catherineldf | And finalized CONvergence 2013 schedule (Reply)

CONvergence is coming up pretty fast here, right after this weekend's TC Pride (which I'll be at on Sunday) and the Twin Cities Antiquarian Book Fair, which I'll be at on Friday night and part of Saturday in order to spell Jana at her table.
I'm doing the following - my Friday is fairly brutal and in 2! Count 'em, 2 hotels! Eeep. My cunning plan at the moment is to write at home most of Thursday, then pop by the con for a thing and pick up registration, be there all day and into the evening on Friday (see below), then back again Saturday during the day. Sunday, I'll be home working since the novel proposal needs to take wing REAL SOON NOW. Should be interesting.

Local Bookstores

Let's look past Amazon and Barnes & Noble and explore what local book stores have to offer readers. What are the best in the area and what can we do (beyond shopping there) to keep them in business? Panelists: Eric Heideman, Catherine Lundoff

Friday July 5, 2013 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Sofitel Dijon

Social Media Marketing for Creatives

Strategies and tips for successfully marketing your geeky creative endeavor or business on various social media platforms; Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr and LinkedIn will be discussed. Panelists: Christopher Jones, Hal Bichel (mod), Travis Richey, Catherine Lundoff, Heather Luca

Friday July 5, 2013 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Bloomington

British Women Fantasy Writers

Great Britain has given the world some amazing women fantasy writers: Angela Carter, E. Nesbit, Mary Norton, Tanith Lee, Liz Williams, Gwyneth Jones and J.K. Rowling all spring to mind. Let's talk about their works. Panelists: Catherine Lundoff, David Lenander, Rebecca Marjesdatter

Friday July 5, 2013 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Sofitel Dijon

They Came From Fandom!

Professional writers who started out as fans before becoming pros spill their "secrets". How did fandom influence your writing? What fandoms were/are you a part of? Did your relationship with fandom changed when you got published? How did you do it? Panelists: Catherine Lundoff, Joan Marie Verba, Emma Bull, Lyda Morehouse, Patrick Nielsen Hayden

Friday July 5, 2013 8:30pm - 9:30pm
Atrium 4

Mythic Britain

Discussion of the early myths of Britain in the pre-Roman era, and their continuance in folklore and literature to the modern day. Panelists: Phillip Andrew Bennett Low, John Heimbuch, J Boone Dryden, Catherine Lundoff, Paul Cornell

Saturday July 6, 2013 9:30am - 10:30am
Plaza 2

Broad Universe Rapid-Fire Reading

Members of Broad Universe do short readings from their recent work. Panelists: Kathy Sullivan, Kimberley Long-Ewing, Catherine Schaff-Stump, Catherine Lundoff

Saturday July 6, 2013 3:30pm - 4:30pm
2201

Addendum: Other British women fantasy writers who deserve a mention (from a Twitter conversation with Kari Sperring and Kevin McVeigh): Tanith Lee, Louise Cooper, Susan Cooper, Naomi Mitchison, Juliet McKenna, Freda Warrington, Louise Lawrence, Hope Mirrlees, Anne Lyle, Gaie Sebold, Emma Newman, Liz Williams (also sf), Storm Constantine (& sf), Clemence Housman, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Naomi Jay, Faye Sampson, Ann Lawrence (children's), Diana Wynne Jones, Alison Spedding, Veronica Williams (gothic), Lynette Muir (children's), Mary Stewart, some Rosemary Sutcliff, Jane Gaskell, Gill Alderman, Cherith Baldry, Kari Sperring, Maura McHugh, Ruth Long, Maggie Furey, Flynn Connolly, Liz & Veronica Williams, Joan Aiken, Jo Walton, Elizabeth Bowen, Suzanne Macleod, Nicola Griffiths, Keren Gilfoyle, Jenny Jones, Gill Alderman and Lou Morgan