| | 1:00p | 1:30p | 2:00p | 2:30p | 3:00p | 3:30p | 4:00p | 4:30p | 5:00p | 5:30p | 6:00p | 6:30p |
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| ACC - 251A | Artemis Space Bridge Simulator (Thursday) (12pm) |
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| ACC - 251C | |
Ethics of Space Research and Exploration |
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The Earliest Bradbury |
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The Highs and Lows of a Lone-Wolf Videogame Developer |
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ACC - 252AB
Streamed | |
A Long Time Ago: Oral Traditions |
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Authorial Bias and Worldbuilding |
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A Carrington Event: What if the Sun Destroys our Satellites? |
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The Bi Standard: Respecting Bisexual Identity in Storytelling |
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ACC - 252C
Streamed | |
Adamantium: From Myth to Material |
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How Does Internet Architecture Shape Fandom Behavior? |
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Breaking Into Traditional Publishing As a New, Older Author |
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Finding One’s Own Sanctuary Moon: Inside Murderbot’s Mind |
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ACC - 253A
Streamed | |
Time and Ongoing Death of Science Fiction |
From Mad Max to Cyberpunk: Agency in Hostile Spaces |
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CSI: Sabertooth Edition |
Dogs as a Template for Your Futuristic Breeding Program |
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What the Heck is ‘Cozy Horror’? |
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Alien and Robot Consciousness |
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| ACC - 253B | |
Surveillance Tech: Who Can Watch You? Who Can You Watch? |
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Vera Rubin Observatory: Tracking Changes in the Sky |
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Games as Pedagogy |
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SFF Fandom and Esperanto |
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| ACC - 254 | |
1001 Years Later |
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Real Villains and AI: AI as a Hacker Tool |
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Writing Cover or Query Letters |
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How to Change Your Writing Process: When Pantsers Have to Outline |
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ACC - 255
Streamed | |
Babylon 5’s Revolution: Serialized Storytelling Before Peak TV |
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Doctor Who at the Crossroads |
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Future Transportation: Thinking Beyond Autonomous EVs |
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Food for Thought: Worldbuilding Through the Delectable |
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ACC - 256A
Streamed | |
25 Years of Animating Sci-Fi Characters |
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Are We Really Tired of Superhero Movies? |
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Regenerative Agriculture: Good soil, clean water, and more |
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Disabilities Within the Genre |
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| ACC - 256B | |
Collaborative Writing |
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A Satisfying Ending |
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Yautja—the language of the movie Predator |
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Horror on Stage |
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ACC - 258
Streamed | |
Americanized Anime |
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Current Landscape of Speculative Fiction Comics and Graphic Novels |
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Body Horror as Symbolism |
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ACC - 259
Streamed | |
100 Years Later: The Impact of Amazing Stories Magazine |
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Live Podcast: LangTime Studio |
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Escape Artists Foundation: 20 Years of Podcasting |
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Live Podcast: Monster v. Monster |
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ACC - 260AB
Film Festival | Fantasy Films from Around the World |
An Afternoon of Science Fiction Movies |
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Not So Late Night Science Fiction Double Feature |
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| ACC - 260C | |
MAYA Narrative Universe |
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LGBTQ+ Representation in Anime and Manga |
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LASFS: Building the World’s Oldest Active SF Club |
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| ACC - 261A | |
Achieving Local Convention Success |
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The Business Side of a Writing Career |
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Navajo Emergence Story |
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What It Means to Be a Fan Artist |
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| ACC - 261B | |
Meet Debut Authors of 2026! 1st Edition |
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Creating Craft Spaces |
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Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Space |
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| ACC - 263A | |
Horror in Space |
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What?! You Want Me to Read My Own Book ... in Public? |
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Book Clubs: Strategies to Create, Run, and Sustain Them |
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SOS on the ISS: Medical Emergencies in Orbit |
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| ACC - 263B | |
Accessing Futures: Disability, Transhumanism, and Utopias |
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From Shell Shock to Mind-Burn: PTSD in Sci-Fi |
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Do We Honor People Too Late? |
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We Are Still Here: Indigenous Voices in Speculative Fiction |
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ACC - 264
Makerspace | |
Balloon Animal Sculpting Workshop (Thursday) |
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Fancy Hair Braids Workshop (Thursday) |
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| ACC - Exhibit Hall (1) | |
Art Show Docent Tour: Richard Man |
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ACC - Pedestrian Bridge (2)
Autographs | |
Autographing: Katie Hallahan; Autographing: Foz Meadows; Autographing: Jeremy Szal; Autographing: Bruce Schneier; Autographing: Darcie Little Badger |
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Autographing: William Ledbetter; Autographing: Lavanya Lakshminarayan; Autographing: C. B. Lee; Autographing: G. David Nordley; Autographing: Isabel J. Kim; Autographing: Leslie S Klinger |
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Autographing: Benjamin Rosenbaum; Autographing: Mary Robinette Kowal; Autographing: Laura Frankos; Autographing: Alasdair Stuart; Autographing: Gideon Marcus |
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Autographing: Alexandra Rowland; Autographing: Alyc Helms; Autographing: Marie Brennan; Autographing: Margaret Owen; Autographing: K. M. Enright; Autographing: Thomas Ha |
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| Hilton - Lobby | |
Meetup: Pokemon Go! (Thursday) |
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| Hilton - Avila B | |
Inventing the Future: Designing Moonshots |
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Hilton - Capistrano A
Gaming | |
Tabletop Game Design Jam |
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Hilton - Capistrano B
Gaming | |
Shadowrun: Spoiled Rotten |
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| Hilton - Carmel | |
Faces of the Vampire: Blood and Power |
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Concept Albums |
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Robots in Science Fiction: Who’s Writing What in Robotics? |
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But It’s Not Mine: Cover Song and Parody Legalities |
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| Hilton - El Capitan | |
Climate Future Fiction, Hopepunk, and Solarpunk |
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Good Reviews Are Hard to Find |
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Causality Violations: The Ethics of a Time War |
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Law, Corporations, and Dystopia in SF/F |
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Hilton - Huntington
Streamed | |
The Punk in Cyberpunk |
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Villains You Root For |
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The Legacy of Tolkien & Le Guin Today |
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Poetry Deathmatch! |
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| Hilton - Malibu | |
My First Masquerade |
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Humanoid Robots |
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Feedback Session—Thursday |
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The Art of Content Creation |
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Hilton - Manhattan
Streamed | |
Marketing your Indie Book through Social Media and Community Building |
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Enchanting the Pacific |
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Neurodiverse Approaches to the Art of Stories |
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Collaborative Visualizations |
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| Hilton - Monterey | |
Table Talk: Neil Clarke; Table Talk: Shay Kauwe |
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Table Talk: Somto Ihezue; Table Talk: Thomas Ha |
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Table Talk: Yume Kitasei; Table Talk: Dennis K. Crosby |
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Table Talk: Mari Ness; Table Talk: Jake Casella Brookins |
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Hilton - Pacific A
Cabaret Stage, Streamed | Concert: Merav Hoffman |
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Concert: Paul Kwinn |
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| Hilton - Pacific C | |
Barbara Hambly’s Birthday Tea Party |
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Hilton - Pacific D
Second Stage, Streamed | |
Policarpa: Apocalypse Sur Amerikkka |
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Hilton - Palisades
Children | |
Build Your Own Monster; Children’s Tour: Exhibits Hall |
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Easy Costuming Tricks for Kids; Personalize a Card |
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Journal Making; Children’s Filk Concert |
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Hilton - Palos Verdes
Streamed | |
Writing a Way Out of This Mess |
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Oops . . . Fails in SF and Science Writing |
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A History of Tabletop Roleplaying Games in Seven Scandals |
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The Black Gothic in America |
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Hilton - Redondo
Streamed | |
Depictions of Science in Board Games |
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Living with a Writer/Artist |
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Exomusicology: Creating the Music of Alien Civilizations |
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Hidden Gems of Anime |
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| Hilton - Salinas | |
Table Talk: Michael Solis; Table Talk: John Picacio |
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Table Talk: Sara Felix; Table Talk: Lee Harris |
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Table Talk: Callie Hart |
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Table Talk: N.E. Davenport; Table Talk: Kamilah Cole |
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Hilton - San Clemente
Teen | |
Gather Your Party: Teen LARP Writing Workshop |
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The Butler Did It: Teen Mystery Workshop |
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Jackbox Games for Teens |
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Wandering the Stars: Space Science for Teens |
