Locus Awards in Oakland CA, June 22nd -- Celebrate the finest in science fiction, fantasy, horror...
Schedule
Wed Jun 19 2024 at 04:00 pm
Location
Preservation Park Way, Oakland, CA 94612, United States | Oakland, CA
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We can’t wait to see you at the Locus Awards Weekend, to be held June 19-22, 2024 in Oakland, California!The best place to go for up-to-date info and ticketing is here: https://locusmag.com/2024-locus-awards-weekend/
WEDNESDAY – FRIDAY: We’ll kick off the event with a series of online readings in the evenings starting Wednesday, June 19, with several readers each evening and a Q&A, and an online meetup.
SATURDAY: Saturday will have several panels (in person and online), a catered reception with food by Havana Restaurant plus a cash bar, SWAG, and the awards ceremony (in person and online) at our beautiful location at the historic Preservation Park in downtown Oakland CA, featuring our awesome MC Henry Lien and special guest Cory Doctorow, with books and merch for sale from Cargo Cult Books and Fly By Night! We look forward to a great afternoon mingling with our fabulous local SFF community and celebrating the finest works of 2023.
Virtual+Live Awards memberships are $95 and include the virtual readings and meetup, plus the Saturday in-person panels, live awards ceremony with MC Henry Lien, a catered reception (party!) with cash bar, SWAG, and more, taking place on Saturday, June 22 in the historic Nile Hall at Preservation Park in Oakland, California. Sign up: bit.ly/3yi9Gj3
Live-only Awards memberships are $75 and include the Saturday in-person panels, live awards ceremony with MC Henry Lien, a catered reception (party!) with cash bar, SWAG, and more, taking place on Saturday, June 22 in the historic Nile Hall at Preservation Park in Oakland, California. (Price increases on June 1.) Sign up: bit.ly/4b9unwc
Virtual memberships are $35 and include access to all online events and the six months set of digital Locus Magazine. Virtual events include readings and online hangout, plus online access to the Locus Awards ceremony and panels. Sign up: bit.ly/44O3KuJ
If you’d like to support us as a top-tier donor and be thanked in our event program, you can purchase a special $350 Friend of Locus membership which entitles you to attend all digital and in-person events, plus the Locus Awards 2024 T-shirt, a VIP tour of the Locus offices, a special backer gift, and our eternal thanks. (You don’t have to attend in person to support at this level.) Sign up: bit.ly/3QzUi8c
You can add on the limited-edition 2024 Locus Awards T-shirt to any order for $35 at checkout, or other Locus swag. Join in the fun! We can’t wait to see you, whether virtually, live, or both.
LOCUS AWARDS SCHEDULE
Wednesday, June 19
4:00 p.m. PDT – Online Reading: Charlie Jane Anders and Uchechukwu Nwaka
5:00 p.m. PDT – Online Reading: Henry Lien and Connie Willis
6:00 p.m. PDT – Online Reading: Darcie Little Badger and Tobi Ogundiran
Thursday, June 20
4:00 p.m. PDT – Online Reading: Tananarive Due and Kelly Link
5:00 p.m. PDT – Online Reading: Rachael K. Jones and Nghi Vo
6:00 p.m. PDT – Online Reading: Thomas Ha and Naomi Kritzer
Friday, June 21
4:00 p.m PDT – Online Reading: Cory Doctorow and Eugenia Triantafyllou
5:00 p.m PDT – Online Reading: Ai Jiang and Premee Mohamed
6:00 p.m PDT – TBA
Saturday, June 22
1:00-2:00 p.m. PDT – Panel (in-person & on zoom)
“Technology & Futures: The important thing isn’t what the gadget does, it’s who it does it to and who it does it for“, with Cory Doctorow, Liz Henry, and Audrey T. Williams (m)
2:15-3:15 p.m PDT – Panel (in-person & on zoom)
“Topic TBA”, with Micaiah “Huw” Evans, Emily Jiang, Henry Lien, and Jacob Weisman
3:30-4:30 p.m. PDT – Panel (in-person & on zoom)
“Topic TBA”, with Alex Brown, Shane Hawk (m), Sumiko Saulson, and Maggie Tokuda-Hall
4:30-6:00 p.m. – Pre-Awards Reception catered by HAVANA RESTAURANT featuring CARGO CULT BOOKS and FLY BY NIGHT with books for sale and informational tables from local groups including the East Bay Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Meetup
6:00 p.m. – LOCUS AWARDS CEREMONY with MC Henry Lien and Special Guest Cory Doctorow
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Where is it happening?
Preservation Park Way, Oakland, CA 94612, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
