
Nalo Hopkinson (born in 1960 in Kingston) is a Jamaican author. She has lived in the Caribbean, in Canada, and is currently a professor of creative writing at University of California, Riverside USA. She has won numerous awards, including the John W. Campbell award for best new writer in 1999, the World fantasy award for the short story collection Skin Folk and Canada’s Sunburst award twice. Her work has also been nominated for the James R. Tiptree Memorial award, the Philip K. Dick award, the Hugo award and the Nebula award. Hopkinson’s work explores race, class and gender issues, as well as cultural differences in fantasy and science fiction settings.
Sessions in which Nalo Hopkinson participates
3:00 PM
3:00
PM
- Opening Ceremonies
- 101a&b
- 1 hour
- Event
6:00 PM
6:00
PM
- Creating Effective Dialogue
- 215
- 1 hour
- Panel
9:00 PM
9:00
PM
- Ready, Steady, Flash!
- 204
- 1 hour
- Panel
11:00 AM
11:00
AM
- Guest of Honour Interview: Nalo Hopkinson
- 103
- 1 hour
- Interview
2:00 PM
2:00
PM
- Kaffeeklatsch: Nalo Hopkinson, Guest of Honour
- Holiday inn cabinet - 10th floor
- 1 hour
- Kaffeeklatsch
11:00 AM
11:00
AM
- Caribbean Science Fiction
- 101c
- 1 hour
- Panel
1:00 PM
1:00
PM
- Guest of Honor Presentation: Nalo Hopkinson
- Hall 3.2 (NEW!)
- 1 hour
- Presentation
3:00 PM
3:00
PM
- Nalo Hopkinson and Farah Mendlesohn: a Conversation
- 103
- 1 hour
- Panel
11:00 AM
11:00
AM
- Fantasy Worldbuilding without Ableism
- 101c
- 1 hour
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00
PM
- Octavia Butler
- 101a&b
- 1 hour
- Panel
4:00 PM
4:00
PM
- Food Lies
- 208
- 1 hour
- Panel
12:00 PM
12:00
PM
- Signing: Nalo Hopkinson
- Signing area
- 1 hour
- Signing
5:00 PM
5:00
PM
- Closing Ceremonies
- 101a&b
- 1 hour
- Event