Appearance: 78th World Science Fiction Convention

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Well, it's not quite the convention we were all expecting, but nonetheless, I am delighted to report I will be appearing on three panels at this year's World Science Fiction convention plus conducting a virtual reading. Especially looking forward to being in the same Zoom Room as all these fine people. Info is below, in both Wellington times (and Sydney times). There looks to be a lot going on, so come join us at https://conzealand.nz/

*The Art of the Review*

29 Jul 2020, Wednesday 13:00 - 13:50 (11.00 - 11.50)
Program Room 2

Reviewing a book is dead simple -- right? Uhmm, nope. We find what goes into reviews (of anything: Book, articles, songs, films) and what to look for.

James Davis Nicoll, Trish Matson, Claire Rousseau, Anne-Louise Fortune, Kyla Lee Ward

*Scary Stuff*

29 Jul 2020, Wednesday 20:00 - 20:50 (18.00 - 18.20)
Program Room 5

"Round robin" improvised horror story with known authors, where each contestant takes 3-5 minutes of the narrative to try to terrify you before passing the tale on to the next contestant. The audience gets to decide who had the scariest addition.

Frances Hardinge, Chimedum Ohaegbu, Ms Elizabeth Knox, Kyla Lee Ward (Prea Press)

*Reading: Kyla Lee Ward*

30 Jul 2020, Thursday 16:30 - 16:55 (14.30 - 14.55)
Reading Room 1

*Speculative Poetry Deathmatch Thunderdome*

1 Aug 2020, Saturday 19:00 - 19:50 (17.00 - 17.50)
Program Room 1

Four poets enter. None leave whole. Members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA) will on-the-spot compose 5-minute poetry to audience-generated prompts, then read their creations for the crowd. The poems cheered most loudly for will be declared champion-level and usher the poet into the annals of Deathmatch Thunderdome immortality.

Kyla Lee Ward, Sultana Raza, Zaza Koshkadze, Karen Bovenmyer

Hope to not exactly see you there!