Event Timeslots (12)
Main Programming (SE02−214)
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Dragons Around the Globe and Beyond
Guests: Bonnie Jacoby, Sapha Burnell, Janine Cross, Brad Finlayson
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Why are Dragons found in so many cultures and places? Why are they both revered and feared? And what makes them the symbol of what lies beyond the edges of explored territory?
Main Programming (SE02−214)
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Building Fantasy Worlds: Escaping Western Europe
Guests: Janine Cross (Moderator), Wren Handman, Beth Wagner, Ziggy Schutz, Bonnie Jacoby
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How to write interesting worlds that aren’t just Europe?
Main Programming (SE02−214)
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Where Do I Go From Here? The Editing Process Explained
Guests: JM Landels (Moderator), Holly Schofield, Cat Girczyc, Bonnie Jacoby, Katrina Archer, Kristi Charish
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You’ve written your awful first draft and now it’s time to plunge into the fog towards a publishable manuscript. Do you join a critique group or venture into it alone? Do you need a professional editor? What’s the difference between developmental edits, line edits, and copy edits? Our panelists will attempt to shine a light into the murky swamp that is revision.
Main Programming (SE02−214)
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Here Be Dragons: Exploration Hazards
Guests: Janine Cross, Kristi Charish, George Tufnail, Ziggy Schutz, Brad Finlayson
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What are the hazards of exploration? Both creature or environmental, from fantasy worlds to space and beyond.
Main Programming (SE02−214)
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The Horrors Beyond Imagination
Guests: George Tufnail, Janine Cross, Don DeBrandt, Peter Darbyshire, Linda DeMeulemeester
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Eldritch and evil beings that most adventurers wish to avoid, from ghosts and vampires, to the terrors beyond the stars and the dark gods lurking in the deep.
Main Programming (SE02−214)
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Building Backwards: Crafting Stories First, Worlds Second
Guests: JM Landels (Moderator), Cat Girczyc, Wren Handman, Peter Darbyshire, Krista Wallace, Corey Van Egdom, Katrina Archer
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Crafting Stories First, Worlds Second, explores how world-building can emerge naturally from the needs of the story itself, offering a more flexible and character-driven creative process.
Small Programming (SE06−209)
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Climate Fiction
Guests: Katrina Archer (Moderator), Ziggy Schutz, Holly Schofield
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Is all fiction set in the future “climate fiction”? Do they have to be dystopias? How is the Solarpunk genre changing readers’ (and writers’) mindsets? Bring your questions to the panelists and watch as the pathways fork into an infinite number of possible futures.
Small Programming (SE06−209)
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Game Design
Guests: Lisa Smedman (Moderator), Toren Atkinson, Sapha Burnell, Corey Van Egdom, Brad Finlayson
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Creating worlds, maps, scenarios, and mechanics for others to play with and in.
Small Programming (SE06−209)
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Exploring Alternate Media
Guests: Cat Girczyc (Moderator), Wren Handman, Don DeBrandt
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While poems and novels may be the classic heart of speculative fiction, games, movies and TV (both live action and animated), comics, and graphic novels are equally important to the modern sf/fantasy fan. What are the differences and similarities between the forms for creators and fans? What new media will be explored in the future?
Small Programming (SE06−209)
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Comic and Zine Creation
Guests: Ziggy Schutz, Don DeBrandt, Beth Wagner
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How are comics and zines different from other media? What are the secrets to their creation, and why are they so eternally of interest?
Small Programming (SE06−209)
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Speculative Poetry: The Frontier of Imagination
Guests: Sapha Burnell (Moderator), Ziggy Schutz, Marcie Tentchoff
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The Frontier of Imagination, Poetry invites deep exploration of language and ideas, allowing both writer and reader to discover new meanings in minimal, powerful form.
Small Programming (SE06−209)
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Illuminating the Map
Guests: Toren Atkinson, Sapha Burnell
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Illustrating for books, games and other media.
