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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Author Samantha Mills
DESCRIPTION:In a ongoing partnership with Tachyon Publications\, Cushing 
 Memorial Library & Archives is pleased to host a Zoom discussion with 
 Nebula Award-winning author Samantha Mills to celebrate the release of her 
 first novel\, the science fantasy The Wings Upon Her Back. Mills will talk 
 about the novel and her writing career with Cushing’s Science Fiction & 
 Fantasy Research Collection Curator\, Jeremy Brett. The talk will be 
 followed by questions taken from the audience.\n\nThe Texas A&M University 
 Official Bookstore at the Memorial Student Center (tx.ag/Bookstore)\, will 
 support the event by selling copies of Mills' new book. The first 40 people 
 to purchase a book through the bookstore will receive a bookplate signed by 
 Mills.\n\nIf you require an accommodation under the Americans with 
 Disabilities Act\, please contact Jeremy Brett at jwbrett@library.tamu.edu 
 to communicate your needs. Early notification of at least five workdays 
 before the event will facilitate the provision of reasonable 
 accommodation.\n\n\n\nAbout the Speakers:\n\nSamantha Mills is a Locus\, 
 Sturgeon\, and Nebula Award-winning author who has published a dozen short 
 stories since 2018. Her fiction has appeared in Uncanny Magazine\, Beneath 
 Ceaseless Skies\, Strange Horizons\, Escape Pod\, and others. Mills has 
 been nominated for the Pushcart Prize\, as well as the Hugo and Astounding 
 Awards. She has a Master’s Degree in Information and Library Science\, 
 and she is a trained archivist focusing on helping local historical 
 societies and research libraries. Mills lives in Southern California. The 
 Wings Upon Her Back is her debut novel.\n\n\n\nJeremy Brett is the Curator 
 of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Research Collection at Cushing Memorial 
 Library & Archives. He is also Cushing's Interim Curator of its Women & 
 Gender Studies Collection and Area Studies Collection. He has worked at the 
 University of Iowa\, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee\, the National 
 Archives and Records Administration-Pacific Region\, and the Wisconsin 
 Historical Society. He received his MLS and his MA in History from the 
 University of Maryland – College Park in 1999. His professional interests 
 include science fiction\, fan studies\, and the intersection of libraries 
 and social justice.
LOCATION:Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Jeremy Brett":MAILTO:jwbrett@tamu.edu
CATEGORIES:Cushing, Event
CONTACT;CN="Jeremy Brett":MAILTO:jwbrett@tamu.edu
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