ArmadilloCon 31 Program Schedule

Contents

Schedule of Events

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Friday

Fr1600DW Welcome to ArmadilloCon
Fri 4:00 PM-5:00 PM deWitt
K. Antell*, S. Bobo, K. Meschke, C. J. Mills
Fr1700DW What You Should Have Played
Fri 5:00 PM-6:00 PM deWitt
V. Docherty, R. Klaw, A. Martinez, P. Miles*, B. Price
You want to try a new game, but have no idea which one. Our panelists give you some ideas of what games you should try out.
Fr1700DZ Is Urban Fantasy Just Heroism in a City?
Fri 5:00 PM-6:00 PM deZavala
C. Osborne, A. Downum, M. Trimm*, K. E. Kimbriel, C. J. Mills, V. Gischler
Aside from its location, how does urban fantasy differ from other forms?
Fr1700R How Did You Think of That?
Fri 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Robertson
J. Lansdale, R. S. Rose, J. Reisman, S. Wade*, J. Rountree
Getting and using ideas in your writing.
Fr1800DW It's Just Business
Fri 6:00 PM-7:00 PM deWitt
M. Acevedo, W. Ledbetter, L. Ward*, G. Oliver, G. Faust
Does the state of the field affect how writers market and promote their work?
Fr1800DZ So, How was Worldcon?
Fri 6:00 PM-7:00 PM deZavala
K. Baty, A. Downum, P. Wells*, K. Kofmel
Was it worth trekking to the wilds of Canada?
Fr1900PC Opening Ceremonies
Fri 7:00 PM-8:00 PM Phoenix Central
S. Cupp, K. Antell, J. Vinge, C. Roberson, S. Lynch, K. Meschke
Fr2000PF Meet the Pros
Fri 8:00 PM-9:00 PM Prefunction Area
Fr2030PC Reading
Fri 8:30 PM-9:00 PM Phoenix Central
C. J. Mills
Fr2030DW Reading
Fri 8:30 PM-9:00 PM deWitt
Michael Bracken
Fr2030DZ Reading
Fri 8:30 PM-9:00 PM deZavala
Amanda Downum
Fr2030R Reading
Fri 8:30 PM-9:00 PM Robertson
Don Webb
Fr2100PC Fan Guest Roast
Fri 9:00 PM-10:00 PM Phoenix Central
K. Meschke, D. Hayden, P. Wells*, B. Yalow, W. Siros
Fr2100DW Space Squid Flash Fiction Contest
Fri 9:00 PM-10:00 PM deWitt
M. Bey*
Fr2100DZ Battlestar Galactica
Fri 9:00 PM-10:00 PM deZavala
S. Wilson, R. Clement-Moore*, P. Benjamin, N. J. Moore, B. Price
Did the ending work?
Fr2100R Reading
Fri 9:00 PM-9:30 PM Robertson
Steven Utley
Fr2100A Art Show Panel
Fri 9:00 PM-10:00 PM Austin
R. Kelley, Sherlock, J. Picacio*, S. Felix, K. Huey
Our panelists take you into the Art Show and discuss the art.
Fr2130R Reading
Fri 9:30 PM-10:00 PM Robertson
Matt Cardin
Fr2200PC What Happened to the Monsters?
Fri 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Phoenix Central
L. Thomas, D. L. Smith, J. Stein*, J. McKinney, M. Cardin, L. Person
Is it harder to create horror now that most of the traditional monsters are used by everyone?
Fr2200DW Austin? No, the Capital of Texas is Santa Anna
Fri 10:00 PM-11:00 PM deWitt
T. Anderson, R. Dimond, S. Utley, M. Williams, T. Salvaggio*, M. McHugh
How far can you go in an alternate history and keep the world recognizable?
Fr2200DZ Reading
Fri 10:00 PM-10:30 PM deZavala
Paige E. Roberts
Fr2200R Reading
Fri 10:00 PM-10:30 PM Robertson
Alan J. Porter
Fr2230R Reading
Fri 10:30 PM-11:00 PM Robertson
Alexis Glynn Latner

