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EOSCON 4.0 PANELISTS Gregory Benford Gregory Benford, a professor of physics at the University of California, Irvine, is a Woodrow Wilson Fellow and in 1995 received the Lord Prize for contributions for sciences. His fiction has won many awards, including the Nebula for his novel, Timescape. His recent novels include Cosm and Eater. He makes his home in Laguna Beach, California. Lois McMaster Bujold Lois McMaster Bujold has won the Nebula Award for her novel, Falling Free, and she won the Hugo award for Best Novel three times (for The Vor Game, Barrayar, and Mirror Dance) as well as the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novella with "The Mountains of Mourning." Her new book, The Curse of Chalion, will be published by Eos in August 2001. The mother of two, Bujold lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. http://www.dendarii.com/ (a very complete fan-run
site) Tony Daniel Tony Daniel is the author of Warpath, Earthling, The Robot's Home Companion, and his newest, Metaplanetary. He heads up the New York City theater troupe "Automatic Vaudeville," which produces independent films, as well as a monthly live radio show on WBAI 99.5 in New York. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. Dennis Danvers Dennis Danvers is the author of the novels Circuit of Heaven, End of Days, Wilderness, The Fourth World, and Time and Time Again. Both Circuit of Heaven and End of Days were New York Times Notable Books. He lives in Richmond, Virginia. Dave Duncan Dave Duncan is an award-winning author whose fantasy trilogy, The Seventh Sword, is considered a sword-and-sorcery classic. His numerous novels include The Gilded Chain, Lord of the Fire Lands and the critically acclaimed fantasy trilogy The Great Game. He lives in Alberta, Canada. Teresa Edgerton Teresa Edgerton lives in northern California. She is the author of eight fantasy novels. Her newest book, The Queen's Necklace, will be published in July 2001. ecuador.junglevision.com/carolyn/teresa/te-home.htm Jeffrey Ford Jeffrey Ford is the author of The Physiognomy (a New York Times Notable Book), Memoranda and The Beyond. He is the protégé of the late John Gardner, author of the modern classic Grendel. Ford is a Professor of Writing and Early American Literature at a college in New Jersey. Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman, author of the forthcoming American Gods (publication date: June 19, 2001), the creator and author of the acclaimed Sandman series of graphic novels, is the winner of four Eisner Awards and a World Fantasy Award. His previous books include Neverwhere (made into a BBC series), Stardust and Smoke and Mirrors. He is also co-author with Terry Pratchett of the longtime cult favorite, Good Omens and the author of a children's book, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish. http://www.americangods.com/ Guy Gavriel Kay Guy Gavriel Kay began his writing career working with Christopher Tolkien in compiling The Silmarillion, the first posthumous work by J.R.R. Tolkien. He went on to receive major acclaim for his own first novel, The Fionavar Tapestry, as well as for his subsequent work (including his most recent) the two titles of The Sarantine Mosaic, Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors. Kay lives in Toronto, Canada. http://www.brightweavings.com/ Susan R. Matthews Susan R. Matthews grew up in America and Europe. After earning a degree in psychology, she joined the U.S. Army as operations security officer for a combat support hospital. Her psychological, military and medical experiences all inform her fiction. Her novels, all published by Eos, include An Exchange Of Hostages, Hour of Judgement, Avalanche Soldier and her most recent, Colony Fleet. http://www.sff.net/people/Susan.scribens/ Jack McDevitt Jack McDevitt is the author of Ancient Shores, Eternity Road, Moonfall and Infinity Beach. His first novel, The Hercules Text, won the Philip K. Dick Award. He has been nominated for a Nebula Award for Infinity Beach. His newest book, Deepsix, has been published by Eos to great acclaim. McDevitt served as an officer in the U.S. Navy, taught English and literature, and worked for the U.S. Customs Service. He lives in Georgia. http://www.sfwa.org/members/McDevitt/ Maureen F. McHugh Maureen F. McHugh is the author of the critically acclaimed novels China Mountain Zhang (a New York Times Notable Book of 1992, also nominated for both a Hugo and a Nebula Award), and winner of the Locus Readers' Poll for Best First Novel, a James Tiptree Award and a Lambda Award (Half the Day Is Night), and Mission Child. She received the Hugo for her short story "The Lincoln Train." She lives in Ohio with her husband, her stepson and a golden retriever. Juliet McKenna Juliet McKenna has been interested in fantasy stories since childhood, from Winnie the Pooh to The Iliad. An abiding fascination with other worlds and their peoples played its part in her subsequently reading classics at St. Hilda's College, Oxford. She lives with her husband and children in West Oxfordshire, England. Her third Tale of Einarinn, The Gambler's Fortune, following The Swordsman's Oath and The Thief's Gamble, is forthcoming in August 2001. dspace.dial.pipex.com/juliet.e.mckenna Rebecca Ore Rebecca Ore is the author of Gaia's Toys, Slow Funeral and The Illegal Rebirth of Billy the Kid. Her most recent book, Outlaw School, is a nominee for the James Tiptree Award and has received great acclaim. She works in Internet administration and lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Terry Pratchett Terry Pratchett's acclaimed novels, including the Discworld series (of which his new title, Thief of Time, published this month by HarperCollins, is the most recent) are bestsellers in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, and have sold more than 21 million copies worldwide. With his longtime friend Neil Gaiman he co-authored Good Omens. For many years he worked as a journalist. He lives in England. http://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/ Sean Russell Sean Russell is the author of the River Into Darkness books: The Compass of the Soul and Beneath the Vaulted Hills; the Moontide and Magic Rise books: Sea Without a Shore and World Without End; and Gatherer of Clouds and The Initiate Brother. His newest title, The One Kingdom, has received rave reviews. He lives in Vancouver, Canada, with his family. http://www.sfsite.com/seanrussell/ Pamela Sargent Nebula-Award winning author Pamela Sargent, whose new book Child of Venus will be published by Eos in May 2001, has written many books, including Climb the Wind, the two previous Venus novels (Venus of Shadows and Venus of Dreams), the critically-acclaimed The Shore of Women and the Women of Wonder anthologies. She lives in Delmar, New York. http://www.sff.net/people/PSargent/ Kristine Smith Kristine Smith, the author of Code of Conduct and Rules of Conduct, lives in northern Illinois and works as a process development scientist for a large pharmaceutical manufacturer. http://www.sff.net/people/Ksmith/ Michael Swanwick Michael Swanwick is the author of a novella, several short story collections, and five critically acclaimed novels, including the Nebula Award-winning Stations of the Tide, The Iron Dragon's Daughter (a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, also nominated for a World Fantasy Award) and Jack Faust, a Hugo Award nominee. His new book will be published in March 2002. Sheri S. Tepper Sheri S. Tepper is the acclaimed author of The Fresco, Singer From the Sea, Six Moon Dance, The Family Tree, Gibbon's Decline and Fall, Shadow's End, A Plague of Angels, Sideshow and Beauty, which was voted Best Fantasy Novel of the Year by the readers of Locus magazine. Her most recent novel is The Fresco. Ms. Tepper lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Martha Wells Martha Wells is the author of three previous novels: The Element of Fire, City of Bones and her most recent, Wheel of the Infinite, which was nominated for the Nebula Award. She lives in College Station, Texas, with her husband. Janny Wurts A World Fantasy Award-winning artist, Janny Wurts is also known for her Cycle of Fire trilogy and she is co-author with Raymond E. Feist of the best-selling Empire series. Wurts paints the covers of all her novels, including Peril's Gate, herself. She lives with her husband in Sarasota, Florida. http://www.paravia.com/JannyWurts/ |