ConDFW 2/12-2/14/16 - Schedule!

Morning, all!

This weekend is ConDFW!


I'd meant to put up my schedule earlier, but life has been pure chaos lately. DOH!

Friday 

PROGRAMMING 2 (MADISON) Friday, 3pm: Google Maps is Your Urban Fantasy Guide Panelists: Gloria Oliver (M), Seanan McGuire, Paul Black, Sue Sinor, Bradley H. Sinor Looking for a good location, and can’t remember clearly where you grew up?  Trying to figure out how long it takes to drive from Houston to Dallas when you’re riding the Great Hunt?  It’s amazing what technology can show you these days, and learning a neighborhood can be a little safer if you browse from the computer (at least at the beginning).  Our writers talk about finding the perfect location for their urban fantasy stories.

Saturday 

READING (ADAMS) Saturday, 12pm: Gloria Oliver, T. M. Hunter


MAIN PROGRAMMING (JEFFERSON) Saturday, 4pm: Magic vs Technology II: Exploring Technology in Urban Fantasy Panelists: Gloria Oliver (M), Seanan McGuire, Carole Nelson Douglas, P.N. Elrod, C. Dean Andersson, Mary Gearhart‐Gray Last year we looked at the effect of technology on magic in Urban Fantasy.  This year we flip the sides and look at how magic effects technology.  A perfect example of this is in the Dresden Files, where magic can actively destroy modern technology by being used nearby.  Does modern technology replace magic?   Can it coexist?  How modern should tech be so it isn’t mistaken as magic itself?  Our authors explore this knotty problem with SCIENCE!


PROGRAMMING 3 (HAMILTON) Saturday, 5pm: Where do Heroes Go to Die? Panelists: Tracy S. Morris (M), Barbara Ann Wright, Patrice Sarath, Gloria Oliver, Michelle Muenzler Last year we heard that Arnold Schwarzenegger is doing Legend of Conan (eventually?  Maybe?  Now it looks like November 2016) as a direct sequel to the first Conan, where it ended with him being King, old and grizzled.  As a concept, the idea is neat, and is something that Howard dealt with in his original stories as well.  Just how do you write old heroes?  Our writers of sword and sorcery discuss these topics and more.

Sunday 

PROGRAMMING 2 (MADISON) Sunday, 1pm: Interstellar Archaeology: Part Two – The Debunking Panelists: Mel White (M), Chris Donahue, Gloria Oliver, Teresa Patterson, David Doub, Stina Leicht The second of two panels where we inflict discover startling artifacts of OBVIOUS alien origin.  Our experts tell us how wrong the previous esteemed panelists were!  Last year, Sunday’s panel thoroughly debunked Friday’s experts.  Help us, they can!  Confuse us, they will not.

Hope you come! I'll also have a table in the Dealers Room. :)

ArmadilloCon Schedule!

Greetings!

For any of you fun people coming on down to ArmadilloCon this weekend - here's what panels I've been scheduled on.

Friday

9:00 PM - Ballroom F - SF TV Shows We're Anticipating
The Expanse, Man in the High Castle, Minority Report, etc.: Which looks the most interesting and exciting? How faithful can the ones with literary origins be to their source material?


Saturday

10:00 AM - Ballroom E - Silkpunk: Asian themes and influences in SF/F
Exploring the use of Asian concepts and locations in the work of Guy Gavriel Kay, Neil Gaiman, and Ken Liu contextualized as just a few of many.

2:00 PM - Southpark A - Broad Universe
A joint reading by members of the writers' group Broad Universe "promoting science fiction, fantasy, and horror written by women."


Sunday

11:00AM - Southpark B - Reading
Yes, I must find something worthy to torture anyone who shows up. Bwahahahahaha!

2:00PM - Dealer's Room - Autographing



For the full ArmadiloCon programming grid - go here.

For panel descriptions - go here.

And of course, there'll be added treats by Zumaya Publications as both my novel, Jewel of the Gods, and Rie Sheridan Rose's, The Nearly Notorious Nun, debut during the convention!

ConDFW Schedule for 2/13-2/15/15

ConDFW XIV - February 13 - 15, 2015

Where: Hilton Dallas Lincoln Center
Author Guests of Honor: Sherwood Smith and Rachel Manija Brown
Artist Guest of Honor: Galen Dara


Here's my schedule for ConDFW!


FRIDAY:
PROGRAMMING 2 (MADISON)
Friday, 5pm: Interstellar Archaeology: Part One – Initial Findings
Panelists: John DeLaughter (M), Julia S. Mandala, Michelle Muenzler, Gloria Oliver, Stephen Patrick, Frank Summers
The first of two panels where we inflict discover startling artifacts of OBVIOUS alien origin and our
esteemed (and indeed, TRAINED) archeologists in turn tell us what the artifacts are.  Light hearted fun, and bring ear plugs!  This year we will take a Star Wars theme.  ROOOOOOAR!



SATURDAY:
PROGRAMMING 3 (HAMILTON)
Saturday, 11am: The “Frozen” Phenomenon
Panelists: Gloria Oliver (M), Mary Gearhart‐Gray, Cassandra Rose Clarke, Rhonda Eudaly, T. M. Hunter
There have been more and more animated movies (and regular movies, for that matter!) that feature
female leads which are exceptionally strong.  The most recent of these was Frozen, and girls, even very
young girls, are reacting strongly to the relationships between the female leads and the music in this
movie.  What's up?  There is not the usual Disney "princess" thing going on with these girls. The reaction is different and worthy of being discussed.

