This is my second go-round at Ad Astra, and beyond the fact that it’s a solid convention, any excuse to go to Toronto is a good one.  The schedule looks like this:

Friday, April 9:

9-10:00 p.m.–Panel–Same Old Settings, with Rick Wilber, Karina Sumner-Smith, Karl Schroeder and Derek Kunsken

10-11:00 p.m.–Panel–The Joy(s) of Teaching Speculative Fiction, with Mike Johnstone and Bob Boyczuk

Saturday, April 10:

11 a.m.-12 p.m.–Panel–Each Character’s Voice, with Hayden Trenholm, Grant Carrington, Karin Lowachee, and Kate Story

4-5:30 p.m.–Group Autograph Session

Sunday, April 11:

10-11:00 a.m.–Panel–How to Get an Agent, with Megan Crewe, Adrienne Kress and Ian Keeling.

1-2:00 p.m.–Reading with Chris A. Jackson and (wait for it) Ed Greenwood–yeah, THAT Ed Greenwood! 

Please stop by if you’re in the Toronto area (Toronto Don Valley Hotel & Suites, at 1250 Eglinton Avenue East)!