Laura Abbott
Editor
Mithril Scalpel
Editing articles by day and novels by night.
My reptiles are adorable.
Currently booked through September.
Sessions in which Laura Abbott attends
10:00
10:00
- The Art of the Interview Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Future Laws Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
13:00
13:00
- Future Economics Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Art of the Review Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
14:00
14:00
- Chronology of Calendars Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Novel vs. Game: Approaches to Narrative Fiction Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
16:00
16:00
- World Building for Fantasy Programming - Workshops
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
17:00
17:00
- Japanese Science Fiction Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
19:00
19:00
- Representing the Other Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 19:00 NZST - 19:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
23:00
23:00
- Establishing A Social Media Presence Programming - Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
- 23:00 NZST - 23:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
10:00
10:00
- Traditional Publishing: Working with Publishers Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Justice in SF and Fantasy Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Colossus, Skynet, or the Culture? Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
11:00
11:00
- Explorations of Character and Narrative Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
- Reading: Mary Robinette Kowal Programming - Reading Room 1
- 11:00 NZST - 11:25 NZST | 25 minutes
- Reading
12:00
12:00
- Action Scenes Without Black Belts
- Signup required Programming - Workshops
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Workshop
- Money and Currency for Fantasy Authors Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
12:30
12:30
- Reading: Max Gladstone Programming - Reading Room 2
- 12:30 NZST - 12:55 NZST | 25 minutes
- Reading
13:00
13:00
- Understanding the Reality of Data Intensive Research Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
- Building Fantasy Worlds Discord - Discord Programming - Larry & Misty Panel Room
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Creating Compelling Characters in Fantastical Worlds
- Signup required Programming - Workshops
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Workshop
14:00
14:00
- Democratizing Access to Space Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
- Medicine in the Future: From Surgery in Zero G to New Treatments for Disease Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
15:00
15:00
- Re-engineering the Natural Form Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
16:00
16:00
- Using History to Build a World for Writing or Playing
- Signup required Programming - Workshops
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Workshop
18:00
18:00
- Terraforming and Alien Life: A Biochemist's Perspective Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 18:00 NZST - 18:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
19:00
19:00
- Narrative Design and Writing for Games part 1
- Signup required Programming - Workshops
- 19:00 NZST - 20:50 NZST | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Workshop
- Not Long Before the End? SF and the Economics of Resource Scarcity Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 19:00 NZST - 19:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Talk
9:00
9:00
- Brave New Revenue Stream Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Technology for Disability in the Real World and in Speculative Fiction Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
10:00
10:00
- Stranger in a Strange Head: Imposter Syndrome Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
11:00
11:00
- Kaffeeklatsch: Ellen Datlow
- Signup required Programming - Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Kaffeeklatsch
- Networking for Writers and Publishers Programming - Discussion Groups
- 11:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Discussion Group
12:00
12:00
- Is Capitalism Stifling Research? Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
14:00
14:00
- Writers on Writing: The Plot's the Thing Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
15:00
15:00
- How to Work with Editors Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
16:00
16:00
- Magic Systems in Fantasy Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Universal Rights in the Age of AI Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
20:00
20:00
- Narrative Design and Writing for Games part 2
- Signup required Programming - Workshops
- 20:00 NZST - 21:50 NZST | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Workshop
10:00
10:00
- Constructed Language: From Elvish to Esperanto to Dothraki to Belter Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
11:00
11:00
- Hugo Awards Ceremony Events - Events Room
- 11:00 NZST - 14:30 NZST | 3 hours 30 minutes
- Event
Rose Mitchell
Presenter
Robert Silverberg
Presenter
Larry Dixon
Presenter
George R. R. Martin
Moderator
13:00
13:00
- Geological Worldbuilding
- Signup required Programming - Workshops
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Workshop
14:00
14:00
- The Future of Engineering/Design/Manufacturing: Influencing the World, Influencing SF Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
15:00
15:00
- Our New Robot Overlords: Why and How They Will Take Over Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
18:00
18:00
- Intersection of Science Fiction and Technology in Japan Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 18:00 NZST - 18:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
22:00
22:00
- Quantum Computing: Nearing Reality Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 22:00 NZST - 22:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
10:00
10:00
- The History of the Book Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
11:00
11:00
- Military SF: Getting It Right Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
12:00
12:00
- Family and the Future of the Intimate Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
13:00
13:00
- Thalience and Sentience Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- What Fanfiction Can Teach Genre Writers Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel