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Welcome to the VCON 39 Programming Schedule.

Every year, VCON’s crack Programming team assembles three days jam-packed with the best in panels, workshops, and events to keep you in geek nirvana. We hope that you are as excited by the panels, discussions, workshops and presentations we have on offer this year as we are!

NOTE: This schedule is still subject to change. Please check back regularly. :-)
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Sunday, October 5 • 15:00 - 16:00
Is YA Science Fiction/Fantasy Falling Out of Favour?

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Word at the children's book fairs is that agents and publishers have had enough of fantasy and science fiction. There's a call out for realistic contemporary teen lit with popular titles on serious teen issues. Librarians say this might not be so...
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linda demeulemeester

Linda DeMeulemeester’s speculative short fiction has been published in zines, magazines and anthologies, most recently: Edge Press’ Compostela -Tesseracts-Twenty, Exile Press’s Dead North, Playground of Lost Toys, and Alice Unbound.Her spine-tingling MG series, Grim Hill, has... Read More →

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Aviva Bel'Harold

Dyslexic author Aviva Bel'Harold has written several YA books, 3 self published, 1 hybrid and the latest fully published through Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy. She does several signing a month as well as speaking in schools and other events.
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Lorna Suzuki

After multiple, failed bids at world domination, Lorna Suzuki was forced to create a fantasy world where she reigns supreme! She is a martial arts instructor with 30+ years experience in this field and the author behind the epic adult fantasy series, the Imago Chronicles as well as... Read More →
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Lisa Voisin

Owner / Technical Writer, Self
A Canadian-born author, Lisa Voisin spent her childhood daydreaming and making up stories, but it was her love of reading and writing in her teens that drew her to Young Adult fiction. She is also a technical writer, a meditation teacher, and leads a local writing group for teens... Read More →

Sunday October 5, 2014 15:00 - 16:00 PDT
05. Green Timber 2 Second Floor, Right Side
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