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Wise Apex Publishing Group Reading; 2PM Friday, Chouteau A Gothic Horror & Ghost Stories; 3PM Friday, Atlanta/New York (Moderator) Sexual & Erotic Horror;10 PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York WFA Judges’ Panel; 4PM Sunday, Atlanta/New York Adam-Troy Castro The Worst Advice, 11AM Thursday, Atlanta/New York Opening Ceremony; 8PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York The Lasting Influence of Stephen King; 11AM Friday, Atlanta/New York Spotlight: Adam-Troy Castro; 1PM Friday, Empire A/B Gothic Horror and Ghost Stories; 3PM Friday, Atlanta/New York Horror and Children's Stories; 11AM Saturday, Chicago A Reading; 3:30PM Saturday, Chicago A Kaffeeklatsch; 10AM Sunday, Dragon's Den (Moderator) Where Have the "Shared Worlds" Gone?; 11AM Sunday, Empire A/B Alex Irvine Reading; 10:30AM Friday, Chouteau A Horror & Children's Stories;11AM Saturday, Chicago A Alex Jennings Kaffeeklatsch; 10 AM Friday, Dragons Den LGBTQ+ Characters Done Well; 11AM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 10 AM Sunday, Chouteau A Alexandra Manglis Anti-Imperialist Themes in Contemporary Fantasy; 3PM Friday, Empire A/B Reading; 9PM Saturday, Chouteau A Allen Stroud Where have the Shared Worlds Gone?; 11AM Sunday, Empire A/B Reading; 3PM Friday, Chouteau B Alyc Helms Mythology & Fantasy of the Fox; 4PM Friday, Atlanta/New York Amber Logan Stories Without Stories: Non-Narrative Fiction; 3PM Saturday, Empire A/B Amy Avery Reading; 5:30PM Thursday, Chouteau B Erotic Fantasy; 9PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Andrea Corbin Stories Without Stories – Non-Narrative Fiction; 3PM Saturday, Empire A/B Andrea Stewart Races in Fantasy & Racism; 2PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 5PM Thursday, Chouteau B Angeli Primlani (V) Colonial Gaze/White Gaze; 10AM Friday, Atlanta/New York Ann Marie Wilson/Lynn Ericson Myths: Telling Their Story Your Way; 2 PM Friday, Atlanta/New York Reading (Ann Marie Wilson); 3:30PM Thursday, Chouteau B Reading (Lynn Ericson); 5:30PM Thursday, Chouteau A Aparna Verma Reading; 3PM Saturday, Chicago A The Protagonist’s Parents 2PM Friday, Empire A/B Beyond Dirigibles: Mixing Historical Fantasy w/Futurism; 10 AM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Barbara Cottrell The Evolution of Female Characters in Horror; 4PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 11:30AM Friday, Chouteau B Barbara E. Hill The Fantasy Fiction of Robert Heinlein ;4PM Friday, Empire A/B Barbara Randall Kesel The Evolution of Female Characters in Horror; 4PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Beth Carlberg Reading; 5PM Thursday, Chouteau A Beth Dawkins Horror & Children's Stories; 11 AM Saturday, Chicago A Apex Publishing Group Reading; 2PM Friday, Chouteau A Betsy Dornbusch Technomagic: When Do Magic & Science Become Indistinguishable?; 4PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York Blake Hausladen Kickstarter: the Ins & Outs; 11 AM Saturday, Empire A/B Brandon Ketchum (Moderator) Magical Healing & Disability Aids in Fantasy; Noon Saturday, Empire A/B Reading; 1:30 PM Friday, Chouteau B Bradley H. Sinor Where have the Shared Worlds Gone?; 11 AM Sunday, Empire A/B Brandon McNulty (Moderator) Horror & Children's Stories; 11 AM Saturday, Chicago A Reading; 2:30PM Friday, Chouteau B Brandon O'Brien Queer Themes in Horror; 1PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Brandon O'Brien's Fantastical Speculative Open Mic Night; 10PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 4PM Friday, Chouteau A Brenda Carre (Moderator) Gothic Horror & Ghost Stories; 3PM Friday, Atlanta/New York Noncorporeal Group Reading; 4PM Thursday, Chouteau A Reading; 2PM Friday, Chouteau B Brenda W. Clough (Moderator) Writing A Series; 10PM Saturday, Chicago A Book View Cafe Group Reading; Noon Friday, Chouteau A Reading; 3PM Friday, Chouteau B Bryan Thomas Schmidt Reading; 3:30 PM Friday, Chouteau B Hitherto Secrets of Marie Curie Group Reading; Noon Saturday, Chouteau B C. S. E. Cooney The Infernal Salon; 11 AM Thursday, Empire A/B Art Generating Story; 10 AM Sunday, Empire A/B Reading; 5PM Friday, Chouteau A Carlos Hernandez The Infernal Salon; 11 AM Thursday, Empire A/B Kickstarter: the Ins & Outs; 11 AM Saturday, Empire A/B Reading; 5:30PM Firiday, Chouteau A Carrie Callahan The Upcoming Impact of AI on Media 3PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 3:30 PM Friday, Chouteau A Catherine Lundoff (V) Queer Themes in Horror; 1PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Chikodili Emelumadu (V) (Moderator) The Growth of Female Characters in Fantasy; Noon Friday, Atlanta/New York Colonial Gaze/White Gaze; 10AM Friday, Atlanta/New York Chris M. Arnone Sexual & Erotic Horror; 10 PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Christine Amsden Erotic Fantasy 9PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Christine Taylor-Butler Reading; 4:30PM Friday, Chouteau A Christopher McKitterick Spotlight Interview w/ Kij Johnson; 5PM Thursday, Empire A/B Reading; 5:30PM Friday, Chouteau B Ad Astra Presentation; 10AM Sunday, Chicago A Crystal Bechler Illustrating Fantasy Maps; 3PM Thursday, Empire A/B (Moderator) Work/Work Balance: Writing With A Day Job; 10PM Thursday, Empire A/B Reading; 5PM Friday, Chouteau B Sketchbook Tour; Saturday, 10 AM Chicago A D.G. Valdron Mythology & Fantasy of the Fox; 4PM Friday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 5:30PM Saturday, Chicago A Darrell Schweitzer Crossing the (Genre) Streams; 5PM Friday, Empire A/B Reading; 10AM Saturday, Chouteau B Dave Smeds Illustrating Fantasy Maps; 3PM Thursday, Empire A/B Book View Cafe Group Reading; Noon Friday, Chouteau A David Boop (Moderator) Fantasy vs Historical Fantasy; 11AM Friday, Empire A/B Kaffeeklatsch; 1PM Saturday, Dragon's Den David Hopkins Illustrating Fantasy Maps; 3PM Thursday, Empire A/B Reading; 11AM Friday, Chouteau B David D. Lavine Reading; 3PM Thursday, Chouteau B David Stokes (Moderator) Beyond Feudalism; 9PM Saturday, Empire A/B Guardbridge Books Group Reading; 4:30PM Saturday, Chouteau B Deborah Millitello The Growth of Female Characters in Fantasy; Noon Friday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 10:30 Saturday, Chouteau B Dennis Danvers Myths: Telling Their Story Your Way; 2 PM Friday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 11AM Saturday, Chouteau B Diane Silver Deep Well Group Reading; 4PM Friday, Chouteau B Open Mic Poetry; 11:30 Saturday, Chouteau A Donald McCarthy Gothic Horror & Ghost Stories; 3PM Friday, Atlanta/New York Donna Glee Williams The Protagonist's Parents; 2PM Friday, Empire A/B Reading; 11:30 AM Saturday, Chouteau B Donna J. W. Munro Fantasy & the Civil War; 1PM Friday, Atlanta New York Reading; Noon Saturday, Chouteau A Eileen Gunn Erotic