Potlatch is a West Coast science fiction convention that's one of the friendliest, most interesting cons I've ever attended. It's back in San Francisco this year, March 4-6, 2005 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel International. If I were in still living in the Bay Area, I'd be there for sure.
Potlatch is an all-volunteer, non-profit, literary convention for the readers and writers of speculative fiction. Proceeds benefit Clarion West, an intensive six-week workshop for writers preparing for professional careers in science fiction and fantasy.
At Potlatch, people talk to each other and participate in panel discussions about writing and reading speculative fiction. You'll find conversations at programming events, in Clarion-style writers workshops, in the consuite, in the halls, and in elevators. Never been to a Potlatch before? Get the feel of a Potlatch Panel by reading some of the transcripts of previous Potlatch panels.
(Thanks, Matt!)
