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Friday, June 2
 

3:00pm EDT

Which Reviews Matter?
The internet alows anyone with a keyboard to express their opinion for the world to see. Which reviews should matter to readers, and how can you tell the difference between useful reviews and obnoxious sour grapes?
Moderators
avatar for A.J. Hartley

A.J. Hartley

Author/Editor/Publisher
A.J. Hartley (also writing as Andrew Hart) is the NY Times bestselling author of 23 novels foradults and younger readers spanning multiple genres, notably mystery, thriller, fantasy andscience fiction. Recent work includes Impervious, which grew out of his experience of a schoolshooting... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Robert Bevan

Robert Bevan

Author, Writing
Robert Bevan took his first steps in comedy with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and his first steps in fantasy with Dungeons & Dragons. Over the years, these two loves mingled, festered, and congealed into the ever expanding Caverns & Creatures series of comedy/fantasy novels... Read More →
avatar for David B. Coe

David B. Coe

Author, Editor, Writing
Biography of David B. Coe David B. Coe/D.B. Jackson is the author of more than two dozen novels and as many short stories. As D.B. Jackson (http://www.DBJackson-Author.com), he is the author of the Thieftaker Chronicles, a series set in pre-Revolutionary Boston that combines elements... Read More →
avatar for Faith Hunter

Faith Hunter

Author, Writing
New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter has written the Jane Yellowrock series and the Rogue Mage series, as well as the Rogue Mage Role Playing Game. The Soulwood series will be a paranormal crime solving trilogy featuring Nell Nicholson Ingram. Under the pen name Gwen Hunter... Read More →
avatar for Alethea Kontis

Alethea Kontis

Author, Kingdom of Arilland
Alethea Kontis is a princess, author, fairy godmother, and geek. Her bestselling Books of Arilland fairytale series won two Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Awards (Enchanted and Tales of Arilland), and was twice nominated for the Andre Norton Award. Alethea also penned the AlphaOops... Read More →
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Friday June 2, 2017 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
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4:00pm EDT

I Talk of Dreams
From faires to ghosts to love potions, Shakespeare's plays are jam-packed with fantasy elements. Is it any wonder fantasy writers have been lifting from his work for centuries? Let's talk about the influence of Shakespeare on modern fantasy literature, and where it might go in the years to come.
Moderators
avatar for John G. Hartness

John G. Hartness

Literary Guest, Falstaff Books
John G. Hartness is a teller of tales, a righter of wrong, defender of ladies’ virtues, and some people call him Maurice, for he speaks of the pompatus of love. He is also the award-winning author of the urban fantasy series The Black Knight Chronicles, the Bubba the Monster Hunter... Read More →

Speakers
VG
avatar for A.J. Hartley

A.J. Hartley

Author/Editor/Publisher
A.J. Hartley (also writing as Andrew Hart) is the NY Times bestselling author of 23 novels foradults and younger readers spanning multiple genres, notably mystery, thriller, fantasy andscience fiction. Recent work includes Impervious, which grew out of his experience of a schoolshooting... Read More →
avatar for Alledria Hurt

Alledria Hurt

Author - Self-Published
avatar for Nicole Givens Kurtz

Nicole Givens Kurtz

Author, Publisher, Mocha Memoirs Press
Nicole Givens Kurtz is an author, editor, and educator. She's the recipient of the Ladies of Horror Grant (2021), the Horror Writers Association's Diversity Grant (2020) and the two-time Atomacon Palmetto Scribe Award Winner (2021 and 2022). She's also the editor of the groundbreaking... Read More →
avatar for Emily Leverett

Emily Leverett

Author, Writing
Emily Lavin Leverett is an author, editor, and scholar. She is the author of the paranormal romance series The Wolf and the Nun based on the life and stories of 12th century abbess Marie de France: The Wolf and the Cloister, The Enchanted Rose, and The Song of the Black Wolf are out... Read More →

Friday June 2, 2017 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
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5:00pm EDT

Who Wants to Live Forever?
Lots of stories explore the desire to avoid dying. But is immortality truly the gift it would seem to be? Would everyone be able to take part in whatever techonlogy made it possible? What are the social implications of living for eternity?
Moderators
avatar for Faith Hunter

Faith Hunter

Author, Writing
New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter has written the Jane Yellowrock series and the Rogue Mage series, as well as the Rogue Mage Role Playing Game. The Soulwood series will be a paranormal crime solving trilogy featuring Nell Nicholson Ingram. Under the pen name Gwen Hunter... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for J.D. Blackrose
avatar for Gail Z. Martin

