3:30 PM
to 4:30 PM
Interacting Maps with Literature
47 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Kelly McCullough, Daniel Wallace, Bob Alberti, Marguerite Krause, Matt Kuchta
Mapping your literary worlds. Working with the world as we know it or creating something new. How important is it?
Tags Literature
5:00 PM
to 6:00 PM
The Library of the Dreaming
73 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Catherynne Valente, Hilary Moon Murphy, Tara O'Shea, Lynne Thomas
A look at the best fictional libraries from the works of authors such as Gaiman, Borges, and Eco.
Tags Literature, Guest of Honor
10:00 PM
to 11:00 PM
How the Pulps Saw the Future
49 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Anthony Tollin, Jim Frenkel, Scott Jamison
Exploring the future worlds of pulp fiction. Not the Tarantino Film because that was set in the present. Well, 1994 present. Which is now the past. Never mind. Future worlds of Pulp Fiction.
Tags Literature, Guest of Honor
11:30 PM
to 12:30 AM
Geek Life Live Podcast
37 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Melissa Kaercher
The members of the Geek Life Live Podcast will be recording their latest episode LIVE at CONvergence. Ever wanted the chance to be a studio audience? Wait no longer!
Tags Side Dish, Podcasting
9:30 AM
to 10:30 AM
Sanctum Publications: Reprinting the Pulps
22 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Anthony Tollin
Anthony Tollin brings back the classic pulps (including The Shadow, Doc Savage, The Avenger and The Whisperer) through his Sanctum Productions. Hear what goes into reprinting this classic material, including the restoration of original cover art.
Tags Literature, Guest of Honor
11:00 AM
to 12:00 PM
Fairy Tales vs. Science Fiction as Allegories
169 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Liza Furr, Matthew Davis, Hilary Moon Murphy, Philip Kaveny, Naomi Kritzer
Are science fiction stories the new teaching tales we once learned from our grandparents? Are they the source of new morals?
Tags Literature
12:30 PM
to 1:30 PM
The Future of Steampunk
122 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Catherynne Valente, Hilary Moon Murphy, Andre Guirard
Beginning primarily as a costuming movement, Steampunk has grown to something that crosses all media. Where is it headed?
Tags Literature, Guest of Honor, Theme
2:00 PM
to 3:00 PM
Essential Elements of Horror Literature
59 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Brian Keene, Roy C. Booth, Tim Lieder, Joel Arnold
The pieces that go into writing a truly bone-chilling/effective work of horror fiction. Elements that horror writers have ready in their tool box every time they sit down at the keyboard.
Tags Literature, guest of Honor
3:30 PM
to 4:30 PM
Ask a Writer
55 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Anya Bast, Kelly McCullough, Seanan McGuire, Michael Merriam, Dana Baird, David Wilbanks
Always wanted to know how a novel is born? How does a writer structure their day? Is it all glittering parties and intelligent company? Come ask a panel of working writers anything.
Tags Literature, Writing
5:00 PM
to 6:00 PM
Believable Heroines
110 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Sandra Lindow, Haddayr Copley-Woods, Catherine Lundoff, Naomi Kritzer, Brett Thompson
What constitutes a believable heroine? Let's exclude bronze bikinis and breasts like dirigibles to describe engaging characters who really are brave and smart.
Tags Literature
7:00 PM
to 8:00 PM
In Conversation
41 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Catherynne Valente, Seanan McGuire
Seanan McGuire and Catherynne Valente spend an hour talking about anything and everything they can think of. Kind of like an evening with Kevin Smith without a $65 charge and a bunch of obnoxious fanboys.
Tags Literature, Guest of Honor
8:30 PM
to 9:30 PM
10:00 PM
to 11:00 PM
Cross-Genre Romance
30 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Anya Bast, Hilary Moon Murphy, Kristin Livdahl
Cross-Genre romance is very popular these days. Learn about the genre and some of it's many popular authors.
