LaCon IV schedule

As Diane said, I'm much more lightly scheduled than she is...

Item 1: Sat 8/26 11:30 AM, 60-90 minutes.Title: JACK THE RIPPER -- FACT AND FICTION
Participants: Jon L. Breen, John R. Douglas(M), Peter Morwood,Bradley H. Sinor, Bill Warren
Precis: Over one hundred years ago, Jack the Ripper cut a bloody
swath through London. But compared to modern serial
killers, Jack was a flyweight. So why has he held such a
fascination for so many writers through the years? And just
who was Jack the Ripper?

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Item 2: Sun 8/27 1:00 PM, 60-90 minutes.
Title: WHY ISN'T IT MILITARY FANTASY?
Participants: David Friedman, John G. Hemry, Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Peter Morwood
Precis: Military SF is a common term for novels featuring lots of
combat, but you rarely hear the term military fantasy even
though works like the Lord Of The Rings feature a huge
amount of fighting between individuals and armies. Why does
SF dealing with war get consigned to a sub-genre while
fantasies that include war are regarded as just part of
mainstream fantasy writing?

And that, amazingly, is that.