Saturday

Sa1000PC Blogging and Podcasting
Sat 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Phoenix Central
A. Porter, M. Cardin, M. Tyler, J. Kenner*, B. Crider, M. Bey
From keeping in touch with fans to building a community.
Sa1000DW Sports
Sat 10:00 AM-11:00 AM deWitt
S. Cupp*, F. Duarte, J. Frenkel, M. Williams, R. Klaw
Will the Astros win the series before the heat death of the universe?
Sa1000DZ Plottings vs. Pantsing
Sat 10:00 AM-11:00 AM deZavala
A. Aguirre*, T. Mallory, J. Rountree, L. Ward, M. Fletcher, R. Clement-Moore
Should you plot your story out or start it and see where it takes you?
Sa1000R Reading
Sat 10:00 AM-10:30 AM Robertson
Adrian Simmons
Sa1000DR Autographing
Sat 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Dealers' Room
C. Osborne, J. L. Blaschke, A. M. Thomas, A. G. Latner
Sa1030R Reading
Sat 10:30 AM-11:00 AM Robertson
Maureen F. McHugh
Sa1100PC Using Softer Sciences in Genre Fiction
Sat 11:00 AM-Noon Phoenix Central
S. Utley*, P. Griffin, T. Anderson, J. Vinge, L. S. Carl, L. Antonelli
History, Economics, Archaeology, Anthropology -- Where can they take your story?
Sa1100DW City Building
Sat 11:00 AM-Noon deWitt
R. Rogers, S. Lynch, M. Wells, S. Shinn, V. Docherty, J. L. Blaschke*
Creating a city that both works for your story, and makes sense for the world it is in.
Sa1100DZ Now Everyone is Promoting Their Work
Sat 11:00 AM-Noon deZavala
G. Oliver, E. Moon*, J. K. Cheney, P. Sarath, K. Frost, R. Eudaly
How to make yours stand out.
Sa1100R Reading
Sat 11:00 AM-11:30 AM Robertson
Lee Thomas
Sa1100DR Autographing
Sat 11:00 AM-Noon Dealers' Room
C. Richerson, J. Reisman, A. Jackson, B. Mahoney, A. Martinez, C. Roberson
Sa1130R Reading
Sat 11:30 AM-Noon Robertson
K. D. Wentworth
Sa1200PC Editor Guest Interview
Sat Noon-1:00 PM Phoenix Central
C. Roberson, S. Cupp*
Sa1200DW Vampires!
Sat Noon-1:00 PM deWitt
J. Stein, D. L. Smith, J. Kenner, P. Roberts, M. Acevedo, K. Kofmel*
There’s been an upsurge in female vampires in fiction. Why is this happening now?
Sa1200DZ Back to the Moon
Sat Noon-1:00 PM deZavala
J. Gibbons*, A. Jackson, J. McKinney, K. Murphy, B. Mahoney, W. Ledbetter
Can we stay there?
Sa1200R Reading
Sat Noon-12:30 PM Robertson
James P. Hogan
Sa1200DR Autographing
Sat Noon-1:00 PM Dealers' Room
L. Person, H. Waldrop, G. Faust, S. Wade, M. Wells
Sa1230R Reading
Sat 12:30 PM-1:00 PM Robertson
Cary Osborne
Sa1300PC What You Should Have Read
Sat 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Phoenix Central
W. Siros, R. Dimond*, E. Marin, T. M. Wagner
Sa1300DW Archaeology
Sat 1:00 PM-2:00 PM deWitt
P. Griffin, C. Temperley
The Gault Project.
Sa1300DZ Short Fiction
Sat 1:00 PM-2:00 PM deZavala
L. Antonelli, M. Trimm*, J. K. Cheney, C. Richerson, A. G. Latner, D. Webb
A stepping stone or a different type of work altogether?
Sa1300R Reading