Gail Z. Martin

Literary Guest
Gail Z. Martin is the author of Scourge: A Darkhurst Novel, from Solaris Books. Gail is also the author of Vendetta: A Deadly Curiosities Novel and Trifles and Folly 1: A Deadly Curiosities Collection, the latest in her urban fantasy series set in Charleston, SC; Shadow and Flame is the fourth... Read More →
avatar for Kalayna Price

Kalayna Price

Author
USA Today Bestselling author Kalayna Price writes the Alex Craft Novels, a dark urban fantasy series from Penguin-Random House, and the Novels of Haven from Bell Bridge Books. Her works have been translated into several languages and are available around the world. Kalayna draws... Read More →
avatar for Linda Robertson

Linda Robertson

Literary Guest
Linda Robertson is an internationally published author. She won first place in the OSU/Mansfield Florence B. Allen writing competition (2006). Since then, she's earned a cum laude Associate of the Art’s Degree in English and published several novels and short stories. In addition... Read More →
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Friday June 2, 2017 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
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6:00pm EDT

Hold Onto the Light
Depression is a cruel mistress, and she targest a lot of creatives, some you might even know. Let's gather to talk about how to survive it together
Moderators
avatar for Gail Z. Martin

Gail Z. Martin

Literary Guest
Gail Z. Martin is the author of Scourge: A Darkhurst Novel, from Solaris Books. Gail is also the author of Vendetta: A Deadly Curiosities Novel and Trifles and Folly 1: A Deadly Curiosities Collection, the latest in her urban fantasy series set in Charleston, SC; Shadow and Flame is the fourth... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Judy Black

Judy Black

Author, Game Designer, Writer, Gaming
Judy Black is a writer who makes her home in Atlanta, Ga. She loves games, books, cats, and most things with caffeine. She's an Ennie-nominated writer of Dungeons and Dragons modules.
avatar for John G. Hartness

John G. Hartness

Literary Guest, Falstaff Books
John G. Hartness is a teller of tales, a righter of wrong, defender of ladies’ virtues, and some people call him Maurice, for he speaks of the pompatus of love. He is also the award-winning author of the urban fantasy series The Black Knight Chronicles, the Bubba the Monster Hunter... Read More →
avatar for Darin Kennedy

Darin Kennedy

Author
Darin Kennedy, born and raised in Winston-Salem, NC, is a graduate of Wake Forest University and Bowman Gray School of Medicine. After completing family medicine residency in the mountains of Virginia, he served eight years as a United States Army physician and wrote his first novel... Read More →
avatar for Nicole Givens Kurtz

Nicole Givens Kurtz

Author, Publisher, Mocha Memoirs Press
Nicole Givens Kurtz is an author, editor, and educator. She's the recipient of the Ladies of Horror Grant (2021), the Horror Writers Association's Diversity Grant (2020) and the two-time Atomacon Palmetto Scribe Award Winner (2021 and 2022). She's also the editor of the groundbreaking... Read More →
avatar for Kalayna Price

Kalayna Price

Author
USA Today Bestselling author Kalayna Price writes the Alex Craft Novels, a dark urban fantasy series from Penguin-Random House, and the Novels of Haven from Bell Bridge Books. Her works have been translated into several languages and are available around the world. Kalayna draws... Read More →

Friday June 2, 2017 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
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7:00pm EDT

Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading
Join our authors from the Broad universe as they read from their lastest works.
Moderators
avatar for Gail Z. Martin

Gail Z. Martin

Literary Guest
Gail Z. Martin is the author of Scourge: A Darkhurst Novel, from Solaris Books. Gail is also the author of Vendetta: A Deadly Curiosities Novel and Trifles and Folly 1: A Deadly Curiosities Collection, the latest in her urban fantasy series set in Charleston, SC; Shadow and Flame is the fourth... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Samantha Bryant

Samantha Bryant

Author, Dangerous When Bored
Samantha Bryant writes superhero and horror stories, which one depends on whether she wants to save the world today, or burn it down. She is best known for her Menopausal Superhero series of novels through Falstaff Books, winner of a Jacquis Award for feminist writing. Well, that... Read More →
avatar for Alexandra Christian

Alexandra Christian

Literary Guest, Writing
Alexandra Christian is an author of mostly romance with a speculative slant. Her love of Stephen King and sweet tea has flavored her fiction with a Southern Gothic sensibility that reeks of Spanish moss and deep-fried eccentricity. Her guiding principle as a romance novelist has always... Read More →
avatar for Nickie Jamison

Nickie Jamison

Literary Guest
Nickie Jamison wrote her first full-length novel at age 10 – that creative endeavor sparked her desire to begin a writing career. Her stories dabble in and blend many different genres; science fiction, fantasy, romance, erotica, poetry, horror...whatever captures her fancy. Ms... Read More →
avatar for Emily Leverett

