What is Context?

Context is a friendly convention focused on speculative fiction literature and related games, comics and films.

If you enjoy manga, anime, science fiction, fantasy, or horror, you'll find plenty to entertain you at this convention.

Who Will Be There?

Tanya Huff and Brian Keene are our main GoHs; there will be many other guests.

When/Where Is It?

Context will be held September 26-28, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio, at The Ramada Plaza Hotel & Conference Center.

 

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Sunday, January 6, 2008


2008 Context 21 Instructor: Diana Dru Botsford



Diana Dru Botsford returns to Context to teach a workshop on plotting long works such as novels and screenplays.

Botsford has taught media writing courses at Missouri State University and other places for several years. She has a wide variety of credits on motion pictures, network television, online streaming media, online comics and print publications. She has also written and directed for the live stage.

Botsford has received multiple awards and accolades for her work in television and film including Starlog Magazine's Top Choice award for her writing on the multi-award winning episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation entitled "Rascals."

She has produced and directed second unit for television and film for a variety of television shows including the CBS series Harts of the West and Nightgames. Her theatrical credits include visual effects directing and supervision for a wide variety of films including Nightmare of Elm Street VI, Tank Girl, From Dusk Til Dawn, Terminator 2 and many independent films.

As Associate Producer for D.I.C. Enterprises and then later as VP for Kushner-Locke, she produced over 1,000 hours of animation for shows that included Inspector Gadget, Heathcliff, M*A*S*K Force, Spiral Zone, and the Columbia/Tristar film Pound Puppies & the Legend of Big Paw.

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