PARSEC meeting, October 1998, Internet research for authors, University of Pittsburgh
Nebula Award Weekend, April 29th - May 2nd 1999, Pittsburgh, PA
Gifted student seminar with Stanley Schmidt, Tamela Viglione, Joe Haldeman, Christine Valada and others.
Confluence 1900, February 25th - 27th, 2000
Philcon 2000, November
Cartoons
Harry Potter (with Susan Schwartz)
SFR
Confluence 2001, July 20th - 22nd, 2001
--Friday 7/20/01 6:00:00 PM Delaware Room: SF Romance: Combining Good Science With Good Romance
--Sunday 7/22/01 10:00:00 AM Delaware Room: Good Short SF
MilPhil, the 59th World Science Fiction Convention, August 30th, 2001 - September 3rd, 2001
--Thu, 12.00-Teen Orientation CC204A, WorldCons can be confusing--start right with advice from teens who are old hands at congoing, some special speakers and lots of freebies. Lunch in Chinatown immediately following.
Laurie Mann, Ilyana Mansfield, Diane Turnshek
--Thu, 14.50-Reading: CC106A, Diane Turnshek
--Fri, 9.00-Writing Exercises CC110A, Robert Nansel, Diane Turnshek (M)
--Fri, 17.00-Collaboration Workshop CC110A, Exercises for Writers, Come prepared to write in small social groups. Planned exercises, discussions of infamous collaborations and contracts. Cassie Krahe, Diane Turnshek, Bryan Zubalsky
--Fri, 23.00-SF Love Scenes M307, The group looks at great SF erotic love scenes. They discuss who does it well, and give examples. Panelists -- for amusement or instruction -- may also want to read examples of particularly bad ones. Catherine Asaro, Cecilia Tan, Diane Turnshek
--Sat, 9.00-Writing Exercises M307, Robert Nansel, Diane Turnshek (M)
--Sat, 13.00-So Many Contests, So Little Time CC104A, Students are bombarded with writing contests. Should teachers/librarians/parents encourage them to enter? How to be street smart writer includes the good, the bad and the nevers. Michael A. Burstein, Diane Turnshek, James Van Pelt, Pat York
--Sat, 14.00-Sapphire & SF Romances CC204A, The Sapphire Award will be presented at the start of this panel. The winners of this year's Sapphire Awards are Catherine Asaro, Marilyn Byerly, MaryJanice Davidson, Saira Ramasastry, Linnea Sinclair, and Jane Toombs. The panel examines the overlap between SF and romances: both SF books that also can be considered romances and romances that have SF elements. Eve Ackerman, Catherine Asaro (M), Bud Sparhawk, Diane Turnshek
--Sat, 16.00-Writing on the Web: The Internet as Resource and Tool CC108A,
Cecilia Dart-Thornton, Ellen Key Harris-Braun, James D. Macdonald, Diane Turnshek
--Sun, 9.00-Writing Exercises CC203B, Robert Nansel, Diane Turnshek (M)
--Sun, 11.00-Junior SFWA L4 Congress B, What We Can Learn from Young Writers: The SFWA Junior Program Lucienne Diver, Paul Levinson, Diane Turnshek, Harry Turtledove
--Sun, 15.00-18.00 Young Writers Workshop L4 Congress A, Brenda W. Clough, Jeffrey D. Kooistra, Paul Levinson, Tamora Pierce, Wen Spencer, Diane Turnshek
--Sun, 22.00-SIG: MAFIA game M307, Diane Turnshek, Kelly Link
--Mon, 9.00-Writing Exercises CC110A, Robert Nansel, Diane Turnshek (M)
--Mon, 10.00-SIG: M307, SIG: Working Group for a Teen Fan Fund Diane Turnshek
"Adding Astronomy to Science Fiction" Master’s Degree Program in Writing Popular Fiction
Seton Hill College, Module
Monday, January 7th, 2002, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Alpha, the SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers, July 21st - 26th, 2002
Confluence 2002, July 26th - 28th, 2002
--5:00pm, Friday
A Report from the Alpha Workshop
Paul Pence, Thomas Seay, Diane Turnshek
The Alpha Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Writing Workshop for Teen
Writers has just finished its first session. What did the young writers
learn? Come and find out as Alpha workshop attendees talk about their
experiences.
