Worldcon / LAcon V 2026
I will be attending as a Featured Virtual Program Participant for the 84th World Science Fiction Convention in Los Angeles.
Schedule:
Virtual Reading – Wole Talabi, Thursday, August 27, 2026, 2:00 PM PDT, Online 5.
Mysticism and the Supernatural in African Science Fiction, Friday, August 28, 2026, 6:00 AM PDT, Online.
Archiving the Future: Preserving African Speculative Fiction, Friday, August 28, 2026, 9:00 AM PDT, Online.
The Sauúti Collective: A New Model for Creative Worldbuilding, Saturday, August 29, 2026, 10:30 AM PDT, Online.
Writing Fantasy in Real Worlds, Saturday, August 29, 2026, 6:00 PM PDT, Online 4 | Online.
How Hard is Too Hard? A Mohs Scale for Sci-fi "Hardness", Sunday, August 30, 2026, 9:00 AM PDT, Online.
Alternate Histories from Global Perspectives, Sunday, August 30, 2026, 6:00 PM PDT, Online.
TBRCon 2026
I will be discussing “The Politics of Utopia vs. Dystopia” alongside Taran Hunt, Krystle Matar, Moses Ose Utomi, Mike Strickland, and Brian Penn.
ANA-OAU BOOK AND ARTS FESTIVAL
Theme: Africanfuturism and the Nigerian Creative.
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Grist Radical Possibility: How Climate Fiction Can Create Better Futures
I will be joining Tory Stephens, founder of Imagine 2200: Climate Future for Future Ancestors, renowned world-builder and author Sheree Renée Thomas, and author and professor of physics Vandana Singh. This conversation will explore how climate fiction and speculative storytelling can:
Disrupt narratives of “there is no alternative”
Protect and transmit cultural memory under threat
Model collective action, care, and solidarity at scale
Offer moral clarity when institutions fail
Create emotional and imaginative refuge without retreating from reality
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Nebula Awards Conference
Friday, June 5
10:00 AM – 11:00AM (Virtual) – How to Get Your Next Big Break As A Speculative Fiction Author with
Stewart Baker, Marie Vibbert, David Anaxagoras, and Joyce Reynolds-Ward.
Saturday, June 6
7:00 AM – 8:00 AM, (Sunrise Virtual) – Dreaming Together: Worldbuilding as a Larger Practice with Eugen Bacon, and Jennifer Brozek.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM, (Virtual) – Deconstructing Classic Mythology to Build New Worlds with John Wiswell, Ayana Gray, and C.J. Lavigne.
Sunday, June 7
9:00 AM – 9:50 AM, (Virtual) – Mysticism and The Supernatural in Science Fiction with Priya J. Sridhar.
*All times are Chicago Central Time
SwanCon 2026
Hi Friends, I’ll be joining a fantastic line-up of guests, including Grant Stone, Kathleen Jennings, and Samantha Murray @ SwanCon 2026. Hope to see you there!