Sat 1:00 PM-1:30 PM Robertson
Martha Wells
Sa1300DR Autographing
Sat 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Dealers' Room
E. Moon, A. Aguirre, M. Fletcher, L. S. Carl, M. Sturges
Sa1330R Reading
Sat 1:30 PM-2:00 PM Robertson
Mark L. Williams
Sa1400PC Special Guest Interview
Sat 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Phoenix Central
J. Vinge, S. Cupp*
Sa1400DW Zombies!
Sat 2:00 PM-3:00 PM deWitt
A. Martinez*, L. Thomas, P. Wells, J. McKinney, M. Acevedo, M. Williams
The Harlequin Romance of Horror?
Sa1400DZ Judging Books By Their Covers
Sat 2:00 PM-3:00 PM deZavala
J. Picacio*, V. Docherty, B. Foster, K. Huey, J. Frenkel, D. Potter
Our panelists get to say what they think, but the audience gets to decide.
Sa1400R Reading
Sat 2:00 PM-2:30 PM Robertson
Joe R. Lansdale
Sa1400DR Autographing
Sat 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Dealers' Room
W. Ledbetter, G. Oliver, K. Frost, K. D. Wentworth, P. Sarath
Sa1430R Reading
Sat 2:30 PM-3:00 PM Robertson
Sharon Shinn
Sa1500PC Fannish Feud
Sat 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Phoenix Central
R. Eudaly*, K. Antell, R. Babcock, K. Meschke, S. Leicht, T. Miller, A. Martinez, C. Roberson, S. Lynch, S. Bobo, C. J. Mills, L. Person
Sa1500DW Why Do They Keep Canceling My Shows?
Sat 3:00 PM-4:00 PM deWitt
P. Benjamin*, M. Sturges, T. Mallory, D. L. Smith, D. Potter, J. Rountree, T. Salvaggio
I’m looking at you Fox. Do SF/F shows get less time to get an audience?
Sa1500DZ It’s an Epic High Urban Romantic Fantasy: Too Many Genres?
Sat 3:00 PM-4:00 PM deZavala
A. M. Thomas, M. Finn*, R. Dimond, A. G. Latner, L. S. Carl
Are we starting to subdivide a little too much? How many categories can any work be in?
Sa1500R Reading
Sat 3:00 PM-3:30 PM Robertson
William Browning Spencer
Sa1500DR Autographing
Sat 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Dealers' Room
M. Acevedo, J. Stein, M. Bey, R. S. Rose, V. Gischler
Sa1530R Reading
Sat 3:30 PM-4:00 PM Robertson
Rob Rogers
Sa1600PC Texas!
Sat 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Phoenix Central
J. Lansdale*, H. Waldrop, N. Barrett, L. Antonelli, S. Cupp, E. Moon
Texas as place or idea.
Sa1600DW Let Me Look That Up
Sat 4:00 PM-5:00 PM deWitt
C. Osborne, P. Sarath*, K. E. Kimbriel, E. Marin, M. Fletcher, R. Rogers
Researching the small stuff.
Sa1600DZ Putting the Romance in the Paranormal
Sat 4:00 PM-5:00 PM deZavala
K. Frost, J. Kenner*, T. Mallory, D. L. Smith, P. Roberts, R. Clement-Moore
Sa1600R Reading
Sat 4:00 PM-4:30 PM Robertson
William Ledbetter
Sa1600DR Autographing
Sat 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Dealers' Room
P. Miles, S. Shinn, J. Picacio, J. Hogan, T. Salvaggio
Sa1630R Reading
Sat 4:30 PM-5:00 PM Robertson
Rhonda Eudaly
Sa1700PC Charity Auction
Sat 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Phoenix Central
