Programme Schedule: Sunday
This is the provisional schedule for Sunday at P-Con. As always, programme items and panellists are subject to change at short notice, sometimes during the middle of a panel. The Saturday schedule is available here.
A PDF version of the timetable is available here, and of course, a full programme will be included with the programme book.
Sunday: Room 1
10:00 – 11:00 Bad guys and Fan Mail
In many stories it's the bad guys that the women fall for. OK, maybe Sauron didn't get many fans, but other than that, why is it that the bad guys get all the women fans falling for them? CE Murphy / Raven Dane/ George Green
In many stories it's the bad guys that the women fall for. OK, maybe Sauron didn't get many fans, but other than that, why is it that the bad guys get all the women fans falling for them? CE Murphy / Raven Dane/ George Green
11:00 – 12:00 Around the Writer’s Block
If we love to write, why is so hard sometimes to get our butts in the chair and our hands on the keyboard? How can you make the words flow on demand? Debbie Miller / Juliet McKenna / Michael Carroll
If we love to write, why is so hard sometimes to get our butts in the chair and our hands on the keyboard? How can you make the words flow on demand? Debbie Miller / Juliet McKenna / Michael Carroll
12:00 – 13: 00 Warfare in Science Fiction
HG Wells had armoured fighting vehicles and nuclear weapons in his works. In the world of today are any sci-fi weapons actually being developed? John O’Sullivan / Colin Harvey
HG Wells had armoured fighting vehicles and nuclear weapons in his works. In the world of today are any sci-fi weapons actually being developed? John O’Sullivan / Colin Harvey
13:00 – 14:00 Blogs
Many people, including writers, keep on-Line blogs such as LiveJournal. But for professional writers is it a waste of time, or a useful tool for keeping in contact and research? CE Murphy / Charlie Stross / Ken MacLeod/ Paul Cornell
Many people, including writers, keep on-Line blogs such as LiveJournal. But for professional writers is it a waste of time, or a useful tool for keeping in contact and research? CE Murphy / Charlie Stross / Ken MacLeod/ Paul Cornell
14:00 – 15:00 Charity Auction
A major feature of the conventions, there will be many pieces of memorabilia for sale. Don't forget that the money raised is for Childline, so be sure to bring enough money. Michael Carroll
A major feature of the conventions, there will be many pieces of memorabilia for sale. Don't forget that the money raised is for Childline, so be sure to bring enough money. Michael Carroll
15:00 – 16:00 How to put together a graphic novel
What are the elements required for budding graphic novelists when putting their novel together. CE Murphy / John Reppion / Leah Moore / Paul Cornell
What are the elements required for budding graphic novelists when putting their novel together. CE Murphy / John Reppion / Leah Moore / Paul Cornell
16:00 – 17:00 Pictionary
The classic game but with a sci-fi / fantasy / horror twist. A test of the players knowledge of books, TV shows and movies, and also their drawing skills. Juliet McKenna / Feòrag / Debbie Miller /Raven Dane
Brian Nisbit / Oisín McGann / Michael Carroll
The classic game but with a sci-fi / fantasy / horror twist. A test of the players knowledge of books, TV shows and movies, and also their drawing skills. Juliet McKenna / Feòrag / Debbie Miller /Raven Dane
Brian Nisbit / Oisín McGann / Michael Carroll
17:00 – 18:00 Closing Ceremony
What goes into making a believable Alternate History? And how far do we need to go to explain the twist, or can anything go? Everyone
What goes into making a believable Alternate History? And how far do we need to go to explain the twist, or can anything go? Everyone
Saturday: Room 2
10:00 – 11:00 Do Comics Get a Fair Shake?
Sometimes political, sometimes controversial, comic books (or should that be Graphic Novels) have often been looked down upon by society in general as childish and irrelevant. Does it undermine the SF genre being taken seriously? Leah Moore / John Reppion / Paul Cornell
Sometimes political, sometimes controversial, comic books (or should that be Graphic Novels) have often been looked down upon by society in general as childish and irrelevant. Does it undermine the SF genre being taken seriously? Leah Moore / John Reppion / Paul Cornell
11:00 – 12:00 I'm Not Scared
With so much terror (real or imaginary) in the world today, does horror fiction need to go to new lengths to find something frightening, or is the genre dying out in favour of real-world scenarios and serial killer book deals? What can frighten even the most jaded readers and send tingles up their desensitized spines? Charlie Stross / Kim Newman / John Sexton
With so much terror (real or imaginary) in the world today, does horror fiction need to go to new lengths to find something frightening, or is the genre dying out in favour of real-world scenarios and serial killer book deals? What can frighten even the most jaded readers and send tingles up their desensitized spines? Charlie Stross / Kim Newman / John Sexton
12:00 – 13:00 Alan Moore Show and Tell
After collecting for too much stuff by and about comics' writer Alan Moore for far too many years, Pádraig Ó Méalóid brings along a few boxes of memorabilia relating to The Master that you definitely won't have seen before. Harmless hobby or obsessive stalking? Come along and decide for yourself! Leah Moore / Pádraig Ó Méalóid
After collecting for too much stuff by and about comics' writer Alan Moore for far too many years, Pádraig Ó Méalóid brings along a few boxes of memorabilia relating to The Master that you definitely won't have seen before. Harmless hobby or obsessive stalking? Come along and decide for yourself! Leah Moore / Pádraig Ó Méalóid
13:00 – 14:00 Myth takes – when fantasy goes wrong
It's easy to get fantasy wrong. What are the worst examples, and how can they be avoided? Debbie Miller / George Green / Juliet McKenna
It's easy to get fantasy wrong. What are the worst examples, and how can they be avoided? Debbie Miller / George Green / Juliet McKenna
14:00 – 15:00 Zombies
Zombies have become popular in fiction, but how big a threat can they be? How realistically are they portrayed? Could they exist? And if so would we be able to fight them? John Reppion / Kim Newman / Dave Murphy
Zombies have become popular in fiction, but how big a threat can they be? How realistically are they portrayed? Could they exist? And if so would we be able to fight them? John Reppion / Kim Newman / Dave Murphy
15:00 – 16:00 Lets see whats out there
Is there any point in out exploring space? Is this a waste of time and resources when we have so many problems on Earth? Can space exploration be done remotely or do we need to send people out there? John Sexton / Ken MacLeod / Oisin McGann
Is there any point in out exploring space? Is this a waste of time and resources when we have so many problems on Earth? Can space exploration be done remotely or do we need to send people out there? John Sexton / Ken MacLeod / Oisin McGann
16:00 – 17:00 Neglected Sciences in SF
Defeating the laws of physics with regards to space and time travel is old hat for Science Fiction, but what about those poor wallflower sciences that never get much attention, like archaeology, botany, and maths? Charlie Stross / George Green /Bob Neilson
Defeating the laws of physics with regards to space and time travel is old hat for Science Fiction, but what about those poor wallflower sciences that never get much attention, like archaeology, botany, and maths? Charlie Stross / George Green /Bob Neilson
17:00 – 18:00 Closed for Closing Cermony