Emily Leverett

Author, Writing
Emily Lavin Leverett is an author, editor, and scholar. She is the author of the paranormal romance series The Wolf and the Nun based on the life and stories of 12th century abbess Marie de France: The Wolf and the Cloister, The Enchanted Rose, and The Song of the Black Wolf are out... Read More →
avatar for Melissa McArthur

Melissa McArthur

Literary Guest, Falstaff Books
Melissa McArthur is the founder and president of Clicking Keys Writer Services, a full-service editing, cover design, and layout company based in the upstate of South Carolina. She also serves as an Acquiring Editor for Falstaff Books, and is an accomplished editor and proofreader.Her... Read More →
avatar for Margaret McGraw

Margaret McGraw

Editor/Author
Margaret S. McGraw is co-editor of the Predators in Petticoats anthology (Black Cat White Cat Books, 2020), as well as two anthologies about the wildest West that never was: Lawless Lands: Tales from the Weird Frontier (Falstaff Books, 2017) and The Weird Wild West (eSpec Books, 2015... Read More →

Friday June 2, 2017 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
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8:00pm EDT

War Stories from the Slush Pile
Editors and publishers gather to talk abou tsome of the most difficult submissions they've ever dealt with coming over the transom.
Moderators
avatar for Emily Leverett

Emily Leverett

Author, Writing
Emily Lavin Leverett is an author, editor, and scholar. She is the author of the paranormal romance series The Wolf and the Nun based on the life and stories of 12th century abbess Marie de France: The Wolf and the Cloister, The Enchanted Rose, and The Song of the Black Wolf are out... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Jason T. Graves

Jason T. Graves

Literary Guest
Jason is a writer of words, a doodler of drawings, and fixer of other peoples’ words and doodles. Many years ago, he founded Prospective Press. He was once punched—lightly—by Muhammad Ali. You should ask him about that last one, because no one ever does.
VG
avatar for Margaret McGraw

Margaret McGraw

Editor/Author
Margaret S. McGraw is co-editor of the Predators in Petticoats anthology (Black Cat White Cat Books, 2020), as well as two anthologies about the wildest West that never was: Lawless Lands: Tales from the Weird Frontier (Falstaff Books, 2017) and The Weird Wild West (eSpec Books, 2015... Read More →

Friday June 2, 2017 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
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9:30pm EDT

Pirate Karaoke with Captain Scurvy
Avast ye scurvy dogs! The Captain is in and he's asking you to sing for your grog! Grab the mic and show us what you got!  
Speakers
CS

Friday June 2, 2017 9:30pm - 11:30pm EDT
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Saturday, June 3
 

9:00am EDT

When Does It End?
Are you writing a stand-alone, a trilogy or a miltibook epic? How do you know how long your series should run?
Moderators
JB

Speakers
avatar for Samantha Bryant

Samantha Bryant

Author, Dangerous When Bored
Samantha Bryant writes superhero and horror stories, which one depends on whether she wants to save the world today, or burn it down. She is best known for her Menopausal Superhero series of novels through Falstaff Books, winner of a Jacquis Award for feminist writing. Well, that... Read More →
avatar for A.J. Hartley

A.J. Hartley

Author/Editor/Publisher
A.J. Hartley (also writing as Andrew Hart) is the NY Times bestselling author of 23 novels foradults and younger readers spanning multiple genres, notably mystery, thriller, fantasy andscience fiction. Recent work includes Impervious, which grew out of his experience of a schoolshooting... Read More →
avatar for Drew Hayes

Drew Hayes

Author, Thunder Pear Publishing
avatar for Dave Schroeder

Dave Schroeder

Author - Self-Published, Spiral Arm Press
I'm a retired Chief Information Officer and the author of the Xenotech Support series of science fiction humor novels as well as the owner of Spiral Arm Press. Ask me about my books, self-publishing (especially designing printed book interiors) and the Atlanta Radio Theatre Co... Read More →
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Saturday June 3, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Harris
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10:00am EDT

Going for the Laughs
Writing humor isn't easy. How do you create funny stories without completely bombing?
Moderators
avatar for John G. Hartness

John G. Hartness

Literary Guest, Falstaff Books
John G. Hartness is a teller of tales, a righter of wrong, defender of ladies’ virtues, and some people call him Maurice, for he speaks of the pompatus of love. He is also the award-winning author of the urban fantasy series The Black Knight Chronicles, the Bubba the Monster Hunter... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Robert Bevan

Robert Bevan

Author, Writing
Robert Bevan took his first steps in comedy with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and his first steps in fantasy with Dungeons & Dragons. Over the years, these two loves mingled, festered, and congealed into the ever expanding Caverns & Creatures series of comedy/fantasy novels... Read More →
avatar for Rick Gualtieri