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| Hilton - San Simeon A | |
Meetup: Gender Diverse Creators for Gender Diverse Creators |
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Meetup: Hispanic and Latine Creators for Hispanic and Latine Creators |
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Meetup: Jewish Genre Fans |
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Geek Out About: SF/F Musicals |
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| Hilton - San Simeon B | |
Reading: Henry Lien; Reading: Alasdair Stuart |
Reading: Philip Fracassi |
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Reading: Walter Jon Williams; Reading: Daryl Gregory |
Reading: Robert J. Sawyer |
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Reading: Micaiah Johnson; Reading: Carrie Vaughn |
Reading: Foz Meadows |
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Reading: Sally Wiener Grotta; Reading: Mur Lafferty |
Reading: Scott Edelman |
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| Hilton - Santa Barbara | |
Beyond D&D: Choosing the Right Ruleset |
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Meetup: Asian Creators for Asian Creators |
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| Hilton - Sunset | |
Table Talk: Terese Mason Pierre |
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Table Talk: Theodora Goss |
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Table Talk: John Scalzi |
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| Hilton - Ventura | |
WSFS MPC Meeting: Thursday |
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| Virtual 1 | |
A Long Time Ago: Oral Traditions (Virtual) |
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Fairy Tales and How They Connect Us |
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Magical Realism (Virtual) |
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Another Sex Scene Already? Pacing Intimacy in Romantasy (Virtual) |
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| Virtual 2 | |
An Introvert’s Guide to Surviving Conventions (Virtual) |
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The Rise and Fall of Fandoms |
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Black, Queer, and Speculating in Verse |
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| Virtual 5 | |
Outlining Stories While ADHD |
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Playing Our Favorite Stories (Virtual) |
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| Virtual Readings | |
Virtual Reading: Andrew Rubin |
Virtual Reading: Wole Talabi |
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| Virtual Table Talks | |
Virtual Table Talk: Andrew Rubin |
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Virtual Table Talk: Effie Seiberg |
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| | 9:00a | 9:30a | 10:00a | 10:30a | 11:00a | 11:30a | noon | 12:30p |
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| ACC - 251A | |
Artemis Space Bridge Simulator (Friday) |
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| ACC - 251C | The Ultimate Cosmos: The Fan Experiment That Changed SF |
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How to Start an Art Collection |
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Writing the Anatomy of Fear: What Really Scares Us? |
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ACC - 252AB
Streamed | Research Stories |
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From Science Fiction to Reality: The XPRIZE Model |
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Polycrisis: Living Through Many Challenges At Once |
|---|
ACC - 252C
Streamed | Leveling Up Responsibility in Speculative Genres |
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Future Schooling: What Will Education Be Like in the Future? |
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Rage Against The Machine |
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ACC - 253A
Streamed | The Ethical Exploration of the Solar System |
True Communities in Imagined Futures |
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Economics of Extraterrestrial Mining in Fact and Fiction |
Audiofuturism: The Black History of SF Radio Drama |
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Science Fiction as Thought Experiment and SETI |
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| ACC - 253B | |
Data and Privacy: Keeping Your Data Safe |
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Cozy Fantasy |
|---|
| ACC - 254 | Gothic Writing and Worldbuilding |
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Realm Breaker: From YA to Adult with Victoria Aveyard |
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Alpha, Beta, ARC Readers, and Editors: Know the Differences |
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ACC - 255
Streamed | Virtual CERN Tour |
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Stan Sakai: A Comics Legend in Conversation |
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Barbara Hambly: A Life in Fantasy, Mystery, and History |
|---|
ACC - 256A
Streamed | Welcome to THE INVISIBLE PARADE |
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1966 Time Capsule: What Made Star Trek Ahead of its Time? |
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A Tour of ‘The Industry’ |
|---|
| ACC - 256B | Fans Know Best: Hugo Best Fanzine Finalists |
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Narratives for a Hopeful Future |
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Medieval Marginalia |
|---|
ACC - 258
Streamed | It’s the End of the World: Southern California Dystopia |
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Choose Wisely: Our Setting is Our First Character |
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The Stories That Just Keep Giving: Hugo Best Series Finalists |
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ACC - 259
Streamed | Hear Me Out: Hugo Best Fancast Finalists |
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Live Podcast: Escape Pod |
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Writing Between Worlds: Diasporic Influence in SFF |
|---|
ACC - 260AB
Film Festival | The SFF of Mel Brooks |
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Best of the Silicon Valley Science Fiction Short Film Festival |
|---|
| ACC - 260C | Latinx Futurisms: The Cal State Fullerton Archive |
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Puppetry for Storytelling |
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Hardboiled Science Fiction |
|---|
| ACC - 261A | Fashion as Worldbuilding in Speculative Fiction |
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Books Inspired By Anime and How Anime Inspires Your Creative Work |
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Found Family: Who We Call Home |
|---|
| ACC - 261B | Art in Space: Bridget Duffy |
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Birds for Nerds: An Outdoorsy Hobby for Introverts |
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Science vs. Magic |
|---|
| ACC - 263A | Why You Need Sensitivity Readers |
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Science Fiction and The Economics of Technology |
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Stet or Cut? The Invisible Craft of the Editor |
|---|
| ACC - 263B | When It’s Time to Stop Convention Work |
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SFF Art History |
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A ___ of ___ and ___: Trends in Romantasy |
|---|
| ACC - 263C | |
Figure Drawing Demo |
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Pro Artists Painting Session |
|---|
| ACC - Exhibit Hall (1) | |
Art Show Docent Tour: Colleen Doran |
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In Residence: Geri Sullivan |
|---|
ACC - Pedestrian Bridge (2)
Autographs | Autographing: Dr Anita Sengupta; Autographing: Richard Swan; Autographing: Heather Rose Jones; Autographing: DaVaun Sanders; Autographing: Anuja Varghese; Autographing: Samantha Mills |
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Autographing: John Scalzi; Autographing: Marc Scott Zicree; Autographing: Robin Hobb; Autographing: Tracey Baptiste; Autographing: James Patrick Kelly; Autographing: Howard V. Hendrix |
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Autographing: Mary Turzillo; Autographing: Luke Chmilenko; Autographing: Tracy Drain; Autographing: Walter Jon Williams; Autographing: Dave Smeds; Autographing: Chris Kluwe |
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| Hilton - Lobby | |
Blood Drive for the SoCal Blood Bank |
|---|
| Hilton - Avila B | Draw a Dragon with Tim Kirk: Adults’ Workshop |
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Viable Paradise: A Residential Writing Workshop |
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Tiara Workshop with Sara Felix |
|---|
Hilton - Capistrano A
Gaming | |
Sir, This is a Harby’s; Shadowrun: Santeria |
|---|
| Hilton - Carmel | Playing in Someone Else’s World |
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Ship It Safely |
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Who Needs Fan History? |
|---|
| Hilton - El Capitan | Writing Loyal Companions in SF/F |
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The Role of Tattoos and Tattooing in SFF |
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Is Religion A Necessary Part Of Worldbuilding? |
|---|
Hilton - Huntington
Streamed | Women and Nonbinary Folks in Historical Fantasy |
|
Bring Me the Head of Howard Phillips Lovecraft |
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Truly Inhuman Characters |
|---|
| Hilton - Malibu | Don’t Show Your Story, Tell It! |
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Canceled Comics: Celebrating Lost But Not Forgotten Comics |
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Queerness in Comics: Representation vs. Metaphor |
|---|
Hilton - Manhattan
Streamed | The Bible as a Fantasy Novel |
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A Deeper Magic: Demisexuality and Asexuality in Fantasy |
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Anything You Can Do: Women and Non-Binary Warriors |
|---|
| Hilton - Monterey | Table Talk: Emily Hockaday |
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Table Talk: Brian U. Garrison |
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Table Talk: Taunya Gren |
|---|
Hilton - Pacific A
Cabaret Stage, Streamed | Concert: Henry Lien |
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Concert: Griff the Filker |
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Concert: John McDaid |
|---|
| Hilton - Pacific C | Morning Tai Chi—Friday |
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Introduction to Muay Thai |
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SCA Combat Demo—Friday #1 |
|---|
Hilton - Palisades
Children | Writing Filk Songs with Kids; Coloring Time |
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How to Write Stories for Video Games |
|
Capes, Cloaks, and Shawls; Children’s Tour: Art Show |
|---|
Hilton - Palos Verdes
Streamed | The Red Army: Leftist Military Science Fiction |
|
Best Whump Options: Injuries for Fiction |
|
Moananuiākea: The Influence of the Pacific on SFF |
|---|
Hilton - Redondo
Streamed | Songwriting 101 |
|
Fashioning Words: Creating Costumes Based on Books |
|
Translation Tightrope |
|---|
| Hilton - Salinas | Table Talk: Nikhil Koparkar; Table Talk: Foz Meadows |
|
Table Talk: Robert Jackson Bennett; Table Talk: Beth Tabler & Adrian Collins |
|
Table Talk: Marguerite Kenner and Alasdair Stuart |
|---|
Hilton - San Clemente
Teen | |
1v1 Flash Debate Battle: Ethical Dilemma in Sci-Fi |
|
Letters to the Future: Messages to the Fans of 2126 |
|---|
| Hilton - San Simeon A | Book Launch: R.P. Singletary |
|
Geek Out About: The Expanse |
|
Meetup: Atheist Genre Fans |
|---|
| Hilton - San Simeon B | Reading: Angela Liu; Reading: Jennifer Brozek |
Reading: David Gerrold |
|
Reading: Natania Barron; Reading: Benjamin Rosenbaum |
Reading: Sarah Langan |
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Reading: J.R. Dawson; Reading: Leigh Bardugo |
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|---|
| Hilton - Santa Barbara | |
Indie Author Meetup and Book Exchange |
|
Improvisation for the Tabletop Gamer |
|---|
| Hilton - Sunset | Table Talk: Joe Haldeman; Table Talk: Tracy Drain |
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Table Talk: Gail Carriger |
|
Table Talk: Worldbuilding for Masochists; Table Talk: Hugo Girl |
|---|
| Hilton - Ventura | |
Playing to Fail: Interesting Decisions in TTRPGs |
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Beyond Save the Cat: Alternative Story Structures for Adventurous Writers |
|---|
| Virtual 1 | Archiving the Future: Preserving African Speculative Fiction |
|
Respectful Retellings |
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Worldbuilding for Thousands: What LARP Tells Us About Storytelling, Agency and Romance |