Fantasy; 9PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Is This Real or What?; 3PM Friday, Chicago Deep Well Group Reading; 4PM Friday, Chouteau B Reading; 12:30 Saturday, Chouteau A Elijah Kinch Spector Races in Fantasy & Racism; 2PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Elise Stephens The Protagonist's Parents; 2PM Friday, Empire A/B Reading; 10AM Saturday, Chouteau A Elizabeth Leggett Spotlight: Elizabeth Leggett; 4PM Thursday, Empire A/B Opening Ceremony; 8PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York The Art of Graphic vs Quiet Horror; 10AM Friday, Empire A/B Is This Real or What? 3PM Friday, Chicago A Kaffeeklatsch; 10AM Saturday, Dragon's Den LGBTQ+ Characters Done Well; 11AM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Sketchbook Tour; 2PM Saturday, Chicago A Fantasy Artwork: Has Etsy (and Similar Sites) Helped or Hurt the Artist?; 4PM Saturday, Empire A/B (Moderator) Art Generating Story; 10AM Sunday, Empire A/B Ellen Datlow Novelettes & Novellas; 2PM Saturday, Empire A/B Kaffeeklatsch; 11AM Saturday, Dragon's Den Ellen Klages (Moderator) LGBTQ+ Characters Done Well; 11 M Saturday, Atlanta/New York Sketchbook Tour; 11:30AM Friday, Chicago A Emma Törzs (Moderator) Witch Literature; 10AM Saturday, Empire A/B Reading; 1PM Saturday, Chouteau B Erik M Johnson The Lasting Influence of Stephen King; 11AM Friday, Atlanta/New York Erin M. Evans Beyond Feudalism 9PM Saturday, Empire A/B Reading; 10:30PM Saturday, Chouteau A Esther Friesner The Growth of Female Characters in Fantasy; Noon Friday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 10AM Friday, Chouteau B Eugen Bacon (V) Crossing the (Genre) Streams; 5PM Friday, Empire A/B The Culture of Fantasy; 5PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Eva L. Elasigue (V) Races in Fantasy & Racism; 2PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Fiona Moore (V) LGBTQ+ Characters Done Well; 11 M Saturday, Atlanta/New York Fran Wilde Reading; 2PM Saturday, Chouteau B Gary K Wolfe (Moderator) Myths: Telling Their Story Your Way; 2 PM Friday, Atlanta/New York Spotlight: Jonathan Strahan; (interviewer) 5PM Saturday, Chicago A Coode Street Podcast; 1PM Friday, Chicago A Kaffeeklatsch; Noon Friday, Dragon's Den Gillian Polack (V) The Mythology & Fantasy of the Fox; 4PM Friday, Atlanta/New York Gini Koch (Moderator) The Evolution of Female Characters in Horror; 4PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York The Best of Both Worlds? Self/Trad Publishing; Noon Thursday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 2PM Saturday, Chouteau B Ginjer Buchanan In Memoriam; 1PM Saturday, Chicago A Fantasy vs Historical Fantasy; 11AM Empire A/B Is this real or what?; 3PM Friday, Chicago A Ginny Smith Is this Real or What?; 3PM Friday, Chicago A WFA Judges Panel; 4PM Sunday, Atlanta/New York Glen Engel-Cox (Moderator) Stories Without Stories – Non-Narrative Fiction; 3PM Saturday, Empire A/B Glenn Parris Anti-Imperialist Themes in Contemporary Fantasy; 3PM Friday, Empire A/B Reading; 10:30AM Friday, Chicago A Gordon Van Gelder (Moderator) In Memoriam; 1PM Saturday, Chicago A The Fantasy Fiction of Robert Heinlein; 4 PM Friday, Empire A/B Gregory A. Wilson (V) The Culture of Fantasy; 5PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Gustavo Bondoni Guardbridge Books Group Reading; 4:30PM Saturday, Chouteau B Izzy Wasserstein Apex Publishing Group Reading; 2PM