Portuguese Science Fiction writer, author of several novels and an award-winning short-story collection (local Caminho Award 1991). He's had stories published abroad in Brazil, Argentina, Spain and other European countries. Lately he's edited several themed anthologies (SF, steampunk, pulp fiction) in Portugal and Brazil. He also wrote the "Portugal" entry for the Science Fiction Encyclopedia.
Sessions in which Luis F. Silva participates
11:00
11:00
- Collaborations: Nightmare or Dream Gig? Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
12:00
12:00
- Translation: the Key to Open Doors to the Cultural Diversity in SFF Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
9:00
9:00
- Kaffeeklatsch: Luis F. Silva
- Signup required Programming - Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Kaffeeklatsch
Sessions in which Luis F. Silva attends
8:00
8:00
- Dealers Hall Pre-Opening Coffee and Doughnuts Reception Programming - Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
- 8:00 NZST - 8:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Reception
10:00
10:00
- Fantasy Today: The Best of Recent Fantasy Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 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
- Magic Realism in Genre Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
11:00
11:00
- Science Fiction/Fantasy from the Chinese Diaspora Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Continuing Relevance and Popularity of The Lord of the Rings Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
12:00
12:00
- Welcome, New Professional Writers Programming - Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- SF and Fantasy of Australia Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Shared Common Myths Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
13:00
13:00
- What to Expect When You're Ready to Query Programming - Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- 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
- Running Conventions: A Worldwide Perspective Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Science Fantasy: A Core Piece of the SF/F World Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Welcome to CoNZealand, a Virtual Tour Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Demonstration
- Chronology of Calendars Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Atlanta Radio Theatre Presents "Omnilingual" and other SF Radio Plays Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
- Novel vs. Game: Approaches to Narrative Fiction Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
15:00
15:00
- Small Press Leading the Way Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Parties: 29 July, party band #3 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 15:00 NZST - 18:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
- The Death of Genre? Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:55 NZST | 55 minutes
- Panel
- Epidemics and Plagues in the Real World and in Fiction Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Infinite Entangled Futures: Indigenous Voices in Conversation Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
16:00
16:00
- World Building for Fantasy Programming - Workshops
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
- Meet and Greet the Programme Participants Programming - Meet and Greets
- 16:00 NZST - 17:00 NZST | 1 hour
- Reception
- The Evolution of Fanzines Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Killing it in Kindle Unlimited Programming - Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
- Can Living in a Small Space on Earth Prepare You for Living in Space? Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
17:00
17:00
- Kaffeeklatsch: Helen Marshall
- Signup required Programming - Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Kaffeeklatsch
- Japanese Science Fiction Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Animals in Fantasy Discord - Discord Programming - Larry & Misty Panel Room
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Writers on Writing: What’s in a Name? Characters in Fiction Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
18:00
18:00
- Film Festival Block 1
- 18:00 NZST - 22:00 NZST | 4 hours
- Media Screening
19:00
19:00
- Representing the Other Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 19:00 NZST - 19:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
20:00
20:00
- Scarey Stuff Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 20:00 NZST - 20:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Game Show
21:00
21:00
- Imagining Fae in Aotearoa and elsewhere Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 21:00 NZST - 21:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
22:00
22:00
- Planning and Attending Conventions in the Age of COVID-19 Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 22:00 NZST - 22:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
23:00
23:00
- Parties: 29 July, party band #1 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 23:00 NZST - 2:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
- Establishing A Social Media Presence Programming - Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
- 23:00 NZST - 23:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
7:00
7:00
- Parties: 30 July, party band #2 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 7:00 NZST - 10:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
9:00
9:00
- Wild Cards: Writing the Mosaic Novel Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Recent SF and Fantasy on TV: Beyond the Usual Suspects Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Climate Change: Adaptation vs Resilience Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Human Mind and Perception of the Other Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
10:00
10:00
- How to Rock Self Publishing
- Signup required Programming - Workshops
- 10:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Workshop
- Traditional Publishing: Working with Publishers Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Special Effects in Feature Films: The Evolution from Willis O'Brien to Industrial Light and Magic and Weta Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Future Is Female: Women SF Writers from Mary Shelley to Ursula Le Guin and Octavia Butler Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 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
- Reading: Joe Haldeman Programming - Reading Room 1
- 10:00 NZST - 10:25 NZST | 25 minutes
- Reading
10:30
10:30
- Reading: Walter Jon Williams Programming - Reading Room 1
- 10:30 NZST - 10:55 NZST | 25 minutes
- Reading
11:00
11:00
- Reading: Mary Robinette Kowal Programming - Reading Room 1
- 11:00 NZST - 11:25 NZST | 25 minutes
- Reading
12:00