|---|
| Virtual 2 | Is Worldcon Finally Becoming A World SF Convention? |
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Beyond the Pantsers and Plotters Spectrum (Virtual) |
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A Golden Age of Speculative Criticism (Virtual) |
|---|
| Virtual 3 | Science Fiction as a Driver of Scientific Innovation (Virtual) |
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The 13th Labor of Hercules: Surviving Working on a Worldcon |
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Gods Did WHAT?! Creation Stories from Around the World (Virtual) |
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| Virtual 4 | |
Subverting Expectations: Hugo Best Novella Finalists |
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The Awkward Length: Hugo Best Novelette Finalists |
|---|
| Virtual 5 | Delving Deep: Using Folklore in Your Worldbuilding |
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Try a Sonnet! |
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Making Your Words Sing, a Sensory Workshop |
|---|
| Virtual Readings | |
Virtual Reading: Inua Ellams |
Virtual Reading: Effie Seiberg |
|---|
| Virtual Table Talks | |
Virtual Table Talk: MK Hardy |
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Virtual Table Talk: Trip Galey |
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| | 1:00p | 1:30p | 2:00p | 2:30p | 3:00p | 3:30p | 4:00p | 4:30p | 5:00p | 5:30p | 6:00p | 6:30p |
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| ACC - 251A | Artemis Space Bridge Simulator (Friday) (10am) |
|---|
| ACC - 251C | |
Anti-Genre Round Table |
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You Must Adhere to the Rules! (Not.) |
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Writing the Science Fiction Murder Mystery |
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Contracts 101: What You Don’t Want to Not Know About Publishing Agreements |
|---|
ACC - 252AB
Streamed | |
Planetary Impacts: Harbingers of Creation and Destruction |
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XPRIZE: Designing the World of Tomorrow |
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The Art of Editing Returns/Editing as an Art Form |
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Creative Economies Rising: How Storytelling Drives Cultural and Economic Influence |
|---|
ACC - 252C
Streamed | |
Generative AI and Writing: Navigating Tool AI‑ification |
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How to Give Dang Good Feedback |
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Could The Expanse Represent our Future? |
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Queer/Trans Representation 101: Authors, Characters, POV, and Marketing |
|---|
ACC - 253A
Streamed | |
Using Body Experience to Communicate Science |
Menopause as Template for Character Change |
|
Mass Extinctions and Speculative Biology |
The Science and Fiction of Population and Extinction |
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Atypical Phenomenologies: Secondary World Building |
African Eco-Spirituality: Reclaiming Forested Spaces |
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Indigenous Language Revitalization |
|---|
| ACC - 253B | |
Authors in Defiance: Writing as Resistance |
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Robots at War: Drones, Big Dogs and Other Robots in Combat |
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Uh-oh, Eye Contact: Neurodiversity in Science Fiction |
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Roguelikes: The Art of Repetitive Play in Storytelling |
|---|
| ACC - 254 | |
The Legal Intricacies of Publishing Contracts |
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Stories For All: Confronting the Reality of Book Bans |
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Populating Fantasy: More Than Kings, Knights, and Smallfolk |
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Wait, How Many Arms Does That Make? Writing Sex Accurately |
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ACC - 255
Streamed | |
Star Trek Is 60! |
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From Star Trek to Sustainable Aviation: Dr. Anita Sengupta |
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Celebrating Friendship: Geri Sullivan GoH Dialog |
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D&D Actual Play at LAcon V! |
|---|
ACC - 256A
Streamed | |
A Traveler’s Guide Through the Whoniverse |
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The Many Faces of LA-area Fan William Rotsler |
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Can We Still Build Star Trek’s Utopian Society? |
|
Guillermo del Toro’s 2025 Frankenstein film |
|---|
| ACC - 256B | |
Getting Started With Microcontrollers |
|
The Scoville Scale of Spicy Books |
|
Tasty Mortals: History of Vampires in Fiction |
|
Constructed Languages: The Inside Scoop! |
|---|
ACC - 258
Streamed | |
Finding Satisfaction as an Author Apart from Sales (or Lack Thereof) |
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The Global Gothic |
|
Join the Dark Side |
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Werewolf Torts And Undead Tax Liabilities |
|---|
ACC - 259
Streamed | |
Live Podcast: Writing Excuses |
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Fashion and Frippery in Fantasy |
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Low and No-Budget Film Making |
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Ditch Diggers: What Even Is a Toastmaster? |
|---|
ACC - 260AB
Film Festival | Student Short Films |
An Afternoon at the Movies: The Living Tree |
|
Not So Late Night Horror Double Feature |
|---|
| ACC - 260C | |
How Authors and Creators Interact With Their Fandoms |
|
AI and Democracy |
|
Defining “Fanfic”: A History |
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Happily Ever After: New Takes on Romance |
|---|
| ACC - 261A | |
Social Classes in SF and Fantasy |
|
Subverting Harmful Tropes in Spec Fic |
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What Science Fiction Gets Wrong about my Profession |
|
Recital: Best Poem Finalists |
|---|
| ACC - 261B | |
Morally Gray in a Pitch Black World: Dark Romantasy |
|
Interstellar Life: Trade in a Sublight Universe |
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Sci fi or Real? How are Quantum Technologies Used Today? |
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Thanks, It Has Pockets! |
|---|
| ACC - 263A | |
Jewish Horror |
|
Acafandom: the Academic Study of Fandoms |
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Ableism and Horror: A Match Made in Hell |
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Womanhood in the Speculative |
|---|
| ACC - 263B | |
Making Makers Make |
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Um, Actually…The Gameshow |
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Mycology in Spec Fic: Separating Fact From Fiction |
|
Ask a Maker |
|---|
| ACC - 263C | |
Learn Watercolor Wash Technique |
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The 20 Minute Masterpiece Competition! |
|
|---|
ACC - 264
Makerspace | |
Balloon Animal Sculpting Workshop (Friday); Paint Along—Gaming Figures |
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Crystal Wash |
|
Fancy Hair Braids Workshop (Friday) |
|
|---|
| ACC - Exhibit Hall (1) | |
Art Show Docent Tour: Tim Kirk |
|
|---|
ACC - Pedestrian Bridge (2)
Autographs | |
Autographing: Claire E. Jones; Autographing: Charlie Jane Anders; Autographing: Cassidy Ellis Salter; Autographing: Annalee Newitz; Autographing: Dave Kellett; Autographing: Martha Wells |
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Autographing: Aparna Verma; Autographing: Maria Alexander; Autographing: M. J. Kuhn; Autographing: Lawrence Watt-Evans; Autographing: Colleen Doran; Autographing: Larry Niven |
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Autographing: Ronald D. Moore; Autographing: Victoria Aveyard; Autographing: Tim Powers; Autographing: Antonia Hodgson; Autographing: Salinee Goldenberg; Autographing: Sophie Burnham |
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Autographing: Marshall Ryan Maresca; Autographing: Andrea Stewart; Autographing: Veronica G. Henry; Autographing: Bruce McAllister; Autographing: Natania Barron; Autographing: Catherynne M. Valente |
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| Hilton - Lobby | Blood Drive for the SoCal Blood Bank (10am) |
Meetup: Pokemon Go! (Friday) |
Blood Drive for the SoCal Blood Bank (10am) |
|
|---|
| Hilton - Avila B | Tiara Workshop with Sara Felix (12pm) |
|
Writing a Happily Ever After |
|
Clarion Presents: Brief Illuminations – Experimenting with Flash Fiction |
|
Haiku & Then Some: Writing SciFiKu and HorrorKu |
|---|
Hilton - Capistrano A
Gaming | Sir, This is a Harby’s (10am); Shadowrun: Santeria (10am) |
Sir, This is a Harby’s (10am) |
|
Solarpunk Futures: a Utopian Storytelling Game; Shadowrun: Top Shelf Seattle |
Shadowrun: Top Shelf Seattle |
|---|
| Hilton - Carmel | |
Cultural Appreciation or Appropriation |
|
Time: Do People, Animals & Aliens Experience it Differently? |
|
Cartography in SFF |
|
So You Want To Run A Masquerade—How To Make It Awesome! |
|---|
| Hilton - El Capitan | |
Designing Convincing Magical Systems |
|
The Value of the Negative Review |
|
████████ : Writing Through Censorship |
|
The Indie Comics Panel: The Big 25% |
|---|
Hilton - Huntington
Streamed | |
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Assoc (SFWA) Fireside Chat |
|
Collective Workers’ Rights Actions in Speculative Fiction |
|
Mechs and Balances: A Philosophy of Giant Robots |
|
Toxic Masculinity: Writing Men |
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| Hilton - Malibu | |
Epidemics and Pandemics: Truth vs. Fiction |
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Latinx Worlds of Resistance |
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Queer and Cozy: Comfort in Queer SFF Narratives |
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Writing As Healing |
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Hilton - Manhattan
Streamed | |
Balancing Art and Commercial Appeal |
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Being Social: Bookstagram, BookTok, BookTube, Podcasting |
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Fandom Needs Its Brains: How Do We Keep Them Healthy? |
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Fanzines as a Means of Self-Expression |
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| Hilton - Monterey | |
Table Talk: Samantha Mills; Table Talk: David D. Levine |
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Table Talk: Dr. Jason Aukerman; Table Talk: Sophie Burnham |
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Table Talk: Anastasia Klimchynskaya; Table Talk: Chris Kluwe |
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Table Talk: Rachanee Lumayno; Table Talk: Howard Tayler |
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Hilton - Pacific A
Cabaret Stage, Streamed | |
The Middle-Earth Ball |
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| Hilton - Pacific C | |
Feedback Session—Friday |
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Hilton - Pacific D
Second Stage, Streamed | |
ROOT (Running Out Of Time): The Play |
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Hilton - Palisades
Children | |
Wing Making; Fantasy Worldbuilding For Kids; Children’s Tour: Dealers Room |
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Beaded Creations; Story Time with Odin: Cat of Thunder |
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Wands & Sonic Screwdrivers; Magical Animals in Literature for Kids |
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Hilton - Palos Verdes
Streamed | |
Acceptable Casualties: Military SFF’s Empathy Deficit |
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Leading Ladies: Women in Early Science Fiction and Fandom |
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What’s Hot in Indie Tabletop Role Playing Games? |
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A Golden Age of Cooperative Board Games |
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Hilton - Redondo
Streamed | |
Ruthless Women: Fierce Women in SFF |
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On Deck: Inclusive Perspectives from SF/F on the Seven Seas |
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Inventing Tomorrow: Futurism In Science Fiction |
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Languages and Linguistics in Science Fiction & Fantasy |
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| Hilton - Salinas | |
Table Talk: Marie Brennan; Table Talk: Ellen Datlow |
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Table Talk: Jeff Sturgeon; Table Talk: Angela Liu |
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Table Talk: Gary K Wolfe; Table Talk: Lavanya Lakshminarayan |
