Speakers: Kelley Armstrong, Tamsen McDonough, Lindsay Kitson, & Van Kunder Join our panelists as they explore how female characters have been portrayed in books and on film in the past and present and how women have been involved in their…
Book Reading: Various
Speakers: Timothy Gywn, Sherry Peters, & Melinda Friesen Timothy Gwyn reads from Avians, Sherry Peters reads from Mabel the Mafioso Dwarf, and Melinda Friesen reads from Subversion. A question and answer session follows the readings. Stay until the end to…
Can Fans be Pros and Pros be Fans
Speakers: Featuring Laurie E. Smith and Lana Klassen Exactly what it says on the tin. Is being a fan or being a pro a binary state of affairs — if you’re one, you definitely ain’t the other? Or is the…
What do Publishers Want in Young Adult Science Fiction
Speaker: Melinda Friesen Join Melinda Friesen as she discusses with our convention members what publishers are looking for in contemporary Young Adult Science Fiction. Melinda Friesen is an author and the Acquisitions Editor with Rebelight Publishing Inc., a Winnipeg based…
What Makes a Good Story
Speakers: Gerald Brandt & M.C. Joudrey What matters most in written storytelling? Style? Pacing? Does it need to be character driven or full of action and adventure? Just what goes into making a really good story?
Art Show Tour
Speaker: Phynix Kaskey of Kitty Cat Creations Join Phynix as she tours you around the Art Show discussing different pieces.
Point of View
Speakers: Gerald Brandt, Melinda Friesen, Lindsay Kitson, & Daria Patrie What writing point of view is most often found in SF&F literature and why? How does point of view change the narrative or style of the story? Is it more…
Literary Arts and Social Responsibility
Speakers: Sherry Peters, Den Valdron, & LeAmber Kensley SF&F has been around since the 1800’s, and western society has changed over that time. When discussing literature, should we separate the writer and their beliefs from their works? Does it matter if…
Favourite Myth, Legend, or Folk/Fairy Tale
Speakers: Van Kunder & Daria Patrie Myths, legends and folktales are the ancestral of fantasy literature, and have even been adapted into science fiction stories. Come gather while our panelists discuss their favorite myths and tales and why they matter,…
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