Friday, Chouteau A (Moderator) Queer Themes in Horror; 1PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Reading: 9:30PM Saturday, Chouteau A J. L. Doty Technomagic; 4PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York J.H. Fleming Witch Literature 10AM Saturday, Empire A/B Reading; 2:30PM Saturday, Chouteau A Jacob Weisman State of the Industry; Noon Saturday, Chicago A Jared Shurin Upcoming Impact of AI on Media; 3PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Big Book of Cyberpunk Group Reading; 1PM Saturday, Chouteau A Jeffrey Ford Coode Street Podcast; 1PM Friday, Chicago A Crossing the (Genre) Streams; 5PM Friday, Empire A/B Reading; 3:30 PM Saturday, Chouteau A Jenna Hanchey Beyond Feudalism; 9PM Saturday, Empire A/B Jennifer (JM) Landels (V) Kickstarter - the Ins & Outs; 11 AM Saturday, Empire A/B Jennifer Hudak (Moderator) The Rise of Cozy Fantasy; 10AM Sunday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 2:30PM Saturday, Chouteau B Jenny Rae Rappaport Reading; 5:30PM Thursday, Chicago A (Moderator) Beyond Dirigibles: Mixing Historical Fantasy w/Futurism; 10 AM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Jeremy Billingsley Novelettes & Novellas; 2PM Saturday, Empire A/B Reading; 10AM Friday, Chouteau A Jeremy Lassen (Moderator) Anti-Imperialist Themes in Contemporary Fantasy; 3PM Friday, Empire A/B John C. Tibbetts In Memoriam ;1PM Saturday, Chicago A Marjorie Bowen Presentation; 4PM Saturday, Chicago A Reading; 11AM Saturday, Chouteau A John Kessel (V) The Fantasy Fiction of Robert Heinlein; 4PM Friday, Empire A/B Jonathan Strahan Opening Ceremony; 8PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York Coode Street Podcast; 1PM Friday, Chicago A Publishing Contracts 101; 2PM Friday, Chicago A Witch Literature; 10AM Saturday, Empire A/B Novelettes and Novellas: Literature's Middle Children Have Grown Up; 2PM Saturday, Empire A/B Spotlight: Jonathan Strahan, Empire A/B Kaffeeklatsch; 11AM Sunday, Dragon's Den Josh Rountree Fantasy vs Historical Fantasy; 11AM Friday, Empire A/B Reading; 4PM Saturday, Chouteau A Joshua Palmatier (Moderator) Kickstarter: the Ins & Outs; 11 AM Saturday, Empire A/B Reading; 4PM Saturday, Chouteau B Kari Sperring The Culture of Fantasy; 5PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Kate Heartfield (V) Witch Literature; 10AM Saturday, Empire A/B Kij Johnson Reading; 4PM Thursday, Chicago A Spotlight: Kij Johnson; 5PM Thursday, Empire A/B Opening Ceremony; 8PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York Work/Work Balance: Writing With A Day Job; 10PM Thursday, Empire A/B Animals in Fiction; Noon Friday, Empire A/B The Mythology and Fantasy of the Fox; 4PM Friday, Atlanta/New York Kaffeeklatsch; 1PM Saturday, Dragon's Den Stories Without Stories: Non-Narrative Fiction; 3PM Saturday, Empire A/B Ad Astra Presentation; 10AM Sunday, Chicago A Laura Anne Gilman (Moderator) Animals in Fiction Noon Friday, Empire A/B Reading; 10:30AM Friday, Chouteau B Treehouse Writers Group Reading; 5PM Saturday, Chouteau A Lauren Raye Snow (Moderator) The Art of Graphic vs Quiet Horror; 10 AM Friday, Empire A/B Queer Themes in Horror; 1PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Spotlight: Elizabeth Leggett; (interviewer) 4PM Thursday, Empire A/B Sketchbook Tour; Thursday, 5PM Chicago A Leah Ning The Growth of Female Characters in Fantasy Noon Friday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 2PM