Ascendio 2012: A Harry Potter Fandom Event

Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine’s book critic and tech writer, is the newest special guest to join the Ascendio programming roster. Mr. Grossman’s best-selling novels, “The Magicians” (2009) and “The Magician King” (2011) have been called “The Catcher in the Rye for devotees of alternative universes…” (Chicago Tribune) and “Harry Potter for grown-ups” (The Guardian).

Lev has been TIME magazine’s resident writer on books and tech issues since 2002 and posts all over the Internet, including Time.com, his personal blog at levgrossman.com, and @Leverus on Twitter. You may have read his 2010 TIME Person of the Year story on Mark Zuckerberg, or his 2011 piece on fanfiction, which featured Harry Potter fandom. Lev also edits TIME’s annual Best Inventions and 10 Ideas issues and pioneered their coverage of video games, blogs, viral videos, Facebook, and webcomics like Penny Arcade and Achewood.

At Ascendio, he will not only be doing a reading and signing of his books, but will lead Formal Programming sessions on Pottermore from the perspective of a gamer, a parent and a technologist, and give exclusive insights into his 2005 interview with J.K. Rowling and his 2011 article on fanfiction. Lev is no stranger to Harry Potter conventions — in 2009, Lev was a special guest at HPEF’s 6th event, Azkatraz.

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03. 19. 12. 07:06 pm ♥ 8

Ascendio guest Lev Grossman talks about his experience attending the Snarry panel at HPEF’s 2009 con Azkatraz! This is just a teaser for The Fanfiction Project by filmmaker Hansi Oppenheimer. Hansi will be filming at Ascendio — we can’t wait!

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06. 06. 12. 05:36 pm ♥ 18610

Fandom is our fandom.

zillah975:

“I adore the way fan fiction writers engage with and critique source texts, by manipulating them and breaking their rules. Some of it is straight-up homage, but a lot of [fan fiction] is really aggressive towards the source text. One tends to think of it as written by total fanboys and fangirls as a kind of worshipful act, but a lot of times you’ll read these stories and it’ll be like ‘What if Star Trek had an openly gay character on the bridge?’ And of course the point is that they don’t, and they wouldn’t, because they don’t have the balls, or they are beholden to their advertisers, or whatever. There’s a powerful critique, almost punk-like anger, being expressed there—which I find fascinating and interesting and cool.”

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Lev Grossman (via theadventuresofcargline)

We can’t wait to hear Lev talk about fanfic, publishing and his interview with JK Rowling at Ascendio in July!

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06. 30. 12. 09:43 pm ♥ 6

Join Wattpad at Ascendio 2012!

wattpad:

Wattpad is attending Ascendio this July to celebrate all things Harry Potter! We’re especially excited to meet fanfic writers and fans at the Harry Potter conference’s Quill Track:

Quill Track

If you’re a fan of YA, general book geekery or an aspiring writer (original or fanfiction!), Ascendio has the programming track for you! The Quill Track will be an entire track of programming (both formal and informal!) dedicated to all things books and writing. Best of all, as long as you have a registration to Ascendio, you have access to Quill Track programming!

If you’re interested in joining us, you can still purchase day passes on-site! Get more details on the Ascendio website.

Can’t wait to see Wattpad at Ascendio! They’re doing a presentation - and hosting a reception on Thursday as part of the Quill Track!

(Source: wattpad)

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02. 25. 12. 09:00 am ♥ 10

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05. 29. 12. 08:08 pm ♥ 6

flourish:

Hansi Oppenheimer’s making a documentary about fanfiction. I’m one of her interviewees! If you think this project sounds awesome (which it is) help her get to Ascendio and do interviews there by donating to the project! (It’s on IndieGoGo, which is like Kickstarter.)

Check out the micro-interview Hansi did with Ascendio chair Flourish Klink - and if you’re a fanfic author, get in touch with Hansi if you’re interested in being interviewed for the documentary!

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06. 10. 12. 08:21 pm ♥ 18610

I adore the way fan fiction writers engage with and critique source texts, by manipulating them and breaking their rules. Some of it is straight-up homage, but a lot of [fan fiction] is really aggressive towards the source text. One tends to think of it as written by total fanboys and fangirls as a kind of worshipful act, but a lot of times you’ll read these stories and it’ll be like ‘What if Star Trek had an openly gay character on the bridge?’ And of course the point is that they don’t, and they wouldn’t, because they don’t have the balls, or they are beholden to their advertisers, or whatever. There’s a powerful critique, almost punk-like anger, being expressed there—which I find fascinating and interesting and cool.

Lev Grossman (via theadventuresofcargline)

(Source: hp2012.org)

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