Michael Swanwick
Philadelphia speculative fiction author, Michael Swanwick has published 7 novels, most recently, The Dragons of Babel. In 1991, his Stations of the Tide won the Nebula ward for Best Novel.
On differences between sci fi and fantasy, the author says, “Science fiction, no matter how strange it gets, has the advantage of literality. It's talking about a world that could really be, that could exist in what we imagine this universe might be. That's an extraordinary advantage. Fantasy is more fluid; it has the freedom to deal with irrational things as real. Science fiction usually doesn't, not in the same way. There's a greater freedom than SF affords, but it comes at a price. The payoff has to justify that extraordinary license.”
Gregory Frost
Greg Frost, writes science fiction and fantasy and directs a fiction writing workshop at Swarthmore College. His most recent works are Shadowbridge and Lord Tophet and his novelette, "Madonna of the Maquiladora" was a finalist for the Nebula and the Hugo Award.
A founding partner of The Liars Club, Frost initially trained as an artist. He’s also done research for television shows and acted in a couple of independent horror movies.
James Morrow
Philadelphia born, James Morrow is a self-described "scientific humanist” whose satire tends to skewer organized religion. His most well-known work, the Godhead Trilogy begins with Towing Jehovah, for which he won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1995. He followed up with Blameless in Abaddon, with God's body becoming part of a religious theme park. He concluded the trilogy with The Eternal Footman nominated for a Locus Fantasy Award in 1997. His recent, Shambling Toward Hiroshima is a playful romp of the nuclear era blends the destruction of World War II with the horrifying delight of monster movies.
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