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UNCG Students to Hold Stellarcon 27 March 14-16 in High Point
 
GREENSBORO – Stellarcon, the annual science fiction convention held by students of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, is scheduled Friday through Sunday, March 14-16, at the Radisson Hotel in High Point.

 Prices at the door will be $40 for the weekend, $15 for Friday or Sunday and $25 for Saturday only.  The convention website is http://come.to/stellarcon. Stellarcon hours are 2 p.m.-midnight Friday, 9 a.m.-midnight Saturday, and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Sponsored by the Science Fiction Fantasy Federation at UNCG, Stellarcon is celebrating its 27th year and is one of the oldest conventions in the Southeast devoted to science fiction, fantasy and gaming.

This year's guests of honor will be author Jennifer Roberson, whose 21 novels include 14 best-selling science fiction works. These include the eight-volume “Chronicles of  the Cheysuli” series and the six-volume “Sword-Dancer” saga. She also has edited the anthologies, “Return to Avalon” and “Highwaymen: Robbers and Rogues.”

Invited authors this year are Catherine Asaro, Eric Flint and Dave Wolverton. Other guests include artist M. Wayne Miller and actor Kenny Miller, who appeared in “Attack of the Puppet People” and “I Was a Teenage Werewolf.” Other events will include gaming, writers workshop, art show, costume contest, dealers room, Stellarcon Mardi Gras, panel discussions, Stellarcon Kids sessions for children, book readings and author signings.

Stellarcon will hold its annual charity auction, which will benefit Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro this year. Over the past four years, the auction has raised more than $10,000.

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