Rick Gualtieri

Author - Freewill Press, Writing
Rick Gualtieri loves adventure, snarky dialogue, and mayhem. So it's only natural that his bestselling Tome of Bill series kicks the mired status quo of vampire fiction straight in the teeth with its mix of supernatural chaos and sharp-tongued geeky humor. It's time to make the undead... Read More →
avatar for Drew Hayes

Drew Hayes

Author, Thunder Pear Publishing
avatar for Alethea Kontis

Alethea Kontis

Author, Kingdom of Arilland
Alethea Kontis is a princess, author, fairy godmother, and geek. Her bestselling Books of Arilland fairytale series won two Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Awards (Enchanted and Tales of Arilland), and was twice nominated for the Andre Norton Award. Alethea also penned the AlphaOops... Read More →
SW

Saturday June 3, 2017 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
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11:00am EDT

En Garde!
Well-crafted fight scenes are beautiful to behold, and poor ones are painful. Let's talk about how to write a fight scene that sings.
Moderators
avatar for Faith Hunter

Faith Hunter

Author, Writing
New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter has written the Jane Yellowrock series and the Rogue Mage series, as well as the Rogue Mage Role Playing Game. The Soulwood series will be a paranormal crime solving trilogy featuring Nell Nicholson Ingram. Under the pen name Gwen Hunter... Read More →

Speakers
JB
avatar for David B. Coe

David B. Coe

Author, Editor, Writing
Biography of David B. Coe David B. Coe/D.B. Jackson is the author of more than two dozen novels and as many short stories. As D.B. Jackson (http://www.DBJackson-Author.com), he is the author of the Thieftaker Chronicles, a series set in pre-Revolutionary Boston that combines elements... Read More →
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Charles Holmes

Performance
SW

Saturday June 3, 2017 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
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12:00pm EDT

Alternate History and Secret History
What are the differences between these two subgenres? How do you know which one you're writing? What are some of the best examples of each?
Moderators
avatar for David B. Coe

David B. Coe

Author, Editor, Writing
Biography of David B. Coe David B. Coe/D.B. Jackson is the author of more than two dozen novels and as many short stories. As D.B. Jackson (http://www.DBJackson-Author.com), he is the author of the Thieftaker Chronicles, a series set in pre-Revolutionary Boston that combines elements... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for A.J. Hartley

A.J. Hartley

Author/Editor/Publisher
A.J. Hartley (also writing as Andrew Hart) is the NY Times bestselling author of 23 novels foradults and younger readers spanning multiple genres, notably mystery, thriller, fantasy andscience fiction. Recent work includes Impervious, which grew out of his experience of a schoolshooting... Read More →
avatar for Gail Z. Martin

Gail Z. Martin

Literary Guest
Gail Z. Martin is the author of Scourge: A Darkhurst Novel, from Solaris Books. Gail is also the author of Vendetta: A Deadly Curiosities Novel and Trifles and Folly 1: A Deadly Curiosities Collection, the latest in her urban fantasy series set in Charleston, SC; Shadow and Flame is the fourth... Read More →
avatar for Misty Massey

Misty Massey

Literary Guest
Misty Massey is the author of MAD KESTREL, a rollicking adventure of magic on the high seas (Tor), KESTREL'S VOYAGES, a collection of short stories featuring those rambunctious pirates (Amazon) and the upcoming KESTREL'S DANCE (Lore Seekers Press).  She is a co-editor of THE WEIRD... Read More →
avatar for J. Matthew Saunders

J. Matthew Saunders

Literary Guest
J. Matthew Saunders is the author of the Daughters of Shadow and Blood trilogy inspired by the Brides of Dracula, the Dreadful Penny occult detective series, and numerous fantasy and horror short stories. He is a member of HWA.He was born in the small Appalachian town of Clayton... Read More →
avatar for Tamsin Silver

Tamsin Silver

Author
TAMSIN SILVER is a Fantasy author based out of Albuquerque, NM. With a background in Theatre, it was only a natural progression that her storytelling found its way to book format. Her Historical Fantasy works include the Untold Legends series (about Billy the Kid) with Falstaff Books... Read More →

Saturday June 3, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
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1:00pm EDT

The Coming Implosion of NY Publishing
Not so long ago, there were dozens of reasonably successful NYC publishing house. But over the course of a few years, they've all been absorbed, leaving only three behemoths instead. Are midlist writers facing the loss of careers because they're not Stephen King? Are small presses on the rise? What about self-publishing with Amazon? Where does it end?
Moderators
avatar for J.A. Sutherland

J.A. Sutherland

Author - Self-Published
J.A. Sutherland writes space opera with a very Age of Sail feel to it. When not reading or writing, he spends his time on roadtrips around the Southeast US searching for good barbecue.

