ConGregate 3: Geek Summer Camp: Full Schedule

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AP = Audience Participation / ET = Experts Talk

9:00pm EDT

Beyond The Boob Window: Practical and Stylish Fighting Clothes For Your Intrepid Heroine (ET)

It's been made fun of in comics, and anthologies, so why do our heroines still wear the chain mail bikini or armor that covers everything but the breasts? Our panel of women authors and artists discuss how to draw or write clothes that make sense for your heroine whether practical or sexy.

Moderators

Janine K. Spendlove

Janine K. Spendlove is a KC-130 pilot in the United States Marine Corps. In the writing world, she is an award winning author primarily known for her War of the Seasons fantasy series. She has several short stories published in various speculative fiction anthologies, to include... Read More →

Guests

Lindsey Look

Artist Guest of Honor

When Lindsey was three years old she won her first art contest, and she’s been hooked ever since. Sure, she’s come along way from the upside down drawing of her father with a very realistic beard, but her passion for art hasn’t changed much. Lindsey attended The Art Institute... Read More →

Maya Preisler

Artist Guest, Geek Life

Maya Preisler has been creating art and telling stories since they were old enough to hold a pen, writing and illustrating their first science fiction novel at age eight. Maya is the proud author of a genre-bending spec fic novel and a short story in Corvid-19. Their artwork graces... Read More →

Darcy Wold

Darcy Wold was raised in the realm of science fiction conventions, and has never, to her knowledge, been mistaken for normal (a fact of which she is rather proud). She paints and draws vibrant abstracts and fantasy 'scapes, and has a growing smattering of clinical knowledge and... Read More →

Friday July 15, 2016 9:00pm - 9:50pm EDT
Victorian A

Art Literary/Writing

7:30pm EDT

Let's Talk Cover Art (ET)

Are you curious about commissioning cover artwork? Join our panelists as they talk about finding an artist, what to expect in terms of time and cost, what information the artist needs to start, and the process of cover creation.

Moderators

Stuart Jaffe

Stuart Jaffe is the author of The Max Porter Paranormal-Mysteries, The Malja Chronicles post-apocalyptic fantasy series, The Bluesman pulp series, and much more including the stand alone novels FOUNDERS and REAL MAGIC. His short stories have been collected in 10 BITS OF MY BRAIN and... Read More →

Guests

Shawn Durington

The Art of Shawn Durington

The Facebook Page for artist Shawn Durington who specializes in art for the whole family but especially those young at heart.AwardsMysticon Artist Guest of Honor 2018Playthrough Game Convention Cover Artist 2018Playthrough Game Convention Shirt Designer 2017Mysticon Guest 2016Mysticon... Read More →

Chris Kennedy

Head Publisher, Chris Kennedy Publishing

A Webster Award winner and three-time Dragon Award finalist, Chris Kennedy is a Science Fiction/Fantasy/Young Adult author, speaker, and small-press publisher who has written over 20 books and published more than 100 others. Chris’ stories include the “Occupied Seattle” military... Read More →

Lindsey Look

Artist Guest of Honor

Sharon Stogner

Owner, Devil in the Details Editing Services

Sharon is the co-creator of the I Smell Sheep website (www.ismellsheep.com). A quirky multi-media review site of Speculative Fiction that also provides author/actor guest posts, interviews, convention coverage and other WTF-ery. She is also a freelance fiction editor (www.devilin... Read More →

Saturday July 16, 2016 7:30pm - 8:20pm EDT
Provincial A-B

Art