Literary

Comicpalooza's Literature program educated and inspired. Published novelists, covering a variety of genres, shared their experiences with attendees. Writers, aspiring authors, and fans participated in workshops, attended panels, gained exposure within the industry, discussed projects, and met their favorite writers.

Types of Literature Events

The Literary program had over 60 hours of diverse offerings that included didactic discussions, read & critique sessions, writing workshops, author spotlights, and fan roundtables. Fun genre panels encompassed discussions on horror, urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and much more. Comicpalooza’s Literature Festival provided a number of styles for listening, exploring, and discussing literature.

Author Lead Panels and Q&A

Attendees came to one of our many panels while authors discussed the wonderful worlds of literature. Fans asked questions on where their brilliant ideas came from, learned processes on how to uncover their creative genius, and sat back and listened to the authors they most admired.

Fan Roundtables

By fans, for fans, with fans! Readers joined fellow readers for rousing, interactive discussions including YA, Fantasy, Science Fiction, FanFiction and Thrillers: good, bad and ugly. Everyone brought their favorites to share!

Read and Critique Sessions

Aspiring authors brought their pages to Comicpalooza and joined daily interactive small-group critique sessions with professionals and their peers.

Wordbuilding Springboard Writing Workshop

Drawing from popular television, movies, and books, this workshop explored how to create in-depth worlds in your novels and short fiction. Participants either brought in a piece they were working on, or started something new using the exercises from the workshop.

Featured Literature Events

There were so many panels to choose from this year at Comicpalooza. Take a look at what was included.

Avid readers enjoyed fan roundtables, or author lead panels and Q&As including:

Literary Fan Roundtable: Crime/Mystery/Thriller
Seanan McGuire Introspective
Fostering Inclusivity and Multiculturism in the SFF Community
Women of Horror

Aspiring writers attended:

Words Matter: Crafting the Perfect Sentence
Plotting and Pacing a Short Story
Literary Read and Critique
Do-it-yourself Author Marketing
Leveraging Social Media For Fun and Profit
Finding Writing Inspiration
Publishing Tools: E-Books and Beyond

Those that teach or those that write for fun, took advantage of our workshops or learned how to expand their talents with:

Plotting and Pacing a Short Story
Outlining? - The Best Way to Write
Copyrights and Conduct: The Legal Side of Conventions
Character-building Springboard Writing Workshop
World-building for Short Stories, Novelettes, and Novellas
The Editing Process (Revising Short Fiction for New Writers, Self-Editing Tips to Take Home)
Literary Read and Critique

Kids enjoyed delving into fantasy fiction with:

The Storytelling of Star Wars
Beyond Hogwart's: What's New in the Potterverse
Fun, Games & Prizes for Book Lovers
Open Mic Reading for All Genres
Speculative Poetry Deathmatch!

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2019 Guests

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Literary

2018 Featured Authors

Joe R. Lansdale

Martha Wells

Seanan McGuire

Mat Johnson

2018 Authors

Bev Vincent

Carrie Patel

Holly Lyn Walrath

Ammar Habib

Molly Vernon

Margo Bond Collins

John Moore

Patrick Hemstreet

Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam

Bryan Thao Worra

Kevin Tumlinson

Patrice Sarath

B. Alan Bourgeois

Barbara Ann Wright

C.M. Bratton

Charlayne Elizabeth Denney

Cheyanne Young

D. Marie Prokop

Dominick D'Aunno

E. L. Russell

George Wright Padgett

Glenn Lazar Roberts

Greg Leitich Smith

Ian Michael Everett

Ira Domnitz

J. Lynn Else

Jae Mazer

Jessica Raney

Karen Bovenmyer

Kate Pentecost

Laura Rich

Manning Wolfe

Martine Lewis

Meg Hafdahl

Melanie Fletcher

Michael Wilson

Michelle Muenzler

Missy Jane

Patricia Flaherty Pagan

Rebecca Nolen

T. Haven Morse

Wayne Basta

Wren Michaels

Cornelia Amiri

Russell Little

Lisa Vasquez

Deborah L. Davitt

H.C.H. Ritz

Joy Kennedy O'Neill

Marianne Dyson

Melissa Algood

Shannon Winton

Dicey Grenor

Amy Sisson

Andi O'Connor

Andrea Barbosa

Artemis Greenleaf

Ashley Nemer

C. D. Lewis

Chantell Renee

Courtney Shockey

Emily Evans

Fern Brady

Gerald Hanks

Jacqueline Patricks

Jennifer Theriot

Joe Grisaffi

K.J. Russell

Kathryn Falk