CHICON 8 – Sept 2022

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I was able to attend Chicon 8 in September 2022 as a virtual guest – a Table Talk session, a Reading session and fortunate to be included on the Afrofuturism Panel with Erin Roberts, Phenderson Djèlí Clark, Stephen Embleton, Wole Talabi (moderator), Yvette Lisa Ndlovu. 

#Chicon8


And our panel was featured in the Locus summary of the entire event:

https://locusmag.com/2022/10/chicon-8-report-and-2022-wsfs-business-meeting/



Thursday, 1 September 2022: 4:00 PM CDT (10:00 PM BST)

Virtual Table Talk - Stephen Embleton 

Duration: 60 mins

Stephen Embleton, author of the YA fantasy Bones & Runes weaves in African traditional beliefs, mythology and language into his various works. Current University of Oxford Fellow, Stephen focuses on the magical elements featured in many classics of African literature.

One of my guests, Somto Ihezue



Friday, 2 September 2022 4:00 PM CDT (10:00 PM BST)

Beyond Afrofuturism: Steamfunk, Afro-Surrealism, and More

  • Erin Roberts
  • Phenderson Djèlí Clark
  • Stephen Embleton
  • Wole Talabi (moderator)
  • Yvette Lisa Ndlovu

The African diaspora’s speculative fiction is far from being monolithic, with influences spanning continents and centuries, but often discussions are limited to the term “Afrofuturism.” Now that Afrofuturism is a known quantity in the mainstream, let’s examine specific African diaspora subgenres and styles beyond that catch-all term, and how to write them.

Erin Roberts, Phenderson Djèlí Clark, Stephen Embleton, Wole Talabi (moderator), Yvette Lisa Ndlovu




Sunday, 4 September 2022: 11:30 AM CDT (5:30 PM BST)

Reading – Stephen Embleton reading from his YA fantasy "Bones & Runes"

Duration: 20 mins


Watch Here.




https://guide.chicon.org/ids/f547a126-04bb-4e99-84a0-4bc6de976449~4a4b7d77-8c78-4012-850d-8e19662fd596









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