Monday, August 11, 2014

I'll Be At DragonCon in Atlanta Labor Day Weekend!

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Cinda’s 2014 DragonCon Schedule
August 29-September 1, 2014 
http://www.dragoncon.org/

Note: The Missing Volume Booksellers, a vendor at DragonCon, has agreed to have books on hand. I’ll have giveaways and goodies as well!
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Title: Representation Matters: LGBTQA in YA
Description: Less than 3% of YA books feature LGBTQA characters. What books are there now, and what can the industry do better? Audience participation encouraged!
Time: Fri 11:30 am Location: A707 - Marriott (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Cinda Williams Chima, Stephanie Perkins)

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Title: Urban Fantasy in YA
Description: We love a little magic, monsters, super powers—but rooted in the real world. What makes a compelling urban fantasy, and what are your faves?
Time: Fri 02:30 pm Location: A707 - Marriott (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Delilah S. Dawson, Gwenda M Bond, Cinda Williams Chima, Bonnie Kunzel, Mari Mancusi)

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Title: Writing for the Young Adult Market
Description: Perhaps the most exciting frontier of fiction is YA. This panel will discuss how to break into that market and strategies for garnering loyal readers.
Time: Sat 11:30 am Location: Embassy D-F - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Mari Mancusi, Cinda Williams Chima, E. C. Myers, Diana Peterfreund, Nancy Knight)

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Title: Signing at SFWA Table
Time: Sat 03:30 pm Location: TBA (Length: 1 Hour)

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Title: Barking up the Wrong Tree
Description: Pets and their people...How to incorporate "pets" (dogs, dragons, demons) of all sorts into your novel in a believable way as realistic characters.
Time: Sat 05:30 pm Location: Embassy D-F - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Richard Lee Byers, Cinda Williams Chima, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Chandra Free, Mari Mancusi, Bill Fawcett)

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Title: Autograph Sessions
Time: Sun 01:00 pm Location: International Hall South - Marriott (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Bobby Nash, Stephanie Osborn, Larry Flaxman, Cinda Williams Chima)

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Title: Reading: Cinda Williams Chima
Time: Sun 02:30 pm Location: University - Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Cinda Williams Chima)

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Title: Signing at The Missing Volume: Cinda Williams Chima
Time: Sun 06:00 pm Location: Signing at Missing Volume 
Americasmart, Booth, 328-329-330 in yellow section, 2nd floor (Length: 1 Hour)
(Tentative Panelists: Cinda Williams Chima)