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Grace Chan

Attendee
Australia
Websitehttps://gracechanwrites.com/
Writes about brains, space, and ghosts.
Saturday, May 16
 

12:00am CDT

Real Aliens: Using Hard Science to Design Alien Planets and Ecosystems Aramis StreamClare Levijoki Writing Craft Chat (Saturday) Felton Stream

2:00am CDT

Vida Cruz - Reading Milady StreamVida Cruz

4:00am CDT

Phoenix Alexander - Reading Richeliu StreamPhoenix Alexander

8:00am CDT

Aimee Ogden - Reading Constance StreamAimee Ogden

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 Sustainability and What Literature Can Do Aramis StreamKen Liu

11:00am CDT

Full publishing process Porthos StreamJoshua Bilmes • Nick Martell

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 Bringing International SFF into the English-speaking World Aramis StreamLiz Gorinsky • Neil Clarke • Andy Dudak • S. Qiouyi Lu • Rachel Cordasco Collaborative Relationships - Art and Writing Athos StreamTravis Heermann • Wendy Xu • Victoria Ying • John Picacio • Suzanne Walker

1:00pm CDT

Effective Story Openings Porthos StreamMur Lafferty • K. Tempest Bradford • Elsa Sjunneson • Suzanne Vincent • Wendy Nikel

2:00pm CDT

Engineering in Fantasy Aramis StreamLaurence Brothers • Ken Liu • John Murphy • Fran Wilde • S Andrew Swann

3:00pm CDT

Writing for Comics and Graphic Novels Athos StreamSuzanne Walker • Sarah Kuhn • Darcie Little Badger • Marieke Nijkamp

4:00pm CDT

Creatives Crowdfund Athos StreamMur Lafferty • C Stuart Hardwick • Alex Shvartsman • Cat Rambo • Aidan Doyle Prose vs. Game Writing Aramis StreamTravis Heermann • Erin Roberts • F.C. Yee • Kate Heartfield • Andrea Phillips

5:00pm CDT

SF&F&F: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Folklore Porthos StreamMarie Brennan

6:00pm CDT

Geography, Maps, and SFF Porthos StreamJT Greathouse • Marie Brennan • Henry Lien • Marie Croke RPG Design Athos StreamLiz Gorinsky • Paul Dean • Eddy Webb • Lauren Roy

7:00pm CDT

Becky Chambers - Reading Felton StreamBecky Chambers

8:00pm CDT

Neuroscience for Writers: The Evolved Brain Porthos StreamBenjamin C. Kinney

9:00pm CDT

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

10:00pm CDT

Demystifying Self-Publishing: Thinking about self-pub? Here's what you're in for Aramis StreamSarah Faxon • Catherine Lundoff • Dean Kershaw Judith Huang - Reading Richeliu StreamJudith Huang
 
Sunday, May 17
 

12:00am CDT

Publishing Industry Chat (Sunday) Constance Stream Reading Room (Sunday) Felton Stream

2:00am CDT

J. R. H. Lawless - Reading Milady StreamJ.R.H. Lawless

5:00am CDT

SFF Worldbuilding & Law Aramis StreamJ.R.H. Lawless

6:00am CDT

The Short Story Submission Landscape Athos StreamPhoenix Alexander • Victoria Sandbrook • José Pablo Iriarte • Andy Dudak

7:00am CDT

Short Fiction Publishing Q + A by Editors at Luna Station Quarterly Aramis StreamAngelica Fyfe • Linda H. Codega • Izzy Varju Nick Hembery - Critique Workshop Felton StreamNick Hembery

8:00am CDT

Using Mythology in SFF: How to draw on mythology to build stronger worlds and story arcs Porthos StreamVida Cruz SL Huang - Reading Richeliu StreamSL Huang

9:00am CDT

An Interview with Ken Liu Aramis StreamJohn Murphy • Ken Liu

10:00am CDT

Plot & Revision Athos StreamVictoria Sandbrook • Valerie Valdes • Martha Wells • Melissa Caruso Writing for Games Aramis StreamTracy Canfield • Paul Dean • Andrea Phillips • Lauren Roy • Lulu Kadhim

11:00am CDT

Building Characters Aramis StreamA.C. Wise • SL Huang • Ken Liu • Rachel Hartman • Suzanne Walker Research Tools for Worldbuilding Porthos StreamJenny Rae Rappaport • Kat Otis • Phoenix Alexander • JT Greathouse

12:00pm CDT

Infinity and Beyond Porthos StreamRosiee Thor • Becky Chambers • David D. Levine • Valerie Valdes • Emily Skrutskie

2:00pm CDT

Behind the Scenes at a Speculative Literary Magazine Porthos StreamVictoria Sandbrook • Elsa Sjunneson • Neil Clarke • LaShawn Wanak 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

4:00pm CDT

Freelancing for Writers Athos StreamJennifer Della'Zanna, MFA • Travis Heermann • Clare Levijoki Scribere Ex Machina: Writing A.I. In Genre Fiction Porthos StreamKurt Pankau • William Ledbetter • N. R. M. Roshak • Martha Wells • Laurence Brothers

5:00pm CDT

Creating Your Own (Fictional) Religion Athos StreamAlexei Collier

6:00pm CDT

Alex Shvartsman - Reading Richeliu StreamAlex Shvartsman

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 Speculative Horror: A Modern Survival Guide Athos StreamJT Greathouse • Scott A. Johnson • Catherine Lundoff • Kat Clay

8:00pm CDT

#Squadgoals: Group Dynamics In Fiction Athos StreamK. Tempest Bradford • SL Huang • Becky Chambers • Valerie Valdes Taking Your Presence Online Aramis StreamKaren Osborne New TV Fandom Constance Stream

11:00pm CDT

Andy Dudak - Reading Richeliu StreamAndy Dudak