WisCon 2025: Full Schedule

WisCon 2025

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10:00am CDT

Using Magical Realism to Build Collective Realities

Monday May 26, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am CDT

The stories we tell have the power to both reflect and shape reality. Magical realism is one genre uniquely suited for doing both.

Moderators

Keila Gallardo Cubas (They/He/She)

Keila is a freelance editor, translator, and sometimes writer. Born in Peru, they are now based in New Brunswick, Canada. They’re working to be a better editor who can bring variety to the industry. Their specialties include prose fiction and poetry, but they also edit scripts and... Read More →

Panelists

Angeli Primlani (She/Her/Hers)

Speculative Literature Foundation

Angeli Primlani is the Event Manager and Volunteer Coordinator for the Speculative Literature Foundation. She's a novelist, a playwright, a former journalist and director in the Chicago theater scene. Her novel The Marlen of Prague: Christopher Marlowe and the City of Gold was published... Read More →

Marie Vibbert

Author

https://marievibbert.com

Monday May 26, 2025 10:00am - 10:45am CDT
Zoom 1

Writing and Publishing

10:00am CDT

Crafting Circle

Monday May 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CDT

Zoom 2

Come join us for this special WisCon edition of the crafting circle. Work on your project, whether that's needle crafts, woodworking, rocketry, baking, home repair, or whatever else you're working on. Talk as much or as little as you like. We tend to have pauses in conversation as people concentrate. It's a nice place to make a little progress! We usually meet twice a month, on the second Friday and fourth Monday.

Moderators

Lenore Jean Jones

I've been attending WisCon for over 25 years, but I have not been there in person since 2019. I host the community Zoom hangouts and craft circles that began during the gap year (ask me for the schedule and links). I'm hard of hearing, neurodivergent, and weakened by various medical... Read More →

Monday May 26, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am CDT
Zoom 2

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