Speakers
avatar for Quincy J. Allen

Quincy J. Allen

Author, Quincy J. Allen
National Bestselling Author Quincy J. Allen is a cross-genre author with a wide assortment of publications under his belt. His media tie-in novel Colt the Outlander: Shadow of Ruin was a Scribe Award finalist in 2019, and his noir sci-fi novel Chemical Burn was a Colorado Gold Aw... Read More →
avatar for Jason T. Graves

Jason T. Graves

Literary Guest
Jason is a writer of words, a doodler of drawings, and fixer of other peoples’ words and doodles. Many years ago, he founded Prospective Press. He was once punched—lightly—by Muhammad Ali. You should ask him about that last one, because no one ever does.
avatar for Gail Z. Martin

Gail Z. Martin

Literary Guest
Gail Z. Martin is the author of Scourge: A Darkhurst Novel, from Solaris Books. Gail is also the author of Vendetta: A Deadly Curiosities Novel and Trifles and Folly 1: A Deadly Curiosities Collection, the latest in her urban fantasy series set in Charleston, SC; Shadow and Flame is the fourth... Read More →

Saturday June 3, 2017 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
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2:00pm EDT

What do Authors Owe Their Readers?
George RR Martin is famously known for taking a long time to finish a book. Is it fair to his readers to make them wait? Or should they suck it up and read something else? And how much is too much to ask of writers where their fans are concerned?
Moderators
avatar for Quincy J. Allen

Quincy J. Allen

Author, Quincy J. Allen
National Bestselling Author Quincy J. Allen is a cross-genre author with a wide assortment of publications under his belt. His media tie-in novel Colt the Outlander: Shadow of Ruin was a Scribe Award finalist in 2019, and his noir sci-fi novel Chemical Burn was a Colorado Gold Aw... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for David B. Coe

David B. Coe

Author, Editor, Writing
Biography of David B. Coe David B. Coe/D.B. Jackson is the author of more than two dozen novels and as many short stories. As D.B. Jackson (http://www.DBJackson-Author.com), he is the author of the Thieftaker Chronicles, a series set in pre-Revolutionary Boston that combines elements... Read More →
avatar for Drew Hayes

Drew Hayes

Author, Thunder Pear Publishing
avatar for Faith Hunter

Faith Hunter

Author, Writing
New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter has written the Jane Yellowrock series and the Rogue Mage series, as well as the Rogue Mage Role Playing Game. The Soulwood series will be a paranormal crime solving trilogy featuring Nell Nicholson Ingram. Under the pen name Gwen Hunter... Read More →
avatar for Emily Leverett

Emily Leverett

Author, Writing
Emily Lavin Leverett is an author, editor, and scholar. She is the author of the paranormal romance series The Wolf and the Nun based on the life and stories of 12th century abbess Marie de France: The Wolf and the Cloister, The Enchanted Rose, and The Song of the Black Wolf are out... Read More →
avatar for Gail Z. Martin

Gail Z. Martin

Literary Guest
Gail Z. Martin is the author of Scourge: A Darkhurst Novel, from Solaris Books. Gail is also the author of Vendetta: A Deadly Curiosities Novel and Trifles and Folly 1: A Deadly Curiosities Collection, the latest in her urban fantasy series set in Charleston, SC; Shadow and Flame is the fourth... Read More →

Saturday June 3, 2017 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Harris
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3:00pm EDT

A Cast of Hundreds
How can you write multiple characters and stil keep each one inidividual and interesting? How many characters is too many?
Moderators
avatar for Tamsin Silver

Tamsin Silver

Author
TAMSIN SILVER is a Fantasy author based out of Albuquerque, NM. With a background in Theatre, it was only a natural progression that her storytelling found its way to book format. Her Historical Fantasy works include the Untold Legends series (about Billy the Kid) with Falstaff Books... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for J.D. Blackrose
JB
HH

Harry Heckel

Author
Harry Heckel has written role-playing games and fiction for two decades. His latest work is The Dark Lord from Harper Voyager Impulse as part of the writing team of Jack Heckel, in which Avery, grad student at the Mysterium University, takes the role of The Dark Lord. When things... Read More →
avatar for Linda Robertson

Linda Robertson

Literary Guest
Linda Robertson is an internationally published author. She won first place in the OSU/Mansfield Florence B. Allen writing competition (2006). Since then, she's earned a cum laude Associate of the Art’s Degree in English and published several novels and short stories. In addition... Read More →
avatar for Stella Price/ Anastasia Virgas

