Balticon 45

The Dealers Room

Music at the Opening Ceremonies by George Hrab

Author reading by Gail Z. Martin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balticon 45, the Maryland Regional Science Fiction Convention, May 27-30, was four days packed with activities that included a lot more than science fiction and fantasy. So many things were scheduled each hour that making a choice was often difficult. Here were some of the possibilities:

Guest of Honor Dr. Benjamin Bova signing books

-Panels for teens and children

-Science fiction, fantasy, or anime movies almost twenty-four hours a day

-Panels for fans and readers

-Panels about writing, agents, pitching, publishing

The Pitch Workshop with Eric Kimball, Donald Scott, Brent Weichsel, and Jared Axelrod

-Panels about gaming and a game room for playing games

-Panels about film/TV shows

-Panels about costuming and costume contests

-Panels about new media (webcomics, podcasting, audiobooks, and more)

Panel – How to Promote Yourself as an Artist with Alan Beck, Heidi Hooper, and J. Andrew World

-Panels about art and the art show

-Readings and signings by authors

-Workshops on writing, poetry, lyric writing, drawing, and puppet making

-Workshops on water color painting

Panel – Postcolonial SF & F with Anthony Stevens, Elaine Corvidae, Michael Swanwick, Bernard Dukas, and Carl Cipra

-Workshops on pitching and medieval dance

-Panels about science

-Panels about music and concerts

-The Dealers Room with books, T-shirts, jewelry, games, and much more

Since I’m a writer, I gravitate toward the panels and events related to writing, but I enjoy panels about science and other topics as well. All those I attended were informative and enjoyable. I wish I could find a way to attend
more than one at a time! The convention had a number of writing panels and workshops that would benefit any writer, not just those interested in science fiction and fantasy. This was my first time at Balticon; I’ll definitely be back.

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Authors Steve White and Charles E. Gannon

Author reading by Elizabeth Moon