Eric Choi, a Hong Kong-born aerospace engineer, writer, and editor based in Canada, joins us to discuss his sci-fi story collection Just Like Being There. The collection features fifteen of his sci-fi and alternate history stories, including the Aurora Award-winning “Crimson Sky”. Each story is accompanied by an afterword that explains the underlying scientific principles. He will discuss how his short fiction engages with topics such as space exploration, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial intelligence. He will be in conversation with Dr Antony Huen, with time for audience exchange.
Date: February 27, 2026 (Friday)
Time: 10:30am - 12:00noon
Venue: Online via Zoom
Registration is required. Zoom link will be sent via email.
- For HKU members (HKU Portal login is required): https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?ueid=105293
- For non-HKU members: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=105293
Eric was born in Hong Kong and emigrated to Canada at a young age with his family. He has twice won Canada’s Aurora Award, for his short story “Crimson Sky” and the Chinese-themed speculative fiction anthology The Dragon and the Stars, and he received a Sidewise Award for his alternate history novelette “A Sky and a Heaven”. With the late Ben Bova, he co-edited the hard SF anthology Carbide Tipped Pens. His short fiction collection Just Like Being There was released in 2022.
The Black Box Writers’ Series celebrates creative voices and craft, with a focus on writers and works with local connections. Featured guests present their latest work and discuss their creative practice with the moderator and audience. All are welcome.
Convenor & Moderator: Dr Antony Huen
More information about Eric Choi can be viewed from here.