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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.

JD Langert

Student/Writer
Pensacola, Florida

https://jdauora2u.wixsite.com/jd-langert-website

JD Langert is pursuing her MFA in Genre Fiction at Western Colorado University. She has been published in John Hopkins Imagine Magazine, The Drunken Odyssey, Flash Fiction Magazine, and other publications. You can find her working meticulously on her novels or television series with a specific interest in YA speculative fiction. Feel free to friend her on any social media site!

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Editing as and with a Self-Published Author Athos StreamNick Hembery • Alex Shvartsman • L.S. Johnson • Kelley Frodel • Premee Mohamed Writing Games with Branching Plots Porthos StreamTracy Canfield

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Full publishing process Porthos StreamJoshua Bilmes • Nick Martell When Conflict becomes Combat Aramis StreamK. R. Monin • Henry Lien • Valerie Valdes • Fran Wilde • Melissa Caruso

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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

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

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Engineering in Fantasy Aramis StreamLaurence Brothers • Ken Liu • John Murphy • Fran Wilde • S Andrew Swann Networking for Creatives Porthos StreamWilliam Ledbetter • Bridget Smith • Joshua Bilmes • LaShawn Wanak • Premee Mohamed

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

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Creatives Crowdfund Athos StreamMur Lafferty • C Stuart Hardwick • Alex Shvartsman • Cat Rambo • Aidan Doyle

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

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Geography, Maps, and SFF Porthos StreamJT Greathouse • Marie Brennan • Henry Lien • Marie Croke

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The Power of Enthusiasm in Author Branding Aramis StreamHenry Lien

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

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

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Demystifying Self-Publishing: Thinking about self-pub? Here's what you're in for Aramis StreamSarah Faxon • Catherine Lundoff • Dean Kershaw

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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

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Authors who Are Podcasters Panel Athos StreamK. Tempest Bradford • Alasdair Stuart • Mur Lafferty • Trace Kerr

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

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Freelancing for Illustrators Aramis StreamPriscilla Kim • Ariela Housman • Bruce Brenneise 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

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Freelancing for Writers Athos StreamJennifer Della'Zanna, MFA • Travis Heermann • Clare Levijoki

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How Much Can I Charge for My Labor of Love? Aramis StreamJulia Meitov Hersey • Anatoly Belilovsky • Neil Clarke • Liz Gorinsky

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What Book Reviewers Really Want Athos StreamJacob Baugher • Paul Allen

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An Inside Look at Traditional Publishing Aramis StreamLiz Gorinsky • Henry Lien • Steve Toutonghi

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Taking Your Presence Online Aramis StreamKaren Osborne