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Table Talk: Robin Hobb; Table Talk: Margaret Owen |
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Hilton - San Clemente
Teen | |
Storymatic: Teen Idea Generating Workshop |
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Writer Here, Right Now |
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And Then What? Plotting for Planners, Pantsers, and Revisers |
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A Scream is Worth 1000 Words: Teen Horror Writing Workshop |
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| Hilton - San Simeon A | |
Conrunner Horror Stories |
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Meetup: Creators with Disabilities for Creators with Disabilities |
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Meetup: Black Creators for Black Creators |
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Meetup: Neurodiverse Creators for Neurodiverse Creators |
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| Hilton - San Simeon B | |
Reading: Scott Lynch |
Reading: Elizabeth Bear |
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Reading: Margaret Owen; Reading: Kamilah Cole |
Reading: Isabel J. Kim |
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Reading: Ai Jiang; Reading: Cecilia Tan |
Reading: Palmer Pickering |
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Reading: Matt Youngmark; Reading: Fran Wilde |
Reading: Justin C. Key |
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| Hilton - Santa Barbara | |
Geek Out About: K-Pop Demon Hunters |
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Geek Out About: A Song of Ice and Fire |
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Craft and Chat (Friday) |
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Languages of Resistance: An Introduction to Lang Belta |
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| Hilton - Sunset | |
Table Talk: CARMILLA JO; Table Talk: Janet Forbes |
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Table Talk: T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon); Table Talk: Sarah Rees Brennan |
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Table Talk: Elizabeth Bear; Table Talk: David Gerrold |
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Table Talk: Fonda Lee |
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| Hilton - Ventura | |
Meetup: Aussiecon 1 Members |
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Meetup: Parasol Protectorate Fans |
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Meetup: Podcasters |
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| Virtual 1 | |
Populating Fantasy: More Than Kings, Knights, and Smallfolk (Virtual) |
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The Value of the Negative Review (Virtual) |
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Wait, How Many Arms Does That Make? Writing Sex Accurately (Virtual) |
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Books Inspired By Anime and How Anime Inspires Your Creative Work (Virtual) |
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| Virtual 2 | |
For the Youth! Lodestar Award Finalists |
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In Space, No One Can Hear You Laugh: Humor in Sci-fi (Virtual) |
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Speculating on a Crime: Murder Mystery in Spec-fic (Virtual) |
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Food in Science Fiction and Fantasy (Virtual) |
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| Virtual 3 | |
What’s Hot in Indie Tabletop Role Playing Games? (Virtual) |
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Traveling with Costumes |
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| Virtual 4 | |
How Can You Help Save Space Science? |
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Writing Medical Fiction (Virtual) |
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| Virtual 5 | |
Finding Your Voice |
Grey Matters: Writing Poems that Nuance Heroes and Villains |
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Virtual Feedback Session Two |
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| Virtual Readings | |
Virtual Reading: Akua Lezli Hope |
Virtual Reading: A. T. Greenblatt |
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Virtual Reading: Mona Tewari |
Virtual Reading: Joyce Chng |
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Virtual Reading: Yasser M Bahjatt; Virtual Reading: Tabitha Jorgensen |
Virtual Reading: Rachel Unger |
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| Virtual Table Talks | |
Virtual Table Talk: Jason Sanford |
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Virtual Table Talk: Heather Rose Jones |
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| Discord Gaming | ShenaniGoblins |
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| | 9:00a | 9:30a | 10:00a | 10:30a | 11:00a | 11:30a | noon | 12:30p |
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| ACC - 251A | |
Artemis Space Bridge Simulator (Saturday) |
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| ACC - 251C | Welcome to Clarion San Diego! |
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Imagining How Art Will Look in the Future |
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Catching a Criminal: Forensics for SF/Mystery Writers |
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ACC - 252AB
Streamed | Purple vs Windowpane Prose: Navigating Between Two Extremes |
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Dark Academia: More Than the Aesthetic |
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Can We Stop the Tech Oligarchy Making SF Warnings Real? |
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ACC - 252C
Streamed | From Fanzines to Archives: Where SF History Lives |
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Roots on the Page: Writing Shaped by Heritage |
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Successful Kickstarters and other Crowdfunders for Writers |
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ACC - 253A
Streamed | Data Centers and the Death of the Grid? |
Paramount: Pitfalls of Kleptocratic Corporatacracy |
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Contextualizing Death Personifications |
Understanding The Culture: Misunderstanding Banks |
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Untaming Fandom: Furry and Fan Communities |
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| ACC - 253B | The X-Men Phenomenon |
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The Times We Found Alien Life... Almost |
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Geography of Mars: Names, Places, and Updates |
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| ACC - 254 | Europa Clipper: Mission to an Icy Ocean World |
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Getting into Game Writing |
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Chapbook: The Poetry Mixtape |
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ACC - 255
Streamed | Vampires Never Die |
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Voyager at 50 |
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Colleen Doran: Time in Storytelling |
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ACC - 256A
Streamed | Future Worldcons Question and Answer |
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Gods Did WHAT?! Creation Stories from Around the World |
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Anarchy in Fantasy Worlds |
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| ACC - 256B | Story Alchemy: South Asian Speculative Fiction |
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What Is Ethical AI? |
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Authoritarianism in Fantasy Worlds |
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ACC - 258
Streamed | Murder and Mayhem—Writing Realistic Injuries for Authors |
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Post Anthropic Rights Grab—Getting the Support Authors Need |
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Experience Required: The Mature Main Character |
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ACC - 259
Streamed | Get Started as a YouTube Creator |
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Science Fiction as a Driver of Scientific Innovation |
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Many Mics, One Stage: Hugo Fancast Mash‑Up |
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ACC - 260AB
Film Festival | THE STOOGE Screening and Q & A |
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Science Fiction Short films |
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| ACC - 260C | A Conversation with the Ray Bradbury Center |
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Critiquing the Critics |
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Magic and Politics |
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| ACC - 261A | LA Fandom in the War Years: Transformation on the Home Front |
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Closeup: The 2026 Hugo Award Best Professional Artist Roundtable |
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Interplanetary: The First Original SF Board Game |
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| ACC - 261B | Accessorize! Taking Looks to the Next Level |
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Nineteenth Century Medicine |
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SciComm and You: How Do We Use Science for Good? |
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| ACC - 263A | What’s Next for the Exploration of Venus? |
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The Internet of Horrors |
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Counting Lines: Hugo Best Poem Finalists |
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| ACC - 263B | The Future of Star Wars on Television |
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What Editors Look For In Speculative Poetry |
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How Do You Price Your Art? |
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| ACC - 263C | Scenic Art and Paint Wizardry |
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A Journey from the Reservation to Los Angeles |
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ACC - 264
Makerspace | |
Shibori Stitch Resist |
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| ACC - Exhibit Hall (1) | |
Art Show Docent Tour: Stan Sakai |
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Art Show Docent Tour: Vincent Di Fate |
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ACC - Pedestrian Bridge (2)
Autographs | Autographing: Yume Kitasei; Autographing: N.E. Davenport; Autographing: Tamika Thompson; Autographing: Jasmine Kuliasha; Autographing: A. J. Hackwith; New and Indie Autographing: Emily Skrutskie |
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Autographing: Carrie Vaughn; Autographing: Tananarive Due; Autographing: Steven Barnes; Autographing: Elizabeth Bear; Autographing: Scott Lynch; Autographing: Neil Clarke |
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Autographing: Max Gladstone; Autographing: Ellen Datlow; Autographing: Julie Leong; Autographing: Philip Fracassi; Autographing: Seanan McGuire; Autographing: Amal El-Mohtar |
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| Hilton - Avila B | |
Draw a Dragon with Tim Kirk: Kids’ Workshop |
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Clarion Presents: How to Be a Good Critique Partner |
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Hilton - Capistrano A
Gaming | |
Shadowrun: April 29th, Where Were You? |
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| Hilton - Carmel | Writing “The Hills of Tanchico” |
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Fanbinding: Book-Binding for Fanfic |
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| Hilton - El Capitan | Midichlorians and Quantum Fields: Magic in Science Fiction |
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Freedom in Anonymity: Having an Alias for Your Fanfic |
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“Cringe Culture is Dead”: Being Open About Fanfic |
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Hilton - Huntington
Streamed | Older Women in SF and Fantasy |
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Reading Is Political: SFF as Political Conversation |
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The Comic Book Sommelier |
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Hilton - Laguna
Gaming | |
Here Be Monsters Demo |
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| Hilton - Malibu | Fungus Among Us: Mushrooms for Good and Evil |
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Playing in the Apocalypse |
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Adding Lighting to Your Props and Costumes |
