Paul Park

Paul Park is known as one of the finest authors on the "humanist" wing of American Science Fiction and Fantasy. "His powerful, densely written narratives of religious and existential crisis on worlds at once exotic and familiar" (Nick Gevers) have won him critical acclaim. Paul Park has written eleven novels and he launches the newly published novel The White Tyger, for the first time at this salon.

Paul will also teach "Fantastic Places: Making the Unreal Real" during the Writing Fantastic Fiction workshop series.

January 29, 2007  ·  7:00 p.m.  ·  Richard Hugo House

Connie Willis

Connie Willis has won more awards (17) than any other SF author for her insightful, witty novels and numerous works of short fiction. Celebrated for her wit and comic timing, she also uses her fiction to examine larger questions: the nature of God, the persistence of suffering and loss, and the role of love and redemption.

Connie will also teach "Fantastic Miracles of Rare Device: The Techniques and Tropes of Science Fiction" during the Writing Fantastic Fiction workshop series.

February 26, 2007  ·  7:00 p.m.  ·  Richard Hugo House

Terry Bisson

Terry Bisson is the author of a dozen critically acclaimed novels and several works of non-fiction. He is perhaps best known for his short stories, having swept every honor in the SF field as well as France's Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire. "They're Made out of Meat" has been made into a prize-winning film. He is presently working with comics legend Stan Lee on a top secret project that will alter the very structure of the Universe, hopefully for the better.

Terry will also teach "Who Likes Short Shorts? We Like Short Shorts!" during the Writing Fantastic Fiction workshop series.

March 26, 2007  ·  7:00 p.m.  ·  Richard Hugo House

Peter Beagle

Peter Beagle's first novel, A Fine and Private Place, brought him immediate critical attention, and with the addition of subsequent classic works such as The Last Unicorn, Tamsin, and The Innkeeper's Song, he is acknowledged as one of America's greatest living fantasy authors whose remarkable abilities with language, characters, and magical storytelling have earned him millions of fans around the world.

Peter will also teach "Dialogue Says it All" during the Writing Fantastic Fiction workshop series.

April 30, 2007  ·  7:00 p.m.  ·  Richard Hugo House

Karen Joy Fowler

Karen Joy Fowler is the author of four novels and two short story collections. An author who traverses genres from SF/fantasy to mainstream fiction, Fowler explores the mysteries of history, feminism, love, and friendship. Her first novel, Sarah Canary, won the Commonwealth medal for best first novel by a Californian; her third, Sister Noon, was a finalist for the Pen Faulkner award. She's won the Nebula and World Fantasy Award and her most recent novel, The Jane Austen Book Club, was a New York Times bestseller and is currently being made into a film.

Karen will also teach "Soylent Green Is People" during the Writing Fantastic Fiction workshop series.

May 21, 2007  ·  7:00 p.m.  ·  Richard Hugo House

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