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In August 2000 a small symposium was held at the University of Birmingham on Gene Wolfe. The papers will eventually be made available, either on the website, or as a printed document. CALL
FOR PAPERS - UK conference on GENE WOLFE Saturday
26th August 2000 Papers of 20-30 minutes
in length are invited for a proposed one day symposium on the work of
the US science fiction author Gene Wolfe. The symposium will take place
on Saturday the 26th August 2000 in the Department of English
at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Gene Wolfe is one of the most highly acclaimed writers of science fiction alive today. The Clute & Nicholls Science Fiction Encyclopedia (1992) says of him that, 'Though neither the most popular nor the most influential author in the sf field, Gene Wolfe is today quite possibly the most important.' His major works include
The Book of the New Sun, The Book of the Long Sun, The
Fifth Head of Cerberus, Peace, Free Live Free,
Castleview and his current work, The Book of the Short Sun. Deadline
for proposals: 20th June 2000. Abstracts should be
of no more than 500 words. Papers can be on any aspect of Wolfe's work. We apologise for the
short deadline but hope that this will not put people off proposing papers
or attending the conference. Those interested in
attending the conference should email or write to me at the address below
to be put on the mailing list for further details as they become available.
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