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Friday, July 11
 

2:00pm EDT

Alakazam...It's Love!
Friday July 11, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
Romantasy is taking the speculative fiction market by storm. But what is it? Our panelists will discuss the differences between romantasy. fantasy and romance, and suggest some books to help readers find the sparkle.
Friday July 11, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
  Literary/Writing

3:30pm EDT

Book Covers and Spines - How to catch people's eyes
Friday July 11, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
Chris, JE Pittman? Stuart?
Friday July 11, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!

5:00pm EDT

Unveiling Genetics: Healing, Innovating, and Exploring Ancestral DNA
Friday July 11, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
Enter the fascinating world of genetics, where gene therapy holds transformative healing powers and scientists are on a quest to revolutionize healthcare and uncover the mysteries of our ancestral DNA. Let's discuss the boundless opportunities genetics presents, embarking on a journey of discovery and innovation to unlock the full potential of this enchanting field.

requests:

Angela Giddings?
Jason Graves?
Randall Hayes?
Speakers
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Meri Elena

Literary Guest
I am a North Carolina speculative fiction writer, mostly of dark fantasy and paranormal, but I don't really color inside the lines. I published my first short story when I was fourteen, and my mom insisted I use a pen name. I took some creative license with my actual first and middle... Read More →
Friday July 11, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
  Science

7:00pm EDT

Room Closed
Friday July 11, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
Friday July 11, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
  Room Closed

8:00pm EDT

The Creative's Paradox
Friday July 11, 2025 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
As an independent creator, how do we balance our time between the activities we love (creating), and the ones we don't.    The panelists discuss the difficult decisions on how they invest their time, and moreover how they can actually continue to create often while working a traditional job and having a personal life.    

Moderator: Roger Carden

Requests: Syrinx, Kevin Davis, Michael G williams, Molly McDonough, Bill Tracy
Speakers
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Roger Carden

Online Media Guest
Roger and Janet Carden are the husband-and-wife team behind The Halfling and the Spaceman: Journeys In Active Fandom. (2022-present) The Halfling and the Spaceman is a podcast featuring a series of conversations with creators as they detail their personal journey from becoming inspired... Read More →
Friday July 11, 2025 8:00pm - 9:00pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
  Fandom

9:30pm EDT

Time is Fleeting - 50th Anniversary of Rocky Horror Picture Show
Friday July 11, 2025 9:30pm - 10:30pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
Damnit, Janet, can you believe that it’s been 50 years since we broke down in front of that creepy castle! Join our panel of Transylvanians as we discuss one of the original cult midnight movies! Can you withstand the antici...

requests:
Speakers
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Misty Massey

Literary Guest
Misty Massey is the author of the Mad Kestrel series of rollicking fantasy adventures on the high seas, including Kestrel's Dance, winner of the 2023 Palmetto Scribe Award For Best Novel, and the upcoming Dead Man series. She freelances as a copy and developmental editor for Falstaff... Read More →
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Carol Cowles

Online Media Guest
Carol has long been a fixture of Geek Culture in Charlotte, NC. She has served for several years as the Programming Director for ConCarolinas and worked the Carolina and Arizona Renaissance Festivals for 15 years. She also podcasts – she is Carol the Cat on Guardians of the Geekery... Read More →
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Sarah J. Sover

Literary Guest
Sarah J. Sover is the author of fantasy crossover novels, short stories, and nonfiction articles. Sarah writes the Fractured Fae Series (Fairy Godmurder, Faed to Black, and Pixie Dusted), Contemporary Fantasy she calls Jessica Jones with sparkle, for Falstaff Books. Her comedic fantasy... Read More →
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Gary Mitchel

Fan Guest
Gary Mitchel is a writer, reviewer, gamer, podcaster, and general geek living near Atlanta.Gary is the Co-Director, with Joe Crowe, of the American Sci-Fi Classics Track at Dragon Con. Together, they plot panels on various geeky topics, from 80s vampires, to cats in space, to the... Read More →
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SYRINX

Online Media Guest
SYRINX is active across multiple entertainment platforms, blending creativity with music production, acting, and media. As an independent music producer and remixer, he previously worked with a record label from 2017 until its disbanding in 2023. Alongside his music career, he has... Read More →
Friday July 11, 2025 9:30pm - 10:30pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
  Film/TV/Media Arts
 
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