Event Schedule

SATURDAY
Registration/Information Desk opens at 10am to Attendees
Marketplace is Open 11am to 6pm
SUNDAY
Registration/Information Desk opens at 10am to Attendees
Marketplace is Open 10:30am to 6pm
SATURDAY PANELS

WRITING FOR QUEER JOY (11:30-12:30)
Moderator: Jeffrey Dale Lofton
Eric Peterson, Diane Billas, Sawyer Lovett, Jess Callans

I'LL TAKE TWO GENRES PLEASE: ROMANTASY (11:30pm - 12:30pm)
Moderator: Alexandra Rowland
Ian Haramaki, Maddie Martinez, Adriana Sargent, Erica Rose Eberhart

THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE FREEDOM OF SELF-PUBLISHING (1:15pm - 2:15pm)
Moderator: ML Eaden
TQ Sims, Lou Wilham, Vesper Doom

SAPPHIC ROMANCE (12:45pm - 1:45pm)
Moderator: Natalie Naudus
Sarah G. Levine, Morgan Lee Miller, Shannon O'Connor, Alexis Westmore

KEEP IT THRILLING (2:00pm - 3:00pm)
Moderator: Jena Doyle
Alex Travis, Quinn Diacon-Furtado, Roselyn Clarke

QUEER AT THE END: DYSTOPIA AND APOCALYPTIC FICTION (2:00pm - 3:00pm)
Moderator: Nicole Zelniker
Kristin Keppler, Sophie Burnham, Andrew Joseph White, SJ Lee

QUEERING FANTASY: YA AND MG EDITION (3:15pm - 4:15pm)
Moderator: Michelle J. 
Dakota Jackson, Esme Symes-Smith, Kenneth Creech

QUEERING SCIENCE FICTION (3:15pm - 4:15pm)
Moderate: Jason Bartles
AZ Rozkillis, Olive J. Kelley, Dominique Dickey, Avrah C. Baren

VAMPIRES: THE ORIGINAL QUEER CHARACTER (4:30pm - 5:30pm)
Moderator: Kit Vincent
KM Enright, Kristin Jacques, DN Brynn

SATURDAY SIGNING BLOCKS

SIGNING BLOCK 1 (11am - 1pm)
Shingai Njeri Kaguda, Sharang Biswas, Z. Hanna, Ursual Villarreal-Moura, Airic Fenn, Ladz, Alex Mell-Taylor, Venessa Vida Kelley, Michelle J., Melissa Karibian, Ryan D. Gebhart, Miriam Zoila Perez, Dakota Jackson, Esme Symes-Smith, Kenneth Creech, Olive Kelley, Dominique Dickey, Avrah C. Baren, Jason Bartles, A.Z. Rozkillis, Jenna Voris

SIGNING BLOCK 2 (1:30pm - 3:30pm)
Diane Billas, Jeffrey Dale Lofton, Sawyer Lovett, Eric Peterson, Susie Dumond, Timothy Janovsky, Kit Vincent, KM Enright, Kristin Jacques, DN Bryn, Alexandra Rowland, Ian Haramaki, Maddie Martinez, Adriana Sargent, Erica Rose Eberhart, A.A. Fairview, Jess Callans, Erin Becker, R.M. Romero, Angela Hsieh

SIGNING BLOCK 3 (4:00pm 6:00pm)
Andrew Joseph White, SJ Lee, Kristin Keppler, Nicole Zelniker, Sophie Burnham, Jena Doyle, Alex Travis, Quinn Diacon-Furtado, Roselyn Clarke, Natalie Naudus, Sarah G. Levine, Morgan Lee Miller, Shannon O'Connor, Alexis Westmore, ML Eaden, TQ Sims, Lou WIlham, Vesper Doom, Georgia Beers, Tagan Shepard

SUNDAY PANELS

MERMAIDS, DRAGONS, AND PHOENIXES: A DISCUSSION OF CREATURES WE LOVE IN FANTASY (11am - 12pm)
Moderator: Venessa Vida Kelley
Michelle J., Melissa Karibian, Ryan D. Gebhart

I LIKE MY FANTASY DARK (11am - 12pm)
Moderator: KM Enright
Airic Fenn, Ladz, Maddie Martinez

KEYNOTE PANEL: READING IS POLITICAL (12:15pm - 1:15pm)
Moderator: Ursula Villarreal-Moura
Z. Hanna, Sharang Biswas, Shingai Njeri Kaguda

YOUNG READERS, BIG FEELINGS: QUEERING MIDDLE GRADE (1:30pm - 2:30pm)
Moderator: Jess Callans
Erin Becker, RM Romero, Angela Hsieh

SOME LIKE IT HOT: SPICY STORYTELLING (1:30pm - 2:30pm)
Moderator: Alex Mell-Taylor
Jena Doyle, A.A. Fairview, Timothy Janovsky

QUEER LOVE: YA EDITION (2:45pm - 3:45pm)
Moderator: Miriam Zoila Perez
Kenneth Creech, Natalie Naudus, Jenna Voris

HOT TAKES AND HEART ACHES: THE ROMANCE TROPES WE LOVE AND LOVE TO HATE (2:45pm - 3:45pm)
Moderator: Susie Dumond
Georgia Beers, Tagan Shephard, Timothy Janvosky

SUNDAY SIGNING BLOCKS

SIGNING BLOCK 1 (10:30am - 12:30pm)
Diane Billas, DN Bryn, Sophie Burnham, Roselyn Clarke, Quinn Diacon-Furtado, Dakota Jackson, Kristin Jacques, Kristin Keppler, SJ Lee, Sarah G. Levine, Jeffrey Dale Lofton, Sawyer Lovett, Morgan Lee Miller, Shannon O'Connor, Eric Peterson, Esme Symes-Smith,  Alex Travis, Kit Vincent, Alexis Westmore, RM Romero

SIGNING BLOCK 2 (1:30pm - 3:30pm)
Avrah C. Baren, Jason Bartles, Sharang Biswas, Dominique Dickey, Vesper Doom, ML Eaden, Erica Rose Eberhart, KM Enright, Airic Fenn, Z. Hanna, Ian Haramaki, Shingai Njeri Kaguda, Olive J. Kelley, Ladz, Alexandra Rowland, AZ Rozkillis, Adriana Sargent, TQ Sims, Ursula Villarreal-Moura, Lou Wilham

SIGNING BLOCK 3 (4pm - 6:00pm)
Angela Hsieh, Erin Becker, Jess Callans, Timothy Janovsky, Jena Doyle, Alex Mell-Taylor, A.A. Fairview, Susie Dumond, Georgia Beers, Tagan Shepard, Natalie Naudus, Michelle J., Melissa Karibian, Venessa Vida Kelley, Ryan D. Gebhart, Jenna Voris, Kenneth Creech, Miriam Zoila Perez, Andrew Joseph White, Nicole Zelniker