Bring your own beverage and converse with a small group of like minded fans, peers, and a guest of the Writers Symposium!
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Hugo-, Nebula-, and Locus Award winning author Max Gladstone has been thrown from a horse in Mongolia and once wrecked a bicycle in Angkor Wat. He is the author of many books, including Empress of Forever, the Craft Sequence (most recently Dead Hand Rule), and, with Amal El-Mohtar, the internationally bestselling This is How You Lose the Time War. His dreams are much nicer than you’d expect.
Bring your own beverage and converse with a small group of like minded fans, peers, and a guest of the Writers Symposium!
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Monica Valentinelli is a veteran whose books, stories, articles, and games span multiple worlds. She is best known for her genre-hopping works spanning horror, fantasy, science fiction, and related genres. These include her original works and games and stories set in the World of Darkness, Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Cyberpunk RED, Pacific Rim, Shadowrun, Firefly, Lovecraft, and others.
Bring your own beverage and converse with a small group of like minded fans, peers, and a guest of the Writers Symposium!
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A leading expert on game writing and narrative, Richard Dansky has worked in video games and TTRPGs for over 30 years. He was worked on franchises including The Division, Far Cry, Assassins Creed and The World of Darkness, among many others. In his spare time, he has also published 10 novels and 3 short story collections.
Bring your own beverage and converse with a small group of like minded fans, peers, and a guest of the Writers Symposium!
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Sandra Tayler is a writer, editor, and publisher with credits in over thirty different titles. Sandra has a Patreon designed for creative support, consults on crowdfunding projects, and frequently works as an event organizer. Her most recent project is "Structuring Life to Support Creativity."
Bring your own beverage and converse with a small group of like minded fans, peers, and a guest of the Writers Symposium!
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Scott H. Andrews is a writer, musician, teacher, GM, and Editor/Publisher of the ten-time Hugo Award finalist online fantasy magazine Beneath Ceaseless Skies. He has taught writing for Odyssey and Clarion West and has spoken on short fiction, secondary-world fantasy, editing, podcasting, D&D, and beer at regional, national, and international SF/F conventions.
Bring your own beverage and converse with a small group of like minded fans, peers, and a guest of the Writers Symposium!
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Sheree Renée Thomas is the Editor of F&SF and Dark Matter, co-editor of Africa Risen, and author of Mojorhythm, Nine Bar Blues, and The Tongue I Dream In. A 3-time World Fantasy Award winner and 2-time Hugo finalist, she has received the Octavia E. Butler, Ignyte Ember, and Locus Awards. She is the Associate Editor of Obsidian and lives in Memphis, between a mighty river and a pyramid.
Bring your own beverage and converse with a small group of like minded fans, peers, and a guest of the Writers Symposium!
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Tim Waggoner has published over sixty novels and eight collections of short stories. He writes original dark fantasy and horror, as well as media tie-ins, and his articles on writing have appeared in numerous publications. He’s a four-time winner of the Bram Stoker Award, a two-time winner of the Scribe Award, and a professor of creative writing at Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio.
Bring your own beverage and converse with a small group of like minded fans, peers, and a guest of the Writers Symposium!
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Nashville native Toiya Kristen Finley, Ph.D., is a freelancing writer and editor. Over her career, she has published more than 80 works of fiction, nonfiction, comics/manga, and games, and has over 20 years of experience writing in a range of genres. She gained editorial experience interning at Henry Holt’s imprint, Owl Books. She also founded the literary journal Harpur Palate.
Games, comics, card games, and more all take diverse teams of creatives to succeed. How can writers interact with other creatives in a way that’s fulfilling, respectful, and productive?
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Featuring: Brandon O'Brien, David A. Rodriguez, Saladin Ahmed, Toiya Kristen Finley