This year we have the added capacity to host a little extra treat: authors reading excerpts from their published works! The schedule is as follows but may change at any point.
TIME | AUTHOR | EXCERPT DETAILS | GENRE/ SETTING | CONTENT WARNING |
10:00 AM | Rhonda Eudaly | “The Astronaut Stole My Sharpie” | Science Fiction/Fantasy – Modern Day Earth & Space | N/A |
10:30 AM | ||||
11:00 AM | Rebecca Balcárcel | TBA | ||
11:30 AM | William Ledbetter | “Hungry is the Earth” from his collection, The Long Fall Up | Sci-Fi | N/A |
12:00 PM | Michelle Muenzler | “What the Stones Want”, from the weekly short story newsletter, Sunday Morning Transport. | Fantasy | Violence, forced marriage, adult-minor relationship, cults |
12:30 PM | D. G. Swain | “Xivie and the Menagerie”, part 1 from Thiside of Anywhere. | Urban Fantasy | Mild language |
1:00 PM | LUNCH HOUR | Check out our amazing food truck, Hedary’s Mediterranean | Nutrition | Deliciousness! |
2:00 PM | Richard J. Gonzales | A passage from his novel, Deer Dancer. | Historical Fiction | N/A |
2:30 PM | Amber Royer | A reading from A Chocolate Is Announced | Cozy mystery set in Galveston, TX | Murder mystery |
3:00 PM | Mark Finn | “Off the Eatin’ Path”, his story from the anthology Southern Fried Cthulhu. | Urban horror | N/A |
3:30 PM | Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam | A passage from her novel, Grim Root. | Modern horror | Gore |
4:00 PM | Jon Black | “The Eyeteeth” from Hill Country Supernatural | Historical fiction, horror | Apparent vehicular injury, involuntary confinement |
4:30 PM | ||||
5:00 PM | D. G. Swain | “Edge of Seventeen”, part 2 from Thiside of Anywhere. | Urban Fantasy | Mild language, the author will cry |
Following the last passage, we will convene in the large conference room for the presenters panel where you can ask questions, give feedback, and rest your feet after a fantastic day of learning and inspiration.