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Title: The Logic of Magic
Description: Magic may not be real, but it still has to make a certain kind of sense. What’s involved in developing a magical system for a story, and making it feel internally consistent and believable?
Time: Fri 01:00 pm Location: Embassy EF – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Faith Hunter, Kathryn Hinds, Elizabeth Moon, Jim Butcher)
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Title: The Overlooked: Under-Represented Heroes & Heroines of the Wild West
Description: The settlers of the Wild West were more than white, male cowboys. They were also women and foreigners from Asia, Africa, Mexico, and the Native Americans who were there originally. Our experts discuss these heroes and heroines of the West that have been overlooked by history and historic fiction.
Time: Fri 02:30 pm Location: Augusta – Sheraton (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Margaret S. McGraw, Misty Massey, Tamsin L. Silver, Delilah S. Dawson, Faith Hunter)
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Title: ACE Publisher’s Panel with Anne Sowards. Authors who can definitely attend: Jack Campbell, Chloe Neill, Cherie Priest Patricia Briggs and Nancy Holzner and ME! With GIVEAWAYS!
Time: Friday 4pm Location: Regency V in the Hyatt
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Title: Two Sides of the Same Coin? Angels & Demons in Urban Fantasy
Description: Representations of angels and demons vary widely within folklore, religion, and literature. Our panelists will discuss how depictions often focus on their similarities as well as their differences.
Time: Fri 05:30 pm Location: Chastain 1-2 – Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Linda Robertson, John G. Hartness, Faith Hunter, Tamsin L. Silver, James A. Hunter, Jennifer St. Giles)
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Title: Magic in the Air
Description: How to build an effective magic system for novel and short story authors. Every system needs rules.
Time: Fri 08:30 pm Location: Embassy CD – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Faith Hunter, James A. Moore, Nancy Knight, Kim Harrison, Jane Yolen, Patricia Briggs)
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A Midnight Revelry: Celebrating Five Years of the UF Track
Fri 10 PM · Savannah Ballroom, Westin
You like Dragon Con Urban Fantasy – COME IN COSTUME!
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Title: DRAGON CON PARADE with Jane, Thorn, Sabina, Nell & Jane in beastform
Time: Saturday 10am Location: http://imgur.com/a/JfRuI (map of parade route)
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Title: Keeping Fiction Fresh
Description: How can a writer attract new readers? Keeping the plots and characters fresh–keeping readers hooked is a challenge. But, the pros know. Let them tell you how.
Time: Sat 01:00 pm Location: Embassy CD – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Margaret S. McGraw, Faith Hunter, Carole E Barrowman, Patricia Briggs, Peter David)
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Title: Monster Hunter Files
Description: Focus on the upcoming anthology of stories set in the world of Larry Correia’s Monster Hunter International!
Time: Sat 04:00 pm Location: Regency VI-VII – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Larry Correia, Jim Butcher, Faith Hunter, Jonathan Maberry, Jody Lynn Nye, Kelly Lockhart)
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Title: Pushing the Veil: Fantasy Meets Other Genres
Description: “Fantasy” can mean anything you want to; it can be a means to reflect on history, art, politics, and, yes, even science. Let’s explore where the lines between genres blur.
Time: Sat 05:30 pm Location: Embassy EF – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Faith Hunter, Todd McCaffrey, Elizabeth Moon)
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Title: Plot vs Character vs Setting: What’s Most Important?
Description: And who does it best. What’s most important in a story, what makes the best story? Is it okay that one is better than the others?
Time: Sat 10:00 pm Location: Embassy AB – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Chris A. Jackson, Dr. Charles E. Gannon, Steve Saffel, Alex White, Faith Hunter)
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Title: Autograph Session
Time: Sun 01:00 pm Location: International Hall South 1-3 – Marriott (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Patricia Briggs, Faith Hunter, Chloe Neill, Kim Harrison)
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Title: Signing Missing Volume
Time: Sun 3 p.m. Location: America’s Mart Booth # 1400, 1402, 1301, 1303
Faith Hunter
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Title: Reading: Faith Hunter
Time: Sun 05:30 pm Location: Piedmont – Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Faith Hunter)
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Title: Keeping the Peace: Liaison Characters in UF
Description: Whether striving to improve communication and relations between supernatural and human communities, or between different groups within the supernatural world, our panelists’ characters often find themselves in the position of peacemaker.
Time: Mon 11:30 am Location: Chastain 1-2 – Westin (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Patricia Briggs, Jim Butcher, Nancy Holzner, Delilah S. Dawson, Kim Harrison, Faith Hunter)