Schedule - Day 3

Friday, July 24, 2015                                      

 

 Updated July 5, 2015

8:00 - 6:00pm:    Vendor Area and Registration Desk Open

8:30 - 9:20am:  

Master Class - Part 1:  More Than Dead Bodies and Sex: Plot, Suspense and Structure in the Mystery Novel
Presenter: J.M. Redmann and Greg Herren
Location: Chart

Panel:  Flying By The Seats of Our Pants: The Changing Dynamics of Lesbian Fiction
Moderator:  Andi Marquette
Panelists: Jessie Chandler, RG Emanuelle, Ann McMan, Chris Paynter
Location: Compass

Panel: Who Says We're Not Normal? (Paranormal, that is...)
Moderator:Sheri Lewis Wohl
Panelists:Mavis Applewater, Karen Badger, Rachel Gold, D. Jackson Leigh, Ali Vali
Location:  Steering Room

Author Reading-Chat: 
Authors:   Georgia Beers                      RJ Samuel
                  Jeanine Hoffman                  Rachel Spangler
                  MB Panichi                           Caren Werlinger
Moderator:Lynne Pierce
Location:  Quarterdeck

9:20 - 9:40am:

9:40 - 10:30am:  

Master Class - Part 2: More Than Dead Bodies and Sex: Plot, Suspense, and Structure in the Mystery Novel
Presenter: J.M. Redmann and Greg Herren
Location: Chart

Panel: FanFic to LesFic
Moderator: Isabella
Panelists: Karen Badger, Kathleen Knowles, KG MacGregor, Ann McMan
Location: Compass
Sponsored by Sapphire Books

Panel: Fade to Black or Go There - Part 1: Let's Talk About Sex In Our Books
Moderator: Cindy Rizzo
Panelists: Jeanine Hoffman, Sandra Moran, Linda North, Erin O'Reilly, Rebecca Swartz
Location: Steering

Author Reading-Chat
Authors:   Pat Cronin                      Lee Lynch
                A.L. Duncan                     Jen Silver
                Riley Adair Garret          Baxter Clare Trautman

Moderator:Elaine Mulligan-Lynch
Location:  Quarterdeck

10:40 - 11:30am

Session:Evil 201: Wicked Women - Why We Love Them & How We Use Them.
Presenter: Shari Lewis Wohl
Location: Chart

Presentation:Judging A Book By Its Content:  The GCLS Judging and Awards Process
Presenters: Tiffany Berry (GCLS Awards Administrator) and Carleen Spry (Awards Liaison)
Location: Compass

Panel:  Fade To Black Or Go There - Part 2: That Scene Really Turned Me On/Off
Moderator:  Cindy Rizzo
Panelists:  Karin Kallmaker, Taylor James, Chris Paynter, MJ Williamz
Sponsored by Robbi McCoy

Author Reading-Chat
Authors:  Dorothy Allison                 Andi Marquette
                 Mary Griggs                      K'Anne Meinel
                 Elizabeth Hodge               Anastasia Vitsky
Moderator: Pat Cronin
Location: Quarterdeck
Sponsored by KE Jaeck

11:30 - 12:30pm:  

12:30 - 1:30pm:  

1:30 - 2:20pm:     

2:30 - 6:30pm:

2:30 - 3:20pm

Session: Engaging The Reader Through Great Dialogue  (Not Open to the Public)
Presenter: Erica Abbott and Pol Robinson
Location: Chart

Panel:  Liar, Liar...  (Can you guess who is telling the lie?)  (Open to the Public)
Moderator: Carsen Taite
Panelists:Dorothy Allison, Georgia Beers, Melissa Brayden, Andi Marquette, Elizabeth Sims
Location: Compass

Panel: Reading, Writing and Understanding the Paranormal (Open to the Public)
Moderator: Linda Kay Silva
Panelists: Liz McMullen, Shelia Powell, Sheryl Wright
Location: Steering
Sponsored by KE Jaeck

Author Reading-Chat:  (Open to the Public)
Authors:    C.D. Cain                           Sandra Moran
                   Isabella                              Angela Peach
                   Ann McMan                       Dillon Watson
Moderator:Lynn Ames
Location: Quarterdeck
Sponsored by Sapphire Books

3:30 - 4:20pm
(Not open to the Public)

Session: The 25 Tips You Need To Write Faster, Please Your Readers, and Sell More Books
Presenter: Melissa Brayden
Location: Chart

Book Club Meeting: 
Book:  The Fall  by Robin Alexander
Led by:Sandy Thornton
Location: Compass
Sponsored by Lesfic_Unbound

4:00pm:

AUTHORS: Please proceed to Quarterdeck
- Get autographs and take your seat by 4:25pm

4:30 - 6:00pm:

AUTHOR AUTOGRAPHS
(Open to the public)
Location: Quarterdeck
Vendor room will be open if you want to purchase a book for signing!