MileHiCon 47: Full Schedule

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Keep in mind that times, venues and even entire panels will be subject to change. Any schedule changes made after we go to print will appear here, so bookmark it!

3:00pm MDT

#WeNeedDiverseBooks Discussion & Readings

As readers and writers become more diverse, how does that impact the works being produced? A discussion and short readings.

Moderators

Emily Mah

Emily Mah (aka EM Tippetts, the chick lit author) is an author of the books Restless Earth, Blessing Sky, and Cleansing Fire and video blogs for Black Gate. She is also the owner of EM Tippetts Book Designs, which provides editing, formatting, and cover design services for indie authors... Read More →

Participants

Amalie Howard

Amalie Howard grew up on a small Caribbean island where she spent most of her childhood with her nose buried in a book or being a tomboy running around barefoot, shimmying up mango trees and dreaming of adventure. 22 countries, surfing with sharks and several tattoos later, she has... Read More →

Stant Litore

Stant Litore is the author of Ansible, The Running of the Tyrannosaurs, The Zombie Bible, and Dante’s Heart. Besides science fiction and fantasy, he has written the writers’ toolkits Write Worlds Your Readers Won’t Forget and Write Characters Your Readers Won’t Forget, as... Read More →

Vivian Caethe

Author

When not fighting crime, Ms. Caethe also writes and edits. The author of multiple short stories and novellas, her work has appeared in various magazines and anthologies. She lives with her husband in Colorado. Check her latest novel out on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/VivianCaethe... Read More →

Friday October 23, 2015 3:00pm - 3:50pm MDT
Mesa Verde A Ground Floor

Programming, Diversity, Readings

7:00pm MDT

Military SF Discussion & Readings

A brief discussion on the appeal of military SF and particular issues involved in writing it believably, followed by some short readings.

Moderators

Kevin Ikenberry

Author

Kevin Ikenberry's head has been in the clouds since he was old enough to read. Ask him and he'll tell you that he still wants to be an astronaut. With more than twenty-five years of experience in space science education, including managing the U.S. Space Camp program and serving as... Read More →

Participants

F. P. Dorchak

Paranormal Fiction Author, F. P. Dorchak

I write gritty, Twilight Zone-like fiction. Please check out my new book: Do The Dead Dream? An Anthology of the Weird and the Peculiar, which won the 2017 national Best Book Award for Fiction: Short Stories.My interests are many and varied. Just say "Hi!" and we'll take it from... Read More →

Kal Spriggs

Author

Kal is a professional author of science fiction and fantasy. He has already begun publishing three science fiction series: The Shadow Space Chronicles, the Rising Wolf Series, and the Renegades. The Shadow Space Chronicles is military science fiction and space opera and follows a... Read More →

Robert Williscroft

Author Alley

Dr. Williscroft is a retired submariner, diver, scientist, businessman, adventurer, author. He spent 22 months underwater, a year in the equatorial Pacific, 3 years in the Arctic, a year at the Geographic South Pole. He has appeared on dozens of talk shows, the Michael Medved show... Read More →

Sourdough Jackson

Sourdough Jackson began reading SF with a Jules Verne novel at the age of six, found fandom in the early 1970s, and has been deeply involved with it ever since. Early on, he met longtime Denver fan Gail Barton at a convention, and they married in 1978. Since that time, he has been... Read More →

Friday October 23, 2015 7:00pm - 8:30pm MDT
Mesa Verde A Ground Floor

Programming, Readings

10:00pm MDT

Nightmares Unhinged Discussion & Readings

Nightmares Unhinged is the inaugural publication of Hex Publishing. A number of authors included in the anthology will discuss the project and share short readings.

Moderators

Joshua Viola

Owner, Hex Publishers

Joshua Viola is an author, artist, and video game developer (Pirates of the Caribbean, Smurfs). In addition to creating a transmedia creative franchise around The Bane of Yoto, honored with more than a dozen literary awards, he is the author of Blackstar, a novel based on the work... Read More →

Participants

Aaron Michael Ritchey

Aaron Michael Ritchey is the author of forty-three novels under various pen names. He’s been an Amazon All-Star, and the first book in The Juniper Wars series was a Dragon Award Finalist. His first two big press books, The Cunning Man and The Jupiter Knife, co-written with DJ Butler... Read More →

Edward Bryant

Edward Bryant has spent more than three decades as an award-winning writer of fiction and non-fiction, reviewer, teacher, screenwriter, editor, mentor and friend of MileHiCon. One of his most recent stories appears in the anthology Nightmares Unhinged. Watch for others is upcoming... Read More →

Gary Jonas

Author

Author of the Jonathan Shade series and more.