Stella Price/ Anastasia Virgas

Author
Writing with her sister Audra, she is one half of a long standing writing team with over 45 novels to their credit. A Jill of most trades in the publishing world, Stella is an award winning cover artist, a convention director, book designer and branding maven. Slytherin head girl... Read More →

Saturday June 3, 2017 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
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4:00pm EDT

Live Action Slush
The good folks from Magical Words wade through some slush for your enjoyment!
Moderators
avatar for Melissa McArthur

Melissa McArthur

Literary Guest, Falstaff Books
Melissa McArthur is the founder and president of Clicking Keys Writer Services, a full-service editing, cover design, and layout company based in the upstate of South Carolina. She also serves as an Acquiring Editor for Falstaff Books, and is an accomplished editor and proofreader.Her... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for David B. Coe

David B. Coe

Author, Editor, Writing
Biography of David B. Coe David B. Coe/D.B. Jackson is the author of more than two dozen novels and as many short stories. As D.B. Jackson (http://www.DBJackson-Author.com), he is the author of the Thieftaker Chronicles, a series set in pre-Revolutionary Boston that combines elements... Read More →
avatar for Faith Hunter

Faith Hunter

Author, Writing
New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter has written the Jane Yellowrock series and the Rogue Mage series, as well as the Rogue Mage Role Playing Game. The Soulwood series will be a paranormal crime solving trilogy featuring Nell Nicholson Ingram. Under the pen name Gwen Hunter... Read More →
avatar for Misty Massey

Misty Massey

Literary Guest
Misty Massey is the author of MAD KESTREL, a rollicking adventure of magic on the high seas (Tor), KESTREL'S VOYAGES, a collection of short stories featuring those rambunctious pirates (Amazon) and the upcoming KESTREL'S DANCE (Lore Seekers Press).  She is a co-editor of THE WEIRD... Read More →

Saturday June 3, 2017 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Harris
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6:00pm EDT

The Art of the Short Story
How do the skills for writing novels and short stories differ? What should new writers keep in mind when diving into the short story market? Is there even any money in writing short fiction any more?
Moderators
avatar for Margaret McGraw

Margaret McGraw

Editor/Author
Margaret S. McGraw is co-editor of the Predators in Petticoats anthology (Black Cat White Cat Books, 2020), as well as two anthologies about the wildest West that never was: Lawless Lands: Tales from the Weird Frontier (Falstaff Books, 2017) and The Weird Wild West (eSpec Books, 2015... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Robert Bevan

Robert Bevan

Author, Writing
Robert Bevan took his first steps in comedy with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and his first steps in fantasy with Dungeons & Dragons. Over the years, these two loves mingled, festered, and congealed into the ever expanding Caverns & Creatures series of comedy/fantasy novels... Read More →
avatar for J.D. Blackrose
TB
avatar for Melissa McArthur

Melissa McArthur

Literary Guest, Falstaff Books
Melissa McArthur is the founder and president of Clicking Keys Writer Services, a full-service editing, cover design, and layout company based in the upstate of South Carolina. She also serves as an Acquiring Editor for Falstaff Books, and is an accomplished editor and proofreader.Her... Read More →
avatar for Bobby Nash

Bobby Nash

Author
Bobby Nash is an award-winning author. He writes novels (Snow, Evil Ways, Deadly Games!, Nightveil: Crisis at the Crossroads of Infinity), comic books (Edgar Rice Burroughs’ At The Earth’s Core, Domino Lady, Operation: Silver Moon), short fiction (Domino Lady, Occupied Pulp, The... Read More →

Saturday June 3, 2017 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
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7:00pm EDT

Everyone is the Hero
If everyone is the hero of their own story, how do we tell who the villian is? The panel talks about creating villains with depth and agency
Moderators
avatar for Kalayna Price

Kalayna Price

Author
USA Today Bestselling author Kalayna Price writes the Alex Craft Novels, a dark urban fantasy series from Penguin-Random House, and the Novels of Haven from Bell Bridge Books. Her works have been translated into several languages and are available around the world. Kalayna draws... Read More →

Speakers
VG
HH

Harry Heckel

Author
Harry Heckel has written role-playing games and fiction for two decades. His latest work is The Dark Lord from Harper Voyager Impulse as part of the writing team of Jack Heckel, in which Avery, grad student at the Mysterium University, takes the role of The Dark Lord. When things... Read More →
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James Maxey

Author
I'm the author of two epic fantasy series (Dragon Age/Bitterwood and Dragon Apocalypse/Greatshadow), a superhero duet (Nobody Gets the Girl and Burn Baby Burn) and a steampunk Oz novel (Bad Wizard). My short stories have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies, with the best... Read More →
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Rysa Walker

