The Use of Speculative Allegory and Metaphor for SFF
June 8, 2024 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
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Have a question for this panel? Submit it in advance to programming@sfwa.org by May 26!
This event will be streamed for online participants. After this event ends, the panelists will also be available to chat with attendees in Pasadena in the hospitality suite.
This panel will feature:
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