PANELS

4:00 – 4:55pm

Make It Snappy: Creating Inventive Short Fiction

“Ain’t nobody got time for that!” Look, we all know about the effect of time poverty, but a lack of time does not mean a lack of creativity, entertainment, and inspiration. Learn how these authors concisely construct quality short fiction.

Moderator: Shawn Reilly Simmons

Featuring: Teresa Inge | Dana King | Nan O’Berry

Josh Pachter | Art Taylor

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The Beaten Path: Mysteries in Unique Settings

Further proof that a good mystery can happen anywhere! Whether the setting is in this world, a different realm, or a place we’ve never traveled, these mysteries lure us in with their clever settings.

Moderator: Julie Moffett

Featuring: Paul Awad | Rebecca Hemlock | Jackie Layton

Kathryn O’Sullivan | Hunter J. Skye

5:00 – 5:55pm

Book ‘Em:

Literary-Lovin’ Gumshoes

Don’t quit your day job! Or do? Let’s chat about those characters who manage to balance their “real” jobs all the while sleuthing their ways to solving mysteries.

Moderator: Marni Graff

Featuring: Victoria Gilbert | Edwin Hill | Tim Holland | Con Lehane

Women To Watch: Writing Strong Female Protagonists

We’re leading the next generation of writers and readers to a place where women are more than victims, more than a distracting plot device—they are the story. Completely.

Moderator: John DeDakis

Featuring: Obelia Akanke | Thomas A. Burns, Jr.

Diane Fanning | K. L. Murphy | LynDee Walker