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Friday
, May 31
8:00am PDT
Welcome to Librarian's Day!
Salon A
Boardroom
Salon G-F
8:30am PDT
Brains! Brains! Brainstorming Ways to Engage Your Community Moderated by Konrad Stump
Salon A
Konrad Stump
9:00am PDT
Author Readings
Salon B
Stephen Mark Rainey • Tom Deady • Vaughn A. Jackson • Terri Kang
Author Readings
Santa Fe 4
Carina Bissett • Justin C. Key • Tamika Thompson • ROYCE BUCKINGHAM
Author Readings
Salon F
Erika T. Wurth • John Langan • P.M. Raymond • Katherine Quevedo
Screaming in SoCal
Laura Picklesimer • Duane Swierczynski • Lisa Morton • Dr. David Sandner • Sarah Faxon • K.C. Grifant
Not Taylor Swift's Anti-Hero: Writing Profoundly Flawed Characters
Sierra 5-6
Gordon B. White • Ridley Harker • Garrett Cook • Steve Rasnic Tem • Rae Wilde • Rachel Harrison
Dealer Room
Cabrillo
9:30am PDT
How to Feature Horror at Your Library Moderated by Corey Farrenkopf
Salon A
Corey Farrenkopf • Meghan Bouffard • Steven A. Torres-Roman • James Sabata • Carina Stopenski
10:00am PDT
Author Readings
Salon F
Colleen Anderson • Erin E. Adams • Josh Winning • Tanya Pell
Author Readings
Santa Fe 4
Sumiko Saulson • Lauren Elise (L. E.) Daniels • Rachel Brune • Nate Birt
Once-Human Monsters
Sierra 5-6
Catlyn Ladd • Liz Kerin • Jewelle Gomez • Lindsay King-Miller • SGJ • Nisi Shawl
Stage Fright: Writing Horror for Theater
Salon C
Sam Rebelein • Kristin Dearborn • Kevin Wetmore, Jr. • Eric LaRocca • Nat Cassidy • Max Kennel
Silver Screams: The Business of Adapting Books for the Big and Small Screens
Salon B
Brian Asman • Lisa Kröger • Jonathan Maberry • Rob Savage • Paul Tremblay
10:30am PDT
Buzzing About Horror Books Moderated by Emily Vinci
Salon A
Emily Vinci • Sadie Hartmann • Misty Jones • Corey Farrenkopf • Carina Stopenski • Christy Rickey Meister
11:00am PDT
Author Readings
Salon F
Andy Boyle • James Sabata • CJ Leede • Carol Gyzander
Author Readings
Santa Fe 4
Mo Moshaty • Andrew F Sullivan • Lisa D Kastner • Jonathan Fortin
Fear on the Frontier: Western Horror
Salon B
Rhonda Jackson Garcia AKA RJ Joseph • Jo Kaplan • Seth Humble • K.C. Grifant • Jonathan Maberry
Sensitivity Reads: Writing Outside of Your Identity
Salon C
Dennis Crosby • Heather Hein • Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito • Shanna Heath • Bitter Karella
Terror Transformed: Writing for Existing Media Properties
Sierra 5-6
David Agranoff • Justina Ireland • Tim Waggoner • Jennifer Brody • Kiersten White
1:00pm PDT
Author Readings
Santa Fe 4
Rocky Colavito • Tiffany Michelle Brown • V. Castro • Garrett Cook
What Horror Means to Me, Moderated by Lila Denning
Salon A
Lila Denning • Justina Ireland • Nisi Shawl • Paul Tremblay • Jonathan Maberry
Ask an Agent
Salon C
Kevin Wetmore, Jr. • Becky LeJeune • Cherry Weiner • Lane Heymont • Jolene Haley
Curating Inclusive Horror Anthologies
Salon B
Kenya Moss-Dyme • Ellen Datlow • Linda D. Addison • Lee Murray • Shane Hawk • Richard Thomas
