Classes & TalksThursday, November 12
Novelist William Alexander: A.I., Science Fiction and the Future
Thursday, November 12 · 4:30-5:30 p.m. · Campus Center Ballroom CC 202
- When
- Thursday, November 12 · 4:30-5:30 p.m.
- Where
- Campus Center Ballroom CC 2021400 Washington Avenue · Albany, NY · 12222
About this event
Join the NYS Writers Institute on Nov. 12 for a conversation with William Alexander , Cuban-American science fiction and fantasy author and winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for his first novel, Goblin Secrets (2012).
In praise, the late Ursula K. Le Guin said, "I wish I could have read it when I was eleven.”
Alexander’s debut science fiction novel for adults, Sunward , was a finalist for the 2026 Philip K. Dick Award, and a Library Journal Best Book of the Year.
The new novel follows the story of a human space traveler charged with mentoring “baby bots,” juvenile AI who are developmentally in their teens, training them how to interact within society, and essentially becoming their foster mom.
Cosponsored by the AI & Society College and Research Center, UAlbany’s Writing & Critical Inquiry Program (WCI), and the Honors College.
Listed by University at Albany Events Calendar (Localist), gathered by the Schenectady events calendar.