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2:00pm MDT

10 Mistakes Writers Make Main Events - Grand Mesa Ballroom ABCC.R. Asay • Mike D'Ambrosio • Jeanne C. Stein / SJ Harper • Aaron Michael Ritchey • Courtney Schafer Creating Writing Groups That Last Wind River AMario Acevedo • Charles Eugene Anderson • Hilari Bell • Sam Knight • Sarena Ulibarri Fantasy Pictionary Atrium StageSean Patrick Fannon • Ursula Vernon • Alisia Silliman Let Your Ears Do the Reading Mesa Verde ASusan N.C. Price • W.C. Bauers • Doug Beason • Nathan Lowell • Robin Owens SF&F Comic Books: New & Great Mesa Verde BLaura Givens • Kevin Hearne • Tony Bagley • M.H. Boroson • Meg Ward Wolfsinger Press Pitch Session Mesa Verde CCarol Hightshoe

3:00pm MDT

#WeNeedDiverseBooks Discussion & Readings Mesa Verde AEmily Mah • Vivian Caethe • Amalie Howard • Stant Litore 21st Century Fan Wind River BPatrick Hester • Dana Bell • M.H. Boroson • Nikki Ebright • Marc MacYoung Books to Movies: What Happened to the Story? Mesa Verde CLou J Berger • Edward Bryant • Richard Friesen • Karen Morrissey • Connie Willis Exploding the Myths of the New World of Publishing Main Events - Grand Mesa Ballroom ABCF. P. Dorchak • Kristine Kathryn Rusch • Kristi Helvig • Angie Hodapp • Gary Jonas One is Not Enough: Series Books We Love Mesa Verde BThea Hutcheson • Kevin Hearne • Jane Bigelow • Sourdough Jackson • Carolyn Kay Doctor Who Fan Forum BristleConeIan Brazee-Cannon • Rebecca M. Kyle

3:30pm MDT

Accumulative Sculpture Atrium StageCarol Angel

4:00pm MDT

Bond, James Bond in Book & Film Wind River AAna MacDonnell • Lynelle Phillips Dry Season Only: Artists on Safari Main Events - Grand Mesa Ballroom ABCUrsula Vernon • Amber Hill • Kevin Sonney Five Fantasy Worlds You Wouldn't Want to Visit Mesa Verde AJason Henry Evans • Betsy Dornbusch • Courtney Schafer • Carrie Vaughn • Ross Watson Inside Writing Workshops: Clarion, Odyssey & More Wind River BJennifer Campbell-Hicks • Oz Drummond • Blair MacGregor • Emily Mah • Connie Willis Murder in Space: No One Hears You Scream Mesa Verde BWarren Hammond • Kristine Kathryn Rusch • Michael Carroll • Wil McCarthy • John E. Stith Trivia For Chocolate Chasm Creek BMeg Ward Urban Fantasy/Rural Fantasy: Discussion & Readings Mesa Verde CDana Bell • W. J. Cherf • Sam Knight • Angela Roquet

5:00pm MDT

3-D Printing Demo & Roundtable BristleConeArlen Feldman • Tayvon Hageman An Hour with Ursula Vernon Main Events - Grand Mesa Ballroom ABCUrsula Vernon Bellydance for Cosplay Workshop Chasm Creek ACarolyn Kay Challenge Panel: My Favorite Wizard Mesa Verde ARob S. Rice • Jessica Coyle • Thea Hutcheson • Marc MacYoung • Charles Price Gained in Translation Mesa Verde CM.H. Boroson • Dee Beetem • Jane Bigelow • Stace Johnson • Aaron Michael Ritchey Improvocation Atrium StageTim Anderson • Laura Givens • Robin Owens Managing Point of View Mesa Verde BCarol Berg • John Barnes • Scott Beckman • Hilari Bell • Amalie Howard Ome on the Range Wind River ADaniel Dvorkin Rewrite History -- with Zombies! Wind River BStant Litore • Charles Eugene Anderson • Jason Henry Evans • Thomas A. Fowler Spinning Workshop Chasm Creek BR. K. Hageman

