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April 25, 2005
ICFA26 - Chip Sullivan reports
The Children's/Young Adult Literature Panel, "The Lion and the Unicorn Special Issue on YA Science Fiction," drew a good crowd on Thursday morning. Mary Harris Russell (moderator), Brian Attebery, Mike Levy, and Chip Sullivan discussed the idea of YA science fiction as a sub-genre, referring to the essays in The Lion and the Unicorn 28.2 (2004) for examples, and then engaged members of the audience in a lively discussion of YA SF in general, with those in the audience and on the panel commenting on their own early reading. The panel proved that the topic of YA SF is one that could certainly stand more critical attention.
Don Palumbo and Chip Sullivan discussed their series with McFarland Press at "Publishing Opportunities" on Thursday afternoon. The series, "Critical Explorations in Science Ficxtion and Fantasy" is fairly new, with three books contracted thus far, and Palumbo and Sullivan are seeking viable proposals. For additoional information, e-mail Don Palumbo (enpalumbo AT earthlink.net) for proposals that deal with science fiction, film, art, or popular culture, and Chip Sullivan (SullivanC AT mail.ecu.edu) for proposals that deal with fantasy, mythology, or folklore.
Posted by ChrissieMains at April 25, 2005 09:24 PM