12:00
- Reading: Julie Czerneda Programming - Reading Room 1
- 12:00 NZST - 12:25 NZST | 25 minutes
- Reading
- SF Cons Around the World Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Action Scenes Without Black Belts
- Signup required Programming - Workshops
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Workshop
- The Real Dirt on Exoplanets Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
- Modern SF Criticism Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Music in SF and Fantasy Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Money and Currency for Fantasy Authors Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
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
- Ray Bradbury Centennial Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
- Cory Doctorow and Ada Palmer discuss censorship and information control Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Dialogue
- YA Down Under: Young Adult SF and Fantasy from New Zealand and Australia Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Building Fantasy Worlds Discord - Discord Programming - Larry & Misty Panel Room
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
14:00
14:00
- Reading: Jack Dann Programming - Reading Room 2
- 14:00 NZST - 14:25 NZST | 25 minutes
- Reading
- Stunts in SF Films and TV Shows Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
- 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
- Shapes of Space: Topology, the Universe and You
- Signup required Programming - Workshops
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Workshop
15:00
15:00
- Parties: 30 July, party band #3 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 15:00 NZST - 18:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
- Can AI Write a Story? Cases for and Against Human + Machine Programming - Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
- Narrative Imagery Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Re-engineering the Natural Form Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
- Nevertheless, She Persisted: The Explosion of the Heroine in the 50 Years Since Mia Havero Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- New Zealand Authors on the International Stage Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
16:00
16:00
- The Golden Age of SF Movies: SF Films of the 1950s and Early 1960 Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Juggling for Writers: Making Progress When You've Got a Million Responsibilities Programming - Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- SFF and Te Ao Māori Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
17:00
17:00
- Translating Speculative Fiction: Challenges and Exaltations Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Asian Women of Horror: The Experience of Perpetual "Otherness" Through the Lens of Dark Fiction Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- On Afrofuturism Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Female in the Fantastic Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
18:00
18:00
- History of SF Fandom in New Zealand Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 18:00 NZST - 18:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- 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
- 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
20:00
20:00
- Trends: How They Effect Tropes in F&SF Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 20:00 NZST - 21:00 NZST | 1 hour
- Talk
8:00
8:00
- Literary Beer: Julie Czerneda
- Signup required Programming - Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
- 8:00 NZST - 8:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Literary Beer
- The Skiffy & Fanty Show Podcast Programming - Programme Room 8 (Zoom Meeting)
- 8:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Podcast
9:00
9:00
- Brave New Revenue Stream Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- COVID-19: A Great Filter? Programming - Programme Room 1 (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
- Exploring Speculative Fiction On the Screen Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
- Ask a Scientist Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- 2022 Worldcon Site Announcement Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
- The Expanding Worlds of Audiobooks Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
11:00
11:00
- This Giant Papier-Mâché Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy (Movie Screening) Programming - Programme Room 8 (Zoom Meeting)
- 11:00 NZST - 13:55 NZST | 2 hours 55 minutes
- Media Screening
- Discover Sir Julius Vogel Programming - Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
- Networking for Writers and Publishers Programming - Discussion Groups
- 11:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Discussion Group
- Marketing and Promoting Your Book Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Second Golden Age: SF of the 1960s Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
13:00
13:00
- Kaffeeklatsch: Karl Schroeder
- Signup required Programming - Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Kaffeeklatsch
- Malaysian SFF Programming - Programme Room 9 (Zoom Meeting)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- David Brin Power Hour Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 13:00 NZST - 14:00 NZST | 1 hour
- Talk
- History and SF Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Great Worlds in SF Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- SF and Fantasy from New Zealand Programming - Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
14:00
14:00
- Ham Radio Meet-up Programming - Discussion Groups
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Discussion Group
- Through the Magic Door: The Appeal of Portal Fantasies Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Killing Your Own Grandparent: Time Travel in SF Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Writers on Writing: The Plot's the Thing Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Climate Fiction/Climate Fact Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
15:00
15:00
- Expanded Universes: Tie-In Novels, Stories, and Comics Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- How to Work with Editors Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
16:00
16:00
- Mediating the Future Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
- SF and Fantasy Comics and Graphic Novels Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Futures at the World's Edge Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Dialogue
- Universal Rights in the Age of AI Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
17:00
17:00