6:00pm MDT

2018: Let's Bring Westercon to Denver Mesa Verde BDavid Boop • Nikki Ebright • Peter J. Wacks Fantasy Primer: Alexander to Zelazny Mesa Verde AKal Spriggs • Gail Barton • Jeanne C. Stein / SJ Harper • Van Aaron Hughes • L.F. (Laurey) Patten Foreshadowing: Your Key to Quality Literature Main Events - Grand Mesa Ballroom ABCConnie Willis GM Tips & Tricks Mesa Verde CAndrew Fenney • Andrew Hawkins Honor Harrington Fan Forum BristleConeW.C. Bauers • Michael Burgess • Becca Lee Melanie Unruh: Artist Demo Wind Star AMelanie Unruh Minding Your Ps & Qs: Convention Decorum Wind River BDan Peak • Margaret Denny • Chaz Kemp • Kronda Seibert • Stephanie Slater Space Food: In Sticks and Otherwise Wind River ADavid B. Riley • Daniel Dvorkin • Cynthia Felice • Alastair Mayer • Karen Morrissey Locked Room Mystery Chasm Creek AMeg Ward

6:30pm MDT

Star Viewing with Denver Astronomical Society Outside

7:00pm MDT

The Best Characters and What They Mean To Us Mesa Verde BLou J Berger • John Barnes • A.M. Burns • Marie DesJardin • Evelyn Lederman Military SF Discussion & Readings Mesa Verde AKevin Ikenberry • F. P. Dorchak • Sourdough Jackson • Kal Spriggs • Robert Williscroft Behind the Mask w/ Patty Pietu Chasm Creek BPatty Pietu

8:00pm MDT

Inspired by Steampunk Wind River A, Wind River BMelanie Unruh • Carolyn Kay • Chaz Kemp • Becca Lee • Kronda Seibert Marvel/DC Universes Collide Mesa Verde BThomas A. Fowler • Tony Bagley • Mike Clarke • Jason Henry Evans • Stephanie Slater Filking Through The Night Chasm Creek A

9:00pm MDT

Carrie & the Midnight Hour Main Events - Grand Mesa Ballroom ABCKevin Hearne • Carrie Vaughn

10:00pm MDT

Advanced Mask Making Class w/ Patty Pietu Chasm Creek BPatty Pietu Nightmares Unhinged Discussion & Readings Wind River A, Wind River BJoshua Viola • Mario Acevedo • Edward Bryant • Warren Hammond • Jeanne C. Stein / SJ Harper • Gary Jonas • Aaron Michael Ritchey

9:00am MDT

Coloring For All Chasm Creek B

9:30am MDT

SFWA Business Meeting Mesa Verde ACynthia Felice Sock Roller Ball Derby Chasm Creek AMeg Ward

10:00am MDT

Blind Submission the Prequel Mesa Verde CSam Knight • A.M. Burns • Vivian Caethe • J. A. Campbell • Carol Hightshoe • Thea Hutcheson Peri Charlifu: Artist Demo Wind Star APeri Charlifu SF Primer: From Isaac Asimov to Timothy Zahn Wind River BMario Acevedo • David Curtis • Warren Hammond • Courtney Schafer Short Story Sampler Discussion & Readings Wind River AAlastair Mayer • John Barnes • Dana Bell • Ronnie Seagren Stargate Universe Fan Forum BristleConeJess Roth • Paul Lell What's in a Game? Mesa Verde BFred Poutre • Tim Anderson • Sean Patrick Fannon • Patrick Hester • Ross Watson When Science Gets It Wrong Main Events - Grand Mesa Ballroom ABCCourtney Willis Junkyard Derby Chasm Creek B MileHiCon Mask Table Mask TableJulie Spradley

10:30am MDT

Bellydancing Workshop with Les Femmes Atrium StageTracy Monette/Apsara

11:00am MDT

Based on a True Story Mesa Verde BBryan and Baxter Copyright for Authors & Artists Mesa Verde ARobin D. Roberts Mars Exploration Update: What’s New on the Red Planet? Wind River ADr. Steve Lee Michael Carroll: Astronomical Art Demo Wind Star AMichael Carroll Once Upon a Time Fan Forum BristleConeJennifer Campbell-Hicks • Deena Larsen Raising Kids While Geeky Chasm Creek AMeg Ward • Ian Brazee-Cannon • John Fiala • MT Fierce • Rebecca Lickiss Writing Believable Characters with Mental Illness, Disabilities & Other Issues Mesa Verde CC.R. Asay • Kristi Helvig • Gregory Hyde • Jeffe Kennedy • Stephanie Slater YA: It's Not Just for Teens Wind River BAaron Michael Ritchey • A.M. Burns • J. A. Campbell • Amalie Howard • Carrie Vaughn Hour with Kevin Hearne Main Events - Grand Mesa Ballroom ABCKevin Hearne

