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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. :-)

13:00 PDT

Feeding Your Muse 05. Green Timber 2Stephanie Johanson • Colleen Anderson • Tarol Hunt • Marty Chan / Ink Jockey Inc. • Jennifer Lott

14:00 PDT

Writing for the YA Market 05. Green Timber 2Jane Ann McLachlan • S.M. Beiko • Aviva Bel'Harold • Susan Forest • Julie McGalliard • Lisa Voisin

16:00 PDT

What is Magic Realism 05. Green Timber 2Celu Amberstone • Mary E. Choo • Janet Deaver-Pack • Jennifer Lott • Mark Teppo

18:00 PDT

What is New Adult Fiction? 05. Green Timber 2Randy McCharles • Ann Aguirre • Linda DeMeulemeester • Eileen Kernaghan • Lynda Williams

22:00 PDT

Open Military Filk: East Coast Hymnal Style 05. Green Timber 2Kathleen Moore

10:00 PDT

Everybody's a Critic 05. Green Timber 2Tod McCoy • Danika Dinsmore • Catherine Girczyc • Marty Chan / Ink Jockey Inc. • Julie McGalliard • Lynda Williams

11:00 PDT

Writing About Fighting Series: Middle Ages and Renaissance 05. Green Timber 2Devon Boorman • Vincent Morgan

12:00 PDT

Selling Your Short Fiction 05. Green Timber 2Tod McCoy • Geoff Cole • Susan Forest • Brian Hades • Vincent Morgan

13:00 PDT

Putting the Science in Science Fiction 05. Green Timber 2Rhea Rose • Kristi Charish • Bennett Coles • Janet Deaver-Pack • Karl Johanson • Silvia Moreno-Garcia

14:00 PDT

Perspectives on Self-Publishing and Hybrid Publishing 05. Green Timber 2Bennett Coles • Katrina Archer • Linda DeMeulemeester • Jane Ann McLachlan • Kristene Perron

15:00 PDT

Writing About Fighting: After the Battle 05. Green Timber 2Bennett Coles • Ron Friedman • Tarol Hunt • Kristene Perron • Rick Sutcliffe • David Weber

16:00 PDT

Greater Vancouver Interactive Art Society, Vancouver's Event in the Desert, sort of... 05. Green Timber 2Markus Andersson • Arthur Goldsmith

17:00 PDT

NSHG Films: ZERO budget filmmaking: YES! it CAN be done! 05. Green Timber 2Doug Fergusson • Steve Fergusson

18:00 PDT

The Role of Religion and Atheism in Speculative Fiction 05. Green Timber 2Rick Sutcliffe • Colleen Anderson • Christel Bodenbender • Mark Anthony Brennan • Geoff Cole • Kevin Harkness

19:00 PDT

Time Traveller Luggage 05. Green Timber 2Stephanie Johanson • Geoff Cole • Graham J. Darling • Melanie Dixon • Claire Eamer • Karl Johanson

20:00 PDT

Writing Human Characters Whether or Not THey're Actually Human 05. Green Timber 2Jane Ann McLachlan • Ann Aguirre • Celu Amberstone • Tarol Hunt • Will McDermott • Lynda Williams

10:00 PDT

Morning Colouring Hour! (Sunday) 05. Green Timber 2VCON Programming

11:00 PDT

Diversity in Science Fiction and Fantasy 05. Green Timber 2Ann Aguirre • Celu Amberstone • Theresa S Bazelli • Christel Bodenbender • Keffy Kehrli • Lorna Suzuki

12:00 PDT

Mapping and Fiction Writing 05. Green Timber 2Brenda Carre • Christel Bodenbender • Catherine Girczyc • Bruce Heard • Julie McGalliard • Vincent Morgan

13:00 PDT

Writing Speculative Poetry 05. Green Timber 2Lynda Williams • Colleen Anderson • Mary E. Choo • Eileen Kernaghan • Marcie Tentchoff

14:00 PDT

World Building: Writing Across Time and Cuture 05. Green Timber 2Bruce Heard • Ann Aguirre • Brenda Carre • Keffy Kehrli • Will McDermott • Lynda Williams

15:00 PDT

Is YA Science Fiction/Fantasy Falling Out of Favour? 05. Green Timber 2Linda DeMeulemeester • Aviva Bel'Harold • Randy McCharles • Lorna Suzuki • Lisa Voisin

16:00 PDT

Is There Enough Kid In Kidlit? 05. Green Timber 2Linda DeMeulemeester • Kevin Harkness • Jennifer Lott • Lorna Suzuki • Marcie Tentchoff • Lisa Voisin