If you’d like to earn extra credit that can take the place of a Weekly Writing Assignment or be applied to a larger assignment, register for a free pass to this year’s Eagle-Con, attend at least one session on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, and email Prof. Ellis at least 250-words about what went on and your experience at the virtual convention.
Eagle-Con is a science fiction convention held annually at Cal State LA, but the pandemic moved the event online this year making it easier for those of us on the east coast to participate. Renowned SF writer Nnedi Okorafor and Star Trek actor George Takei will be there receiving special awards. The full schedule of events is linked below.
Eagle-Con 2021 will be held virtually on Thursday, March 11 (10am-5:30pm); Friday, March 12 (10am-4:30pm); and Saturday, March 13 (9:20am-4:00pm).
Our special guest on Thursday is writer Nnedi Okorafor (the Binti trilogy, Black Panther: Long Live the King), who will be awarded the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Award.
On Friday, legendary actor and activist George Takei (Star Trek, They Called Us Enemy) will be given the Prism Award for outstanding contributions to diversity in science fiction across media.
Our special guest Saturday will be production designer Wynn Thomas (Mars Attacks, Hidden Figures) who will be presented the Imaginator Award for wondrous achievement in visual conceptualization.
Click here to view the full schedule.
Each of this year’s awardees have long been barrier breakers for other writers and artists, building impressively varied careers that have impacted millions in a manner that is at the heart of Eagle-Con’s mission.
Each day of the event will feature two exhibitions of artwork from our Founding Sponsor, Art Directors Guild (Local 800), that showcase the work of their members from your favorite science fiction, fantasy, and horror movies and television shows.
Eagle-Con’s mission is to educate Cal State LA students and members of the Greater Los Angeles community about the history, impact, and continued necessity of the contributions of women, BIPOC, the LGBTQIA-identified, the differently-abled, and the variously-aged to the science fiction and fantasy genres. Our 2021 event explores representations of diversity within these genres and furthers our efforts to provide opportunities for students to learn about these genres from artists, writers, and professionals working in southern California’s entertainment industries, network with these professionals, and imagine how they might one day join their ranks.
Click here to view the full schedule.
Sponsored by: Cal State LA University-Student Union, Art Directors Guild Local 800, and Cal State LA College of Arts & Letters.