12:00pm MDT

19th Century Martians Wind River ADavid B. Riley • David Lee Summers Dreaming Robot Workshop for Young Writers Chasm Creek ACorie Weaver • Sean Weaver Fear/The Walking Dead Fan Forum BristleConeThomas A. Fowler • Stephanie Slater Game Publishing/Book Publishing: Similarities & Differences Mesa Verde CFred Poutre • J Alan Erwine • Susan N.C. Price • Jeffrey Twohig Judging a Book By Its Cover Wind River BEmily Mah • Andrew Burt • Cynthia Felice • Chaz Kemp • Rebecca Lyons Lady Geeks Speak Geeks Mesa Verde AErika Frensley • Kristine Kathryn Rusch • Dee Beetem • Amalie Howard • Kronda Seibert So You Want to Be In An Anthology: The Sequel Mesa Verde BSam Knight • Tonya De Marco Ursula's Young-at-Heart Participatory Program Wind Star AUrsula Vernon What Makes a Good Bad Guy? Main Events - Grand Mesa Ballroom ABCBlair MacGregor • Hilari Bell • Carol Berg • Edward Bryant • TL Morganfield Cage Mats Chasm Creek BR. K. Hageman

1:00pm MDT

Bells & Whistles: Clay Workshop Wind Star AKyle Crutcher Blind Submission Mesa Verde BAngie Hodapp • Dana Bell • Carol Berg • Edward Bryant • Carol Hightshoe • David B. Riley • Corie Weaver First Contact: What Would It Really Be Like? Main Events - Grand Mesa Ballroom ABCDaniel Dvorkin • Jane Bigelow • Sourdough Jackson • Tim Slater • Connie Willis Freezing Time Wind River ADoug Beason It Happened One Con (roundtable/brainstorming) Mesa Verde CKristine Kathryn Rusch Klingon Propmaking Chasm Creek AJohn Miller Les Femmes Performance Atrium StageTracy Monette/Apsara SFX on Stage Mesa Verde AJohn Barnes Suriving Zombies Workshop BristleConePembroke Sinclair • Jeanne C. Stein / SJ Harper • Thea Hutcheson • Gregory Hyde • Eytan Kollin The Evolution of Fantasy Art Wind River BMario Acevedo • Laura Givens • Chaz Kemp • Ursula Vernon • Joshua Viola

2:00pm MDT

Bodypainting Demo Chasm Creek AAlisia Silliman DASFA Turkey Readoff Mesa Verde BArlen Feldman • Tim Anderson • Craig Chrissinger • Fred Cleaver • Jessica Coyle Fantasy, Heroic & Otherwise (discussion & readings) Mesa Verde CThea Hutcheson • M.H. Boroson • Courtney Farrell • Jeffe Kennedy Getting into Space Without a Rocket Wind River BRobert Williscroft Haunting of America Wind River ABryan and Baxter • Karen Stollznow Mario Acevedo: Artist Demo Wind Star AMario Acevedo MHC Poetry Slam/Reading Mesa Verde ADavid Lee Summers • Gail Barton • Stace Johnson • Deena Larsen • Aaron Michael Ritchey • Angela Roquet The Interactive Game Design Workshop Strikes Back BristleConeSusan N.C. Price • Sean Patrick Fannon • Fred Poutre • Charles Price You Always Remember Your First Main Events - Grand Mesa Ballroom ABCJohn E. Stith • J Alan Erwine • Evelyn Lederman • Patrick Swenson • Carrie Vaughn Quilt Sewing Chasm Creek BCourtney Willis

3:00pm MDT

Confessions of a Time Traveler Wind River AR. Gary Raham Rusch Hour: Q&A with Kristine Kathryn Rusch Main Events - Grand Mesa Ballroom ABCKristine Kathryn Rusch The Eternal Holmes Mesa Verde AMarie DesJardin • Kevin Hearne • Vivian Caethe • David Dvorkin Twice Upon a Time: Alternative Fairy Tales Mesa Verde BJess Roth • Ursula Vernon • Jeffe Kennedy • Rebecca Lickiss Under a Dark Sign (Discussion & Reading) Mesa Verde CCarol Hightshoe • C.R. Asay • J. A. Campbell • Rebecca M. Kyle • David B. Riley Facepainting Chasm Creek AAlisia Silliman • Majel Lickiss Kids Costumes Chasm Creek BCarol Angel Still More Geeks Who Think: SF/F/H Trivia Wind River BPeri Charlifu • Lee Moody