Friday, Chouteau A Leon Perniciaro Reading; 5PM Saturday, Chouteau B Leonard Wilson Neurodivergence in Fantasy; 1PM Saturday, Empire A/B Lettie Prell Novelettes & Novellas 2PM Saturday, Empire A/B Reading; 3PM Saturday, Chouteau B Liza Groen Trombi State of the Industry; Noon Saturday, Chicago A Louise Marley/Louisa Morgan Witch Literature; 10AM Saturday, Empire A/B Reading; 11:30AM Friday, Chouteau B Kaffeeklatsch; 10AM Friday, Dragon's Den L.P. Kindred Fantasy & the Civil War; 1PM Friday, Atlanta New York Horror From Diverse Perspectives; 5PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York Lucienne Diver State of the Industry; Noon Saturday, Chicago A (Moderator) Publishing Contracts; 101 2PM Friday, Chicago A Luke Elliott (Moderator) The Lasting Influence of Stephen King; 11AM Friday, Atlanta/New York Madeleine E. Robins The Protagonist's Parents; 2PM Friday, Empire A/B Treehouse Writers Group Reading; 5PM Saturday, Chouteau A Marie Brennan Beyond Feudalism; 9PM Saturday, Empire A/B Writing A Series; 10PM Saturday, Chicago A Reading; Noon Friday, Chouteau A Kaffeeklatsch; 11AM Friday, Dragon's Den Marie Croke (real: E. Schadegg) Crossing the (Genre) Streams 5PM Friday, Empire A/B Apex Publishing Group Reading; 2PM Friday, Chouteau A Marina Lostetter Beyond Feudalism 9PM Saturday, Empire A/B (Moderator) Is This Real or What? 3PM Friday, Chicago Reading; 5:30PM, Chouteau B Mark L. Van Name (Moderator) Crossing the (Genre) Streams; 5PM Friday, Empire A/B Writing A Series; 10PM Saturday, Chicago A Reading; 4PM Thursday, Chouteau B Mary G. Thompson Publishing Contracts 101; 2 PM Friday, Chicago A Matthew Kressel Upcoming Impact of AI on Media; 3PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 11AM Sunday, Chicago A Matthew LaWall-Shane Horror & Children's Stories 11 AM Saturday, Chicago A Megan Bannen The Rise of Cozy Fantasy; 10AM Sunday, Atlanta/New York Michael Cassutt The Fantasy Fiction of Robert Heinlein; 4PM Friday, Empire A/B Kaffeeklatsch; 1PM Saturday, Dragon's Den Michael Kingsley (Moderator) Illustrating Fantasy Maps; 3PM Thursday, Empire A/B Molly Tanzer Beyond Dirigibles: Mixing Historical Fantasy w/Futurism; 10 AM Saturday, Atlanta/New York The Art of Graphic vs Quiet Horror; 10 AM Friday, Empire A/B Reading; 1PM Friday, Chouteau B Big Book of Cyberpunk Group Reading; 1PM Saturday, Chouteau A Moses Ose Utomi (Moderator) Colonial Gaze/White Gaze; 10AM Friday, Atlanta/New York Reading: 11AM Friday, Chicago A Nancy Jane Moore The Growth of Female Characters in Fantasy; Noon Friday, Atlanta/New York (Moderator) The Upcoming Impact of AI on Media; 3PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Treehouse Writers Group Reading; 5PM Saturday, Chouteau A Naseem Jamnia Anti-Imperialist Themes in Contemporary Fantasy; 3PM Friday, Empire A/B LGBTQ+ Characters Done Well; 11AM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Nicola Griffith Magical Healing & Disability Aids in Fantasy Noon; Saturday, Empire A/B Kaffeeklatsch; 1PM Saturday, Dragon’s Den Reading; 10 AM Sunday Chouteau A Nikki Rossignol McCoy Art Generating Story; 10 AM Sunday, Empire A/B Reading; Saturday, 5PM Chicago A P.L. Stuart The Art of Graphic vs Quiet Horror; 10 AM Friday, Empire A/B Anti-Imperialist Themes in Contemporary Fantasy; 3PM Friday, Empire A/B (Moderator) Races in Fantasy & Racism; 2PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Paige L. Christie The Rise of Cozy