Schedule - Day 3
Friday, July 24, 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
Location: Quarterdeck MB Panichi Rachel Spangler
Rachel SpanglerMB Panichi Caren Werlinger
9:20 - 9:40am:
BREAK with SNACKS
Sponsored by Lambda Literary
(Hallway between Vendor Area and Quarterdeck).
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:
AUTHOR AUCTION! (Chart)
Auctioneer: Carleen Spry
Fun for all - come join us and bid on our authors!
12:30 - 1:30pm:
LUNCH
Win a chance to eat lunch with your favorite author!
Boxed Lunches located in hallway between Vendor Room and Quarterdeck.
If buying your own, check with Registration Desk for directions to food Court.
1:30 - 2:20pm:
Special Speaker: ALI VALI
Introduction by Carsen Taite
(Chart)
2:30 - 6:30pm:
The Vendor Room, Panels, Readings and Author Autographs
are open to the General Public.
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
3:30 - 4:50pm
(Open to the public)
Gallery Style Psychic Reading with Psychic Shelia Powell
Location: Steering
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!
6:00 - 7:00pm
Dinner on your own
7:00 - 8:30pm:
Aging Gracelessly: 50 Shades of Fay
An Oral Memoir in Two short Acts
Join Fay Jacobs for an unforgettable evening of humor and inspiration
Location:Chart
Sponsored by Bywater Books
8:30pm - 12:30am
KARAOKE!
Theme: Masquerade
Come in costume!! (Not required). Prizes!
Hosts: Karen Badger and Bliss
Location: Quarterdeck