John Desmond
Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:29:21 -0800
The Philadelphia Science Fiction Society's special January non-business meeting will be held at 8 Pm on Friday, January 29th at International House, 3701 Chestnut St, in Philadelphia, adjacent to the Penn campus Our January guest will be Sheila Williams: Ms. Williams' interest in science fiction came from her father. who read Edgar Rice Burroughs books to her as a child Since 2005 Sheila Williams has edited _Asimov's Science Fiction_ magazine, and also edited or co-edited over twenty anthologies, the most recent of which was the _Asimov's Science Fiction: 30th Anniversary Anthology_. Sheila is also co-founder of the Dell Magazines Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing, given out each year by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts. She studied at Elmira College, Washington University of St Louis, and the London School of Economics, and lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.