Fantasy; 10AM Sunday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 11:30AM Sunday, Chouteau B Pat Murphy (Moderator) Novelettes & Novellas; 2PM Saturday, Empire A/B Deep Well Group Reading; 4PM Friday, Chouteau B Paul Levinson (V) Beyond Dirigibles: Mixing Historical Fantasy w/Futurism; 10 AM Saturday, Atlanta/New York (Moderator) Best of Both Worlds? Hybrid Trad/Self Publishing; Noon Thursday, Atlanta/New York Penelope Flynn (Moderator) Horror from Diverse Perspectives; 4PM Thursday, Atlanta/NewYork Sexual & Erotic Horror; 10PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York (Moderator) Fantasy Artwork - Has Etsy Helped or Hurt?; 4PM Saturday, Empire A/B Phillip Drayer Duncan (Moderator) The Worst Advice; 11 AM Thursday, Atlanta/New York R.W.W. Greene Fantasy and the Civil War; 1PM Friday, Atlanta/New York Upcoming Impact of AI on Media; 3PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 4:30PM Saturday, Chouteau A Rachel Neumeier Animals in Fiction; Noon Friday; Empire A/B Rajan Khanna Neurodivergence in Fantasy; 1PM Saturday, Empire A/B Reading; 10:30AM Sunday, Chouteau B Rebecca Roland The Evolution of Female Characters in Horror; 4PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 11AM Sunday, Chouteau B Rena Mason Mythology & Fantasy of the Fox; 4PM Friday, Atlanta/New York Horror From Diverse Perspectives; 5PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York Rhiannon Held Erotic Fantasy 9PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Rich Horton Beyond Dirigibles: Mixing Historical Fantasy w/Futurism; 10 AM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Animals in Fiction; Noon Friday, Empire A/B Rita Oakes Reading; 3PM Thursday, Chouteau A Rob Chilson Fantasy vs Historical Fantasy; 11 AM Friday, Empire A/B Rosemary Williams Opening Ceremony; 8PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York (Moderator) Neurodivergence in Fantasy; 1PM Saturday, Empire A/B WFC Feedback Panel; 4PM Sunday, Chicago A Noncorporeal Group Reading; 4PM Thursday, Chouteau A; Reading; 3PM Saturday, Chouteau A Russ Nickel (Moderator) Breaking the Rules for Fun & Profit; 10PM Saturday, Empire A/B Sally Wiener Grotta Publishing Contracts 101; 2PM Friday, Chicago A (Moderator) State of the Industry; Noon Saturday, Chicago A Reading; 11AM Sunday, Chouteau A Sam W. Pisciotta Art Generating Story; 10 AM Sunday, Empire A/B Sarah Beth Durst The Rise of Cozy Fantasy; 10AM Sunday, Atlanta/New York Reading; 1PM Friday, Chouteau A Hitherto Secrets of Marie Curie Group Reading; Noon Saturday, Chouteau B Sarah Stegall Reading; 9PM Saturday, Chouteau B Writing A Series; 10PM Saturday, Chicago A Saytchyn Maddux-Creech Reading; 3:30PM Saturday, Chouteau B Scott Edelman Work/Work Balance; 10PM Thursday, Empire A/B Spotlight: Adam-Troy Castro (interviewer); 1PM Friday, Empire A/B Sharon Shinn Work/Work Balance; 10PM Thursday, Empire A/B Reading; 12:30 Friday, Chouteau B Shauna Aura Knight Art Generating Story; 10 AM Sunday, Empire A/B Sketchbook Tour; Friday, 10 AM Chicago A Sherry Peters The Rise of Cozy Fantasy; 10AM Sunday, Atlanta/New York Steven Barnes Technomagic: When Do Magic & Science Become Indistinguishable?; 4PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York Opening Ceremony; 8PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York Colonial Gaze/White Gaze; 10AM Friday, Atlanta/New York Reading; Noon Friday, Chicago A Myths: Telling Their Story