Jeanne C. Stein / SJ Harper

Jeanne C. Stein is the bestselling author of the urban fantasy series, The Anna Strong Vampire Chronicles and, most recently, the Fallen Siren Series, written as S.J. Harper. She has many short story credits to her name including Love Story in the NYT bestselling anthology, Dead But... Read More →

Mario Acevedo

Mario Acevedo is the author of the bestselling Felix Gomez detective-vampire series, which includes Rescue From Planet Pleasure from WordFire Press. His short fiction has appeared in Nightmares Unhinged and CyberWorld from Hex Publishers. Mario lives and writes in Denver, CO.

Warren Hammond

Warren Hammond is known for his gritty, futuristic KOP series, of which the third book, KOP Killer, won the 2012 Colorado Book Award for best mystery. Warren's latest novel, Tides of Maritinia, ws released in December 2014. His first book independent of the KOP series, Tides is a... Read More →

Friday October 23, 2015 10:00pm - Saturday October 24, 2015 12:00am MDT
Wind River A, Wind River B Ground Floor

Programming, Readings

10:00am MDT

Short Story Sampler Discussion & Readings

The short story format provides challenges and opportunities different from novels. Following a brief discussion, our panelists will share short readings.

Moderators

Alastair Mayer

Alastair Mayer has the kind of background you might expect of a writer of "hard sci-fi action comedy adventures." He has been a software developer; scuba diver; farm hand; bartender; a contributing editor at Byte Magazine; a private pilot; member of Jerry Pournelle's Citizen's Advisory... Read More →

Participants

Dana Bell

Dana Bell enjoys writing regional tales and has lived many places including Boston, MA., Idaho and Oregon. Currently residing in Colorado, many of her stories are set there and star the various cats she’s been owned by. Her works include her novels Winter Awakening and God’s Gift... Read More →

John Barnes

John Barnes is a widely published obscure writer. His first published science fiction story was in 1982, in CoEvolution Quarterly, and his most recent appeared in Light Reading, which is a website for optical communications engineers. In between he has appeared in places like The... Read More →

Ronnie Seagren

Ronnie Seagren—when not writing—can be found photographing landscapes and flowers or leading moonrise hikes at Roxborough State Park. She's pleased that her novel, Seventh Daughter, has found a new home at Wolfsinger Publications, and she's working hard on the long-awaited sequel... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2015 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Wind River A Ground Floor

Programming, Readings

2:00pm MDT

DASFA Turkey Readoff

An almost unbelievable yet hysterical MileHiCon tradition returns! Our courageous panelists have scoured bookstores, thrift stores, the Net and the dark recesses of publishing to find their treasures.

Moderators

Arlen Feldman

Arlen Feldman is a software engineer, and co-founder of Cherwell Software, one of the leading service desk products in the world. Now semi-retired, he is also a technical adviser, computer book author, maker, costumer, and a semi-professional dilettante.

Participants

Craig Chrissinger

Craig W. Chrissinger has reported on the Williamson Lectureship for Locus Magazine for a third time, and has started writing book reviews again for the Albuquerque Journal. He earned a journalism degree in 1984, and is happy to put it to use. In the past 25 years, he’s written for... Read More →

Fred Cleaver

Fred Cleaver is known for his voluminous and eclectic reading and interests, as well as being the mild-mannered focal point of the Cult of Fred, he resides in Greeley, Colorado.

Jessica Coyle

Jessica L. Coyle has attended conventions since she was a tween, and has participated in several costume contests. She earned her Master’s in Museum Education from The George Washington University, and currently works at the Albuquerque Museum of Art & History. She serves as Bubonicon’s... Read More →

Tim Anderson

Tim Anderson. Adventurer, wizard, bovine hypnotist, billionaire playboy…these are all things he would like to be someday if/when he grows up. He also would like to have the ability to control the laws of physics using only his mind, but wouldn't we all? Recently, he released his... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2015 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
Mesa Verde B Ground Floor

Programming, Fandom, Readings

2:00pm MDT

Fantasy, Heroic & Otherwise (discussion & readings)

High fantasy, heroic, humorous—a brief discussion on some of the many types of fantasy, followed by some short readings.

Moderators

Thea Hutcheson

Thea Hutcheson's work was described by Lois Tilton of Locus Magazine as "sensual, fertile, with seed quickening on every page. Well done..." Her work has appeared in such places as Hot Blood XI, Fatal Attractions; Baen's Universe Issue 4, Vol. 1; the Beauty and the Beast Issue of... Read More →

Participants

Courtney Farrell

Owner, Alfheim Enterprises

Courtney Farrell is an award winning author of sci-fi and fantasy novels. She has 19 published books, both traditional and indie, and has just finished the 20th. She happily nerds out on all things nature and science.

