Åcon

	Åcon Åcon is an annual science fiction convention, held in May or June every year in Mariehamn, Åland. It was founded in 2007 with the goal of bringing Swedish and Finnish science fiction fandom together, and described as being a literary Literature is any collection of Writing, written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to ... relaxacon with all programming in English. While a few of the participants are Ålanders, the majority travel from mainland Finland and Sweden for the convention. Guests of honour References {{DEFAULTSORT:Acon Science fiction conventions in Europe Tourist attractions in Åland Recurring events established in 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Geoff Ryman Geoffrey Charles Ryman (born 1951) is a Canadian writer of science fiction, fantasy, slipstream and historical fiction. Biography Ryman was born in Canada and moved to the United States at age 11. He earned degrees in History and English at UCLA, then moved to England in 1973, where he has lived most of his life. He is gay. In addition to being an author, Ryman started a web design team for the UK government at the Central Office of Information in 1994. He also led the teams that designed the first official British Monarchy and 10 Downing Street websites, and worked on the UK government's flagship website www.direct.gov.uk. Works Ryman says he knew he was a writer "before ecould talk", with his first work published in his mother's newspaper column at six years of age. He is best known for his science fiction; however, his first novel was the fantasy '' The Warrior Who Carried Life'', and his revisionist fantasy of ''The Wizard of Oz'', '' Was...'', has been called "his most a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Emma Newman Emma Newman is a British science fiction and fantasy writer, podcaster and audiobook narrator. Her award nominations include the British Fantasy Award (categories: "best fantasy novel", "best newcomer") for ''Between Two Thorns'' in 2014'''' and the Arthur C. Clarke Award for '' After Atlas'' in 2017. Her ''Planetfall'' series was nominated for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Series. Career Newman has published eleven novels and a collection of short fiction. Her hobbies include Live Action Role Playing and dressmaking. She lives in Somerset, England. She is the co-creator, with her husband Peter Newman, of the Hugo Award winning podcast ''Tea and Jeopardy''. The podcast has over 70 episodes and revolve around Emma hosting another creator for a nice cup of tea and cake, while her scheming butler Latimer (played by Peter Newman) attempts to send them to their deaths at the end of the episode. Audiobooks narrated by Newman include some of her own work (''Planetfall'', ''From Dark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Steph Swainston Steph Swainston is a British literary fantasy/science fiction author, known for the ''Castle'' series. Her debut novel, '' The Year of Our War'' (2004), won the 2005 Crawford Award and a nomination for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Profile Stephanie "Steph" Jane Swainston was born in Bradford in 1974. She attended St. Joseph's College, Bradford, followed by Girton College, University of Cambridge, and the University of Wales. Outside writing, Swainston has had a broad range of occupations, which include bookseller, archaeologist, lock keeper, information scientist, and pyrotechnician. Swainston's novels to date take place in the Fourlands, which the author has described as a secret childhood paracosm,Interview at clarkesworldmagazine.com further influenced by aspects of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cat Valente Catherynne M. Valente (born May 5, 1979) is an American fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. For her speculative fiction novels she has won the annual James Tiptree, Andre Norton, and Mythopoeic Fantasy awards. Her short fiction has appeared in '' Clarkesworld Magazine'', the World Fantasy Award–winning anthologies ''Salon Fantastique'' and ''Paper Cities'', along with numerous "Year's Best" volumes. Her critical work has appeared in the ''International Journal of the Humanities'' as well as in numerous essay collections. Career Catherynne M. Valente's novels have been nominated for Hugo, World Fantasy, and Locus awards. Her 2009 book '' Palimpsest'' won the Lambda Award for LGBT Science Fiction or Fantasy. Her two-volume series ''The Orphan's Tales'' won the 2008 Mythopoeic Award, and its first volume, ''The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden'', won the 2006 James Tiptree Jr. Award and was nominated for the 2007 World Fantasy Award. In 2012, Valente's work won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Science Fiction Conventions In Europe Science is a systematic endeavor that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earliest archeological evidence for scientific reasoning is tens of thousands of years old. The earliest written records in the history of science come from Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia in around 3000 to 1200 BCE. Their contributions to mathematics, astronomy, and medicine entered and shaped Greek natural philosophy of classical antiquity, whereby formal attempts were made to provide explanations of events in the physical world based on natural causes. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, knowledge of Greek conceptions of the world deteriorated in Western Europe during the early centuries (400 to 1000 CE) of the Middle Ages, but was preserved in the Muslim world during the Islamic Golden Age and later by the efforts of Byzantine Greek scholars who brought Greek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Nya Åland ''Nya Åland'' is a Swedish language newspaper in Åland, an autonomous region in Finland. It is the second largest local newspaper on Åland, following Ålandstidningen. History and profile ''Nya Åland'' was founded in 1981 as a cooperative movement. Hasse Svensson was the editor-in-chief of ''Ålandstidningen'' and left it following an internal dispute to form ''Nya Åland''. The paper is published in tabloid format A tabloid is a newspaper with a compact page size smaller than broadsheet. There is no standard size for this newspaper format. Etymology The word ''tabloid'' comes from the name given by the London-based pharmaceutical company Burroughs Wel .... At the initial phase, ''Nya Åland'' was published twice per week. Then it began to be published five times a week (Monday through Friday). References External links''Nya Åland'' 1981 establishments in Finland Mass media in Åland Daily newspapers published in Finland Newspapers established in 1981 Swedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Ålandstidningen ''Ålandstidningen'' or ''Tidningen Åland'' is a Swedish-language newspaper in Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1,580 km2, and a populat ..., an autonomous region in Finland. It is published six times a week with a circulation of 8,392, and is the largest local newspaper on Åland, of the two published (the other being '' Nya Åland''). ''Tidningen Åland'' was founded in 1891 by Julius Sundblom, who would later play an instrumental part in the Åland Crisis. References External links''Ålandstidningen'' 1891 establishments in Finland Daily newspapers published in Finland Mass media in Åland Newspapers established in 1891 Swedish-language newspapers published in Finland {{Aland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Amal El-Mohtar Amal El-Mohtar (born 13 December 1984) is a Canadian poet and writer of speculative fiction. She has published short fiction, poetry, essays and reviews, and has edited the fantastic poetry quarterly magazine ''Goblin Fruit'' since 2006. El-Mohtar began reviewing science fiction and fantasy books for the ''New York Times Book Review'' in February 2018. She has worked as a creative writing instructor at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. In 2018 she also served as a host on Brandon Sanderson's creative writing podcast ''Writing Excuses'' for Season 13. Personal life El-Mohtar was born in Ottawa, Ontario to a family of Lebanese descent. She grew up in Ottawa, with the exception of two years spent in Lebanon beginning when she was six years old. She is married and lives in Ottawa. Awards and honors El-Mohtar has also received the Rhysling Award for Best Short Poem in 2009, 2011 and 2014. Selected works El-Mohtar's full bibliography includes an extensive list of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Zen Cho Zen Cho is a Malaysian fantasy author based in Birmingham, United Kingdom. She is known for her ''Sorcerer to the Crown'' series. She was the joint winner of the Crawford Award in 2015 for her short story collection ''Spirits Abroad''. Biography Cho has a law degree from University of Cambridge, and she works as a lawyer. Cho's debut novel, ''Sorcerer to the Crown'', was published in 2015. It was a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel in 2016, and in the same year, Cho won the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer. Her novelette " If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again", published by the B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, won the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novelette The Hugo Award for Best Novelette is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published or translated into English during the previous calendar year. The novelette award is available for works of fiction of .... Awards Source: Bibliography ''Sorcerer Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Karen Lord Karen Lord (born 22 May 1968) is a Barbadian writer of speculative fiction. Her first novel, ''Redemption in Indigo'' (2010), retells the story "Ansige Karamba the Glutton" from Senegalese folklore and her second novel, ''The Best of All Possible Worlds'' (2013), is an example of social science fiction. Lord also writes on the sociology of religion. Biography Karen Lord was born in Barbados.Karen Lord biography at The Cooke Agency. She attended Queen's College in Bridgetown , and earned a science degree from the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tricia Sullivan Tricia Sullivan (born July 7, 1968 in New Jersey, United States) is a science fiction writer. She also writes fantasy under the pseudonym Valery Leith. She moved to the United Kingdom in 1995. In 1999 she won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for her novel ''Dreaming in Smoke''. Her novels ''Maul'', ''Lightborn'', and ''Occupy Me'' have also been shortlisted for the Clarke award, in 2004, 2011, and 2017 respectively. Sullivan has studied music and martial arts. Her partner is the martial artist Steve Morris, with whom she has three children. They live in Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to th .... Bibliography Science fiction ''The Question Eaters'' (1995) (Short Story) ''Lethe'' (1995) ''Someone to Watch over Me'' (1997) ''Dreaming in Smoke'' (1999) ''Maul'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Catherynne M Catherynne M. Valente (born May 5, 1979) is an American fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. For her speculative fiction novels she has won the annual James Tiptree, Andre Norton, and Mythopoeic Fantasy awards. Her short fiction has appeared in ''Clarkesworld Magazine'', the World Fantasy Award–winning anthologies '' Salon Fantastique'' and ''Paper Cities'', along with numerous "Year's Best" volumes. Her critical work has appeared in the ''International Journal of the Humanities'' as well as in numerous essay collections. Career Catherynne M. Valente's novels have been nominated for Hugo, World Fantasy, and Locus awards. Her 2009 book ''Palimpsest'' won the Lambda Award for LGBT Science Fiction or Fantasy. Her two-volume series '' The Orphan's Tales'' won the 2008 Mythopoeic Award, and its first volume, ''The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden'', won the 2006 James Tiptree Jr. Award and was nominated for the 2007 World Fantasy Award. In 2012, Valente's work won t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]