There are so many ways to tell stories and reach readers. This panel will discuss the perspectives of a variety of professionals working in different forms of publishing
Naomi Kritzer is a science fiction and fantasy writer from St. Paul, Minnesota. In Minneapolis and St. Paul, she is probably best known for her political blog, which provides deep-dive information on candidates in local political races. Outside of the Twin Cities, she is best known... Read More →
Contrary to past assumptions, neurodiversity presents in many forms across all genders and backgrounds. As neurodiverse creatives work to empower ourselves, how can we promote more varied and positive representations across books, shows, and comics?
AJ Super is a queer, disabled author trying their best to write diverse, queer, and disability normative science fiction and fantasy worlds. A member of Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers and a full SFWA member, they have a trilogy published by Aethon Books and Blackstone Audio... Read More →
Naomi Kritzer is a science fiction and fantasy writer from St. Paul, Minnesota. In Minneapolis and St. Paul, she is probably best known for her political blog, which provides deep-dive information on candidates in local political races. Outside of the Twin Cities, she is best known... Read More →
Andrea Hairston is a novelist, playwright, poet, and L. Wolff Kahn 1931 Professor Emerita of Theatre and Africana Studies at Smith College. She ran away from the physics lab to the theatre when she was a young thing and has been a scientist, artiste, and hoodoo conjurer ever since... Read More →
Andor season 1 delved into themes of revolution, political resistance, colonialism, solidarity, and prison abolition. Can season 2 live up to the standard set by the first season? Will we finally learn more about the differences between separatist, neo-republican, the Ghorman front, the Partisan alliance, sectorists, human cultists, and galaxy partitionists? And can any show produced by the House of Mouse really embody a radical politics? Let's discuss!
This panel presents a variety of ways of vetting and evaluating small presses. Why they'd be a good fit for you. What to look out for with predatory contracts, hybrid presses, distribution and creative control.
The cost of producing a new video game has increased exponentially, causing major producers to invest in developing few and often more conservative, less risky projects. Come talk about games that you feel are doing creative work and going beyond standard narratives
Ursula Whitcher is a writer, mathematician, and poet whose work has appeared in places including The Deadlands, Frivolous Comma, and Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. A collection of linked short stories, North Continent Ribbon, is published by Neon Hemlock Press.
