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February 23, 2008

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Tero

First picking people you want to meet and then adding a woman isn't gender equality. But I know that's not what you meant.

Liz Williams is the first one that comes to mind. Which isn't a surprise (it would be if you hadn't already considered her). I'd like to see Pat Cadigan at a Finnish convention some day -- that lady has lots to say and can say it in an extremely witty and entertaining manner. Susanna Clarke might make for a nice GoH (and of course as an added bonus you would bring her hubby too).

There are tons of others I'm sure, but these were the first off the top of my head.

Veriveli

Arthur C.?

(Joo, oli pakko. Sori. Tää tulee toistumaan).

Marko

Mary Gentle?

Mekku

Cornelia Funke unfortunately lives in the states, but might just be in Europe for a junket or something?
And Susan Cooper is over seventy...

So crap ideas from me.

jovain

Diana Wynne Jones, of course!

Ben

How about Robin McKinley (web at http://www.robinmckinley.com/ and blog at http://robinmckinley.livejournal.com/)?

Susanna Clarke of course has the benefit of already having been translated to Finnish.

Kenneth

Mary Gentle, Marta Randall or Kelly Link. I can´t remember if anyone of these have ever been to Finland.

jukkahoo

Good choices, some of them even similar that I could imagine the completely hypotetical concommittee could've already made themselves. If I'd be looking for a GoH for a convention, I might include some of these to a list of candidates.

And none of these have ever been guests at Finnish cons, Kenneth. Not even Kelly Link, who lives in the United States, nor Marta Randall, who lives in Mexico. :)

Thanks, everyone.

kenneth

OK. I just tought about writers I would like to listen or talk too. Not where they lived. :D

ipa

Great!

Kelly Link and Mary Gentle get my vote.
IP

Toni

When Americans aren't an option, the most obvious choice would of course be the great Steph Swainston!

http://www.stephswainston.co.uk/

Liz Williams might also be a good choice, but Jukka already knows that, as he has written an article about Liz for Tähtivaeltaja 3/06.

http://babeknabel.fi/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1176&Itemid=96

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