Maker Guests of Honor: Neverwas Haul

Please join us in welcoming Nova Albion’s 2011 Maker Guests of Honor:

Major Catastrophe

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Crew of the Neverwas Haul!

photo: Michael Rauner

Join our esteemed guests for fascinating discussions on:
  • The design and build of the Neverwas Haul and Kristie’s Flyer, the only steam-powered vehicle.  Come listen to the engineers and crew discuss from inception to completion the details of creating the vehicles that have become legend!

    Kristie's Flyer

    [See the Flyer in action!]

  • The creation of steampunk designs from costuming to rayguns.  The crew of the Neverwas Haul includes not only engineers but clothing and prop designers who have created an extensive collection for use during explorations.  See their products displayed and talk to the designers for ideas on how to outfit your next expedition.
photo by Kimric Smythe

Steam Engine Demos

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The crew will also give a Live Steam Presentation in the Outdoor Steam and Kinetics Area – come see some of the smaller steam-powered pieces built by the Neverwas Haul crew from parts not originally intended for this use!

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* Please note: presentation topics have not been finalized and may change – please check back!

** You are invited to join the Major and the rest of the Neverwas Crew at the first meeting of the Hibernian Hellfire Club, off-site on Saturday night March 26th

February 3, 2011 | | 1 Comment »

Boilerplate Biographers at Nova Albion!

Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel creators Paul Guinan and Anina Bennet will be our Special Guests of Honor at the 2011 Steampunk Exhibition! Some of us have been reading and enjoying Boilerplate for years now; in fact, soon after the 2010 Exhibition, as we were discussing who could possibly follow Girl Genius creators Phil & Kaja Foglio as Guests of Honor, Paul and Anina seemed the only logical choice. In between then and right now, we’re happy to see that we’re not alone in our appreciation of their work.

Boilerplate with Archibald Campion 1893

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J.J. Abrams (Bad Robot Productions) and Deborah Newmyer (Outlaw Productions) have plans to produce a movie adaptation of Boilerplate through Paramount Pictures. Read what the Hollywood Reporter has to say and Watch the Boilerplate trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4x06FnP1OQ

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You will have ample opportunity to hear and chat with our Special Guests at Nova Albion in March; we will have artwork to show and of course their beautiful graphic novel coffee table book!

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For more on Paul and Anina, check out their biographical info page (which, I have to say, is one of the most entertaining I’ve read) and perhaps peruse their Victorian Era Robots page as well! Most importantly, one might ask oneself: How might history have been different, with the aid of Boilerplate? Was it?

September 13, 2010 | | No Comments »

Cherie Priest at the Steampunk Exhibition!

Nova Albion is delighted to bring you a rising star in the Steampunk world – the wonderfully talented and quite well-spoken (and well-written) Ms. Cherie Priest –  our 2011 Literary Guest of Honor!
Photo by Libby Bulloff
You will of course know Cherie as the author(-ess ) of Boneshaker, [See what bOING bOING and i09 have to say], which has quite taken Sci-Fi lit by storm and brought many new and unsuspecting folk into the Steampunk fold. You also may have read more of her offerings… perhaps you’ve seen a mention of her forthcoming novel, Clementine (of which the esteemed Warren Ellis, in good company with many other authors, seems to be a fan) or wanted to puzzle out which book really is the “sequel to Boneshaker”. Well, puzzle no more, my friends. Cherie will be here in March, and (while it is a wait, I know, and we are none of us, perhaps, known for our patience), you shall be able to ask her yourself! In the meanwhile, I highly recommend perusing Cherie’s sites in the aether. That way, you can hear what she has to say about her writing, appearances, thoughts and life in general… and better than we can, because, well… she writes for a living…

http://www.cheriepriest.com
http://www.theclockworkcentury.com

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Photo credit: Libby Bulloff

July 16, 2010 | | 1 Comment »