Fiction and Poetry

• Novels
  
  • Transcendence - available everywhere
  • Empire Ship - almost ready to submit
  • The Galactic Adventures of Jack & Stella - draft complete, beta-readers' feedback in hand, undergoing revision

• - Nonfiction Bibliography -

• "Literal Metaphors, Science Fiction, and How to Save the Human Species"
    - Out now on The Astounding Analog Companion
• "James Gunn: Science Fiction's Dad"
    - book intro for Saving the World Through Science Fiction: James Gunn, Writer, Teacher and Scholar, now available from McFarland

• Bio
   
• Chris on the Interwebs:
  • - Blog Index -
  • Academia.edu
  • Center for the Study of Science Fiction
  • Dreamwidth
  • Facebook (pretty active)
  • Goodreads
  • Instagram
  • Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  • LinkedIn
  • LiveJournal
  • Patreon (brand new for 2019!)
  • Pillowfort
  • SFWA Speaker's Bureau
  • Tumblr (primary hangout)
  • Twitter
  • YouTube (a few of my vids, mostly shared playlists)
  • Wikipedia

Upcoming and Recent Appearances

• Speculative Fiction Writing Workshop
   - annual two-week residential workshop led by McKitterick, with special guest authors (this year's it's Cyberpunk founder and SF Queen Pat Cadigan; prior guests include Bradley Denton, Andy Duncan, Kij Johnson, James Gunn, John Kessel, Frederik Pohl, and more).
• "Repeat Offenders" Advanced Speculative Fiction Writing Workshop
   - new two-week residential workshop led by McKitterick, also with special guest authors. 1992-present

• Campbell Conference
    - presentations, discussions, emcee, and more. 1992-present

• The Power of Narrative
    - short workshop for NPR's Harvest Public Media and KCUR writing staff

• ConQuesT
    - panels, readings, and more. 1993-present

• Writing Master Class with Kij Johnson and Chris McKitterick
    - January 6-7, 2018. Presented by the Houston Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers.

• Intensive Institute on Teaching Science Fiction
    - become fluent in SF. 1992-present

• ShowMeWriters Masterclass 2017
    - "The Power of Speculative Fiction: Writing the Literature of Change," University of Missouri

• ConStellation 8
    - Special Guest for Lincoln's regional convention. Workshop, talks, signings, panels - lovely!

• Houston Speculative-Fiction Writing Workshop
    - Full weekend of workshopping with a dozen talented authors. Plus a VIP tour of NASA's Johnson Space Center!

• The Science of Science Fiction
    - Kickoff event for the Lawrence Public Library's 2016 Read Across Lawrence event. Visual presentation: "Exploring Mars: The Red Planet Through History"

• WorldCon 2016 (MidAmeriCon) in Kansas City
    - Hosted the Campbell Conference academic-program track, with awards, panels, readings, and more

• University of Iowa Medical Science Training Program 2015
    - keynote speech: "Positive Feedback Loops: Science and Science Fiction"

• The Schrödinger Sessions: Science for Science Fiction 2015

• Lawrence Free State Festival 2014 - 2015

• Southwest Philosophical Society Conference 2014
    - keynote remarks on science fiction
• Reading: Don Allmon, Ben Cartwright, and Chris McKitterick - Other Worlds (In Progress)
    - 2014, at The Raven Book Store
• NPR Appearances:
  • - The Future Is Now: How 2015 Stacks Up Against Predictions
    
  • - Science Fiction and Science Fact in Interstellar
    
  • - Science Fiction Conference Explores Reality and Imagination
    
  • - The best SF novels for your summer reading list
    
  • - What did SF writers predict for 2012?
• Beecher's Day of the Dead Reading at the Raven Bookstore
    - streaming online on KJHK

• WorldCon 1997, 2013, and 2016
• Science on Tap
• World SF Annual Conference, St. Teresa's College, Kochi, Kerala, India
• Prospero's Books Readings
• UCO Liberal Arts Symposium
    - keynote speech: "Science Fiction: Mythologies for a Changing Age"

• SFRA/Eaton Conference 2014
• Hastings Bookstore Readings
• Heinlein Centennial 2007
• ICFA, occasional since 1998
• Langston Hughes Fest, occasional since 2002
• Nebula Awards, occasional since 1997
• NorWesCon, occasional since 1996
• OryCon, occasional since 1996
• SFRA Conference, occasional since 1994
• VikingCon
• World Fantasy

Science Fiction Links

• AboutSF
   
• Gunn Center for the Study of SF
   
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best SF Novel
   
• Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for Best Short SF
   
• James Gunn's Ad Astra Magazine
   
• Reading for the Future
   
• Speculative Fiction Writing Workshop
   - annual two-week residential workshop led by McKitterick, with special guest authors
   

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