3:30pm MDT

3-D Printing for Costuming Demo Wind Star ACharles Orndorff • Tauni Orndorff

4:00pm MDT

Back to the Future: Is this the 1950s or 2015? Mesa Verde BAlastair Mayer • Kristine Kathryn Rusch • Wil McCarthy • TL Morganfield • Connie Willis Crafting Immersive Game Worlds BristleConeAndrew Fenney • Andrew Hawkins Creator, Content, Consumer & Community: The 4 Cs of the 21st Century Pro & Fan Mesa Verde ASean Patrick Fannon • W.C. Bauers • Dana Bell • Deena Larsen • Paul Lell Get Your Artwork Out There! Publishing & Other Markets Wind River AChaz Kemp • Kyle Crutcher • Laura Givens • Tonya De Marco • R. Gary Raham The Reading Game Main Events - Grand Mesa Ballroom ABCOz Drummond • C.R. Asay • John Barnes • W. J. Cherf • F. P. Dorchak • Betsy Dornbusch • Nicole Godfrey • Jeanne C. Stein / SJ Harper • Amalie Howard • Jeffe Kennedy • Eytan Kollin • Evelyn Lederman • Rebecca Lickiss • Stant Litore • Nathan Lowell • Robin Owens • Chris Ward Where's the Punk in Steampunk? Mesa Verde CDavid Lee Summers • David Boop • Kronda Seibert • Carrie Vaughn • Peter J. Wacks

6:30pm MDT

DAS Star Viewing Outside

7:00pm MDT

Award Winners Discussion & Readings CentennialMatthew S. Rotundo • Carol Berg • Van Aaron Hughes • Kevin Ikenberry • Robin Owens Manipulating the Reader Mesa Verde BLaura K. Deal • Doug Beason • A.M. Burns • Betsy Dornbusch • Warren Hammond

8:00pm MDT

Violence in Fantasy Mesa Verde BKal Spriggs • J.L. Forrest • Blair MacGregor • Marc MacYoung • Angela Roquet Space Opera Discussion & Readings CentennialMichael Carroll • Jennifer Campbell-Hicks • Eytan Kollin • Patrick Swenson

9:00pm MDT

Artists' Roundtable: Presenting Your Artwork Art Show - Grand Mesa Ballroom FPeri Charlifu Top 10 Horror Movies CentennialThomas A. Fowler • Mike D'Ambrosio • Nicole Godfrey • Joshua Viola

10:00pm MDT

Chinese Ghost Lore CentennialM.H. Boroson

11:00pm MDT

DASFA Turkey Readoff After Dark: Sloppy Seconds (18 and up) CentennialCraig Chrissinger • Tim Anderson • Jessica Coyle

9:00am MDT

Coloring For All Chasm Creek A

10:00am MDT

Ecumenical Communion Worship Service Wind River AMichael Burgess Fantasy Origami Chasm Creek AJohn Fiala Marvel Cineverse Fan Forum BristleConeJess Roth • Aaron Michael Ritchey Organizing the Studio Mesa Verde AKyle Crutcher • Ursula Vernon • Karen Bjorn • Rebecca Lyons • Melanie Unruh Pow! Bam! Writing Good Fight Scenes Mesa Verde CMarc MacYoung • W.C. Bauers • Mike D'Ambrosio • Blair MacGregor • Kal Spriggs Solar System Ballet Atrium StageTim Slater • Stephanie Slater Step Write Up! Circuses & Carnivals in SF/F/H Mesa Verde BRob S. Rice • Vivian Caethe • Paul Lell • Sarena Ulibarri • Connie Willis The Handsome Authors Society Entertains Your Children Chasm Creek BDavid Boop • Sam Knight • Guy Anthony De Marco • Peter J. Wacks Trends in Publishing Wind River BGary Jonas • Kristine Kathryn Rusch • J Alan Erwine • Angie Hodapp • Daniel Willis The Costume Exchange Wind Star AN. Leyba

11:00am MDT

Interactive Fiction Mesa Verde CDavid Boop • John Barnes • Hilari Bell • Thomas A. Fowler • Deena Larsen Klingon Bop Chasm Creek BJohn Miller Oversaturated with Superhero Movies / Raising the Bar Mesa Verde AGary Jonas • Charles Eugene Anderson • Betsy Dornbusch • Jeanne C. Stein / SJ Harper • Carrie Vaughn Remember That Thing Called Privacy? Wind River BMario Acevedo • David Dvorkin • Van Aaron Hughes • Karen Morrissey • Robert Williscroft Through the Eyes of a Robot Wind River AJim Gunderson • Louise Gunderson True Blood/Sookie Stackhouse Fan Forum BristleConeM.H. Boroson • Nicole Godfrey DAS Solar Viewing Outside

