Name |
Panel
Science/Technology
11:00
11:00
Reading: Mary Robinette Kowal 25 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Mary Robinette Kowal |
Reading
11:30
11:30
Reading: Becky Chambers 25 minutes 11:30 NZST  -  11:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 2
Speaker Becky Chambers |
Reading
12:00
12:00
The Real Dirt on Exoplanets 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Panelist Gerard van Belle (Lowell Observatory) |
Academic
Science/TechnologyAcademic
12:30
12:30
Reading: Max Gladstone 25 minutes 12:30 NZST  -  12:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 2
Speaker Max Gladstone |
Reading
13:00
13:00
Modern Short SF and Fantasy 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Charles Payseur | Panelist Daryl Gregory | Moderator Scott Edelman | Panelist Sheila Williams (Asimov's Science Fiction) | Panelist Neil Clarke (Clarkesworld Magazine) |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
14:00
14:00
My Favourite Board Game 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Erica Holcomb (Explorasaurus Studios) | Moderator Alex Acks | Panelist Alan Stewart | Panelist David Peterson | Panelist Frances Hardinge |
Panel
Gaming
14:30
14:30
Reading: Charlie Jane Anders 25 minutes 14:30 NZST  -  14:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 1
Speaker Charlie Jane Anders |
Reading
16:00
16:00
The Golden Age of SF Movies: SF Films of the 1950s and Early 1960 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Natalie Devitt (Galactic Journey blog) | Panelist Bradford Lyau | Moderator Mallory O'Meara | Panelist Ion Newcombe (AntipodeanSF) | Panelist Shaun Duke (Bemidji State University / The Skiffy and Fanty Show) |
Panel
Media

Friday 31 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
8:00
8:00
The Skiffy & Fanty Show Podcast 1 hour 50 minutes 8:00 NZST  -  9:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 8 (Zoom Meeting)
Speaker Shaun Duke (Bemidji State University / The Skiffy and Fanty Show) | Participant Alasdair Stuart (Escape Artists Inc.) | Participant Wendy Browne (Women Write About Comics) | Speaker Jen Zink (The Skiffy and Fanty Show) |
Podcast
MediaComics/Graphic Novels
9:00
9:00
Cover Art 50 minutes 9:00 NZST  -  9:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist John Picacio | Moderator Cora Buhlert | Panelist Gideon Marcus (Galactic Journey (and Journey Press) ) | Panelist Pablo Defendini (Fireside) | Panelist Alyssa Winans |
Panel
10:00
10:00
2022 Worldcon Site Announcement 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Participant Helen Montgomery (Chicon 8: The 80th World Science Fiction Convention) | Participant Colette Fozard | Participant Dave McCarty | Participant Yasser Bahjatt (Jeddi High Council) | Moderator Alan Stewart |
Presentation
11:00
11:00
Reading: Fran Wilde 25 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:25 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 2
Speaker Fran Wilde |
Reading
12:00
12:00
Translation: the Key to Open Doors to the Cultural Diversity in SFF 50 minutes 12:00 NZST  -  12:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Libia Brenda (Independent) | Moderator Cora Buhlert | Panelist Neil Clarke (Clarkesworld Magazine) | Panelist Wataru Ishigame (Tokyo Sogensha (Publisher)) | Panelist Luis F. Silva |
Panel
Science Fiction/FantasyWriting/Business of Writing
14:00
14:00
Writers on Writing: The Plot's the Thing 50 minutes 14:00 NZST  -  14:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
Panelist Jeffrey A. Carver (SFWA, Starstream Publications) | Moderator Carrie Patel (Obsidian Entertainment) | Panelist Suyi Davies Okungbowa | Panelist David D. Levine |
Panel
Writing/Business of Writing
16:00
16:00
SF and Fantasy Comics and Graphic Novels 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Catherine S. McMullen | Panelist Christopher Ruz (Al Taqwa College) | Moderator Phoebe Wagner (University of Nevada at Reno) | Panelist James Bacon (Smofcon Europe) |
Panel
Comics/Graphic NovelsScience Fiction/Fantasy
17:00
17:00
From Peter Jackson to Taika Waititi : New Zealand Originated Genre Films and TV Series 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Panelist Caemasache McKenna (Full Sail University) | Moderator Matthew S. Rotundo | Panelist Catherine Lundoff (Queen of Swords Press) | Panelist Peter Hassall (Stunt Guild of New Zealand) | Panelist Sam Blackley (freelance) |
Panel
Media

