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!

8:00pm MDT

Inspired by Steampunk

Panelists discuss the various ways they have been inspired by steampunk: writing, art, music, costuming, jewelry, etc.

Moderators

Melanie Unruh

Melanie Unruh is an artist and maker based in the Denver area specializing in decorative and functional pottery, and fantasy and historical sartorial arts. A lifelong fan of science fiction and fantasy literature, alternate worlds influence the styles and themes of her art. Currently... Read More →

Participants

Becca Lee

Becca Lee has been a fixture at MileHiCon since the tail end of the Reagan administration. Currently nose-deep in research for a book on Edwardian women's clothing and social history, she now knows more about the Belle Epoque than she thought possible, and will expound upon it at... Read More →

Carolyn Kay

Carolyn Kay enjoys writing about an eclectic variety of things, and imagining what normally inanimate objects would do if given life. She is currently collaborating with award-winning illustrator, Chaz Kemp, on the World of Ashelon, a series of novellas set in a steampunk fantasy... Read More →

Chaz Kemp

Art Monkey Supreme, Chaz Kemp Illustration

Bram Stoker Award finalist Chaz Kemp embraces an Art Nouveau style that incorporates vibrancy and color into fantasy and steampunk art in a way that is rarely seen. As an illustrator, the influence of Alphonse Mucha is evident in his award-winning work that combines the artistic energy... Read More →

Kronda Seibert

Kronda Seibert fell in love with sci-fi at a young age and carried that through with vigor into her passion for Steampunk. She took the Colorado Steampunks from 32 members to 1,200 and spearheaded AnomalyCon, Colorado's Steampunk and sci-fi convention in March. She has also authored... Read More →

Friday October 23, 2015 8:00pm - 8:50pm MDT
Wind River A, Wind River B Ground Floor

Programming, Steampunk

4:00pm MDT

Where's the Punk in Steampunk?

Why are most steampunk stories written around upper class characters, and how can we bring the "punk" to steampunk?

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

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 →

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 →

Kronda Seibert

Peter J. Wacks

Peter J. Wacks is a #1 bestselling cross-genre writer and the managing editor of Kevin J. Anderson’s WordFire Press. He has worked across the creative fields in gaming, television, film, comics, and most recently, when not busy editing, he spends his time writing novels. In his... Read More →

Saturday October 24, 2015 4:00pm - 4:50pm MDT
Mesa Verde C Ground Floor

Programming, Steampunk