OSC and Michael Reisman, author of Simon Bloom, the Gravity Keeper, at ALA convention in Anaheim, June 2008

OSC with David Bly at the St. George, Utah, League of Utah Writers Conference - 2007

OSC with 2007 Boot Camp - August 2007

OSC with Dawn Thomas of Overbrook Productions and Paul Levitz of DC Comics at ComiCon 2007. All three had just taken part in a panel presentation on the comic books being created in support of the Will Smith movie I Am Legend, based on the book by Richard Matheson. - July 2007

Photo Credit: Michael S. Tritter

OSC with the "thinking cap" that was given to him by the survivors of Boot Camp 2006 at SVU

Williams High School in Plano, Texas, May 4, 2006

Williams High School in Plano, Texas, May 4, 2006

OSC meets with Donald Mustard (seated) and Geremy Mustard in a story conference about the Empire project on 2 June 2006. The art on the bulletin board shows visuals from the game - and the novel

OSC discusses Empire with Donald Mustard on 2 June 2006

OSC and Robert Maxwell, the archivist who supervises the collection of OSC books and papers at Brigham Young University's Harold B. Lee Library, during a visit to the library on 2 June 2006. Only the boxes on the righthand side toward the back contain OSC's papers

CNU Writer's Conference April 2006 photos by John W. Philbrick

CNU Writer's Conference April 2006 photos by John W. Philbrick

CNU Writer's Conference April 2006 photos by John W. Philbrick

CNU Writer's Conference April 2006 photos by John W. Philbrick

CNU Writer's Conference April 2006 photos by John W. Philbrick

Photo credit: James B. Allen

The main building of Southern Virginia University. Originally built as a resort, the upper floors are now dorms for women students, and the main floor contains offices and conference rooms - in one of which, OSC's writing class for fall 2005 was held.

Science and science fiction writers at the Conference on the Future of Weapons of Mass Destructions at Wilton Park, England, June 27-30, 2005. From left to right, Oliver, Wil McCarthy, Allen Steele, Jerry Pournelle, Vernor Vinge, OSC

Art Pope, OSC and John Hood at the John Locke Foundation - December 12, 2001

OSC speaking at the John Locke Foundation - December 12, 2001

Lecture at BYU Library - November 27, 2001

Joint signing at the BYU Bookstore with Geoffrey Card - author of "God's Army". - November 27, 2001

Rebekah goes on sale for the first time at the downtown Salt Lake City Deseret Bookstore on 26 November, where OSC and his son Geoffrey signed their books. Geoffrey's first novel, "God's Army," based on the movie by Richard Dutcher, went on sale only a couple of weeks before.

Deseret Book signing - November 26, 2001

Deseret Book signing - November 26, 2001

Deseret Book signing - November 26, 2001

Deseret Book signing - November 26, 2001

Deseret Book signing - November 26, 2001

Walter Jon Williams and Orson Scott Card at Necronomicon 2001 in Tampa on 28 October.

OSC, David L. Felts (editor of the semi-prozine "Maelstrom"), Jim Vega (author of Ceti Mission), and fantasy/horror writer Richard Lee Byers.

The Cards and the (Timothy) Zahns saying good-bye outside the convention hotel.

Literary Boot Camp at UNC-Greensboro, July 2001

A group of students assemble in the home of Michael and Kelli Allen (osc's brother- and sister-in-law in Hawaii) in April 2001

Speaking to a group in Maui, April 2001

Speaking to a group in Maui, April 2001

At a signing at Deseret Book in downtown Salt Lake City in March 2001, osc decides UnicornWhisperer's male companion is unnecessary

A BYU class assembles in the home of Bill and Laura Card (osc's brother and sister-in-law) in March 2001

Speaking at Utah Valley State College in March 2001

Shadow of the Hegemon signing at Borders in New York with Adam Moore. January 2001.

Photo by Jan G. Hensley

OSC with Fred Chappell at a Greensboro Library event to celebrate the round-robin mystery series published in greensboro news & record. October 2000

OSC with Florence Bury, his favorite French interpreter, at the literary festival "Etonnant Voyageurs" in St. Malo, Brittany, France.

Signing at Borders in Ann Arbor, MI. September 15, 1999.

Signing at Borders in Ann Arbor, MI. September 15, 1999.

Signing at Borders in Ann Arbor, MI. September 15, 1999.

Signing at Borders in Ann Arbor, MI. September 15, 1999.

OSC with Mike Stanczyk at a signing in Denver, Colorado.

OSC with Scott and Sue Hollander at Tower in New York City. Left to right: Sue Hollander, Scott Hollander, Orson Scott Card

After a tasty meal at the Outback - Lexington, KY Clockwise from far left: Jason Sizemore, Jason Heath, Brian Delambre, Leslie Hensley, Tim Knittel, Orson Scott Card, and Darren Day

Orson calls "shotgun" :) - Lexington, KY Left to right: Jason Heath, Darren Day, and Orson Scott Card

After a milkshake at Tolly Ho - Lexington, KY Left to right: Jason Heath, Orson Scott Card, Brian Delambre, Darren Day, and Jason Sizemore

After a milkshake at Tolly Ho (Darren's turn to take the picture) - Lexington, KY Left to right: Jason Heath, Orson Scott Card, Brian Delambre, Leslie Hensley, and Jason Sizemore