Think Galacticon News
Think Galacticon 2009 will take place Friday, June 26 - Sunday,
June 28 in downtown Chicago. Register
here!
Please see the main convention page for the latest updates and useful information!
About Think Galacticon 2009's Notable Guests:
Eleanor Arnason is a science fiction author who brings politics into her writing in thoughtful and engaging ways. Her works are subtlely complex explorations of how cultures engage with colonialism, gender, and sexuality, and the compromises individuals must make to find their place within them. Her first novel, The Sword Smith, was published in 1978 and she is the author of four other novels and numerous short stories. She is the winner of the Homer Award, the Gaylactic Spectrum Award, the Mythopoeic Award, and the very first James Tiptree, Jr. Award—an award for "gender-bending" science fiction. Check out her blog at eleanorarnason.blogspot.com.
Josh MacPhee is an artist, activist, and sci-fi fan. He made his first political zine in high school and has been engaged in activist art and publishing projects ever since. He is the author of Stencil Pirates: A Global Study of the Street and editor of Realizing the Impossible: Art Against Authority and Reproduce & Revolt. He has curated numerous art shows focusing on political art, most recently Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures 1960s to Now, and is a member of Just Seeds—a political artist collective which owns and runs Justseeds.org, an online store and gallery. Josh was an early supporter of the Think Galactic reading group and was there when it all began. Check out some of his amazing artwork and his Celebrate People's History poster series at www.justseeds.org
Think Galacticon's Statement on Race, Privilege, and Convention Expecatations and some recommended readings are now available on our website.