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Hilton - Manhattan
Streamed | 50 Years of Games Workshop |
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Terraforming California, Earth, and beyond |
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Queer Fantasy |
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| Hilton - Monterey | Table Talk: Stefan Rudnicki |
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Table Talk: Malachi Lily; Table Talk: Tamika Thompson |
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Table Talk: Mur Lafferty; Table Talk: J.R. Dawson |
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Hilton - Pacific A
Cabaret Stage, Streamed | Concert: Tim Griffin |
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Concert: TJ & Mitchell Burnside Clapp |
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Concert: Cecilia Eng |
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| Hilton - Pacific C | T-Shirt Swap Drop Off |
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T-Shirt Swap! |
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SCA Combat Demo—Saturday #1 |
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Hilton - Palisades
Children | Kids’ Choice Awards |
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Children’s Tour: Dealers Room; Exploring Easy Tricks for Costuming Kids; Create a Rocket to Launch |
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Create Your Own Adventure Live!; Children’s Tour: Exhibits Hall |
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Hilton - Palos Verdes
Streamed | As You Are: Identity Acceptance in SFF |
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The Future of Libraries |
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Hollywood and AI: How Is AI Being Used in the Film Industry? |
|---|
Hilton - Redondo
Streamed | Worldbuilding Is the Point: Building Universes Through Play |
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From Cavendish to Shelley: Historical Female SF Authors |
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Love in Color: Romantasy as Healing for Black Bodies |
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| Hilton - Salinas | Table Talk: Henry Lien; Table Talk: Daryl Gregory |
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Table Talk: Natania Barron |
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Table Talk: Catherynne M. Valente; Table Talk: Russell Davis |
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Hilton - San Clemente
Teen | Where in the World? Teen Map Making Workshop |
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Line by Line: Teen Poetry Workshop |
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And Now, I Die: Fight Choreography for Writing |
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| Hilton - San Simeon A | |
Book Launch: Robert J. Sawyer |
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An Introduction to Diné Bizaad (Navajo Language) |
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| Hilton - San Simeon B | Reading: Katie Wu; Reading: Felicia Martinez |
Reading: Steven Barnes |
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Reading: Tara Campbell; Reading: Fonda Lee |
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Reading: William Ledbetter; Reading: Tia Tashiro |
Reading: Steven Popkes |
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| Hilton - Santa Barbara | nuqneH? How to “Greet” Someone In Klingon |
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Conversation Practice in Klingon |
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Meetup: Trans and Nonbinary |
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| Hilton - Sunset | Table Talk: Tim Kirk |
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Meetup: Christian Genre Fans |
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Table Talk: Arkady Martine; Table Talk: Micaiah Johnson |
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| Hilton - Ventura | |
Meetup: Fans of SFF Theater |
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Meetup: Corvid Fans |
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ACC Arena
Main Stage, Streamed | Pre-Masquerade Meeting for Contestants |
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| Virtual 1 | The Future of Work in the Age of AI: Applying African Speculative Fiction |
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The Sauúti Collective: A New Model for Creative Worldbuilding |
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Interview: Inua Ellems by Michael Damian Thomas |
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| Virtual 2 | Working with an Editor (Virtual) |
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Technology through the Ages: a History of Science (Virtual) |
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Alpha, Beta, ARC Readers and Editors: Know the Differences (Virtual) |
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| Virtual 3 | Writing Neurodivergence |
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Rewriting History — The Art and Ethics of Alternate Timelines (Virtual) |
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Cocreation and Storytelling at the Table (Virtual) |
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| Virtual 4 | The Music of Anime (Virtual) |
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The Bantu Languages And Cultures |
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LARP, Race, and How to Tell Inclusive Stories |
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| Virtual 5 | Clarion Presents: Writing Folk Horror – Linking the Chain |
Writing a good query letter |
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Dublin 2029 Virtual Party |
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| Virtual Readings | Virtual Reading: Trip Galey |
Virtual Reading: Ruth Frances Long / Jessica Thorne |
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Virtual Reading: Laura Anne Gilman |
Virtual Reading: MK Hardy |
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Virtual Reading: Dr. JA Grier |
Virtual Reading: Edward Carmien |
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| Virtual Table Talks | Virtual Table Talk: Phoebe Barton |
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Virtual Table Talk: Blue Delliquanti |
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Virtual Table Talk: Xan van Rooyen |
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| | 1:00p | 1:30p | 2:00p | 2:30p | 3:00p | 3:30p | 4:00p | 4:30p | 5:00p | 5:30p | 6:00p | 6:30p |
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| ACC - 251A | Artemis Space Bridge Simulator (Saturday) (10am) |
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| ACC - 251C | |
Early Fan Poetry: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous |
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Designing Things That Don’t Exist |
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What’s the Most Important Advice to Give Aspiring Artists? |
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Rare Fantastical Creatures and Where to Find Them |
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ACC - 252AB
Streamed | |
Meet the Island Fox: Conservation, Comeback, and Care |
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Where No Man Has Gone Before: Sci-fi and Gender Exploration |
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Crafting an Inclusive Future for Space Exploration |
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MadLibs: Anything Goes |
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ACC - 252C
Streamed | |
Reading: Sarah Rees Brennan |
Reading: Joe Haldeman |
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Artist, Craftsperson, Maker, Crafter, Hacker: What’s in a Name? |
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Reading: Catherynne M. Valente |
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New on the Scene: Astounding Award Finalists |
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ACC - 253A
Streamed | |
The Films of Segundo de Chomon: Tripping the Normcore Fantastic |
Transgender witching and storytelling |
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How, Then, Shall We Travel in Space? |
The Alternative Darwinisms of Adrian Tchaikovsky |
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Pink Collar Galaxy: Feminized Professions In the Hugos |
Unexpected Zombies: Get Out as White Zombie |
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60 Years of the SCA: From Backyard Party to the Known World |
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| ACC - 253B | |
Is There a Man Behind the Curtain Or Is the Internet Dead? |
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Do Extraterrestrials Really Need Water? |
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Horror Writing as Resistance |
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Youthful Hauntings: A Journey through YA and YR Gothic |
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| ACC - 254 | |
Artemis II:Ii: Are We Going Back to the Moon to Stay? |
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Making Fiction Planets Feel Real; Getting the Science Right! |
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Lethal Ladies: Monstrous Women in SFF |
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Your Manuscript Is Ready for Indie Publication. Now what? |
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ACC - 255
Streamed | |
Audiobooks 101: The Process for Indie Authors and Rights Holders |
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From Deep Space to Alternate Histories: In Conversation with Ronald D. Moore |
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Special Guest Interview: Terese Mason Pierre |
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Extreme Environments: Space and the Deep |
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ACC - 256A
Streamed | |
Rue and Sage: Discovering Black and Indigenous Horror |
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Cinematic Storytelling |
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The Daring Feats of the Voyager Spacecraft |
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The Art and Science of Inventing Mythologies |
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| ACC - 256B | |
Science is Not Truth. It’s Hypothesis and Hard Work |
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Tall Technical Tales: Stories from the Lab, Bench or Field |
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Welcome to Batuu: Visiting Galaxy’s Edge |
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Cell Therapy 101: Treating Diseases with Living Medications |
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ACC - 258
Streamed | |
AI Through a Hopeful Lens |
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Fantasy Found Families |
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LitRPG and Progression Fantasy |
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How Video Games Inspire Writers’ Creativity |
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ACC - 259
Streamed | |
Live Podcast: The Incomplete Worldcon Podcast |
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Inconceivable! The Game Show of Nerdery and Nonsense |
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Dragons: Friends to Humanity or Evil Monsters? |
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Live Podcast: Worldbuilding for Masochists |
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ACC - 260AB
Film Festival | Even More Science Fiction Short Films |
Shorts, Shorts, and even more Shorts, |
Surge of Power and other tales |
|---|
| ACC - 260C | |
Where to Start? Researching History for Writing |
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Carrying the Torch During Times of Transition |
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Mind of a Child: A scientist’s curiosity about the world |
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Is the Fannish Convention Model Sustainable? |
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| ACC - 261A | |
Bringing Robots to Life: Building Social Intelligence |
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How to Add Funny to Your Prose |
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What Makes a Poem Award Worthy |
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Women Who Built the Genre (Before Anyone Noticed) |
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| ACC - 261B | |
Traditional vs. Indie Publishing—Changes and Why They Matter |
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Swab the Decks! Historically Accurate Pirates |
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Medicine After The Apocalypse: Managing Chronic Conditions |
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Caring for Your Collection(s) |
