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Comicpalooza's Literature Conference educated and inspired. Published novelists, covering a variety of genres, shared their experiences with attendees. Writers, aspiring authors, and fans had the opportunity to participate in workshops, attend panels, gain exposure within the industry, discuss projects, and meet their favorite writer.

Types of Literature Events

The Literature Conference had approximately 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 Conference provided a number of styles for listening, exploring, and discussing literature.

Author Lead Panels and Q&A
Do you want to ask where that brilliant idea came from or learn the process to uncover your creative genius? Do you have a lot of questions or simply want to sit and listen to professional authors who you admire? Attendees went to one of our many panels and had a seat while we discussed the wonderful worlds of literature.

Fan Roundtables
By fans, for fans, with fans! There was an opportunity to join your fellow readers for a rousing, interactive discussion including YA, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Fan Fiction and Thrillers: good, bad and ugly.

Read and Critique Sessions
Are you an aspiring author? Do you want professional and peer critique of your work? Attendees brought their pages and joined us for daily interactive small-group critique sessions. There were set time limits to read aloud and receive feedback.

Character-building 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. Fans brought pieces they were working on, or started something new using exercises from the workshop.

Featured Literature Events

With so many panels to choose from, it could have been difficult to know where to start. Here’s what we offered throughout the weekend:

Featured Guest Q&As and unique discussions for avid readers included:

Open Mic Reading for All Genres
Timothy Zahn Introspective
Cory Doctorow Introspective
Wesley Chu & Sam Sykes Introspective

Ravenous readers enjoyed these entertaining panels:

The Storytelling of Game of Thrones
Writing Robots and AI
Evil-ution of Literary Horror
Blood! Gore! How to Write Heroic Fantasy
Cyberpunk Returns, but Did It Ever Really Go Away?
Magic Systems for Writers
Horror for the 21st Century: Film and Literature
Beyond Earthsea: Ursula K. Le Guin's Writing Legacy
Writing and Reading Mysteries and Thrillers
Setting the Hook, Screenwriting and Your First 10 Pages
Creature Horror: Why We Are Drawn To It, and How To Create Montsters

Aspiring writers, those that teach, write for fun or wanted to learn about the process took advantage of workshops and didactic offerings:

World-building for Short Stories, Novelettes, and Novellas
Help! I'm an introvert!: Networking and Marketing for Writers
Art & Writing Crossovers from Comics to Artist Collaborations
Stop Copycats: Protect Your Ideas
Idea to Publishing: Behind the Scenes with Indie Authors
Writing Powerful Women in Genre Fiction
Writing With/Against Your Gender/Orientation/Ethnicity/Identity
Copyrights and Conduct: The Legal Side of Conventions
Worldbuilding Tips and Tricks: How to Create Believable Worlds
Words Matter: Crafting the Perfect Sentence
How to Avoid Legal Potholes in Your Writing and Publishing

Kids enjoyed delving into discussions about:

The Storytelling of Star Wars
Pottermore: Harry Potter and Beyond Fantastic Beasts
Sci-fi Writers on the Next Gen of Star Trek
Speculative Poetry Deathmatch!

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2019 Guests

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2019 Featured Authors

Timothy Zahn

Wesley Chu

Cory Doctorow

Sam Sykes

Martha Wells

2019 Authors

Ammar Habib

Amy Sisson

Andrea Barbosa

Ashley Nemer

B. Alan Bourgeois

Barbara Ann Wright

Bev Vincent

Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam

C. Stuart Hardwick

C. D. Lewis

Carrie Patel

Cassandra Rose Clarke

Channing Whitaker

Chantell Renee

Cheyanne Young

Charlayne Elizabeth Denney

Cornelia G. Amiri

D. C. Gomez

D.L. Young

D. Marie Prokop

Dantzel Cherry

Deborah L. Davitt

Dennis Calloway

Dicey Grenor

Dominick D'Aunno

Dorothy Tinker

Doug Goodman

E. L. DuBois

E. L. Russell

Emily Evans

Fern Brady

Gerald Hanks

George Wright Padgett

Glenn Lazar Roberts

G.M. Kelso

H.C.H. Ritz

Holly Lyn Walrath

Ian Michael Everett

Ira Domnitz

Jae Mazer

Jacqueline Patricks

Jay Brandon

Jessica Raney

Jody T. Morse

John Shade

K.J. Russell

K.M. Tolan

Kate Pentecost

Kelly Lynn Colby

Kevin Tumlinson

Laura Liddell Nolen

Leo King

Lisa Vasquez

Manning Wolfe

Margo Bond Collins

Marianne Dyson

Marshall Ryan Maresca

Martine Lewis

Melanie Bragg

Melanie Fletcher

Melissa Algood

Melissa Schroeder

Michael Wilson

Michael Glazner

Michelle Muenzler

Missy Jane

P. J. Hoover

Patricia Flaherty Pagan

Patrick Hemstreet