{"id":39425,"date":"2026-08-23T21:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T01:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/?p=39425"},"modified":"2026-08-23T22:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T02:22:13","slug":"2026worldcon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2026\/08\/23\/2026worldcon\/","title":{"rendered":"Where you can find me during the 2026 L.A. Worldcon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Only four more days until the L. A. Worldcon<\/a>, where I’ll be on five panels, acting in a play, doing a reading, autographing, and table talk, plus recording at least five episodes of Eating the Fantastic<\/a>. Whew!<\/p>\n

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Here’s where you’ll be able to find me for all but those culinary conversations —<\/p>\n

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Reading<\/strong>
\nThursday, August 27, 6:40\u20136:55 p.m., San Simeon B (Hilton)<\/em><\/p>\n

Hear Me Out: Hugo Best Fancast Finalists<\/strong>
\nFriday, August 28, 9:00\u201310:00 p.m., 259 (ACC North)<\/em>
\nSince 2012, we have been showing our love to the Hugo Award for Best Fancast. Come hear this year’s finalists talk about the ins and outs of running a fancast, what that entails, and how you, too, could be sharing your work out there for all to hear.
\nwith Amy Salley, Gary K Wolfe, John Coxon, and Natania Barron<\/em><\/p>\n

Finding Satisfaction as an Author Apart from Sales (or Lack Thereof)<\/strong>
\nFriday, August 28, 1:30\u20132:30 a.m., 258 (ACC North)<\/em>
\nWhether you are a midlist trad-pub author or self-published, being published can be satisfying—and frustrating. While everyone aspires to be that breakthrough author with millions in sales and hordes of adoring fans, the vast majority hover somewhere between midlist survival and total obscurity. We will explore the life of an author regardless of how many books you sell, and how to enjoy the process. We will also address the many activities you can participate in, and ways to showcase your work once you’ve published your first book.
\nwith Benjamin Liar, Christine Amsden, Palmer Pickering (M), and Vanessa MacLaren-Wray<\/em><\/p>\n

How to Give Dang Good Feedback<\/strong>
\nFriday, August 28, 3:00\u20134:30 p.m., 252C (ACC North)<\/em>
\n\u201cI liked it\u201d might make the creator happy but it\u2019s not very actionable. How do you provide a kind but useful critique?
\nwith Emiko Ogasawara, Kaitlin Schmidt, Lisa Padol, Matthew Cropley, and Terri Wells (M)<\/em><\/p>\n

Welcome to Clarion San Diego!<\/strong>
\nSaturday, August 29, 9:00\u201310:00 p.m., 251C (ACC North)<\/em>
\nClarion faculty and alumni will answer your questions about the long-standing writing program for science fiction and fantasy writers that takes place on the lovely campus of the University of California San Diego for six weeks each summer. Get answers to questions such as how to apply, the timing of application to acceptance, where you will eat and live, the cost, the availability of scholarships, and more. Come find out how it can advance your writing goals!
\nwith Christine Valada (M), James Patrick Kelly, and Mary Turzillo<\/em><\/p>\n

The Failure of the Century (Staged Reading)<\/strong>
\nSaturday, August 29, 1:30\u2013TK p.m., Pacific Ballroom D (Hilton)<\/em>
\nIt\u2019s after midnight in Providence, when the eccentric, problematic author H. P. Lovecraft receives three visitors: Fellow pulp writer Frank Belknap Long (performed by ME); Lovecraft\u2019s estranged wife, Sonia Greene; and Nyarlathotep, a figment of Lovecraft\u2019s feverish imagination. One part horror story, one part Dickensian Christmas panto, The Failure of the Century<\/em> is the first play by Nick Mamatas, author of Move Under Ground<\/em>, and the Lovecraftian crime novel I Am Providence<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Can We Enjoy the Art of Unethical People?<\/strong>
\nSunday, August 30, 12:00\u20131:00 p.m., 258 (ACC North)<\/em>
\nOver the years we learned that some of the \u201cbig names\u201d in science fiction and fantasy were, and are, behaving in a very unethical way. Their works, however, may be important to us. Is it possible to separate the art from the artist? Should we try doing so, and if yes how can we achieve it? And last, but not least: how can we ethically enjoy such pieces of art?
\nwith Christine Amsden, Julie Soskins (M), Kylie Adkins, and Matthew S. Rotundo<\/em><\/p>\n

Table Talk<\/strong>
\nMonday, August 31, 9:00\u201310:00 a.m., Monterey (Hilton)<\/em><\/p>\n

Autographing <\/strong>
\nMonday, August 31, 1:00\u20132:00 p.m., Pedestrian Bridge (ACC North)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I hope to see you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Only four more days until the L. A. Worldcon, where I’ll be on five panels, acting in a play, doing a reading, autographing, and table talk, plus recording at least five episodes of Eating the Fantastic. Whew! Here’s where you’ll be able to find me for all but those culinary conversations — Reading Thursday, August […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[16],"class_list":["post-39425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-worldcon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39425"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39434,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39425\/revisions\/39434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}