|---|
| ACC - 263A | |
We Get the Job Done: Immigrant Perspectives |
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Creating an Economy Without Inducing Math Anxiety |
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Data Centers: Where Should They Go and How? |
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Fans Finding Hope in Difficult Times |
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| ACC - 263B | |
Working with an Editor |
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So You Want To Be In A Convention Art Show |
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You Want to Put That Where? Intimacy in Speculative Fiction |
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Magic School is in Session: Representation in YA and MG Fantasy |
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| ACC - 263C | |
Paint Around |
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Life Drawing Workshop |
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ACC - 264
Makerspace | |
Balloon Animal Sculpting Workshop (Saturday) |
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Easy Tie-Dye Techniques |
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Fancy Hair Braids Workshop (Saturday) |
|
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| ACC - Exhibit Hall (1) | |
Artist Alley with Tim Kirk; Docent Tour of the Bellringer Exhibit |
Artist Alley with Tim Kirk |
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ACC - Pedestrian Bridge (2)
Autographs | |
Autographing: John Picacio; Autographing: David Brin; Autographing: Robert J. Sawyer; Autographing: Leigh Bardugo; Autographing: Kamilah Cole; Autographing: Tim Kirk |
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Autographing: Alex Pheby; Autographing: T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon); Autographing: Ai Jiang; Autographing: Robert Silverberg; Autographing: Micaiah Johnson |
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Autographing: Robert Jackson Bennett; Autographing: Kylie Lee Baker; Autographing: Mur Lafferty; Autographing: Arkady Martine; Autographing: Michael J. DeLuca; Autographing: Jean-Paul L. Garnier |
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| Hilton - Avila B | |
Oneiroframes Demo |
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Tongva 101, An Introduction to Tongva |
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What You See is What You Write |
|
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Hilton - Capistrano A
Gaming | Shadowrun: April 29th, Where Were You? (10am) |
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The Broken Column; Shadowrun: Spoiled Rotten |
Shadowrun: Spoiled Rotten |
|---|
| Hilton - Carmel | |
Fan Crafting as Transformative Work |
|
Heart of the City: Asian Urban SF/F |
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Technology through the Ages: a History of Science |
|
Global & Regional Horror: Monsters from Different Cultures |
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| Hilton - El Capitan | |
Depicting Diversity in Visual Art |
|
Reading: Holly Black |
Reading: Arkady Martine |
|
Fantastical Librarians and Their Libraries |
|
COVID-19 Lessons: Practical Takeaways for the Next Pandemic |
|---|
Hilton - Huntington
Streamed | |
What Does An Agent Actually Do For An Author? |
|
The Laws of Robotics and Other Ways AI Might Learn from SF |
|
Filing Off the Serial Numbers |
|
Stars on their Wrists: Queering History |
|---|
Hilton - Laguna
Gaming | |
Learn Modified Hong Kong Mahjong |
|
|---|
| Hilton - Malibu | |
The Revisions Process: Dialogue between Martha Wells and Kate Elliott |
|
Transformative Works as “Transgressive” |
|
Geoengineering: Great Danger and/or Great Opportunity? |
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Yes, Sir! BDSM, Consent, & Authority in Speculative Fiction |
|---|
Hilton - Manhattan
Streamed | |
Critical Success: How Critics Discuss Gaming |
|
Writing Series vs Standalones |
|
Global Voices in an English-Language Market |
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Stories Set on Space Stations/Outposts |
|---|
| Hilton - Monterey | |
Table Talk: Harry Turtledove; Table Talk: E.G. Condé |
|
Table Talk: Isabel J. Kim; Table Talk: Diana M. Pho |
|
Table Talk: Joe Monti; Table Talk: Weyodi OldBear |
|
Table Talk: Monte Lin; Table Talk: Kath O David |
|---|
Hilton - Pacific A
Cabaret Stage, Streamed | |
Concert: The Fallen Stars |
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Concert: Andrew Ross & The Possible Side Effects |
|
Concert: Kendra Tornheim |
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| Hilton - Pacific C | |
Feedback Session—Saturday |
|
SCA Combat Demo—Saturday #2 |
|
|---|
Hilton - Pacific D
Second Stage, Streamed | |
“The Failure of the Century” (staged reading) |
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Go Fact Yourself Live—Prady vs. Kowal |
|
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Hilton - Palisades
Children | |
Take a Stroll Through the Solar System; Launch a Rocket—Kids |
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Chenille Stem Creations; Make A Star Map For Your Bedroom |
|
Kids Reading: Tracey Baptiste |
|
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Hilton - Palos Verdes
Streamed | |
Farming in Fantasy: Practical Tips for Imagined Worlds |
|
Muad’Dib Says Fight: Religious Wars in Speculative Fiction |
|
Killer Robots and Rogue Computers in SF |
|
Spirited Away At 25 |
|---|
Hilton - Redondo
Streamed | |
The Art and Science of Inventing Languages |
|
Fear and Lust in Las Vegas: Horror Romance |
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Crossing Genres: Latin American and Latinx Speculative Fiction |
|
What the heck is Military Science Fiction anyhow? |
|---|
| Hilton - Salinas | |
Table Talk: Tammy Coxen; Table Talk: Gregg Castro |
|
Table Talk: Charlaine Harris; Table Talk: Jennifer Hudak |
|
Table Talk: Elizabeth Sandifer; Table Talk: Amal El-Mohtar |
|
Table Talk: Jordan Ticktin; Table Talk: David Brin |
|---|
Hilton - San Clemente
Teen | |
How Teens Can Survive the Zombie Apocalypse |
|
Build a World in 60 Minutes: An Interactive Science Fiction Workshop |
|
Signs, Signals, & Secret Codes: Gestural Languages for Teens |
|---|
| Hilton - San Simeon A | |
Conversation Practice in Navajo |
|
Sharing LAcon Stories |
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Teens Know What They Want: Hear from Teens on YA Topics |
|
Musical Instrument Petting Zoo |
|---|
| Hilton - San Simeon B | |
Reading: Amal El-Mohtar |
Reading: Max Gladstone |
|
Reading: Weyodi OldBear |
Reading: Shane Hawk |
|
Reading: Tananarive Due |
Reading: Melinda M Snodgrass |
|
Reading: Mari Ness; Reading: Veronica G. Henry |
Reading: Darcie Little Badger |
|---|
| Hilton - Santa Barbara | |
Meetup: ASFA Members |
|
Costumers of Color Meetup |
|
Craft and Chat (Saturday) |
|
Meetup: Video Gamers |
|---|
| Hilton - Sunset | |
Table Talk: Teresa and Patrick Nielsen Hayden; Table Talk: Walter Jon Williams |
|
Table Talk: Cecilia Amo, Esq.; Table Talk: Dr Anita Sengupta |
|
Table Talk: Steven Barnes; Table Talk: Fran Wilde |
|
|---|
| Hilton - Ventura | |
How to Tell Your Own Stories at the Table |
|
Writers’ Co-Ops: Book View Cafe |
|
An Introduction to the Chumash Language |
|
|---|
| Virtual 1 | |
How I Found Fandom and Why I Stayed (Virtual) |
|
Foundational Fantasy You Should Read |
|
Meet Debut Authors of 2026! (Virtual) |
|
West African Myth And Magic in Modern Fantasy |
|---|
| Virtual 2 | |
Oh the Horror: Horror from Diverse Perspectives |
|
Beyond D&D: How Do Other Rulesets Enable Play? (Virtual) |
|
Defying Reality: Supernatural Romance |
|
How Important Is Canon Anyway? |
|---|
| Virtual 3 | |
How to Change Your Writing Process: When Pantsers Have to Outline (Virtual) |
|
Interstellar Flight Press Presents Infinite Branches |
|
Choose Wisely: Our Setting is Our First Character (Virtual) |
|
Evolution of Science Fiction Soundtracks (Virtual) |
|---|
| Virtual 4 | |
Point of View, What’s the Point? (Virtual) |
|
Writing Fantasy in Real Worlds |
|---|
| Virtual 5 | Dublin 2029 Virtual Party (12pm) |
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Roots on the Page: Writing Shaped by Heritage (Virtual) |
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| Virtual Readings | |
Virtual Reading: Gregory A. Wilson; Virtual Reading: isaac dwyer |
Virtual Reading: Maquel A. Jacob |
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Virtual Reading: Naomi Novik |
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| Virtual Table Talks | |
Virtual Table Talk: Naomi Novik |
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Virtual Table Talk: Shen Tao |
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Virtual Table Talk: Erin Brown |
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| Discord Gaming | Murder of Crows |
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| | 9:00a | 9:30a | 10:00a | 10:30a | 11:00a | 11:30a | noon | 12:30p |
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| ACC - 251A | |
Artemis Space Bridge Simulator (Sunday) |
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| ACC - 251C | Interactive Storytelling: Hugo Best Game Finalists |
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Editors’, Agents’, and Slush Readers’ Pet Peeves |
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Creative Practice for Neurodivergent Artists |
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ACC - 252AB
Streamed | |
Past Worldcon Chair Photo |
WSFS Business Meeting—Site Selection |
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ACC - 252C
Streamed | We Need More ______! Gaps in Romantasy |
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Collecting Fine Art in The Age of the Digital Print |
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Setting the Stakes High: Hugo Best Novel |
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ACC - 253A
Streamed | Building Wonderfully Strange Characters and Places |
Cultural Values in Eastern Storytelling Structures |
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Design Through Concept-Driven Investigation |
High School SF Prototyping: Divergence-Convergence |
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How SF Prevents Disasters: A Sociopolitical Model of Action |
Between Art and Action: An Ethnography of Solarpunk |
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| ACC - 253B | Navajo Code Talkers: How They Did It |
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Young Adult Dark Academia: A Syllabus |
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Social Media and the Writer—2026 |
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| ACC - 254 | Immersive Experiences |
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Author Branding for Introverts and Imposters |
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Do Self-Published Authors Need Their Own Website and Newsletter? |
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ACC - 255
Streamed | Creating Believable Ecology: Getting Fantastic Worlds Right |
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Special Guest Interview: Tracey Baptiste |
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Tim Kirk: A Lifetime of Imagination |
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ACC - 256A
Streamed | Bleeding in the Magic Circle |
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ClockWerx: A Science Fiction Web Series |
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SF Films of the ’50s: A Look Back |
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| ACC - 256B | |
Los Angeles and Heinlein |
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Dark Skies: What Changes as the Stars Disappear? |
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ACC - 258
Streamed | Beam Me Up, Scotty! How Close Are We to Teleportation? |
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AMA: Ask Me Anything with Scientists |
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Can We Enjoy the Art of Unethical People? |
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ACC - 259
Streamed | Words Without Pictures |
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Luddism and Science Fiction |
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The Evolution of Social Deduction Games |
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ACC - 260AB
Film Festival | |
Best of Norwescon’s Speculative Film Festival |
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| ACC - 260C | Los Angeles: A Visual Tour of the Capital of Science Fiction |
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LLMs: What They Can Do, Can’t Do, and Will Do Someday |
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Geek Culture Is Mainstream—What Now? |
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| ACC - 261A | Beyond the Gender Binary: Gender Around the World |
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The Marriage of Fantasy and Romance |
