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The convention streams are all on this page: https://www.eventbrite.com/x/flights-of-foundry-2020-registration-101961294978

The schedule is in Chicago time, timezone CDT(GMT-5). If you’d like a different timezone, click one of the links below:

North America: New York, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Juneau, Honolulu
South America: Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Bogota
Europe: London, Athens, Paris, Helsinki, Tallinn, Moscow
Africa: Tunis, Johannesburg, Cairo, Addis Ababa
Asia: Kamchatka, Kolkata, Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Jakarta, Manila, Amman
Australia/Pacific: Sydney, Perth, Auckland

If you don’t see a city you know is in your timezone, email us at registration@flights-of-foundry.org.

Be careful importing your schedule into a personal calendar -- times may convert to your local.

Denise M Beucler

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Denise is a writer, a Viable Paradise graduate, a Mom, a fiber geek, cat herder, and chaos manager. Sometimes Denise is also an expert onion and might talk about old jewelry, historic garment construction, and lock construction at any moment.

9:00am CDT

Writing Games with Branching Plots Porthos StreamTracy Canfield

10:00am CDT

Secrets of the Short Form Athos StreamSuzanne Vincent • Alex Shvartsman • Andy Dudak • Wendy Nikel • Brandon O'Brien

11:00am CDT

Misconceptions about Medieval History in Fantasy Athos StreamJennifer Della'Zanna, MFA • Rebecca Slitt • Hannah Charlton

12:00pm CDT

Beyond Craft: 10 Things You Need to Know About the Business/Legal Side of Being a Creative Person Porthos StreamDavid D. Levine • Bridget Smith • Ken Liu • Joshua Bilmes • Sam Morgan

1:00pm CDT

Choice of Games: Writing Interactive Fiction Aramis StreamRebecca Slitt • Jim Dattilo • Erin Roberts • Kate Heartfield • Bendi Barrett

2:00pm CDT

Networking for Creatives Porthos StreamWilliam Ledbetter • Bridget Smith • Joshua Bilmes • LaShawn Wanak • Premee Mohamed

3:00pm CDT

Worldbuilding in YA Porthos StreamLaShawn Wanak • Rosiee Thor • Rachel Hartman • Nafiza Azad

7:00pm CDT

The Power of Enthusiasm in Author Branding Aramis StreamHenry Lien

9:00pm CDT

Whose Escape Room Is It Anyway? An Improv Design Adventure Athos StreamAaron Hooper • Leanne Yong

10:00pm CDT

Putting The Words In The Right Order: A "Fifty Shades" Line-Editing Demonstration Athos StreamKurt Pankau

12:00am CDT

Publishing Industry Chat (Sunday) Constance Stream

9:00am CDT

Embracing Failure Porthos StreamWilliam Ledbetter • L.S. Johnson • Nick Martell • Dan Stout

10:00am CDT

Plot & Revision Athos StreamVictoria Sandbrook • Valerie Valdes • Martha Wells • Melissa Caruso

11:00am CDT

Building Characters Aramis StreamA.C. Wise • SL Huang • Ken Liu • Rachel Hartman • Suzanne Walker Creating (Or Not) In Hard Times Athos StreamTheresa Halvorsen • Miri Baker • Scott A. Johnson • LaShawn Wanak • Molly Atkins Research Tools for Worldbuilding Porthos StreamJenny Rae Rappaport • Kat Otis • Phoenix Alexander • JT Greathouse

2:00pm CDT

Behind the Scenes in the Submission Pile Athos StreamCislyn Smith • Bridget Smith • Diana M. Pho • Liz Gorinsky • Sam Morgan

3:00pm CDT

Decolonizing SFF Athos StreamLaShawn Wanak • Diana M. Pho • Henry Lien • S. Qiouyi Lu • Nafiza Azad How to Stand Out in the Short Story Submission Pile - Advice For How to Get Your Stories Noticed by Professional Markets Porthos StreamBenjamin C. Kinney • David Steffen • Mur Lafferty • Neil Clarke

5:00pm CDT

Maintaining a Creative Practice While Parenting Porthos StreamJacob Baugher • Karen Osborne • Molly Atkins

7:00pm CDT

An Inside Look at Traditional Publishing Aramis StreamLiz Gorinsky • Henry Lien • Steve Toutonghi Career Visioning for Creatives Porthos StreamTiffany Stockham • José Pablo Iriarte • Elle Ire • Oscar Joyo