11:30am MDT

Drop-in Knitting/Crocheting/Embroidery/Tatting Circle Atrium Stage

12:00pm MDT

Arrow/Flash Fan Forum BristleConePatrick Hester • Betsy Dornbusch Big Screen, Little Screen: Retreads and Reboots Wind River BL.F. (Laurey) Patten • Doug Hawk • Eytan Kollin • Evelyn Lederman • Jeffrey Twohig Electric Lit Chasm Creek ADeena Larsen Extraterrestrial Archaeology Mesa Verde AW. J. Cherf • Cynthia Felice • Laura Givens • Thea Hutcheson • Gregory Hyde Reimagining Anime Mesa Verde CCorie Weaver • Mike Clarke • Barb Edmunds • David Lee Summers • Ross Watson The Year in Science Wind River ADaniel Dvorkin • Michael Carroll • Arlen Feldman • Rebecca Lickiss • Wil McCarthy Tribble Hockey Chasm Creek BJohn Miller Steampunk Accessories Wind Star AMelanie Unruh

1:00pm MDT

Flash Fiction: Discussion and Readings Wind River BDavid Lee Summers • Ursula Vernon • Lou J Berger • David Boop In Our Image: Creating Gods, Religions and Mythos Mesa Verde BCarol Berg • Kevin Hearne • Warren Hammond • Jeffe Kennedy • Stant Litore Make Your Own Warehouse 13 Artifact Chasm Creek BTim Slater • Stephanie Slater Star Wars: The Fandom Awakens Fan Forum BristleConeIan Brazee-Cannon • Dana Bell Strange Stars: How SF&F Transformed Popular Music Wind River AMatthew S. Rotundo • Sourdough Jackson • Stace Johnson • Robin Owens • Aaron Michael Ritchey When Fans Brew: It Comes in Pints! Mesa Verde AMeg Ward • Mishalak • Amalie Howard • Nathan Lowell • Chris Ward Why Am I Not Writing? Mesa Verde CMario Acevedo • James Van Pelt • Edward Bryant • Michael Carroll • Rebecca Lickiss Carving with The Pumpkin King Chasm Creek ATony Bagley

1:30pm MDT

Costuming on a Budget Wind Star ACharles Orndorff • Tauni Orndorff

2:00pm MDT

Name That Sci-Fi Tune Wind River BCraig Chrissinger • Jessica Coyle • Tim Simpson Nasty, Brutish & Short: Historical Inspirations for Game of Thrones Mesa Verde BL.F. (Laurey) Patten • Charles Eugene Anderson • Nikki Ebright • Jason Henry Evans Orphan Black Fan Forum BristleConeJennifer Campbell-Hicks • Paul Lell That's a Laugh: Why We Crave Humor in Fiction Mesa Verde APatrick Hester • Betsy Dornbusch • Carol Hightshoe • John E. Stith • David Lee Summers The Martian Mesa Verde CJim Barnard The Survival Game Chasm Creek BKristi Helvig • Amalie Howard Two Takes on Fantasy: Readings by Hilari Bell & Carrie Vaughn Wind River AHilari Bell • Carrie Vaughn

3:00pm MDT

An Hour with James Van Pelt Mesa Verde BJames Van Pelt Closer & Further Than You Think Wind River ADoug Beason • F. P. Dorchak • J.L. Forrest • Kevin Ikenberry • Tim Slater Creep Me Out, Please! Wind River BDoug Hawk • Edward Bryant • Peri Charlifu • Jeanne C. Stein / SJ Harper • Rebecca Lyons Game of Thrones Fan Forum BristleConeJason Henry Evans • Betsy Dornbusch The Next Big Thing Mesa Verde AOz Drummond • A.M. Burns • Thomas A. Fowler • Rebecca M. Kyle • Angela Roquet Tie-In Fiction: Storytelling or Selling Out? Mesa Verde CDavid Boop • Dee Beetem • David Dvorkin • Carol Hightshoe • Peter J. Wacks

4:00pm MDT

Alternate Endings Wind River BMatthew S. Rotundo • Amalie Howard • Sourdough Jackson • Jess Roth But Wait, There's More: Cons & Fandom In Colorado Wind River AJohn Fiala • Nikki Ebright • Kronda Seibert Eulogies for the Lamented Departed Mesa Verde AMelissa Koop • Lou J Berger • Jennifer Campbell-Hicks • Jessica Coyle • Rob S. Rice • Connie Willis Forever Joss Fan Forum BristleCone Should Everyone Do NaNoWriMo At Least Once? Mesa Verde CR. K. Hageman • Laura K. Deal • Oz Drummond • Nathan Lowell • Robin Owens Urban Fantasy / Contemporary Fantasy Mesa Verde BM.H. Boroson • Hilari Bell • J. A. Campbell • Chaz Kemp • Carrie Vaughn