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Readercon 5 Program Book

Eric Van & David Shaw (I)

First published 1992
Publisher Readercon
Format Pamphlet
Type Nonfiction
Cover art Richard Powers (artist)
Pages 64

Includes short stories by Michael Bishop and James Tiptree, Jr.

Contents on pp. 4-20 are about Michael Bishop; pp. 21-29 are about Richard Powers; pp. 30-48 are about James Tiptree, Jr.
Several reviews of non speculative fiction, e.g. non-fiction books that provide background to writing speculative fiction, have been omitted. Wrap-around cover.

Page Title Author(s) Type
3 Introduction (Readercon 5 Program Book) Robert Colby Essay
5 The Bishop File Ian Watson Essay
6 Re Michael Bishop Jessica Amanda Salmonson Essay
7 Eyes of Fire David G. Hartwell Essay
8 Close Encounters with Michael Bishop James Morrow Essay
9 Michael Bishop Bibliography Phil Stephenson-Payne & Gordon Benson, Jr. Essay
14 Her Smoke Rose Up Forever Michael Bishop Short Story
22 Art at Readercon: An Introduction Robert Colby Essay
23 A Richard Powers Appreciation Rick Lieder & Kathe Koja Essay
24 The Man Who Didn't Paint Peaches Mark Rich Essay
25 Re Richard Powers Jessica Amanda Salmonson Essay
26 Richard Powers' SF Works: A First Pass uncredited Essay
30 Bringing It All Back Home Michael Bishop Essay
33 "Go, Nad! Go, Nad! Go, Nad!" Michael Bishop Essay
35 Notes of a Crossover Editor Susanna Sturgis Essay
37 Introduction to "Her Smoke Rose Up Forever" John Clute Essay
41 The Short Happy Life of James Tiptree, Jr. Jeff Smith Essay
44 Everything but the Signature Is Me James Tiptree, Jr. Essay
48 A Day Like Any Other James Tiptree, Jr. Short Story
49 Living By the Word: A Personal History of the 1992 Townsend Fiction Awards Michael Bishop Essay
56 Books to Cherish Constance Ash & John Morressy & Joseph Carrabis Essay
56 Possession: A Romance John Morressy & A. S. Byatt Review
56 Review of Leslie Barringer's Neustrian Cycle Constance Ash Essay
56 Review of the comic strip collection "Little Nemo in Slumberland" by Winsor McCay John Morressy Essay
57 Review of the Jeffrey Gantz translation of the Mabinogion Joseph Carrabis Essay
58 Readercon, Inc., An Agenda uncredited Essay
60 Readercon Small Press Awards Winners uncredited Essay
61 Readercon Committee Biographis uncredited Essay