Your Way; 2PM Friday, Atlanta/New York Tai Chi with Steven Barnes; 9AM Saturday, Chicago A Kaffeeklatsch; 10AM Saturday, Dragon's Den Spotlight: Steven Barnes; Noon Saturday, Atlanta/New York (Moderator) The Culture of Fantasy; 5PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Tai Chi with Steven Barnes; 9AM Sunday, Chicago A Spotlight: Tananarive Due; 11AM Sunday, Atlanta/New York Steven H Silver (Moderator) In Memoriam; 1PM Saturday, Chicago A Fantasy & the Civil War; 1PM Friday, Atlanta/New York Sultana Raza (V) Races in Fantasy & Racism; 2PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Fantasy Artwork: Has Etsy Helped or Hurt?; 4PM Saturday, Empire A/B Summer Hanford (V) Best of Both Worlds? Hybrid Trad/Self Publishing; Noon Thursday, Atlanta/New York Susan Forest Breaking the Rules for Fun & Profit; 10PM Saturday, Empire A/B Reading; 10AM Saturday, Chicago A Susan Shell Winston Myths: Telling Their Story Your Way; 2 PM Friday, Atlanta/New York Susan Sinor Where have the Shared Worlds Gone?; 11 AM Sunday, Empire A/B Susie Williamson (V) Magical Healing & Disability Aids in Fantasy; Noon Saturday, Empire A/B T. K. Rex (Moderator) Technomagic; 4PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York Reading; Noon Friday, Chouteau B Tananarive Due Reading; 3:30PM, Chicago A Horror From Diverse Perspectives; 5PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York Opening Ceremony; 8PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York The Lasting Influence of Stephen King; 11AM Friday, Atlanta/New York Gothic Horror and Ghost Stories; 3PM Friday, Atlanta/New York Kaffeeklatsch; 11AM Saturday, Dragon's Den Spotlight: Steven Barnes; Noon Saturday, Atlanta/New York The Evolution of Female Characters in Horror; 4PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Spotlight: Tananarive Due; 11AM Sunday, Atlanta/New York Terri M. LeBlanc State of the Industry; Noon Saturday, Chicago A Thea Hutcheson (Moderator) Erotic Fantasy; 9PM Saturday, Atlanta/New York Tim W. Burke Breaking the Rules for Fun & Profit; 10PM Saturday, Empire A/B Reading; 1:30PM Friday, Chouteau A Tod McCoy Publishing Contracts 101 2PM Friday, Chicago A Reading; 1:30PM Saturday, Chouteau B Tracy S. Morris (Moderator) Where have the Shared Worlds Gone? 11 AM Sunday, Empire A/B Reading; 11AM Friday, Chouteau A Usman T. Malik Technomagic; 4PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York The Worst Advice; 11AM Thursday, Atlanta/New York The Art of Graphic vs Quiet Horror; 10AM Friday, Empire A/B A/B Reading; 2:30PM Chicago A Vic Peterson Stories Without Stories – Non-Narrative; 3PM Saturday, Empire A/B Reading; 10:30 AM Sunday, Chouteau A Vincent Villafranca Opening Ceremony; 8PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York Sculpture Workshop with Vincent Villafranca; 4-6PM Friday, Chicago A Sketchbook Tour; 2:30PM Saturday, Chicago A W. A. Thomasson Magical Healing & Disability Aids; in Fantasy Noon Saturday, Empire A/B Reading; 4:30 PM Thursday, Chouteau B Walter Jon Williams Where have the Shared Worlds Gone?; 11 AM Sunday, Empire A/B Reading; 3:30PM Thursday, Chouteau A Wendy Bolm Neurodivergence in Fantasy; 1PM Saturday, Empire A/B The Lasting Influence of Stephen King; 11AM Friday, Atlanta/New York William Ledbetter Work/Work Balance 10PM Thursday, Empire A/B Reading; 11AM Sunday, Chicago A Wole Talabi (V) Horror From Diverse Perspectives; 5PM Thursday, Atlanta/New York