Author, Skyscape
Rysa is the author of The CHRONOS Files series. Timebound, the first book in the series, was the Young Adult and Grand Prize winner in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. The Delphi Resistance, the second in her latest trilogy, will be published by Skyscape in October, 2017... Read More →

Saturday June 3, 2017 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Harris
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8:00pm EDT

Romancing Your Readers
You're in the mood for love...or lust! Let's talk a bit dirty and find out how best to craft romance, sex and other naughty stuff in your work.
Moderators
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Stella Price/ Anastasia Virgas

Author
Writing with her sister Audra, she is one half of a long standing writing team with over 45 novels to their credit. A Jill of most trades in the publishing world, Stella is an award winning cover artist, a convention director, book designer and branding maven. Slytherin head girl... Read More →

Speakers
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Jeanne P. Adams

Virtual Guest Speaker, Science and Tech
A lifelong reader and writer of fantasy and suspense, award-winning author Jeanne Adams is an extrovert in an introverted profession. So, she's always up for talking...about ANYTHING! Geekery of all kinds, reading, books, baseball, dogs and dog-showing, suspense, and body disposal... Read More →
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Alexandra Christian

Literary Guest, Writing
Alexandra Christian is an author of mostly romance with a speculative slant. Her love of Stephen King and sweet tea has flavored her fiction with a Southern Gothic sensibility that reeks of Spanish moss and deep-fried eccentricity. Her guiding principle as a romance novelist has always... Read More →
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Rysa Walker

Author, Skyscape
Rysa is the author of The CHRONOS Files series. Timebound, the first book in the series, was the Young Adult and Grand Prize winner in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. The Delphi Resistance, the second in her latest trilogy, will be published by Skyscape in October, 2017... Read More →

Saturday June 3, 2017 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Harris
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11:30pm EDT

Pirate Karaoke with Captain Scurvy
Avast ye scurvy dogs! The Captain is in and he's asking you to sing for your grog! Grab the mic and show us what you got!  
Speakers
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Saturday June 3, 2017 11:30pm - Sunday June 4, 2017 1:00am EDT
Harris
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Sunday, June 4
 

9:00am EDT

YA Genre Bending
Is it a mystery? A fantasy? A historicla novel? A fantastical historical mystery?  YA fiction bends and blends genres with the best of them.  How do you describe a book when it fits into multiple genres?  Are there pitfalls to genre-bending or is it all awesome all the way?  What are some of the trends in genre-bending we're seeing?  What will we see more of in the future?
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Speakers
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Alethea Kontis

Author, Kingdom of Arilland
Alethea Kontis is a princess, author, fairy godmother, and geek. Her bestselling Books of Arilland fairytale series won two Gelett Burgess Children’s Book Awards (Enchanted and Tales of Arilland), and was twice nominated for the Andre Norton Award. Alethea also penned the AlphaOops... Read More →
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Rysa Walker

Author, Skyscape
Rysa is the author of The CHRONOS Files series. Timebound, the first book in the series, was the Young Adult and Grand Prize winner in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. The Delphi Resistance, the second in her latest trilogy, will be published by Skyscape in October, 2017... Read More →

Sunday June 4, 2017 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Harris
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10:00am EDT

The Perfect Pitch
The panel discusses pitches that attracted them and some that made them want to run screaming from the room. Bring your own 20-second pitch to try out on the panel!
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Darin Kennedy

Author
Darin Kennedy, born and raised in Winston-Salem, NC, is a graduate of Wake Forest University and Bowman Gray School of Medicine. After completing family medicine residency in the mountains of Virginia, he served eight years as a United States Army physician and wrote his first novel... Read More →

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David B. Coe

Author, Editor, Writing
Biography of David B. Coe David B. Coe/D.B. Jackson is the author of more than two dozen novels and as many short stories. As D.B. Jackson (http://www.DBJackson-Author.com), he is the author of the Thieftaker Chronicles, a series set in pre-Revolutionary Boston that combines elements... Read More →
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Faith Hunter

Author, Writing
New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter has written the Jane Yellowrock series and the Rogue Mage series, as well as the Rogue Mage Role Playing Game. The Soulwood series will be a paranormal crime solving trilogy featuring Nell Nicholson Ingram. Under the pen name Gwen Hunter... Read More →
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Sunday June 4, 2017 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Harris
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11:00am EDT

What to Avoid in a Themed Anthology
So you've heard about an open submission to an anthology with a theme- how do you create a story that won't repeat what a thousand other writers submit?
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Nicole Givens Kurtz

