Missoula's Science Fiction & Fantasy Convention

Manny Frishberg

MisCon 38 Panel Volunteer

Manny Frishberg has been making up stories since he first stared out a window. He spent the first half of his life learning how to write them and the second half learning what to write about, He is now spending the third half of his life making up stories, just like when he was eight years old.

Scheduled Panels and Presentations:

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(Tentative)

• Fri 2:00 - 2:50 PM, Spotlight: Frishburg, Theron, Spotlight
  Panelists: Manny Frishberg, G.R. Theron

  Meet a few of our authors, get signatures, and see what they're up to these days.

• Fri 3:00 - 3:50 PM, Informal Author Meet & Greet, Dragon Pavilion (1)
  Moderator: Justin Barba; Panelists: J.A. Andrews, Justin Barba, Carol Berg, Katie Cross, Eva Elasigue, Deby Fredericks, Manny Frishberg, Julie Frost, Ann Gimpel, Lynsey Griswold, Rhiannon Held, Meradeth Houston, GS Jennsen, Esther Jones, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Sanan Kolva, Tod McCoy, Danith McPherson, Theresa Miller, Gwendolyn Nix, Dakota Nyght, Dave Smeds, Patrick Swenson, Hunter Wallace, Dean Wells, Danica Winters, David Yake

  Join us for an informal hangout with a bunch of MisCon's writers and editors. This isn't a formal panel with panelists up on the stage discussing a topic. Instead, everyone will grab chairs in the pavilion, and the moderator will have every author/editor introduce themselves and tell us what they do. Then we'll open things up so small group hangouts can happen until the end of the hour. This is your chance to informally meet a bunch of the people you'll see on panels all weekend.

• Break Fri 3:50 - Fri 5:00
• Fri 5:00 - 5:50 PM, Character Chemistry, Monster Tent (2)
  Moderator: Rhiannon Held; Panelists: Carol Berg, Manny Frishberg, Rhiannon Held, Nina Kiriki Hoffman

  Chemistry, that indefinable quality in relationships between actors and also between characters--how do you create it in your own writing? What are some good examples of it? Can stories succeed without it?

• Fri 6:00 - 6:50 PM, The Truth About “Write What You Know”, Monster Tent (2)
  Moderator: Krista Wallace; Panelists: Manny Frishberg, GS Jennsen, Esther Jones

  Many believe that you should only write what you have actually experienced. It’s likely that fantasy authors have never encountered dragons or escaped through magical portals, and most of us haven't gone into space. Let’s talk about what “write what you know” really means.

• Break Fri 6:50 - Sat 11:00
• Sat 11:00 - 11:50 AM, Talk to the Aliens?, Patio Tent
  Panelists: Manny Frishberg

  Why should we think we'll be able to converse with aliens, and what can we learn from bonobos, elephants, parrots and dolphins (among others)?

• Break Sat 11:50 - Sat 6:00
• Sat 6:00 - 6:50 PM, Will Technology and Engineering Save the World?, Ballroom C
  Moderator: Manny Frishberg; Panelists: Manny Frishberg, James Glass, Jim Wright (Stonekettle)

  Some could argue that technology and a commitment to "progress" is what has gotten the world to the brink of destruction. But can we ever go back to a pristine world without pollution and habitat destruction? Would we want to?

• Break Sat 6:50 - Sun 4:00
• Sun 4:00 - 4:50 PM, Future Energy, Ballroom C
  Moderator: Manny Frishberg; Panelists: Manny Frishberg

  Beyond just wind and solar, what's coming in the next five years on the energy front, from small portable nuclear power plants to ocean current generators operating under the sea?
  What's in store 10-30 years out: the Hydrogen Economy? Fusion?

• Sun 5:00 - 5:50 PM, The Dark Forest Hypothesis & You, Dragon Pavilion (1)
  Moderator: Manny Frishberg; Panelists: Manny Frishberg, GS Jennsen, Jani Rounds, Walter Wiese

  The “dark forest hypothesis” states that since space is such a dark, dangerous place, alien species deliberately hide themselves to avoid detection. What other ecosystems can be dark? Dark swamp? Dark Desert? Dark Tundra? What makes an ecosystem dark? The Dark Forest itself is no longer the menace that it used to be. Where would Hansel and Gretel get lost now?

• Sun 6:00 - 6:50 PM, Author Readings: Frishburg, Yellowstone
  Panelists: Manny Frishberg

  Join our authors as they read from their latest works! (25 minutes a piece).