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Cross-Genre, Slipstream, and Difficult-to-Categorize Writing |
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| ACC - 261B | Hall Costume vs Masquerade Entry—What’s the Difference and Can It Be Both? |
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Fables in Space: Spaceships with Moral Lessons |
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Storytelling By Costume |
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| ACC - 263A | Gamebook Show & Tell |
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Were Romance? There Romance! Shapeshifters in Romantasy |
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How to Provide an Excellent Critique |
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| ACC - 263B | Rules of Interstellar Warfare: The Future of the Laws of War |
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SOS: Save Our Science |
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| ACC - 263C | |
En Plein Air: A California Art Tradition Adapted for Other Planets! |
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En Plein Air: Create Your Own Planetscape |
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ACC - 264
Makerspace | |
Shibori Binding Techniques |
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ACC - Pedestrian Bridge (2)
Autographs | Autographing: Rosemary Claire Smith; Autographing: Howard Tayler; Autographing: Daryl Gregory; Autographing: Terese Mason Pierre; Autographing: Brenda Cooper; Autographing: Valerie Estelle Frankel |
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Autographing: David Gerrold; Autographing: Ian Patterson; Autographing: Michael Cassutt; Autographing: Charlaine Harris; Autographing: Cynthia Ward; Autographing: Kate Elliott |
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New and Indie Autographing: Tara Sim; Autographing: J.R. Dawson; Autographing: Gail Carriger; Autographing: Fran Wilde; Autographing: David D. Levine; Autographing: Auston Habershaw |
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| Hilton - Lobby | |
Cosplay Parade and Photo Op |
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| Hilton - Avila B | Clarion Presents: It’s a Start – A Workshop On Your First Paragraph |
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The Art Process of Stan Sakai |
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Cursive Club |
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Hilton - Capistrano A
Gaming | Interplanetary |
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Hilton - Capistrano B
Gaming | |
Shadowrun: Forty Ounces to Freedom |
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| Hilton - Carmel | How to Develop Good Writing Habits |
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Golden Idols: The Evolution of Religion |
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From Poetry Writer to Guest Editor: Taking the Big Leap! |
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| Hilton - El Capitan | You Stole My Art! |
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Bless Your Heart: Middle Aged Women as Epic Adventurers |
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Hilton - Huntington
Streamed | Hades and Persephone |
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Censorship and Publishing |
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When Everything Has Rights: Ecosystems, Animals and Robots! |
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Hilton - Laguna
Gaming | |
Learn American Mahjong |
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| Hilton - Malibu | Christian Public Religious Observance |
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Adventures in Mixed Media |
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Afro-Cosmicism: Afrofuturism and Cosmic Horror |
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Hilton - Manhattan
Streamed | Snuggle up to Cozy SF/F |
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Redefining Strength: Asian Heroines Beyond the Stereotypes |
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Decolonizing D&D |
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| Hilton - Monterey | Table Talk: Carl Engle-Laird; Table Talk: Krys Blackwood |
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Table Talk: Bruce Schneier |
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Table Talk: Jennifer Svedberg-Yen; Table Talk: Susan de Guardiola |
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Hilton - Pacific A
Cabaret Stage, Streamed | |
Concert: Stefan Rudnicki, Alison Belle Bews, and Gabrielle de Cuir |
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Concert: Gary Ehrlich |
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| Hilton - Pacific C | Morning Tai Chi—Sunday |
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SCA Combat Demo—Sunday #1 |
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SCA Combat Demo—Sunday #2 |
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Hilton - Pacific D
Second Stage, Streamed | |
“Remote (Or Gallyvant’s Finale)” Staged Reading |
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Hilton - Palisades
Children | Science Fiction Worldbuilding for kids |
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Create a Friend; Stamping Away; Children’s Tour: Art Show |
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Balloon Animal Sculpting Workshop (KIds’ Edition—Sunday); Children’s Tour: Exhibits Hall; Lighting up the nanoscale |
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Hilton - Palos Verdes
Streamed | The World’s on Fire: Navigating Real Climate Catastrophes |
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Disability and Worldbuilding |
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Disability Representation in TTRPGs |
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Hilton - Redondo
Streamed | How Are Teachers Using Science Fiction in the Classroom? |
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Alternative Energy: Tools to Switch on Better Power |
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Do It for the Plot: Sapphic Stories in SFF |
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| Hilton - Salinas | Table Talk: Liz Argall |
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Table Talk: Mary Robinette Kowal; Table Talk: Louise Riofrio |
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Table Talk: Shlomi Harif; Table Talk: Michael Cassutt |
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Hilton - San Clemente
Teen | Thaumawhat? Teen Magic Systems Workshop |
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Diamond in the Rough: How to Revise Your Stories |
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Shorter is Better: Teen Flash Fiction Workshop |
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| Hilton - San Simeon A | |
Singing in Rounds to Create Vocal Harmony |
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Post-Masquerade Meeting for Contestants |
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| Hilton - San Simeon B | Reading: Alex Shvartsman; Reading: Andrea Blythe |
Reading: Molly O’Neill |
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Reading: INEZ RAY; Reading: Rajeev Prasad |
Reading: Tamika Thompson |
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Reading: Brenda Cooper; Reading: H.H. Pak |
Reading: Trang Thanh Tran |
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| Hilton - Santa Barbara | |
Craft and Chat (Sunday) |
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Non-Linear Story Structures from Non-Western Storytelling |
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| Hilton - Sunset | |
Table Talk: Barbara Hambly |
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Table Talk: Liza Groen Trombi; Table Talk: Max Gladstone |
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| Hilton - Ventura | |
Meetup: Pacific Islander Creators for Pacific Islander Creators |
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Making Interesting Characters in TTRPGs |
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| Virtual 1 | How Hard Is Too Hard? A Mohs Scale for Sci-Fi “Hardness” (Virtual) |
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Creating an Economy Without Inducing Math Anxiety (Virtual) |
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Transformative Works Data Analysis |
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| Virtual 2 | Best Whump Options: Injuries for Fiction (Virtual) |
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What Happens if We Create Truly Sentient AI? (Virtual) |
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AI Through a Hopeful Lens (Virtual) |
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| Virtual 3 | |
Fanfic Can Get You Published (Virtual) |
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Queerness in the Ruins: LGBTQ+ Identity in Dystopian Worlds (Virtual) |
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| Virtual 4 | |
Adapting SFF for the Stage (Virtual) |
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| Virtual 5 | Neon Rites: Exploring Urban Folk Horror |
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Virtual Bid Party—Edmonton 2030 |
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| Virtual Readings | Virtual Reading: Caitlin Starling |
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Virtual Reading: Van Hoang; Virtual Reading: Xan van Rooyen |
Virtual Reading: Marie Parks |
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| Virtual Table Talks | Virtual Table Talk: Mona Tewari |
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Virtual Table Talk: Lorraine Wilson |
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Virtual Table Talk: Ruth Frances Long / Jessica Thorne |
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| Discord Gaming | |
ShenaniGoblins |
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| | 1:00p | 1:30p | 2:00p | 2:30p | 3:00p | 3:30p | 4:00p | 4:30p | 5:00p | 5:30p | 6:00p | 6:30p |
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| ACC - 251A | Artemis Space Bridge Simulator (Sunday) (10am) |
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| ACC - 251C | |
What Is Fan Art? |
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Life Goes On—Profit vs Sustainability in Creative Projects |
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Klingon Language Institute |
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ACC - 252AB
Streamed | |
Future Cities: New Ideas For Dense and Workable Cities |
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Future Economies: What If Everyone Had a Roof and Two Meals? |
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Wyvern Rustling: Weird Westerns |
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ACC - 252C
Streamed | |
Let’s Get Physical: Positive Body Representation in SFF |
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Reading: Marie Brennan & Alyc Helms |
Reading: Robin Hobb |
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Beyond the Pantsers and Plotters Spectrum |
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ACC - 253A
Streamed | |
Concepts from David Brin’s New Book on AI: AIlien Minds |
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Lioness Rampant: Tamora Pierce 40 Years On |
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The Shape of Science Fiction |
Islamic Aesthetics in Works of LC Barragán Castro |
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How the 1946 Pacificon Saved Post-War Worldcons |
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| ACC - 253B | |
Choosing Your Paranormal Creature |
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Praying in Space: Religions of the Future |
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Digital Storage Use in Video Production and Movies |
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Indigenous Languages in SFF |
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| ACC - 254 | |
How I Found Fandom and Why I Stayed |
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Big Top Nightmares: Dark Carnivals |
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Reading: David Brin |
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ACC - 255
Streamed | |
Multidisciplinary Futures: Creating SFF Across Media |
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Boldly Going: A Conversation with Tracy Drain |
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Point of View, What’s the Point? |
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ACC - 256A
Streamed | |
Don’t Pigeonhole Me: Writing From a Minority Perspective |
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Oh No, It’s a TV Trope! |
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Disaster Movies: A Cathartic Reflection of Our Times |
