{"id":2565,"date":"2011-10-16T15:29:07","date_gmt":"2011-10-16T20:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.e357.net\/beingernest\/?p=2565"},"modified":"2011-10-18T16:23:53","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T21:23:53","slug":"2565","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e357.net\/beingernest\/2565\/","title":{"rendered":"Capclave 2011: Vaughn, Valente, and Terry Too"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CapClave 2011 GOH and WSFA Small Press Award Winner: Carrie Vaughn <\/p><\/div>\n

Author Guest of Honor: Carrie Vaughn
\nAuthor\/Editor\/Poet Guest of Honor: Catherynne Valente
\nConChair: Cathy Green<\/strong>
\nWe just got back from Capclave, the DC area’s sf\/fantasy lit con, and are reflecting on how well run and interesting this smallish (~400 people) con is. Cathy Green the con chair, put in the usual superhuman effort, with the unusual results that everything went smoothly. The panels this year were a terrific assortment, thanks to Mike and Beth Zipser,\u00a0and a surprise visit by Discworld author Terry Pratchett was worth the price of admission alone.<\/p>\n

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Terry Pratchett stopped by before getting on a "big silver bird" to head back to the UK. <\/p><\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Capclave fans turned out in force to hear Pratchett talk about his latest novel (Snuff), the BBC documentary he did on assisted dying, and for his assistant, Rob Wilkins, to read a number of brilliant passages from the novel. We were also admonished not to say “Awesome!” unless we were to actually witness a struggle between gods. “If a cup of coffee is awesome,” Pratchett asked, “what do you call the universe?” “Wicked awesome!” came a cry from the galley. Never underestimate fans.<\/p>\n

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Recommended YA
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