As much as being a convention guest sounds like champagne fountains and gilded pillows, I'll actually be working nearly non-stop. I have thirteen (!) panels and appearances spread out across all three days of the con. So if you show up and you can't find me jawing at you, I'm probably asleep in my car. And if you get sick of hearing me talk, fellow Red Adept Publishing author Mary Fan will also be a con guest. My finalized panel schedule is as follows:
| Friday | ||
| Time | Title | Location |
| 6:45 PM | The Art of Bad Science | Greenspring 2 |
| 8:00 PM | Discussion Group: Questions From a Hat | Greenspring 3-5 |
| 9:15 PM | Getting Publishied in 2015 (and Beyond) | Greenspring 2 |
| Saturday | ||
| Time | Title | Location |
| 10:00 AM | Rethinking the Zombie Apocalypse | Greenspring 3-5 |
| 11:15 AM | Fantasy/Legendary Water Creatures | Chesapeake 1-2 |
| 12:30 PM | Turkey Awards Panel | Greenspring 3-5 |
| 4:15 PM | Beyond Sauron: Complex Villains and Questionable Heroes | Greenspring 3-5 |
| 6:45 PM | Mass signing | Atrium |
| 8:30 PM | Reading (30 minutes) | Greenspring 1 |
| 10:30 PM | Beyond Doctor Who, Star Trek, and Buffy | Greenspring 3-5 |
| Sunday | ||
| Time | Title | Location |
| 11:15 AM | Military Science Fiction vs. Real Military Life | Greenspring 2 |
| 12:30 PM | Kaffeeklatsch | Chesapeake 6 |
| 1:45 PM | How Much Do I Worry About My Own Canon? | Greenspring 1 |
Friday 6:45 PM - 7:45 PM "The Art of Bad Science: Preparing for Your Turkey Award Submission" A carefully crafted Turkey Award submission might include a whole lot of bad science. For example, the winner of last year's Worst Place featured a "proton hydrator". Where is the line between creatively bad science and garbage? How does a good author of bad fiction obliterate that line creatively? Moderator: Carl Cipra Panelists: Eileen Martz, Jeff Gritman, Steve Kozeniewski, Don Sakers Location: Greenspring 2 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM "Questions From a Hat" Guests and fans discuss answers to questions such as, "What was your first SF/F book?"; "Who would you consider the first SF author?"; "What SF character would you most hate to sit next to on a long flight?"; and others randomly chosen from fan suggestions. Moderator: Andi O'Connor Panelists: C.S. (Celia) Friedman, Ursula Vernon, D.H. Aire, Steve Kozeniewski, Seanan McGuire Location: Greenspring 3-5 9:15 PM - 10:15 PM "Getting published in 2015 (and Beyond)" Is self-publishing the wave of the future? Or are the publishing houses still where all the talent is? A look at how and where an author might go to get a story published, and how the approaches differ depending on the publishing route. Moderator: Don Sakers Panelists: D.C. McLaughlin, Mary Fan, Steve Kozeniewski Location: Greenspring 2 Saturday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM "Rethinking the Zombie Apocalypse" We often joke about "surviving the zombie apocalypse." Is this just a cover for our anxiety about more likely forms of societal collapse? Some sustainability experts have criticised the zombie apocalypse meme for promoting the idea of survival through exclusion -- keeping out the terrifying "other" -- when we should be building resilient networks through community. What skills might we need for survival in the face of climate change and other real threats, and how do they differ from zombie apocalypse skills? Moderator: Elektra Hammond Panelists: Harrison Demchick, Steve Kozeniewski, Mike McPhail, Myth Woodling Location: Greenspring 3-5 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM "Fantasy / Legendary Water Creatures" We all love Chessie, our mythological sea dragon. Equally, we've heard of merfolk, selkies, sirens, lorelei, and a host of others. What are some of the lesser-known mythological water creatures on the planet? On other planets? On fantasy worlds? Moderator: Vonnie Winslow Crist Panelists: TJ Perkins, Michelle D. Sonnier, Steve Kozeniewski, Myth Woodling Location: Chesapeake 1-2 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM "Turkey