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What Can We Do to Make Fandom More Accessible For Everyone? |
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| ACC - 256B | |
Cocreation and Storytelling at the Table |
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Deep Space Voyages: How Will Humans Thrive Between the Stars? |
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Meet Debut Authors of 2026! 2nd Edition |
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| ACC - 257 | |
Academic Poster Session |
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ACC - 258
Streamed | |
Grudges in Science: Science Can Be a Tough Competition |
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Evolution is an Arms Race: Bizarre Plants and Animals |
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Is Interplanetary War Possible? |
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ACC - 259
Streamed | |
Video Killed the Podcast Star |
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Tell Me a Story Every Week, and Make it Good |
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Living in Space: Where Should We Go First? |
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Live Podcast: Small Publishing in a Big Universe |
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ACC - 260AB
Film Festival | Horror Short Films |
War of the Worlds: Goliath |
WHO-Ligans and other tales |
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| ACC - 260C | |
What Happens if We Create Truly Sentient AI? |
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How Orbital Mechanics Shape Our Solar System |
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| ACC - 261A | |
Communication Tools in TTRPGs |
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The Ancients in Sci-fi: Archaeology and Anthropology in Space |
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| ACC - 261B | |
Everyday Clothing Costumes |
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Weird Tales Of Appalachia |
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When The Fighting Stops |
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| ACC - 263A | |
From Atonement to Aftermath: When Redemption Arcs Fail |
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Pantheons Around the World |
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Fact-Checking Your Fiction: Research for Speculative Worlds |
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Celebrating 90 Years of Conventions |
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| ACC - 263B | |
Technology and Art |
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Conrunning in a Time of Dystopia |
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Cultural Inspiration |
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Filk Fandom, or The Story of a Typo |
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| ACC - 263C | En Plein Air: Create Your Own Planetscape (12pm) |
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Oil Painting Demonstration |
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Art in Space: Paul Henry Fresco |
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ACC - 264
Makerspace | |
What Happens When I?; Fancy Hair Braids Workshop (Sunday) |
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ACC - Pedestrian Bridge (2)
Autographs | |
Autographing: Alex Shvartsman; Autographing: J.V.Jones; Autographing: Fonda Lee; Autographing: H.H. Pak; Autographing: Jay Kristoff |
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Autographing: Rich Horton; Autographing: Harry Turtledove; Autographing: SB Divya; Autographing: Sarah Rees Brennan; Autographing: Joe Haldeman; Autographing: Barbara Hambly |
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Autographing: Cecilia Tan; Autographing: Nick Mamatas; Autographing: Holly Black |
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| Hilton - Avila B | |
Clarion Presents: Elevator Pitch Class |
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Stagecraft For Musicians |
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Clarion Presents: Grafting Idea and Story |
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Hilton - Capistrano A
Gaming | |
Tabletop Game Playtesting Jam |
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Hilton - Capistrano B
Gaming | Shadowrun: Forty Ounces to Freedom (10:30am) |
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Shadowrun: Top Shelf Seattle; Pixieverse: Clash of Clubs! |
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| Hilton - Carmel | |
Feedback Session—Sunday |
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Turning Your Historical Fashions Into SF/F Costumes |
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How to Frame Art |
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How To Stay Comfortable In Your Cosplay Clothing |
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| Hilton - El Capitan | |
Fan Funds Auction |
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H.G. Wells 80 Years On |
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Dragons, Magic, and Somehow Still Sexism? |
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Hilton - Huntington
Streamed | |
Space in LA: California Space Companies are Thriving! |
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Dragons, Dragons, Everywhere! |
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Future Attractions: Media Coming in 2027 |
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Fracturing Fairy Tales |
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Hilton - Laguna
Gaming | Learn American Mahjong (12pm) |
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| Hilton - Malibu | |
Stock-Holmes Syndrome: The Great Detective |
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Art of Tarot |
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Fanfic Recommendations |
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Bites and Bloodstains: Vampires in Romantasy |
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Hilton - Manhattan
Streamed | |
Depictions of History in Board Games |
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Eldritch Horror as a Nuclear Metaphor |
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Modern Mythology in the Age of AI |
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Beyond D&D: How Do Other Rulesets Enable Play? |
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| Hilton - Monterey | |
Table Talk: Dave Kellett; Table Talk: Christopher Caldwell |
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Table Talk: Bill Higgins; Table Talk: Joshua Bilmes |
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Table Talk: Dr. JA Grier |
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Table Talk: David Raiklen; Table Talk: Tess Tanenbaum |
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Hilton - Pacific A
Cabaret Stage, Streamed | |
Regency Dance |
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| Hilton - Pacific C | |
Meetup: Black, Latinx, AANHPI, BIPOC |
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SCA Combat Demo—Sunday #3 |
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Hilton - Pacific D
Second Stage, Streamed | |
Klingon Lifestyles—Live! |
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The Idiot’s Lantern: A SF/F Sketch Comedy Show |
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Hilton - Palisades
Children | |
What Can You Make out of a T-shirt?; How Games Are Used as Social Gatherings (Kids) |
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Frame Decorating |
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Mask Making |
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Hilton - Palos Verdes
Streamed | |
Race & Robotics: A Not-so-brief History & Not-so-happy Ending |
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The World State: A Big Idea in the Legacy of Science Fiction |
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Seiun Awards / SF in Japan |
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Unity Says Hi: Alternative Cognition in SciFi |
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Hilton - Redondo
Streamed | |
Queer Normative and Gender Expansive Worldbuilding in SF/F |
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Diverse Relationships in Romantasy |
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It’s All in the Costume Details |
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What’s In A Name? Creating Names in SFF |
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| Hilton - Salinas | |
Table Talk: Holly Black; Table Talk: Maria Alexander |
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Table Talk: Kevin Roche; Table Talk: Kate Elliott |
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Table Talk: Andy Dudak; Table Talk: Margaret Dunlap |
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Table Talk: Eric Linus Kaplan; Table Talk: Andrea Stewart |
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Hilton - San Clemente
Teen | |
Snap, snap! The Weird World of Wednesday Addams |
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Fractured Fairy Tales: Teen Writing Workshop |
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Apocalypse Now: Dystopias for Teens |
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Shake it Off: Teen Dance Party |
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| Hilton - San Simeon A | |
Meetup: JPL / NASA |
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Muses & Menace Meetup: Women Creators for Women Creators |
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Languages of Resistance: An Introduction to Ghor |
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| Hilton - San Simeon B | |
Reading: Kate Elliott; Reading: Jennifer Hudak |
Reading: David D. Levine |
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Reading: Sophie Burnham; Reading: Lavanya Lakshminarayan |
Reading: Shay Kauwe |
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Reading: Priya Show; Reading: Gail Carriger |
Reading: Mary Turzillo |
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Reading: Christine Taylor-Butler; Reading: Brenda W Clough |
Reading: Jean-Paul L. Garnier |
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| Hilton - Santa Barbara | |
Meetup: Muslim Genre Fans |
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Meetup: Punk |
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| Hilton - Sunset | |
Table Talk: Stan Sakai; Table Talk: Rebecca Matte |
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Table Talk: H.H. Pak; Table Talk: Richard Sparks |
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Table Talk: Robert J. Sawyer |
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Table Talk: Cecilia Tan |
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| Hilton - Ventura | |
WSFS MPC Meeting: Sunday |
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Geek Out About: New Star Trek! |
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Learn to Play Traditional Card Games |
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| Virtual 1 | |
How to Provide an Excellent Critique (Virtual) |
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Hard and Soft Magic Systems (Virtual) |
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Alternate Histories from Global Perspectives (Virtual) |
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| Virtual 2 | |
So You Think You Want to Do an Anthology, Eh? (Virtual) |
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Inspiration Not Appropriation (Virtual) |
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Can We Stop the Tech Oligarchy Making SF Warnings Real? (Virtual) |
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Otherwise Award Charity Auction (Virtual) |
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| Virtual 3 | |
The Short Arc: Hugo Best Short Story Finalists |
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Let’s Talk Spec Fic Politics! (Virtual) |
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Social Classes in SF and Fantasy (Virtual) |
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| Virtual 5 | Virtual Bid Party—Edmonton 2030 (12pm) |
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Meetup: Elsie the Talking Cat (Virtual) |
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This Lore Runs Deep: Writing Serial Poems |
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| Virtual Readings | |
Virtual Reading: Sarah Pinsker |
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Virtual Reading: Eliane Boey; Virtual Reading: S. Qiouyi Lu |
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| Virtual Table Talks | |
Virtual Table Talk: Akua Lezli Hope |
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Virtual Table Talk: Sarah Pinsker |
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Virtual Table Talk: Bert-Oliver Boehmer |
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