Ever wanted to know what your favorite fantasy novelist would do if they were suddenly turned into a witch’s familiar? Or how a popular sci-fi writer would communicate with an […]

Foreseeing the future is notoriously tricky. The pioneers of cellphone technology thought they were creating wireless telephones, not networked pocket computers. Attempts to dictate the future have been even less […]

Looking at utopian theory, utopian communities, and what we can learn from them. PANEL Shaun Duke (Moderator) Pablo Vazquez Ada Palmer Visit capricon.org for more info on Capricon 41    

From myths, legends and fairy tales to folklore: again and again, these old tales reappear in modern fiction. Panelists discuss the best ways to incorporate these tried and true concepts […]

Variety is the spice of life. Our panel of foodies discuss foods found in books, movies and television. PANEL Miss Chief Toni Lichtenstein Bogolub Ada Palmer Visit capricon.org for more […]

Science Fiction has often depicted autocratic or oligarchic governments because those are easiest to write about. Alternatively, we may see something that resembles today’s representative democracy. But those are not […]