--9:00am, Saturday
Writing Exercises -- Robert Nansel, Diane Turnshek
Bring a paper and pen and Bobby and Diane will lead you in writing
exercises.
--9:00am, Sunday
Writing Exercises -- Robert Nansel, Diane Turnshek
Bring a paper and pen and Bobby and Diane will lead you in writing
exercises.
--10:00am, Sunday
Writing with the Net Up: Using Real Science in Science Fiction
Hal Clement, Kathryn Cramer, Marcos Donnelly, Robert J. Sawyer, Diane
Turnshek
PARSEC Meeting, September 14th, 2002
Discussion Topic : Alpha review, Squirrel Hill Branch of Carnegie Library
Alpha, the SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers, July 17th - 25th 2003
Confluence 2003, July 25th - 27th, 2003
--Friday, 5 pm [New Jersey] Alpha Debriefing
A debriefing for the Alpha writers' workshop.
Tomas Martin, Paul Pence, Thomas Seay, Diane Turnshek (moderator)
(Ahem, I actually missed this one--John Schmid took over for me.)
--Saturday, 10 am
[302] Writing Exercises
Robert Nansel, Diane Turnshek
--Saturday, 2 pm
Autographing: Triangulation, a collection edited by Diane Turnshek
Many of the Triangulation writers are attending Confluence and may stop by: Kevin Hayes, Alan Irvine, Ann Cecil, Lawrence C. Connolly, Christina Schulman, Laurie Mann, Eric Leif Davin and Wen Spencer
--Saturday, 3 pm [New York/Delaware] Is the Lagtime Between New Discoveries and Their Appearance in Fiction Getting Longer?
Are the latest discoveries making their ways from the pages of scientific journals to the pages of SF magazine?
Hal Clement, Stephen C. Fisher, Geoffrey A. Landis, Diane Turnshek (moderator), Sarah Zettel
--Sunday, 10 am
[302] Writing Exercises
Robert Nansel, Diane Turnshek
Torcon3, the 61st World Science Fiction Convention, August 28th - September 1st, 2003
Reading
Teen Workshop
Poetry
Education
Astronomy
Ligonier Valley Writers Workshop "Secrets of Selling Science Fiction," Saturday, November 22nd, 2003, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Ramada Inn in Ligonier, PA.
Triangulation book signing Saturday, December 6th, 2003, Irwin, PA, West Hempfield Elementary School.
Local Writer's Showcase, Wednesday, February 11, 2004 at the Monroeville Public Library. Diane talked from 7:30 to 8:30 PM and then signed books in the library's Gallery Space. Directions here.
Alpha SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers, July 14 - 23, 2004.
Confluence 2004 Program
--Friday 6:00pm Has the Age of the Cooperative Novel Arrived? Kevin Hayes, Diane Turnshek
--Friday 7:00pm Alpha SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers Debriefing
Diane Turnshek, Bobby Nansel, Thomas Seay, Paul Pence
--Friday 9:00pm Firefly
Jim Mann, Charles Oberndorf, Diane Turnshek, Michelle Sagara West
--Saturday12:00 noon Alpha Attendees Meet Debbie Ridpath Ohi, Debbie Ridpath Ohi, Diane Turnshek
--Saturday 5:00pm Flash Fiction: Flash of the moment or wave of the future? Mike Arnzen, Laurie Mann, Thomas Seay, Diane Turnshek
--Saturday 9:00pm Romance Above Ground: SF Romance
Juanita Coulson, Tamora Pierce, Tim Leibe, Wen Spencer, Diane Turnshek
Noreascon Four Program
Program participant at the 62nd World Science Fiction Convention, Noreascon Four (Labor Day Weekend, 2004, Boston). Program schedule:
--Friday 11:00 am "Running a Writing Workshop for Teens" (a 50-minute talk)
--Saturday 9:30 am SFWA Business Meeting
--Saturday 12:00 noon The Rise of the Paranormal Romance (panel)
It's now one of the fastest-growing segments of the fiction market. Why? And why is it more than just horny vampires and angsty werewolves?