Podcasting Your Fiction 101
Scott Sigler • Tony Sarrecchia • Alex Hofelich • Jeremy Billingsley • Jeff C. Carter
The Terrifying Trio: Short Fiction Vs Novellas Vs. Novels
Sierra 5-6
Kate Maruyama • Rhonda Jackson Garcia AKA RJ Joseph • Norman Prentiss • Douglas Ford • Ai Jiang • Lisa Wood • Aaron Dries
2:00pm PDT
Author Readings
Santa Fe 4
Valerie B. Williams • Donna J. W. Munro • Luke Dumas • Keith Rosson
Haunted by the Trope: Reimagining Ghost Stories
Salon C
Douglas Gwilym • Tim Waggoner • Lisa Morton • Ai Jiang • J.A.W. McCarthy • Kristin Lord
The Rising Popularity of Folklore and Fairytales in Modern Horror, Moderated by Ben Rubin
Salon A
Ben Rubin • Tanya Pell • Lee Murray • Cynthia Pelayo • Gwendolyn Kiste • Yaika Sabat
How to Write Horror Comics and Graphic Novels
Sierra 5-6
David Blake Lucarelli • Clay McLeod Chapman • Francesca Maria • Bob Cabeen • Kevin Glover • Mort Castle
3:00pm PDT
Author Readings
Santa Fe 4
Jennifer Brody • larry hinkle • L.C. Marino • Lisa Kröger
Author Readings
Salon H
Jewelle Gomez • Douglas Gwilym • Andy Davidson • Michelle River
Exploring Queerness as "Otherness" in Horror
Salon B
Gwendolyn Kiste • Chad Stroup • Norman Prentiss • Sofia Ajram • Lindsay King-Miller • Ridley Harker
Summer Scares: A Thrilling Summer Reading Program, Moderated by Yaika Sabat
Salon A
Yaika Sabat • Rachel Harrison • Stephanie Gagnon • Erin E. Adams • Clay McLeod Chapman • Justina Ireland
Creating Audio Stories
Salon F
Clay Vermulm • Alex Hofelich • P.L. McMillan • Trevor Williamson • L.P. Hernandez • Tony Sarrecchia
Don’t Sign Away Your Soul: Publishing Contracts
Bridget D. Brave • Lane Heymont • Paul Tremblay • John Edward Lawson • Becky LeJeune • Lisa D Kastner
Why You Need To Connect With And Build Your Audience Now: The Real AI Threat to Creatives
Salon C
Scott Sigler • Barbara Cottrell • Ace Antonio-Hall • Brian Asman • Chuck Tingle
4:00pm PDT
Mort Castle Interviewed by Robert Payne Cabeen
Sierra 5-6
Bob Cabeen • Mort Castle
Author Readings
Santa Fe 4
N.R. (Nancy) Lambert • Tim Waggoner • Francesca Maria • Elizabeth Suggs
Interview: Justina Ireland Interviewed by Kevin J. Wetmore Jr.
Salon C
Kevin Wetmore, Jr. • Justina Ireland
Author Branding Roadmap
Salon B
Chelsea Mueller • Scott Edelman • Caleb Stephens • Michael Dolan • Noelle Ihli • Chuck Tingle
Connect & Improve: The Benefits of Critique Groups
Salon A
Janine Cross • Brian Matthews • Christi Nogle • James Chambers • TJ Price • Christopher Ochs
The Horrors of Hollywood
Salon H
Brian McAuley • Clay McLeod Chapman • Jamie Flanagan • Philip Fracassi
5:15pm PDT
Mass Author Signing
West Lawn
8:00pm PDT
Final Frame Film Competition
Rio Vista Ballroom
Jonathan Lees • Jamal Hodge • Tananarive Due • Philip Fracassi • Rob Savage • Lisa Morton
10:00pm PDT
Final Frame Film Competition Reception
Rio Vista Foyer
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