Saturday 1 August, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
11:00
11:00
Hugo Awards Ceremony 3 hours 30 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  14:30 NZST  |  Events , Events Room
Presenter Mercedes Lackey (High Flight Arts and Letters) | Presenter Rose Mitchell | Presenter Robert Silverberg | Presenter Alison Scott (Punctuation) | Presenter Erin Underwood | Presenter Larry Dixon | Presenter Greg Broadmore (Weta Workshop) | Moderator George R. R. Martin |
Event
Science Fiction/Fantasy
13:30
13:30
Reading: Darcie Little Badger 25 minutes 13:30 NZST  -  13:55 NZST  |  Programming , Reading Room 2
Speaker Darcie Little Badger |
Reading
15:00
15:00
From Kuttner to Pratchett: Humour in Science Fiction and Fantasy 50 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  15:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Edward Fortune (Starburst Magazine) | Panelist Chuck Serface (Suicide and Crisis Services of Santa Clara County) | Moderator Alexandra Rowland | Panelist E. Lily Yu | Panelist J.r.h. Lawless (J.R.H. Lawless) |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
16:00
16:00
Arthropods in Fiction 50 minutes 16:00 NZST  -  16:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Robinne Weiss |
Presentation
Science/Technology
17:00
17:00
The Spaceship as Teaching Tool 50 minutes 17:00 NZST  -  17:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Moderator G. David Nordley (Self Employed) |
Academic
Academic
18:00
18:00
Why We Read/Write/Edit Anthologies 50 minutes 18:00 NZST  -  18:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
Moderator Jack Dann | Panelist Mimi Mondal (Self) | Panelist Katherine Quevedo | Panelist Aidan Doyle |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy
20:00
20:00
SF Movies that Look Great but Are Awful! 50 minutes 20:00 NZST  -  20:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Moderator Peter Hassall (Stunt Guild of New Zealand) | Panelist Matthew Pavletich | Panelist Jeremy Szal |
Panel
MediaMoviesBad Movies
21:00
21:00
Monsters in the Garden, a New Zealand SFF Anthology 50 minutes 21:00 NZST  -  21:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Panelist Octavia Cade |
Panel
New ZealandScience Fiction/Fantasy
22:00
22:00
Nordic Fantastic Literature 50 minutes 22:00 NZST  -  22:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Carolina Gomez Lagerlöf | Panelist Ville Vuorela (Reforged Studios) | Moderator Lars Backstrom (auticon) |
Panel
Science Fiction/Fantasy

Sunday 2 August, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington
9:00
9:00
Artists I Want People to Know About 50 minutes 9:00 NZST  -  9:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
Moderator Liz Gorinsky (Erewhon Books) | Panelist Pablo Defendini (Fireside) | Panelist L. D. Lewis (FIYAH Literary Magazine) |
Dialogue
10:00
10:00
From Page to Screen: Screenwriting 101 50 minutes 10:00 NZST  -  10:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
Panelist Candice Michelle Goodwin (RWC Productions) | Moderator Catherine S. McMullen | Panelist Zaza Koshkadze | Panelist Walter Jon Williams | Panelist Melinda Snodgrass (Stealing Fire Productions Inc.) |
Panel
Writing/Business of WritingMedia
11:00
11:00
Closing Ceremony 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Events , Events Room
Master of ceremonies Norman Cates (CoNZealand) | Master of ceremonies Kelly Buehler (CoNZealand) | Participant Bill Lawhorn | Participant Colette Fozard |
Event
The Geologic Era of the Human 50 minutes 11:00 NZST  -  11:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
Panelist Sharon King (ACMRS; Les enfans sans abri) | Moderator Octavia Cade | Panelist Prema Arasu (University of Western Australia) |
Academic
Academic
13:00
13:00
What Fanfiction Can Teach Genre Writers 50 minutes 13:00 NZST  -  13:50 NZST  |  Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
Panelist Alexandra Rowland | Panelist Brent Lambert (FIYAH Literary Magazine) | Moderator Susana Polo (Polygon.com) | Panelist Ira Alexandre (Lady Business) |
Panel
Writing/Business of Writing
15:00
15:00
Film Festival Block 5 1 hour 30 minutes 15:00 NZST  -  16:30 NZST
Media Screening