Catherine Asaro, Charlaine Harris, Sue Krinard, Sandra McDonald (m), Diane Turnshek
--Saturday 3:00 pm The Stfnal Clubman (panel)
How's your SF club doing? Ideas for starting, reviving or killing off a local science-fiction club. What can people do in their own community to gather together fans? How do you build up membership? What pitfalls should you be aware of? And why you should join NESFA even if you don't live here…
Genny Dazzo, David R. Howell, John Pomeranz, Hank Reinhardt, Sharon Sbarsky (m), Diane Turnshek
--Sunday 7:30 pm (reading, 0.5 hrs)
Philcon 2004, December 10-12, 2004 Philadelphia, PA
Schedule of program items:
Fri 11:59 PM in LIBERTY B/C EYE OF ARGON READING (205)
Supposedly the worst genre story of all time. Join us and see how far you can get without laughing.
Sat 2:00 PM in Salon I FASCINATING DISGUSTING IDEAS FOR SF STORIES (230)
Diseases, disgusting behavior, mental disorders – the ideas that both repulse and appeal to us. Who are favorite F & D writers?
Sat 6:00 PM in Room 403 BLOGGING A DEAD HORSE (108)
Web logs (blogs) let everyone broadcast their thoughts and lives to the far corners of the world. This has opened new avenues of communication, social interaction, and political activism. The panel will discuss this evolving medium and its impact on society.
Sun 1:00 PM in Room 407 SEX AND ALIENS (215)
A very intimate encounter with an extraterrestrial.
Sun 2:00 PM in Room 404 DREAMS AS A SOURCE OF FANTASY (161)
How do dreams influence fantastic writing? Are dreams a good source of fantasy ideas?
Guest speaker for Pittsburgh Scribes East, March 31, 2005
Nebula Awards Weekend, April 28-30, 2005, Chicago, Il
Alpha, the SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers, July 6-15, 2005 in Greensburg, PA
Confluence July 15 - 17, 2005 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Interaction, the 63rd WorldCon August 4 - 8, 2005 in Glasgow Scotland
Final program:
-- Thursday, 4th August 10:00pm Disgusting Ideas in SF (Diane Turnshek, Fiona McIntosh, Amy Thomson)
One reader's neat idea is another's yuck factor. What's yours?
-- Friday, 5th August 10:00am Career Guidance - How to get into the Trade (Keith Brooke, Robin Hobb, Ken MacLeod, Diane Turnshek)
Why teens should start writing now. Scams and rip offs to avoid. How to enter the trade.
-- Friday, 5th August 12:00 noon What's New in Astronomy and Cosmology? (Dave Clements, Guy Consolmagno SJ, Inge Heyer, Diane Turnshek)
Recent developments on our understanding of deep space and the structure of the universe.
-- Saturday, 6th August 2005 10:00am to noon (2 hrs), Overseas Regional Meeting
A(Gala 2), Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC)
-- Sunday, 7th August 3:30pm Space Science Sacrificed? (1.5 hrs) (Dave Clements, Flick (M), Inge Heyer, Alastair Reynolds, Diane Turnshek, Mary Turzillo)
It seems clear that NASA's manned priorities are moving away from the space station and towards the moon as a proving ground for exploration of Mars. But there also seems to be a move away from normal space science with robotic missions (such as Galileo), and for this money to be ploughed into the manned programme as well. Meanwhile ESA's programme is also moving towards Mars with an eventual manned component, and the large budget for this will doubtless also have an effect on non-Mars projects. Should ESA see NASA's step away from space science as an opportunity to fill the gap, and become the new space astronomy giant? And what about space agencies in Japan, China and elsewhere?
