The 38th Annual Williamson Lectureship Events

The 38th Annual Jack Williamson Lectureship takes place next week April 3-5. The event is an annual tradition here at Eastern, honoring Jack Williamson alum, professor and science fiction author.  “Dr. Williamson endowed ENMU’s literary magazine El Portal (still being published), and many scholarships for students.  He also set up an endowed chair (in Science and Humanities) which allows the college to invite guest lecturers on campus,” said Patrice Caldwell.

The series is a benefit to the university said Caldwell, “the event brings authors from across the nation and New Mexico to this lectureship to talk about a genre that certainly dominates media (film, graphic novel, television, etc.), the genre of science fiction and fantasy.”

The theme for this year’s lectureship is The Wide World of Speculation Fiction. NYTimes and USA Today Bestselling author Darynda Jones will be the guest of honor this year. She will be accompanied by Arthur Dula an eastern alum and space lawyer.

All events for the three day series are free (excluding the Friday Luncheon). The public is invited and encouraged to attend! “The Friday afternoon panels are particularly popular. Writers who are coming from around the state will provide their insights about a variety of topics,” said Caldwell. Some Topics that will be discussed are: The Art of Science Fiction/Fantasy Illustration, Science in Heinlein and Early Science Fiction, Short-Attention Span Panel (writers have one minute to answer questions), Advice for Beginning Writers, Young Adult Speculative Fiction, New Media Directions in SF/Fantasy (gaming, film, TV, fiction, graphic novels, etc.)

A full list of the events can be found below.

The 38^th Annual Williamson Lectureship Events