Coming Events
Merril Collection Events
Cory Doctorow will appear at the Merril Collection to launch his new novel, For the Win. June 4, 2010 in the lower level of the Lillian H. Smith branch, 239 College Street. Doors open at 6:30 P.M.
The 4th Annual Friends of the Merril Collection Flea Market will take place on September 11, 2010 in the Beeton Auditorium of the Toronto Reference Library at 789 Yonge St., 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Phone 416-393-7748 for more information.
Michael Swanwick will appear at the Merril Collection on November 18, 2010. 7:00 P.M. in the 3rd floor reading room, 239 College Street.
Other Events of Interest
September 2-6, 2010: AussieCon4, the 68th World Science Fiction Convention, in Melbourne, Australia.
(www.aussiecon4.org.au)
ChiZine, is sponsoring a colloquium about science fiction. For more information go to http://chiseries.webs.com/specficcolloquium.htm
Recent Events
May 13, The Friends of the Merril Collection sponsored a book launch for The Dragon and the Stars edited by Eric Choi and Derwin Mak,an anthology of fantasy and science fiction by writers of Chinese descent.
May 8. The 14th Fantastic Pulp Show took place in the lower level of 239 College St. Neil Mechem of Girasol Collectibles lectured on pulp cover art in the afternoon in the 3rd floor reading room of the Merril Collection.
April 29, Vampire Fun! A panel of experts including Chris Szego, Tanya Huff, Robert Knowlton amd Elizabeth Miller discussed the public's passionate enjoyment of blood-sucking monsters.
April 23, John Scalzi appeared at the Merril Collection. He read from a forthcoming novel and answered questions.
Long Ago
January 28, 2010: The Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Merril Collection was held.
December 5, 2009, the Annual Christmas Cream Tea for the Friends of the Merril Collection was held.
September 12, 2009: The Friends of the Merril Collection Science Fiction and Anime Flea Market was held at the Toronto Reference Library.
August 18, 2009: Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson launched their new novel The Winds of Dune, the direct sequel to Dune Messiah.
July 17-18, 2009: The Chandra Observatory presented a number of events, including a launch for Julie Czerneda's new book, Rift in the Sky
July 2, 2009: Toronto author Robert Charles Wilson launched his latest novel, Julian Comstock.
June 6, 2009: The 2009 Academic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy took place at the Merril Collection.
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