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Renovation (2011 Worldcon) Pictures

cwblog — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:59:17 +0000

Here are a few pictures from Renovation, the 2011 Worldcon held in Reno, NV in August. Photos are courtesy of Cordelia Willis.

Connie with Gary K. Wolfe (left) and Robert Silverberg (center) on the Charles Brown memorial panel.

At the Hugo Awards Ceremony (Tim Powers in the background)

Connie with the Best Novel Hugo

One more picture with the Hugo

Group shot of Hugo winners and presenters

Hugo Fiction Winners Allen M. Steele, Ted Chiang’s acceptor, Connie Willis, Mary Robinette Kowal (left to right)

The Best Novel Hugo

A closeup of the Hugo Base (each year’s base is different)

Connie with George R. R. Martin

Connie with Robert Silverberg

Mysterious Galaxy All Clear Signing Pics

cwblog — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:18:18 +0000

Thanks to Kathy Li, we have some pictures from Connie’s stop in San Diego at Mysterious Galaxy for All Clear.

Connie Willis and fans at Mysterious Galaxy

: Connie Willis at Mysterious Galaxy

Connie Willis signing with MG's Patrick Heffernan

Poisoned Pen Signing – Pics and Video Link

cwblog — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:53:09 +0000

Connie Willis & Laurie R. King

Connie & Laurie Again

Friday night, October 29th, at the Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale, Arizona, was the end of the main leg of the All Clear tour and Connie was joined by author and fan Laurie R. King for her talk. The evening was themed “A Night at the Pub” and there were chips, a keg, and some fog. The Poisoned Pen did a video broadcast of the talk and you can go to it from the embedded link at the end of the post or directly here. Note: it is recommended that you watch several ads at the start so that you can watch the who thing without interruptions. The start of the talk had some problems with the microphones. Once they stop using them, the audio is fine.

poisonedpenauthorevent on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free

Oxford Time Travel Guide now available

cwblog — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:18:25 +0000

I’ve put together a guide to the Oxford Time Travel stories as a separate page here on the ConnieWillis.net Blog. So, if you are confused about what stories are part of this group, here’s a good place to start.

It also includes a link to an online copy of the short story Fire Watch as well as a link to an audio dramatization of it. Since the events in the short story are referenced in All Clear, it might be good to refresh your memory with a quick read or listen to the short story that started it all.

CapClave 2010 Reports and Pictures

cwblog — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 21:22:14 +0000

There’s a good number of blogs from attendees at CapClave 2010 last weekend that talk about Connie’s panels, and thanks to Neil Ottenstein, we have some pictures as well.

Karen Weston Newton has a Connie-Con Recap at her Specificlly Spec Fic blog.

Jamie Todd Rubin has a Capclave 2010 Report on his blog.

Alisa Krasnostein of Twelfth Planet Press had daily reports of the convention on her GirlieJones Blog. Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3. She also posted book reviews of Fire Watch and Remake that she picked up at the convention. She’s visiting from Austrailia and her other posts are worth checking out as well, including upcoming reports on the 2010 World Fantasy Convention happening this weekend.

The limited edition of Fire Watch published by WSFA Press at Capclave is available to order from the WSFA Press website.

Now for some pictures:

Connie Willis and Boats panel - with Doug Fratz

Connie during her "reading"

Connie Willis GoH Interview with Mike Zipser

All Clear Book Tour

cwblog — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:04:08 +0000

Tuesday, October 19 – DENVER, CO
Time: 7:30pm
Tattered Cover Book Store
2526 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80206

Capclave 2010
Author Guest of Honor
Rockville, Maryland
Oct 22-24, 2010

Friday, October 22 – KENSINGTON, MD *NEW*
Time: 7:00 pm
Rockville - Borders
11301 Rockville Pike
Kensington, MD 20895

Monday, October 25 – DENVER, CO
Time: 7:00pm
Broadway Book Mall
200 S. Broadway, Denver, CO 80209

Tuesday, October 26 – SEATTLE, WA
Time: 7:30pm
University Bookstore
4326 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105
**Event to be held at Kane Hall, Room 210

Wednesday, October 27 – PORTLAND, OR
Time: 7:00pm
Powell’s Books, Cedar Hills Crossing
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton, OR

Thursday, October 28 – SAN DIEGO, CA
Time: 7:00pm
Mysterious Galaxy
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, CA 92111

Friday, October 29 – PHOENIX, AZ
Time: 7:00pm
Poisoned Pen
4014 N. Goldwater, Ste. 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Friday, November 12 – Fort Collins, CO
7:00 pm
Old Firehouse Books
232 Walnut Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524

Saturday, November 20, Albuquerque, NM
3:00 pm
Page One Books
11018 Montgomery NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87111

Web Site Updates

cwblog — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:53:00 +0000

There is now a Connie Willis Visual Bibliography page available on the main web site with various cover images of the published novels and collections. A version covering the short fiction is being put together, but is not yet ready for public viewing.

Welcome to the New ConnieWillis.net Blog

cwblog — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:44:54 +0000

With the release of All Clear, I’m moving the blog to a locally hosted wordpress site from the existing blogspot.com site. I’ve been unsuccessful in moving the old posts over here, so a link to the old blog site will be maintained with occasional updates there to send people here. Look for more updates in the next few days as the tour gets started.