SATURDAY:
MAIN PROGRAMMING (JEFFERSON)
Saturday, 4pm: Animals in Science Fiction and Fantasy
Panelists: Dusty Rainbolt (M), J. Kathleen Cheney, Martha Wells, Gloria Oliver, Bradley H. Sinor
Fear the cute little rabbit.  Hear the roar of dragons.  Most of all, run really fast if you see the Cheshire Cat.  Animals have been present in stories even in Viking sagas.  But these cute little critters are often overlooked, and it’s time we rectified this.  From David Weber’s treecats to Anne McCaffery’s dragons there are many examples of animals, intelligent or not.  Our panelists discuss these topics and more.  Beware of Grumpy Cat!


SUNDAY:
READING (ADAMS)
Sunday, 1pm: John DeLaughter, Gloria Oliver


Hope to see ya'll there!

My Fencon 2014 Schedule

Tomorrow is Fencon!

Below is my schedule for this weekend. Sweet!


The Return of the Obligatory Stargate Panel 
Friday  8:00 PM  Red Oak  

FenCon Squares - my first time! So excited!
Saturday  10:00 AM  Trinity I - IV  

Autographs
Saturday  2:00 PM  Gallery  

Our Thingies Do Stuff - Ooo no Mel, but I still think Go Liver Psychic Anthropologist might be showing up for this one. Bwahahahahahaha!
Saturday  7:00 PM  Live Oak  

Reading - Come! You know you want to hear my squeaky voice!
Sunday  2:30 PM  Pecan  


Should be a fun weekend! Woot!

My SoonerCon Schedule for 6/28-6/30/13

Yeah, no movie review today - sorry!
Life was too hectic to squeeze an extra one the last few weeks, or I'd have had ya'll covered.


This weekend I will be a panelist and vendor at SoonerCon!

Loads of fun to be had there this weekend! Been looking forward to it.

Below is my panelist schedule:

Friday 2PM C Space - Diplomacy in Speculative Fiction:  Why isn’t everyone killing each other?

Friday 4PM Joyner - It Keeps Me Young:  Why YA Makes Great Reading For Adults

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Saturday 10AM B Space - Science in the Victorian Age

Saturday 2PM F Space - Cinema So Far: 2013 in Fan Genre Films

Saturday 3PM Theater - Yard Dog Road Show! (Must be seen to be believed!)

Saturday 4PM F Space - Build A SyFy™ Saturday-Night Movie

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Sunday 10AM 10 Forward - Koffee Klatch - schmoozing with the guests!

Sunday 11AM F Space - British Invasion: U.S. Television and the Union Jack (Eek! I'm the moderator!)

Sunday 2PM Rice - Reading - Yes! Come hear me stumble over my own dribble! Hah!

Sunday 3PM F Space - Tolkien's Fantasies on the Silver Screen


I'm gonna be BUSY! :P

ConDFW 2/17-2/19 - Gloria's Panel Schedule!

This weekend I'm out at ConDFW so no movie review. :( Instead, I'll post what I'll be doing at the con! Heh heh.


FRIDAY

Panel Room 3 – Canterbury
6pm – Creating the Scene: How to Set the Stage in a Play

Panelists: David Gray (M), Gloria Oliver, Anthony Brownrigg, Ethan Nahte, Julie Barrett, Sue Sinor

Continuing our series on playwriting, this panel is all about the scene.  There are many ways of setting the scene, from broody Narration to artful dialogue between the characters.  However, these tools can often be misused – the bad movies of Coleman Francis come to mind where the narrator would narrate a phone call that was happening on screen, rather than listening to the phone call itself!  Our expert playwrights seek to help clarify things, both on and off the stage.

Panel Room 3 – Canterbury
9pm – Yard Dog Press Road Show


Panelists: Selina Rosen, Ethan Nahte, Julia Mandala, Linda Donahue, Chris Donahue, Lou Antonelli, Melanie Fletcher, Bev Hale, William Ledbetter, Gloria Oliver, K. Hutson, Dusty Rainbolt, Rie Sheridan Rose, Frank Summers, Kathy Turski, Mel White

The fantastic authors of the Yard Dog Press put on their always entertaining Road Show!  Make sure not to miss this.


SATURDAY

Panel Room 4 – Churchill
10am – The Aftermath of Harry Potter’s Legacy

Panelists: Aelle Ables (M), Bev Hale, Gloria Oliver, Katherine Kimbriel, Selina Rosen

Now that Harry Potter is officially over (or at least until the inevitable spinoffs happen), it’s time to deconstruct a literal decade.  What is the legacy of Harry Potter?  How has this series of 7 books and 8 movies impacted the Fantasy genre, the Young Adult genre and the rise of Urban Fantasy?  We gather together to mourn the passing of Dumbledore and celebrate the death of He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named for the last time.  (Maybe.)

Readings:

12 pm – Gloria Oliver, Kathy Turski, Lee Martindale

Panel Room 1 – Warwick
2pm – Arming Tribbles - How to Arm Primitives Realistically

Panelists: William Ledbetter, Bill Fawcett (M), Mel White, Teresa Patterson, Gloria Oliver
In more and more books in the science fiction/alternate history genre, technologically superior humans encounter primitive aliens.  What do they do with them?  If they're "good guys", they invariably bring out the big guns, teach the aliens how to make flintlocks or cannons, and thus the "primitive" society is kicked screaming into the Gunpowder Age.  Is this right?  Ethical?  Our panelists discuss this and exactly what primitive societies could theoretically make in each era...if helped.


SUNDAY 

Panel Room 1 – Warwick
2pm – Apocalypse Later?  What will be Our Doom?

Panelists: Cherie Priest, Larry Atchley Jr., Linda Donahue (M), Selina Rosen, Gloria Oliver

With all the talk of Apocalypse this year (and the past few days), one thing hasn’t been covered.  What do our panelists think WILL destroy the world?  Let conspiracies abound, and if the government is watching I was never here.


Should be a fun time! Hope to see you there!