LOCUS AWARDS Ceremony
SCIENCE FICTION AWARDS WEEKEND
JUNE 25-27 2010, SEATTLE WA
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Please join us for the Science Fiction Awards Weekend, June 25-27, 2010, in Seattle, WA. Tickets are $40 and include Locus events on Saturday June 26, a free day-pass to the SF Museum, and special invitation to the Science Fiction Hall of Fame ceremony. Tickets can be purchased online through Paypal, or by phone at (510) 339-9198.
The Carl Brandon Society is also hosting a party in honor of Octavia E. Butler's induction into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, to which Locus Awards attendees are invited. The celebration begins at 8:00 p.m., Saturday June 26, at the Lake Union Courtyard Marriott. Light refreshments and a no-host bar will be provided. The Carl Brandon Society, a nonprofit organization, administers the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship Fund, and supports the representation of people of color in the fantastic genres through its literary awards and other programs. More information is available at www.carlbrandon.org.
In addition, non-profit literary organization NW Media Arts is sponsoring a special Awards Weekend writers workshop with Connie Willis and Gregory Frost at the nearby Richard Hugo House. Additional fees apply. For more information, see below.
Special room rates, $129 per night, will be available for the weekend at the Lake
Union Courtyard Marriott, 925 Westlake Ave., Seattle WA 98109. A limited number of rooms are available at this price. For hotel reservations, call (206) 213-0100 and mention "Locus Awards", or call 1 (800) 228-9290 and ask for the SFM Locus Publication Awards room block, or book online.
If you haven't already voted, don't forget to vote for the Locus Awards by April 1, 2010.
Tentative Schedule:
Friday June 25
12:00 to 5:00 p.m.: Writing Workshop (*details below)
7:00 p.m.: Reading with Connie Willis and Gregory Frost at University Book Store, sponsored by NW Media Arts. Free and open to the public.
Saturday June 26 - Locus Awards & SF Hall of Fame
10:00 & 11:00 a.m.: Science fiction panels with leading authors at the Lake Union Courtyard Marriott, as well as a discussion about Philip José Farmer's life and works (hosted by Farmercon), followed by an autographing session with books available for purchase thanks to University Book Store. Details TBA.
12:30 to 3:00 p.m.: Locus Awards Lunch Banquet and Ceremony at the Lake Union Courtyard Marriott with M.C. Connie Willis, who will present the awards and judge the traditional Hawai'ian Shirt Contest.
4:30 p.m.: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame ceremony is currently scheduled to follow the Locus Awards, at the SF Museum, located at 325 5th Avenue North, Seattle WA 98109, inducting the newest Hall of Fame members, Octavia E. Butler, Richard Matheson, Douglas Trumbull, and Roger Zelazny.
8:00 p.m.: Reception in honor of Octavia E. Butler, hosted by the Carl Brandon Society at the Lake Union Courtyard Marriot. Light refreshments and a no-host bar will be provided.
Sunday June 27
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Writing Workshop (*details below)
All events are subject to change without notice. Don't forget to wear your most interesting Hawai'ian shirt!
Connie Willis and Gregory Frost Writing Workshop:
Learn the Periodic Table of Literary Elements of Science Fiction
Presented by NW Media Arts
* Tickets are sold out for the two-day writing workshop taking place on Friday and Sunday with Connie Willis and Gregory Frost at the nearby Richard Hugo House. The workshop is ticketed separately through non-profit literary organization NW Media Arts. Additional fees apply and workshop registration is limited. For information, call the Richard Hugo House at (206) 322-7030 from 10:00 a.m to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday.
Schedule for Willis and Frost workshop participants:
Friday June 27:
12:00 to 5:00 p.m.: Gregory Frost workshop at the Richard Hugo House.
Sunday June 27:
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Connie Willis workshop at the Richard Hugo House.
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.: Connie Willis and Gregory Frost workshop at the Richard Hugo House.
