Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 14:31:39 -0400
Subject: [WSFA] Capclave shout out by Dirda [WAS Re: Dirda on Readercon]
From: "Elspeth Kovar" <ekovar at panix.com>
To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Cc: wsfa-forum at yahoogroups.com
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

Michael Walsh wrote:
> "But what is Readercon, you ask? Readercon provides a chance for
> writers, editors, critics, and scholars to gather together and discuss
> science fiction. There are no masqueraders, no media tie-ins, no
> Hollywood celebrities=97look for these at Comic-Con. This is a highly
> literary convention, built around four- to six-person panels, a
> dealer=92s room packed with new and used books, and a large hotel bar
> where people talk and drink late into the night."
>
> http://theamericanscholar.org/readercon/

What Michael failed to mention was A) this is a pretty serious journal and B) the final
paragraph:

"Anyway, Readercon is over for this year, though I’m still recovering from its late
nights and from downing more beer than I usually consume in a month. Happily, there’s
the regional Washington, D.C., convention Capclave to look forward to in October and
then, in early November, the World Fantasy Convention in Toronto."