Final WisCon schedule

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If you're there, please say hi. I'll be at various parties, including the TOTU/Diversicon one on Saturday night, the Broad Universe table and sundry other places.

Burd Janet, Lady Isabel, The Famous Flower of Serving Men and The Female Smuggler: Strong Women of Traditional Ballads (scheduled)	moderator	Sat, 1:00–2:15 pm	Conference 5
Moderator: Catherine Lundoff. Catherine Lundoff, Catherine Crowe, Margie Peterson, Katherine Mankiller about this item.
Traditional folk ballads are full of depictions of women as victims, but there are plenty of unusual stories about women as soldiers, as fighters, passing as men, robbing stage coaches and all sorts of other activities that get written out of standard histories. Many writers are inspired by ballads, whether as theme or background. Let's talk about some of our favorites and what we or other writers have done with those stories.
The Unheard Voices of SF/F/H (scheduled)	participant	Sun, 10:00–11:15 am	Conference 4
Moderator: Catherine Lundoff.  Kimberley Long-Ewing, Catherine Lundoff, Victor J. Raymond, Julia Rios about this item.
What amazing voices and stories are we missing out on in science fiction, fantasy, and horror due to lack of representation, support, or a myriad of other things? What are some things that suppress/oppress different voices and stories? What is being done to boost the signal of women, authors of color, and QUILTBAG authors? What can readers do to find these voices? Members from Broad Universe, the Carl Brandon Society, and Outer Alliance discuss these issues and more in a lively panel discussion.
Outer Alliance: New Writings in LGBTQ SF/F/H (scheduled)	participant	Sun, 1:00–2:15 pm	Conference 2
Julia Rios, Julie Andrews, Megan Arkenberg, Kimberley Long-Ewing, Catherine Lundoff, JoSelle Vanderhooft, Sunny Moraine, Cliff Winnig about this item.
Outer Alliance is an organization for writers and readers of science fiction, fantasy and horror that advocates positive portrayals of LGBTQ characters. We will be reading from a wide range of fiction that fits this description.
Monstrous Females and Female Monsters (scheduled)	moderator	Sun, 4:00–5:15 pm	Capitol B
Moderator: Catherine Lundoff.  Catherine Lundoff, Zen Cho, Joyce Frohn, Georgie L. Schnobrich, Micole Sudberg about this item.
What does it mean for a woman to turn into a monster? Or for a monster to turn out to be female? Lamias, hags, vampires, Grendel's mother, Medusa, Lilith, even the occasional werewolf—our dreams and nightmares are full of terrifying women. What can we make of these stories? Do they influence our writing, our readings, our movies? What kinds of female monsters terrify you? What kinds would you like to see more of?