-- Monday, 8th August 12:00 noon Crafting Sex Scenes (Darlene Marshall, Diane Turnshek)
There's the long silken hair, the heaving chests, the upright member: how do you write a believable sex scene? What about when the sex isn't consensual? There's a fine line between prurience and realism.
The Kiski School for Boys, Saltsburg, Pennsylvania
September 14, 2005 daytime teacher interaction
September 27, 2005 evening lecture for students (not open to the public)
Context 18, October 7 - 9, 2005 in Columbus, Ohio.
Saturday, October 8th -- 10:00 AM P3 Reading -- 3:00 PM P2 Time travel in science fiction. Aubrecht, Galardi, Martino (m), Swanwick, Turnshek
Sunday, October 9th -- 11:45 AM P1 Astronomy for Writers, Turnshek
Fantasy Workshop October 22, 2005 Ligonier Valley Writers at the West Overton Museums in Scottdale, Pennsylvania in conjunction with the first weekend of the museum's Other Worldly Weekends. Mike Arnzen will be doing a morning writing workshop on horror and Diane will be doing an afternoon writing workshop on fantasy. LVW is also holding a Flash-Fiction Horror-Fantasy contest including readings of the winners at the night's haunted events. Diane will be wearing a fantasy costume for the workshop.
The SFWA New York Publishers Reception, Monday, November 14, 7:00 PM to 1:00 AM, The Society of Illustrators, Manhattan, New York. Invitation only.
"Writing Science Fiction" lecture at the University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Campus, Wednesday, November 16, 2005, 11:30 AM.
Poetry reading at the monthly PARSEC meeting, Saturday, February 11, 2006. Diane read "Rules for Robots."
"Astronomy in Science Fiction" Talk at Allegheny Observatory as part of the Public Lecture Series. Friday, February 17, 2006, 7:00 PM.
Nebula Awards Weekend in Tempe Arizona, May 4 - 7, 2006
Campbell Conference, July 6 - 9, 2006 Lawrence, Kansas
Alpha, the SF/F/H Workshop for Young Writers, University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Campus, July 19 - 28, 2006
Confluence July 28 - 30, 2006 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Friday 7:00pm Alpha Report: News from the Annual Speculative Writers Workshop for Young People, Hear from the workshop's creator and some of the staff about how the week went. Tobias Buckell, Ann Cecil, David Barr Kirtley, Thomas Seay, Diane Turnshek (m)
Friday 9:00pm Friday Night Interviews, Join the performers from Ookla the Mok as they interview Confluence guests Geoffrey Landis, Lawrence Dean and a number of our program participants. Joe Pepper and Wolfram Neff will also be performing. Rand Bellavia & Adam English (m), Geoffrey Landis, Lawrence Dean, Mary Turzillo, William H. Keith, Fruma Klass, William Tenn, James Morrow, Diane Turnshek, Ginjer Buchanan, Michail Velichansky
Saturday 12:00 noon The Nature of Time (one hour solo science talk) Speculation about the fabric of spacetime and the fact-fiction interface: loop quantum gravity, the twin paradox, spin networks, chronology protection, relativity theory, the grandfather paradox, wormhole time machines using an infusion of negative energy via the Casimir Effect, cosmic strings, atomic horology, parallel timestreams.
Saturday 1:00pm Kaffee Klatsch, Charles Oberndorf, Diane Turnshek
Sunday 9:00am Writing Exercises
Sunday 12:00 noon Turning Science into SF, How to twist a solid piece of science into speculative fiction. Tobias Buckell, William H. Keith, Geoffrey Landis, Diane Turnshek (m)
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