Jeffe Kennedy

Jeffe Kennedy recently completed the Twelve Kingdoms trilogy with the May release of THE TALON OF THE HAWK. All three books in this series so far have received awards and critical acclaim. All were nominated by RT Book Reviews for Book of the Month, with the second book, THE TEARS... Read More →

M.H. Boroson

M. H. Boroson's historical fantasy novel THE GIRL WITH GHOST EYES will be published in November by Skyhorse Books and Talos Press. THE GIRL WITH GHOST EYES won first prize in the writing contests of both the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and the Crested Butte Writers. Drawing on... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2015 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
Mesa Verde C Ground Floor

Programming, Readings

2:00pm MDT

MHC Poetry Slam/Reading

Bring your own or a favorite classic SF/F poem to share … no berets required

Moderators

David Lee Summers

David Lee Summers is an author, editor and astronomer living somewhere between the western and final frontiers in Southern New Mexico. He is the author of twelve novels including Owl Dance, Vampires of the Scarlet Order, and The Solar Sea. His short fiction has appeared in such magazines... Read More →

Participants

Aaron Michael Ritchey

Angela Roquet

Angela Roquet is an urban fantasy author and a great big weirdo. She collects Danger Girl comic books, owls, skulls, random craft supplies, and all things Joss Whedon. She's a fan of renewable energy, marriage equality, and religious tolerance. As long as whatever you're doing isn't... Read More →

Deena Larsen

Deena Larsen wrote the first interactive work published way back before the net. You can now play in Marble Springs, the wiki, and it is featured in the Electronic Literature Collection. (http://marblesprings.wikidot.com/). A pioneer in the new media/electronic lit field since before... Read More →

Gail Barton

Gail Barton is a long-time artist and SF/fantasy fan who has both chaired MileHiCon and been director of the Denver Area Science Fiction Association, the latter several times. Her diverse interests include Roman history, hiking, Tolkien, traveling, horses, cats, gardening, and Fortean... Read More →

Stace Johnson

Owner, Lytspeed Creative

I'm a writer and musician from the Denver metro area, but I make my living in IT. So far, I've published more than 100 short pieces across non-fiction, fiction, and poetry, a number I was astonished to realize last year. When I'm not doing something involving a computer keyboard... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2015 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
Mesa Verde A Ground Floor

Programming, Readings

3:00pm MDT

Under a Dark Sign (Discussion & Reading)

Stop by for a discussion of competent villainy … smart badass dark lords and ladies who don’t keep incompetent minions around ... followed by short readings from the new anthology Under a Dark Sign.

Moderators

Carol Hightshoe

Participants

C.R. Asay

C.R. Asay joined the Utah National Guard at the age of 17. After spending time in the 625th Military Police Corp she transferred to the 19th Special Forces group as a counterintelligence agent. She retired from the military after marrying her best friend and graduating from college... Read More →

David B. Riley

publisher, science fiction trails

David B. Riley is the editor of numerous horror and weird western anthologies. He is also the author of four novels and more than 100 short stories. He writes horror, science fiction and steampunk and is an active member of the Horror Writers Association. He edited Science Fiction... Read More →

J. A. Campbell

Authors Row

When Julie (J.A.) Campbell is not writing she’s often out riding horses, or working sheep with her dogs. She lives in Colorado with her three cats, Kira and Bran, her border collies, her Traveler-in training, Triska, and her Irish Sailor. She is the author of many Vampire and Ghost-Hunting... Read More →

Rebecca M. Kyle

Rebecca M. Kyle, born on Friday 13, has had a lifelong fascination with the mystical and macabre. She currently lives between the Smoky and Cumberland Mountains with her husband and four cats. She has worked as an editor for "Conclave: A Journal of Character" and recently edited "Tails... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2015 3:00pm - 3:50pm MDT
Mesa Verde C Ground Floor

Programming, Readings

7:00pm MDT

Award Winners Discussion & Readings

After a brief discussion of the effect (if any) of awards on a writing career, our panelists will share short readings.