Author, Publisher, Mocha Memoirs Press
Nicole Givens Kurtz is an author, editor, and educator. She's the recipient of the Ladies of Horror Grant (2021), the Horror Writers Association's Diversity Grant (2020) and the two-time Atomacon Palmetto Scribe Award Winner (2021 and 2022). She's also the editor of the groundbreaking... Read More →

Speakers
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Quincy J. Allen

Author, Quincy J. Allen
National Bestselling Author Quincy J. Allen is a cross-genre author with a wide assortment of publications under his belt. His media tie-in novel Colt the Outlander: Shadow of Ruin was a Scribe Award finalist in 2019, and his noir sci-fi novel Chemical Burn was a Colorado Gold Aw... Read More →
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Alexandra Christian

Literary Guest, Writing
Alexandra Christian is an author of mostly romance with a speculative slant. Her love of Stephen King and sweet tea has flavored her fiction with a Southern Gothic sensibility that reeks of Spanish moss and deep-fried eccentricity. Her guiding principle as a romance novelist has always... Read More →
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Emily Leverett

Author, Writing
Emily Lavin Leverett is an author, editor, and scholar. She is the author of the paranormal romance series The Wolf and the Nun based on the life and stories of 12th century abbess Marie de France: The Wolf and the Cloister, The Enchanted Rose, and The Song of the Black Wolf are out... Read More →
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Bobby Nash

Author
Bobby Nash is an award-winning author. He writes novels (Snow, Evil Ways, Deadly Games!, Nightveil: Crisis at the Crossroads of Infinity), comic books (Edgar Rice Burroughs’ At The Earth’s Core, Domino Lady, Operation: Silver Moon), short fiction (Domino Lady, Occupied Pulp, The... Read More →

Sunday June 4, 2017 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Harris
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12:00pm EDT

What Good is the Library?
With books being cheap and easily ordered online, what does that mean for libraries? Do they still have importance to today's writers and readers, or are they big brick dinosaurs?
Moderators
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Gail Z. Martin

Literary Guest
Gail Z. Martin is the author of Scourge: A Darkhurst Novel, from Solaris Books. Gail is also the author of Vendetta: A Deadly Curiosities Novel and Trifles and Folly 1: A Deadly Curiosities Collection, the latest in her urban fantasy series set in Charleston, SC; Shadow and Flame is the fourth... Read More →

Speakers
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Samantha Bryant

Author, Dangerous When Bored
Samantha Bryant writes superhero and horror stories, which one depends on whether she wants to save the world today, or burn it down. She is best known for her Menopausal Superhero series of novels through Falstaff Books, winner of a Jacquis Award for feminist writing. Well, that... Read More →
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Melissa McArthur

Literary Guest, Falstaff Books
Melissa McArthur is the founder and president of Clicking Keys Writer Services, a full-service editing, cover design, and layout company based in the upstate of South Carolina. She also serves as an Acquiring Editor for Falstaff Books, and is an accomplished editor and proofreader.Her... Read More →
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Drew Meyer

Gaming/Podcasting/Author
Drew Meyer is a Children's Library Assistant and Educator who moonlights as a Podcaster and Game Designer. He is behind on all his deadlines. He may or may not have a beard. 

Sunday June 4, 2017 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Harris
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1:00pm EDT

Speaking the Language
So you've created a unique alien species, how do you make them communicate? How best to create a new and unique language for your characters to speak.
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Chris A. Jackson

Literary Guest, Writing
As a professional sailor, writer, scientist, and life-long gamer, writing nautical and RPG tie-in fantasy came naturally for Chris. His Scimitar Seas novels from Dragon Moon Press have won multiple gold medals from Foreword Reviews Magazine, and his Pathfinder Tales novels, Pirate's... Read More →

Speakers
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Jason T. Graves

Literary Guest
Jason is a writer of words, a doodler of drawings, and fixer of other peoples’ words and doodles. Many years ago, he founded Prospective Press. He was once punched—lightly—by Muhammad Ali. You should ask him about that last one, because no one ever does.
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Gail Z. Martin

Literary Guest
Gail Z. Martin is the author of Scourge: A Darkhurst Novel, from Solaris Books. Gail is also the author of Vendetta: A Deadly Curiosities Novel and Trifles and Folly 1: A Deadly Curiosities Collection, the latest in her urban fantasy series set in Charleston, SC; Shadow and Flame is the fourth... Read More →
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J. Matthew Saunders

Literary Guest
J. Matthew Saunders is the author of the Daughters of Shadow and Blood trilogy inspired by the Brides of Dracula, the Dreadful Penny occult detective series, and numerous fantasy and horror short stories. He is a member of HWA.He was born in the small Appalachian town of Clayton... Read More →

Sunday June 4, 2017 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
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