Lee and Miller WorldCon Update

July | 2022

Lee and Miller WorldCon Update

Due to circumstances beyond our control Lee and Miller will not be making in person visits to ChiCon 8 — WorldCon — this Labor Day. No train trip to Chicago, no in-person Friends of Liad breakfast.

We will take part in virtual events, as available.

July | 2022

New Liaden story submitted

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“The Last Train to Clarkesville,” Lee and Miller’s 101st collaboration, has been submitted. This is something unique, in that it is a Liaden Universe® western.

More details available on receipt on editor’s acceptance.

August | 2022

Eye Candy!

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Cover for Scout’s Progress anniversary reissue, in March 2023.

Sam Kennedy does the BEST coats!

August | 2022

Lee and Miller Upcoming Signings!

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Sharon Lee and Steve Miller will be signing books in person at the following venues on the dates shown:

Saturday, August 27 1-3 pm
Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop
158 Main St.
Damariscotta, ME 04543

Saturday, September 3 11 am-1 pm
Sherman’s Book Shop
65 Topsham Fair Mall
Topsham, ME 04086

August | 2022

WSFA Small Press Finalists Announced

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Liaden Universe® story “Standing Orders” by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller is a finalist in the 2022 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction.

“Standing Orders” was published in Derelict, edited by David B. Coe and Joshua Palmatier, from Zombies Need Brains LLC.

Below is the official press release, including a list of all the finlaists:

The Washington (DC) Science Fiction Association (WSFA) is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2022 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction:

“The Birdsong Fossil” by DK Mok, Multispecies Cities: Solarpunk Urban Futures, (April 2021) World Weaver Press ed. by Christoph Rupprecht, Deborah Cleland, Norie Tamura, Rajat Chaudhuri, and Sarena Ulibarri;

“Dress of Ash” by Y. M. Pang, Seasons Between Us: Tales of Identities and Memories, ed...

August | 2022

Lee and Miller ChiCon 8 Schedule

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Steve Miller and Sharon Lee will be attending WorldCon virtually this year.

Our combined schedule is below. We are opening the con and closing it — a signal honor. Please note that readings are 40 minutes.

Hope to see you there!

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1

Space/Time: Airmeet 1/Thursday, September 1, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM CDT
Title: Improbable Research Dramatic Readings
Description: Most people never read actual scientific research papers. The topics can seem obscure, the writing abstruse, stilted, fanatically technical. But some papers have parts rivaling the best theatrical scripts...

August | 2022

Lee and Miller Signing Books Saturday!

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Saturday, August 27, from 1-3 pm, Sharon Lee and Steve Miller will be signing books and talking trash at Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop, 158 Main Street, Damariscotta, Maine 04543.

We hope to see you there!

August | 2022

WorldCon! Book Signing!

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On Thursday — that’s tomorrow — Sharon Lee and Steve Miller will have their first panels as Virtual ChiCon attendees.

At 5:30 Central/6:30 Eastern, Sharon will be participating in the Improbable Research Dramatic Readings.

At 7 Central/8 Eastern, Steve will be hosting a Table Talk.

Sharon’s complete con schedule can be found here

Steve’s complete con schedule can be found here

In addition to our WorldCon duties, we will be signing in person at Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Topsham Maine, on Saturday, September 3, from 11 am until 1 pm. Hope to see you there!