Moderators

Matthew S. Rotundo

Matt is an award-winning writer of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Read more about him at his website: www.matthewsrotundo.com

Participants

Carol Berg

Carol Berg never expected to become an award-winning author. She chose to major in math at Rice University and computer science at the University of Colorado so she wouldn’t have to write papers. Then she settled into a software engineering career. Now her 14 epic fantasy novels... Read More →

Kevin Ikenberry

Author

Robin Owens

Robin D. Owens credits the telepathic cat with attitude in selling her first futuristic/fantasy romance, HeartMate, published in December 2001. Since then the RITA® Award Winning novelist has written 13 books in the Celta series, including the latest, Heart Fire (November 2014... Read More →

Van Aaron Hughes

Van Aaron Hughes is the author of "The Long View," in the March-April 2013 issue of F&SF, "The Body Pirate" in a forthcoming issue of F&SF, and "The Dualist," which was a winner in the Writers of the Future Contest and published in Writers of the Future Vol. 27. His fiction has... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2015 7:00pm - 8:00pm MDT
Centennial 12th Floor

Programming, Discussion, Readings

8:00pm MDT

Space Opera Discussion & Readings

After a brief discussion of space opera--from Lensman to Firefly--our panelists will share short radings.

Moderators

Michael Carroll

Michael Carroll has been an astronomical/science fiction artist and author for three decades. He has done work for NASA, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and dozens of book and magazine publishers internationally. His art has appeared in several hundred magazines throughout the world... Read More →

Participants

Eytan Kollin

Eytan Kollin was born in a mid-sized American city back when flower power and Star Trek were new ideas. He had a typical American existence of going to a public school where he pretended to learn from people who pretended to teach. In between, he did the typical growing up things... Read More →

Jennifer Campbell-Hicks

Jennifer Campbell-Hicks is a writer, journalist, editor, wife, mother and lifelong fan of science fiction and fantasy. Her short fiction has been published in many places, including Galaxy’s Edge, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Nature and Daily Science Fiction. She blogs at jenni... Read More →

Patrick Swenson

Patrick is a writer, publisher, editor, and teacher. His first novel is entitled THE ULTRA THIN MAN, from Tor books, August 2014. He runs the Rainforest Writers Village retreat every spring at Lake Quinault, Washington. Patrick, a high school teacher for 30 years, lives in Bonney... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2015 8:00pm - 9:00pm MDT
Centennial 12th Floor

Programming, Discussion, Readings

11:00pm MDT

DASFA Turkey Readoff After Dark: Sloppy Seconds (18 and up)

A variation on the chilling, yet hysterical MileHiCon tradition for your amusement (and possible embarrassment)! What happens when erotica meets sci-fi/fantasy in bad writing? Our panelists will bring their best Barry White smooth voices to present adult-oriented "treasures" they've found in bookstores, thrift stores, on the Net and in the dark recesses of publishing. 18+ only!

Moderators

Craig Chrissinger

Participants

Jessica Coyle

Tim Anderson

Saturday October 24, 2015 11:00pm - Sunday October 25, 2015 12:00am MDT
Centennial 12th Floor

Programming, Readings

Age Range 18+

1:00pm MDT

Flash Fiction: Discussion and Readings

After an appropriately brief discussion of flash fiction, our panelists will share some short (obviously!) readings.

Moderators

David Lee Summers

Guests of Honor

Ursula Vernon

Ursula Vernon is the author and illustrator of far more projects than is probably healthy. She has written over fifteen books for children, several novels for adults, an epic webcomic called “Digger” and various short stories and other odds and ends.The daughter of an artist... Read More →

Participants

David Boop

Author

David Boop is a bestselling Denver-based speculative fiction author. He’s also an award-winning essayist, and screenwriter. His novel, the sci-fi/noir She Murdered Me with Science, will return to print in 2016 from WordFire Press. David has had over fifty short stories published... Read More →

Lou J Berger

Lou J Berger writes mostly science fiction and fantasy, but is working on a literary novel set in 1978 North Carolina and centers around a young boy who lost his mother.He's a member of SFWA and has been professionally published in Galaxy's Edge Magazine, as well as in a variety of... Read More →

Sunday October 25, 2015 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
Wind River B Ground Floor

Programming, Guests of Honor, Readings

2:00pm MDT

Two Takes on Fantasy: Readings by Hilari Bell & Carrie Vaughn

Participants

Carrie Vaughn

Carrie Vaughn is the bestselling author of a series of novels about a werewolf named Kitty who hosts a talk radio advice show. The most recent and final in the series, Kitty Saves the World, came out August 2015. Low Midnight, a novel in the Kitty universe focused on Cormac Bennett... Read More →

Hilari Bell

Hilari Bell writes SF & fantasy for kids and teens, and with 21 books published she thinks it should be getting easier, but never does. Could that have something to do with her? Surely not.

Sunday October 25, 2015 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
Wind River A Ground Floor

Programming, Fantasy, Readings