Awards Panel" Writers were asked to write the best terrible paragraph they could write, as the beginning of the best terrible science fiction novel you (n)ever read. Finalist entries will be presented, and judged with humor and harshness. The panelists will decide who gets this year's dubious prizes! Moderator: Don Sakers Panelists: Steve Kozeniewski, Harrison Demchick, Lee Budar-Danoff Location: Greenspring 3-5 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM "Beyond Sauron: Complex Villains and Questionable Heroes." In reality, neither good nor evil are found in a pure, unadulterated form. Panelists discuss how this type of simplification can affect our worldview, and present examples of more complex approaches to fictional realities. Moderator: Don Sakers Panelists: Tamora Pierce, Intisar Khanani, Steve Kozeniewski, Andi O'Connor Location: Greenspring 3-5 6:45 PM - 8:00 PM "Group Book / Art / CD Signing" Authors, artists, and musicians gather in one room for signing/book-selling/chatting with fans. Participants: Michelle D. Sonnier, Ursula Vernon, Steve Kozeniewski, TJ Perkins, Cathy Hird, Heather Rose Jones, Intisar Khanani, Kim Headlee, Cristin Kist, Jeff Gritman, Tamora Pierce, Steve Haug, Margaret Carter, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, D.C. McLaughlin, Mary Fan, C.S. (Celia) Friedman, Tom Smith, Roberta Rogow, Lawrence M. Schoen, Harrison Demchick, Karen MacLeod, Seanan McGuire, Charles Butler, Vonnie Winslow Crist, Kelly A. Harmon Location: Atrium 8:30 PM - 9:00 PM "Reading: Steve Kozeniewski" Excerpt from BRAINEATER JONES. Named one of the best books of 2013 by World Horror Grandmaster Brian Keene, BRAINEATER JONES is the story of a zombie private eye trying to solve his own murder. Taking place during Prohibition and full of zombies who need alcohol to curb their brainlust, BRAINEATER JONES is part noir mystery, part comedy, and part horror. Location: Greenspring 1 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM "Beyond Doctor Who, Star Trek, and Buffy" Panelists discuss the offerings of SciFi TV, including favorites and lesser-known series. What makes an SF/F show good? Are there shows we wish were better, but are worth watching because of some redeeming features? Do we watch shows we know are crappy just to support the genre in the hopes of getting TV producers to do more and better shows? Moderator: Don Sakers Panelists: Jeff Gritman, Cathy Hird, Steve Kozeniewski Location: Greenspring 3-5 Sunday 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM "Military Science Fiction vs. Real Military Life" Military science fiction usually focuses on a hero fighting against the enemy: sometimes the enemy is the opponent (Lensman series), sometimes the enemy is the hero's environmental limitations (Forever War), sometimes the hero's own political-military hierarchy (Shards of Honor). How realistic is the hero figure in the true nature of battle, given the current and projected technology? How does all of this change when the hero in the story is female? Moderator: Steve Kozeniewski Panelists: TJ Perkins, Leslie Roy Carter, Pam Smith Location: Greenspring 2 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM "KaffeeKlatsch: Steve Kozeniewski" Location: Chesapeake 6 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM "How Much Do I Worry About My Own Canon?" Writing a series? Sure, you don't want to get major things wrong, or contradict yourself. But are you creating a work of art for which you have to bend the rules sometimes -- or even do so deliberately, for effect, as M. John Harrison does in his Viriconium stories? Or is our increased awareness, through the internet, of fan readers, their concerns and reactions (and their attempts to write coherent fanfic) boxing us in? As major franchises mess with their Canon, what about us writers? Moderator: Don Sakers Panelists: Harrison Demchick, Lawrence M. Schoen, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Steve Kozeniewski Location: Greenspring 1 |
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