James Gunn was–indeed, still is–one of my heroes. While I didn’t meet him until 2002, when I first went to Lawrence for the Sturgeon Award ceremony, I already admired his writing, both fiction and non-fiction, and had benefited greatly from his expansive, benevolent influence on science fiction as critic, anthologist, conference organizer and educator.
Sitting rapt in Jim’s KU office as he talked about the field he loved, I realized …Read More
Teachable Science Fiction and Fantasy
For the past decade, in the Honors College of the University of Alabama, I have taught a weekly interdisciplinary seminar on 21st-century science fiction and fantasy: science fiction in the fall, fantasy in the spring. In fact, it’s generally more limited even than the 21st century; my rule is to include no text on the syllabus older than five years. I break the …Read More
In this Locus podcast, we have Andy Duncan calling in from Frostburg State University in Maryland, and Ellen Klages in San Francisco. Their conversation is wide-ranging and eclectic, including: Moby Dick, doing background research, pleasure reading, genre labels, awards juries, reading to learn how to write, and more. I hope you’ll enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording.
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