The Swedish national SF convention
The convention will offer a varied selection of traditional programming and events, with a focus on what the committee takes an interest in. This means books, talks, a bar, panel debates, fannishness, interviews, and of course light gaming in the bar, featuring titles like backgammon, Devil Bunny Hates the Earth and The Great Brain Robbery.
The doors open at 5 PM on the Friday.
Joe Haldeman
Joe Haldeman, author of a dozen and a half novels and short story collections, with five Hugos and an equal number of Nebulas to his name, is one of our two author guests of honor. Joe and his wife Gay are regarded as among the nicest professionals in the American science fiction world, and we're delighted to get them over here.
Geoff Ryman
Geoff Ryman is a Canadian living in London. He's published eight novels and one short story collection. His shorter fiction has won the BSFA Award twice and the World Fantasy Award. The Child Garden won the Arthur C Clarke Award and the John W Campbell Memorial Award. He currently teaches Creative Writing on the University of Manchester undergraduate and MA programmes.
Martin Andreasson
Martin has been active in Swedish fandom for over 20 years. Up until the recent general elections, he sat in parliament representing the Liberal party. Martin was chairman for the conventions Luncon 2 and Luncon 3 (1986 and 1987), chairman of SFF 1986-1994 and 1997-2000 chairman of the Alvar Appeltofft Memorial Foundation, the world's only fund for granting scholarships to SF fans.