SRD in Eureka Springs AR May 4th

Post by **Wyldewode** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:11 am

Vain wrote: Hi,

I got this in my email and was asked to post it here

Hi!

I wanted to spread the word about the fantasy author Stephen R Donaldson coming to the "Books in Bloom Literary Festival" in Eureka Springs, Arkansas this year.

The event is on Sunday, May 4 from 12 - noon at the historic Crescent Hotel. He is scheduled to give a talk entitled Why I Write Fantasy, which he describes as "a formal defense of fantasy as a literary genre: one with an illustrious history and profound possibilities. Modern critical thought tends to assume that anything that can be a form of escapism automatically is a form of escapism; but this is emphatically untrue."

He will also be outside in the Gardens all afternoon to visit with fans.

He is one of my favorites, so I want to make sure all the Sci-Fi/Fantasy fans anywhere near know he's going to here! Could you pass it on to Kevin's Watch?

You can find out more at www.BooksInBloom.org or call 870-423-5300.

I plan on attending this free event. Does anyone else have interest in going?

Post by **Wyldewode** » Mon May 05, 2008 2:11 am

I just got back from hearing SRD speak in Eureka Springs. It's too bad no other Watchers could go. The room was only 2/3 full, and I could tell that about 40% of people there have never read anything he wrote. Nonetheless, I thought his speech was great. I even got to ask him a question regarding recent comparisons of his works to Tolkien's writing.

Post by **Damelon** » Mon May 05, 2008 2:19 am

So you made the trip. Cool. Have you heard him before?

Post by **Wyldewode** » Mon May 05, 2008 4:09 am

Nope. It was a first for me. I'm glad I went, even if I had a horrible time finding my way through crazy Arkansas streets, and was 5 minutes late.

Post by **aliantha** » Mon May 05, 2008 3:51 pm

Good for you, Lyr! Did you bring a pile of books for him to sign?

We should have a sign-up sheet here on the Watch for all of SRD's appearances, so there's always at least one Watcher there. Hmm, wait. Maybe that's a bit stalkerish....

Post by **Wyldewode** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:46 am

No. . . in fact, all of my books were packed away in storage--I forgot to get any out. I did get him to sign my program, but his name was spelled wrong in it. He commented on it.

Post by **Damelon** » Tue May 06, 2008 11:34 am

Wyldewode wrote:... did get him to sign my program, but his name was spelled wrong in it. He commented on it.

It's like a misprinted stamp, a collector's item.

Post by **aliantha** » Tue May 06, 2008 3:59 pm

Wyldewode wrote:No. . . in fact, all of my books were packed away in storage--I forgot to get any out. I did get him to sign my program, but his name was spelled wrong in it. He commented on it.

That's hysterical!