M. Finn*, R. Babcock
Sa1700DW Religion and Mysticism in SF/F
Sat 5:00 PM-6:00 PM deWitt
J. Vinge, K. D. Wentworth, P. Benjamin, S. Lynch, M. Wells*, M. Cardin
Sa1700DZ Star Trek
Sat 5:00 PM-6:00 PM deZavala
A. Porter*, M. Sturges, R. Kelley, L. Ward, S. Wilson, Sherlock
Sucessful reboot? And if so, will we see a mirror universe?
Sa1700R Reading
Sat 5:00 PM-5:30 PM Robertson
Lillian Stewart Carl
Sa1700DR Autographing
Sat 5:00 PM-6:00 PM Dealers' Room
J. Rountree, S. Utley, T. Mallory, R. Clement-Moore, R. Rogers, R. Klaw
Sa1730R Reading
Sat 5:30 PM-6:00 PM Robertson
Mario Acevedo
Sa1800PC Art Auction
Sat 6:00 PM-7:00 PM Phoenix Central
S. Zrubek
Sa1900PC Aliens!
Sat 7:00 PM-8:00 PM Phoenix Central
A. Aguirre, T. Anderson, J. Hogan, J. Vinge, C. Roberson*
Making them other than just weird humans.
Sa1900DW Small Press and Internet Publishing
Sat 7:00 PM-8:00 PM deWitt
M. Fletcher*, J. K. Cheney, K. Murphy, N. J. Moore
Sa1900DZ Disasters!
Sat 7:00 PM-8:00 PM deZavala
A. Bokov, M. Williams, K. Frost, S. Wade*, V. Gischler, C. Nakashima-Brown
Which may be coming and how do we write about the people in them?
Sa1900R Reading
Sat 7:00 PM-7:30 PM Robertson
Julie Kenner
Sa1930R Reading
Sat 7:30 PM-8:00 PM Robertson
Patrice Sarath
Sa2000PC Dr. Who: Speciesist?
Sat 8:00 PM-9:00 PM Phoenix Central
A. Porter, K. D. Wentworth*, T. Miller, P. Benjamin, K. Antell
How many species must be destroyed before we can stop this malevolent being?
Sa2000DW Reading
Sat 8:00 PM-8:30 PM deWitt
James Frenkel
Sa2000DZ Humor in SF/F
Sat 8:00 PM-9:00 PM deZavala
R. Eudaly*, A. Martinez, K. Frost, R. S. Rose, M. Fletcher
Did you hear the one about the...? Our panelists discuss humor, both dark and light.
Sa2000R Reading
Sat 8:00 PM-8:30 PM Robertson
Matthew Bey
Sa2000PS Fireside Chat
Sat 8:00 PM-10:00 PM Phoenix South
W. B. Spencer, H. Waldrop, D. Webb*, J. Hogan
Sa2030DW Reading
Sat 8:30 PM-9:00 PM deWitt
Jessica Reisman
Sa2030R Reading
Sat 8:30 PM-9:00 PM Robertson
Lou Antonelli
Sa2100PC Writers of the Future and Other Contests
Sat 9:00 PM-10:00 PM Phoenix Central
M. McHugh*, K. D. Wentworth, W. Ledbetter, J. Frenkel, S. Leicht
Our panelists discuss writing contests and how they help… or if they do.
Sa2100DW Reading
Sat 9:00 PM-9:30 PM deWitt
Chris Nakashima-Brown
Sa2100DZ Space Opera
Sat 9:00 PM-10:00 PM deZavala
C. Osborne, C. Roberson, R. Dimond, C. Richerson, E. Moon*, J. Vinge
What ideas should you really avoid in your space opera?
Sa2100R Reading
Sat 9:00 PM-9:30 PM Robertson
Debbie Lynn Smith
Sa2130DW Reading
Sat 9:30 PM-10:00 PM deWitt
Josh Rountree
Sa2130R Reading
Sat 9:30 PM-10:00 PM Robertson
Rosemary Clement-Moore
Sa2200PC Is Hard Science Fiction Getting Harder to Write?
Sat 10:00 PM-11:00 PM Phoenix Central
J. Hogan*, A. Simmons, L. Antonelli, B. Mahoney, T. Anderson

