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Saturday, July 12
 

10:00am EDT

Secret History and Alt-worlds
Saturday July 12, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
Some of the best fantasy novels are inspired by real world history. We'll talk about how easy it can be to find the magic behind the reality in real-world settings, and suggest some of the best examples for readers to immerse themselves in.

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Speakers
avatar for J. E. Pittman

J. E. Pittman

Literary Guest
J.E. Pittman dabbles in many speculative worlds. He blurs the borders between genre and crafts salient lies to tell a measure of truth. His work has been described as: capriciously chimeric, dreamlike, and a vivid enigma with indelible images stamped on your brain. He independently... Read More →
avatar for Kevin A Davis

Kevin A Davis

Literary Guest
Kevin A Davis is an award-winning contemporary fantasy author with three published series; the episodic DRC files with Kristen, the Khimmer Chronicles featuring the lively assassin Ahnjii, and the AngelSong series centering around the indominable Haddie. A multitude of his short stories... Read More →
avatar for Robert Hampson

Robert Hampson

Science Guest
Dr. Robert E. Hampson is a neuroscientist, professor, and science fiction author who spends his days decoding how memories work and his nights trying to remember where he left his keys. With a Ph.D. in Physiology & Pharmacology, he’s been on a lifelong quest to figure out what’s... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
  Literary/Writing

11:30am EDT

Small Press Publisher Roadshow (Sol, Prospective Press)
Saturday July 12, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
Saturday July 12, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
  Publisher Presentation

1:00pm EDT

Falstaff Books Roadshow and Books Extravaganza
Saturday July 12, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
Sarah Sover - has new book coming out
Darin Kennedy
Speakers
avatar for Sarah J. Sover

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 →
avatar for John G. Hartness

John G. Hartness

Literary Guest
John G. Hartness is a teller of tales, a righter of wrong, defender of ladies’ virtues, and some people call him Maurice, for he speaks of the pompatus of love. He is also the award-winning author of the urban fantasy series The Black Knight Chronicles, the Bubba the Monster Hunter... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
  Publisher Presentation

2:30pm EDT

Baen Books Traveling Roadshow and Prize Patrol
Saturday July 12, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
Speakers
avatar for Robert Hampson

Robert Hampson

Science Guest
Dr. Robert E. Hampson is a neuroscientist, professor, and science fiction author who spends his days decoding how memories work and his nights trying to remember where he left his keys. With a Ph.D. in Physiology & Pharmacology, he’s been on a lifelong quest to figure out what’s... Read More →
avatar for Gray Rinehart

Gray Rinehart

Literary Guest
Gray Rinehart is a writer, an editor, a singer/songwriter, and a retired Air Force officer. He is the only person to have commanded a USAF satellite tracking station, written speeches for Presidential appointees, devised a poetic form, and had music on The Dr. Demento Show. He is... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
  Publisher Presentation

3:30pm EDT

Don't Hide from the Hide - Leather Working
Saturday July 12, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
From belts to jackets, boots to armor, many builds include pieces that can be made from leather but learning how to use this incredibly versatile material can be intimidating. We’ll cover the basics of what tools and materials you need (and where to get them), the difference between types of leather (and what to use them for), and an overview of techniques needed for both tooling and garment sewing.  
Speakers
avatar for Tom Hutchens

Tom Hutchens

Costuming Guest
For the founder of the Mando Mercs Costume Club, being a Mandalorian fan goes all the way back to 1983, a five year old sitting in the theater watching Boba Fett fall into the Sarlacc Pit in “STAR WARS: Return of the Jedi.In 2007, Tom Hutchens founded the Mando Mercs Costume Club... Read More →
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Tinker Tank

Costuming Guest
Miriam, also known as Tink, is a UNC Chapel Hill graduate with a degree in Studio Art. Though art has been a life-long passion, ​her introduction to costuming and leather work was through her post collegiate pursuit of replicating the outfit of her childhood hero -- Xena. She has... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
  Costuming/Cosplay

4:00pm EDT

MV Media and Mocha Memoirs RoadShow
Saturday July 12, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
Speakers
avatar for Nicole Givens Kurtz

Nicole Givens Kurtz

Literary Guest
Nicole Givens Kurtz has been called “a genre polymath who does crime, horror, and Science Fiction and Fantasy (Book Riot).” They’ve named her as one of the 6 Black SFF Indie Writers You Should be Reading, 30 Must-Read SFF Books by Black Authors, and The Best of the West: 8 Alternative... Read More →
avatar for Milton J. Davis

Milton J. Davis

Guest of Honor
Milton Davis is an award-winning Black Speculative fiction author and owner of MVmedia, LLC, a small publishing company specializing in Science Fiction and fantasy based on African/African Diaspora history, cultures, and traditions. For sixteen years he has been at the forefront of... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
  Publisher Presentation

5:30pm EDT

Queer Press Road Show (Golddust Publishing and Space Wizard Science Fantasy Books)
Saturday July 12, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
Speakers
avatar for Jason Roach

Jason Roach

Literary Guest
Jason Roach is an American Writing Awards award-winning finalist in LGBT+ Fiction & Thriller Fiction for his book The House on Dead Man’s Curve – inspired by his personal paranormal experiences. His new M/M Vampiric romance series, The Vampire Crusades, launched in August of 2024... Read More →
avatar for William C. Tracy

William C. Tracy

Literary Guest
William C. Tracy (he/him) writes and publishes queer science fiction and fantasy through his indie press Space Wizard Science Fantasy. His largest work is the Dissolutionverse: a space opera with music-based magic including nine books and a TTRPG. He’s also published Fruits of the... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
  Publisher Presentation

7:00pm EDT

It Was A Dark And Stormy Night
Saturday July 12, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
SF, fantasy, horror or crime...the best stories set their reader on a mission to figure out what's really going on right along with the characters. But how do you set up a mystery without giving everything away in Chapter Two? We'll discuss misdirection, red herrings, and weaving clues into the narrative without making things too obvious.

requests: Misty Massey, JE Pittman, Sarah Sover, Kevin Davis, Jason Roach, Darin Kennedy
Saturday July 12, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
  Literary/Writing

8:30pm EDT

1985: The Year in Horror!
Saturday July 12, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
Join our panel of horror enthusiasts, film industry professionals, and certified 80s movie experts as they go over
the very best (and the very worst) that horror had to offer exactly 40 years ago in this fun and fully interactive
discussion!


Speakers
avatar for Carol Cowles

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 →
avatar for Bill Mulligan

Bill Mulligan

Film Guest
Bill Mulligan is a podcaster, author, and indie filmmaker with a passion for horror and storytelling. With years of experience in independent cinema, he has contributed to numerous film projects as a writer, director, and special effects artist, such as 400 Ways To Kill A Vampire... Read More →
avatar for Dave Harlequin

Dave Harlequin

Film Guest
Described by both press and colleagues as an "independent renaissance man" and "voice of the underground," among other things, Dave Harlequin is a professional screenwriter, journalist, author, and independent filmmaker from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is the Creative Director of... Read More →
Saturday July 12, 2025 8:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Bethabara (Marriott) - Room can get COLD!!!
  Film/TV/Media Arts
 
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