AuthorCon IV Preliminary Programming Schedule

AuthorCon IV (a Scares That Care charity event) is just a few weeks away. October 4th through the 6th, to be precise.

To purchase tickets for the event, or tickets to Maurice Broaddus’s Writing Grant workshop or to Dakota Lawrence’s Friday night show, click here.

The hotel room block has been extended to September 18th. If you haven’t yet booked your hotel, you can still get rooms in the room block. And if you tried to book at the hotel and the hotel website told you the room block was sold out and you booked a hotel elsewhere, you can still get rooms in the room block. To do that, you use this link.

Here is the PRELIMINARY programming schedule. Participants should peruse it carefully. If you see a conflict, you have until Wednesday, September 18th, to let me know by email at briankeene @ live dot com.

AUTHORCON IV – FRIDAY

4:00pm – 9:00pm: Vendors (Concourse Ballroom)

4:00pm – 9:00pm: Silent Auction

8:00pm: An Evening with Psychic and Medium Dakota Lawrence (Heathrow)

In this group setting, renowned psychic and medium Dakota Lawrence will conduct live readings regarding loved ones, participant’s lives, and more. Please note that participants will be chosen at random, and a ticket does not guarantee a reading. This is a ticketed event. Tickets are available at convention registration.

Readings: (Heathrow)

4:15pm – 5:15pm: Bridget D. Brave, Alisha Galvan, and Donna J. W. Munro

5:30pm – 6:30pm: Jay Bower, Brent Abell, and Gareth Ian Davies

6:45pm – 7:45pm: Joshua Daughrity, Michael Cieslak, Garrett Boatman

9:15pm – 10:15pm: Kristopher Triana, Patrick C. Harrison III, and RJ Roles

Panels: (Gatwick)

4:30pm – 5:30pm: Mental Health – Justin Holley (Moderator), David Simms, Christopher Hawkins, Kristen Vincent, Dan Shrader, Craig Brownlie discuss writing through the bad times and the impact the craft can have on one’s mental health.

5:45pm – 6:45pm: So You Want To Publish An Anthology? – Candance Nola (moderator), Rebecca Rowland, Paul Goblirsch, Michael Cieslak, RJ Roles, Heather Daughrity, and Bridget D. Brave discuss everything you ever wanted to know about organizing, editing, and publishing an anthology.

7:00pm – 8:00pm: Weird Westerns and Historical Horror – Wile E. Young (Moderator), Cullen Bunn, Marie Lestrange, Caroline Giammanco, Robert Whitmore, and Doug Goodman saddle up and ride out to discuss cowboys and zombies, rustlers and werewolves, and all sorts of other creepy critters in the Old West.

AUTHORCON IV – SATURDAY

8:00am – 10:00am: Found Money For Writers (Heathrow)

There are thousands of grants available for writers every year, but most writers never take advantage of this resource. Regardless of if you're just starting out or already a full-time writer, you can benefit from grants. In this two-hour workshop, best-selling author Maurice Broaddus teaches you the tips and tricks for finding them, applying for them, and what to do when you get them. This is a ticketed event. Tickets are available at convention registration.

10:00am – 6:00pm: Vendors (Concourse Ballroom)

10:00am – 5:00pm: Silent Auction (Winners will be announced at 5:00pm)

Readings: (Heathrow)

10:15am – 11:15am: Kayla Frederick, Heather Daughrity, and Marie LeStrange

11:30am – 12:30pm: Chris Panatier, Tommy B. Smith, and Justin Holley

12:45pm – 1:45pm: Jonathan Janz, Ronald Malfi, and Wesley Southard

2:00pm – 3:00pm: Clay McLeod Chapman, Stephen Kozeniewski, and Jeff Strand

3:15pm – 4:15pm: Wile E. Young, Tony Evans, and Robert Whitmore

4:30pm – 5:30pm: V Castro, Wrath James White, and Dorian J. Sinnott

6:30pm – 7:30pm: AJ Humphreys, Len Berry, and David Simms

7:45pm – 8:45pm: Drew Huff, Caroline Giammanco, and Doug Goodman

Readings: (Gatwick)

6:45pm – 7:45pm: Nathan D. Ludwig, John Bruni, and Gavin Dillinger

9:00pm – 9:30pm: Bitter Karella’s Story Time

9:30pm: The Michael Allen Rose Show, starring… Michael Allen Rose! With Professional Eye Candy Sauda Namir! (Adults Only)

Panels: (Gatwick)

10:30am – 11:30am: Writing Poetry For Fun and Profit – Jacob Haddon (Moderator), Candace Nola, K.A. Schultz, and Kristen Vincent why they write poetry, and the markets for publishing it.

11:45am – 12:45pm: Publishing 101 – Joshua Daughrity (Moderator), Paul Goblirsch, Stephen Kozeniewski, Jacob Haddon, James G. Carlson, and Ira Rat discuss the ins-and-outs of publishing from all aspects and formats.

1:00pm – 2:00pm: Extreme Horror and Me – Wrath James White (Moderator), Kristopher Triana, Patrick C. Harrison III, and Eric Butler discuss the many reasons why extreme horror appeals to them personally, and to their readers.

2:15pm – 3:15pm: Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Folk Horror – Breanna Bright (Moderator), Tony Evans, Donna J. W. Munro, K.A. Schultz, and Garrett Boatman discuss the long correlation between folklore and horror fiction, and how it translates for a new generation of readers and writers.

3:30pm – 4:30pm: Crazy Convention Stories – Clay McLeod Chapman (Moderator) convinces veterans of the convention circuit Cullen Bunn, Maurice Broaddus, John Anderson, Dakota Lawrence, and Brian Keene to spill the tea and reveal just what happens behind the scenes at conventions and fan expos.

4:30pm – 5:30pm: Marketing and Promotion – Daniel J. Volpe (Moderator), A.G. Mock, Jay Bower, Sonora Taylor, D.M. Guay, and Ira Rat reveal their tips and tricks for successfully marketing and promoting books, regardless of budget.

5:45pm – 6:45pm: The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales From Stephen King’s The Stand – Jonathan Janz (Moderator), Brian Keene, V. Castro, Ronald Malfi, Maurice Broaddus, and Wrath James White discuss the first forthcoming anthology of all-new fiction set in the world of Stephen King’s classic novel The Stand.

AUTHORCON IV – SUNDAY

10:00am to 3:00pm – Vendors (Concourse Ballroom)

Readings: (Heathrow)

10:15am – 11:00am: B.E. Fidler and Cris Burl/EVILyn Reigns

11:15am – 12:15pm: Jacob Haddon, Sonora Taylor, and Breanna Bright

12:30pm – 1:30pm: Christopher Hawkins, JP Behrens, and Craig Brownlie

Panels: (Gatwick)

10:30am – 11:30am: Writing Short Stories – Chris Panatier (Moderator), Dorian J. Sinnott, Tommy B. Smith, Drew Huff, and Kristal Shanahan discuss their individual processes and the trials and tribulations of writing short fiction.