Sunday

Su1000PC If I Knew Then What I Know Now
Sun 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Phoenix Central
J. Vinge, E. Moon, L. S. Carl*, M. Wells, D. Webb, C. Nakashima-Brown
With experience, what would you have done differently than you did when you were starting out?
Su1000DW Editing Wholesale
Sun 10:00 AM-11:00 AM deWitt
K. Lansdale, C. Roberson, J. Frenkel*, S. Utley, J. L. Blaschke
How does editing an anthology differ from editing a novel or single story?
Su1000DZ Still a Classic?
Sun 10:00 AM-11:00 AM deZavala
T. M. Wagner, L. Person, W. Siros, A. Simmons, R. Klaw*, M. Bracken
Our panelists discuss older works and whether they have withstood the test of time.
Su1000R Reading
Sun 10:00 AM-10:30 AM Robertson
Jeanne Stein
Su1000DR Autographing
Sun 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Dealers' Room
S. Lynch, A. M. Thomas, R. Eudaly, J. Kenner
Su1000BR ALAMO Meeting
Sun 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Board Room
Su1030R Reading
Sun 10:30 AM-11:00 AM Robertson
Joe McKinney
Su1100PC Creating a History
Sun 11:00 AM-Noon Phoenix Central
A. Aguirre, S. Shinn, P. Sarath*, T. Anderson, R. S. Rose
Part of creating a world is creating a background of the place and of the people. How do you create a history that fits in with the story?
Su1100DW Why We Con
Sun 11:00 AM-Noon deWitt
K. Meschke, K. Kofmel, T. Miller, P. Wells*, L. Thomas
Running conventions is a lot of hard work. Why do we do it?
Su1100DZ Panel of Calamitous Intent
Sun 11:00 AM-Noon deZavala
P. Benjamin, R. Klaw*, B. Foster, P. Miles, C. Roberson
The Venture Brothers!
Su1100R Reading
Sun 11:00 AM-11:30 AM Robertson
A. Lee Martinez
Su1100DR Autographing
Sun 11:00 AM-Noon Dealers' Room
L. Ward, J. Frenkel, D. Potter
Su1130R Reading
Sun 11:30 AM-Noon Robertson
Kimberly Frost
Su1200PC Orbital Mechanics
Sun Noon-1:00 PM Phoenix Central
B. Mahoney, J. Gibbons
Su1200DW Digital Media and Traditional Art
Sun Noon-1:00 PM deWitt
R. Kelley*, K. Huey, Sherlock, B. Foster
Simply a question of medium or is there a difference in style?
Su1200DZ Young Adult Panel
Sun Noon-1:00 PM deZavala
M. Williams, M. Trimm, T. M. Wagner, J. Kenner, C. J. Mills*
About Young Adults or for them?
Su1200R Reading
Sun Noon-12:30 PM Robertson
Mark Finn
Su1200DR Autographing
Sun Noon-1:00 PM Dealers' Room
J. Vinge, J. McKinney, L. Thomas, N. J. Moore, P. Roberts,
Su1200HS Coffee with Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
Sun Noon-1:00 PM Hospitality Suite
K. E. Kimbriel
Su1230R Reading
Sun 12:30 PM-1:00 PM Robertson
Elizabeth Moon
Su1300PC Villains
Sun 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Phoenix Central
M. Acevedo*, A. Aguirre, S. Lynch, P. Sarath, E. Moon, J. Vinge
Can you have a good story without a good villain?
Su1300DW Academic Writing on SF/F
Sun 1:00 PM-2:00 PM deWitt
J. Reisman, M. Finn, K. Kofmel, N. Hightower*, A. M. Thomas
SF/F has become a subject of academic discourse. What does this mean for the genre?
Su1300DZ Stump the Panel
Sun 1:00 PM-2:00 PM deZavala
S. Wilson*, G. Faust, T. Mallory, C. J. Mills, C. Roberson
Bring items and see if the panel can find a SF/F use for them. Extra points if you can stump the panel.
Su1300R Reading
Sun 1:00 PM-1:30 PM Robertson
Rick Klaw
Su1300DR Autographing
Sun 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Dealers' Room
P. Griffin, M. Williams, A. Porter
Su1330R Reading
Sun 1:30 PM-2:00 PM Robertson
Taylor Anderson
Su1400PC Worst Movie Ever
Sun 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Phoenix Central
M. Finn*, S. Cupp, H. Waldrop, L. Person, K. Antell
What’s the worst movie you’ve seen… that you still kind of like?
Su1400DW FACT Reading Group
Sun 2:00 PM-3:00 PM deWitt
A. T. Campbell
Discussion of The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman.
Su1400DZ Let's Get Graphic
Sun 2:00 PM-3:00 PM deZavala
P. Benjamin*, B. Foster, A. Porter, M. Sturges, P. Miles
Graphic novels.
Su1400R Reading
Sun 2:00 PM-2:30 PM Robertson
Rie Sheridan Rose
Su1400DR Autographing
Sun 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Dealers' Room
T. Anderson, L. Antonelli, M. Cardin
Su1430R Reading
Sun 2:30 PM-3:00 PM Robertson
Nancy Jane Moore
Su1500PC Pictionary
Sun 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Phoenix Central
B. Foster, K. Huey*, R. Babcock, S. Leicht, K. Antell
Su1500DW Guest of Honor Reading
Sun 3:00 PM-4:00 PM deWitt
S. Lynch
Su1500DZ Stardust and Genesis Science
Sun 3:00 PM-4:00 PM deZavala
J. Gibbons
What the first sample return missions since Apollo have told us about the history of the solar system.
Su1600PC Closing Reading
Sun 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Phoenix Central
H. Waldrop

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