- Post The Three-Body Problem: What Is Happening in Mainland Chinese Science Fiction? Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Pew! Pew! What Would Realistic Space Battles Look Like? Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
- Ethnicity and Perspectives on Speculative Fiction Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
18:00
18:00
- Film Festival Block 3
- 18:00 NZST - 22:00 NZST | 4 hours
- Media Screening
- Is Cyberpunk Mainstream Now? Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 18:00 NZST - 18:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
19:00
19:00
- SpecFicNZ Get To Know Us Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 19:00 NZST - 19:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Meeting
- Creating the Doodle Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 19:00 NZST - 19:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
23:00
23:00
- Parties: 31 July, party band #1 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 23:00 NZST - 2:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
10:00
10:00
- Antipodial Speculative Fiction Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
- Horror from Elsewhere Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Ascent of Wonder: What Makes Hard SF Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Writing Fantasy and SF from the Margins Programming - Programme Room 4 (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
12:00
12:00
- Writing for Young Adults Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Perspectives on World Building Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
14:00
14:00
- SF and Fantasy Video Games Programming - Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Australian Climate Fiction Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
- Apocalypse Now and Then: The Changing Nature of Apocalypse and Post-Apocalypse Fiction Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- 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
- Parties: 1 August, party band #3 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 15:00 NZST - 18:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
- Birds of a Feather: Librarians Programming - Discussion Groups
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Discussion Group
- Narrative and the Craft of Speculative Fiction Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
- From Kuttner to Pratchett: Humour in Science Fiction and Fantasy Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Not Your Parents' Space Opera Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Novel, Novella or Short Story? Choosing the Right Length for Fiction Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- 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
16:00
16:00
- History of SF Fandom in Australia Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Writers on Writing: The Craft of Writing Alternate History Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
17:00
17:00
- Becoming a Grown-up: the Bildungsroman in Stories for Young People Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
18:00
18:00
- Towards a Pedagogy of Speculative Fiction Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 18:00 NZST - 18:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
- Chinese Short Fiction Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 18:00 NZST - 18:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Why We Read/Write/Edit Anthologies Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 18:00 NZST - 18:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Intersection of Science Fiction and Technology in Japan Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 18:00 NZST - 18:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
19:00
19:00
- What's Different about New Zealand Comics? Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 19:00 NZST - 19:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
20:00
20:00
- Gravity Awards Ceremony Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 20:00 NZST - 20:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Award
- SF Movies that Look Great but Are Awful! Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 20:00 NZST - 20:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
21:00
21:00
- Monsters in the Garden, a New Zealand SFF Anthology Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 21:00 NZST - 21:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
22:00
22:00
- Nordic Fantastic Literature Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 22:00 NZST - 22:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Quantum Computing: Nearing Reality Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 22:00 NZST - 22:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
23:00
23:00
- Parties: 1 August, party band #1 Con Operations - Party Zoom
- 23:00 NZST - 2:00 NZST | 3 hours
- Party
9:30
9:30
- Reading: Karl Schroeder Programming - Reading Room 2
- 9:30 NZST - 9:55 NZST | 25 minutes
- Reading
10:00
10:00
- "Sarabande" / "Resurrection Eve" Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 11:00 NZST | 1 hour
- Presentation
- The History of the Book Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Presentation
11:00
11:00
- Kaffeeklatsch: Sheila Williams
- Signup required Programming - Kaffeklatch and Literary Beer Room
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Kaffeeklatsch
- Speculative Poetry 2020 The Rhyme of the SF Mariner Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Closing Ceremony Events - Events Room
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Event
- The Day After Tomorrow: Near Future SF Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Military SF: Getting It Right Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
12:00
12:00
- In Conversation: Gary K. Wolfe and Joe Haldeman Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Dialogue
- Family and the Future of the Intimate Programming - Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Academic
- In Space No One Can See You Hide the Evidence: Crimes in Space Programming - Programme Room 4 (Webinar)
- 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
13:00
13:00
- The Best of the Rest: 2019 Novels that Weren't Nominated for a Hugo Programming - Programme Room 3 (Webinar)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Beyond the Anglosphere: SF and Fantasy from the Rest of the World Programming - Programme Room 1 (Webinar)
- 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | 50 minutes
- Panel
14:00
14:00
- Freedom in SF: Forty Years of the Prometheus Awards Programming - Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)
- 14:00 NZST - 15:00 NZST | 1 hour
- Panel
- Worlds of Ursula K Le Guin
- Signup required Programming - Programme Room 2 (Webinar)
- 14:00 NZST - 16:00 NZST | 2 hours
- Media Screening