11:30 PM
to 12:30 AM
9:30 AM
to 10:30 AM
Into the Woods: Creating Fairy Tales
102 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Lisa Blauersouth, Michael Levy, Catherynne Valente, MontiLee Stormer, Michael Merriam, Kristin Livdahl
How do we create modern fairy tales and myths? How do we tap into the primal emotions of fairy tales in a modern era?
Tags Literature, Writing
11:00 AM
to 12:00 PM
Guerilla Marketing
40 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Anya Bast, Roy C. Booth, Kathy Sullivan
Writers discuss the best ways to promote work with little or no help from their publishers.
Tags Literature
12:30 PM
to 1:30 PM
Happy Writers and Fast Writers
49 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Anya Bast, Kelly McCullough, Seanan McGuire, David Wilbanks, Michael Merriam, David Walbridge
There are any number of writers who talk about the agony of writing, both in terms of how long it takes them and how miserable it makes them. But that's not the only side of the story. A lot of writers love what they do -- that's why they do it.
Tags Literature, Writing
2:00 PM
to 3:00 PM
One on One with Brian Keene
22 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
C. Robert Cargill (mod), Brian Keene
Part of our continuing series of moderated Guest of Honor interviews conducted on camera for inclusion in our Video Yearbook. Come early to ensure you get a seat.
Tags Literature, Guest of Honor, Interview
3:30 PM
to 4:30 PM
Interesting Bad Guys
115 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Anya Bast, Scott Jamison, Christoforo Pasquarette, Naomi Kritzer, Dana Baird, Haddayr Copley-Woods, Doug Hulick
What are the essentials of good villains? How do we go about creating a believable, three dimension villain? Who are some of the most interesting bad guys in SF/F/H literature, movies, and television?
Tags Literature, Writing
5:00 PM
to 6:00 PM
Dystopias in Sci-fi Literature
110 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Catherynne Valente, Tim Lieder, Jim Frenkel, Philip Kaveny, Matthew Davis
We all know the future will be messed up, but in what ways? Discuss the different ways authors have ended the world and what ways they haven't tried yet.
Tags Literature, Guest of Honor
10:00 PM
to 11:00 PM
Failure: The Key to Success
53 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Catherynne Valente, Gordon Smuder, Philip Kaveny
We are afraid to acknowledge failure but we all fail a lot more often than we succeed. What we learn from out failures, how we can recover, how it can be useful and how it can be paralyzing.
Tags Literature, Guest of Honor
11:30 PM
to 12:30 AM
9:30 AM
to 10:30 AM
Convincing Futures
32 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Andre Guirard, John C. Rezmerski, Anna Waltz, Kathy Sullivan
How to avoid writing futures that seem dated the moment the book comes out. Unless that's your goal.
Tags Literature, Writing
11:00 AM
to 12:00 PM
What Makes Something Worth Archiving?
46 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Meredith Gillies, Lynne Thomas
How does one decide what should be archived and what should not? The trials and tribulations of the professional archivist.
Tags Literature
12:30 PM
to 1:30 PM
Beyond Dirigibles and Pith Helmets
63 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Mark Stegbauer, Jennifer Menken, Eli Effinger-Weintraub, Mariah Fryer
Steampunk can be set outside Europe where the technology, politics, colonialism, and roles of women can all vary greatly. The possibilities are nearly as endless as different styles of brass-plated goggles.
2:00 PM
to 3:00 PM
The Difference Between Good Poetry and the Crap People Post on Craigslist
30 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Hal Bichel, Catherynne Valente
Writing Poetry Not as easy as you think Craigslist Poets. Splash.
Tags Literature, Guest of Honor
3:30 PM
to 4:30 PM
Juvenile vs. Young Adult Science Fiction
47 Attendees
Location
Bloomington
Type Panel, Literature
Michael Levy (mod), Meredith Gillies, Ruth Berman, Kathy Sullivan, Jody Wurl
Most older readers of SF cut their teeth on the Juvenile SF classics of Heinlein and Norton. How did those books differ from contemporary Young Adult SF?
Tags Literature
