My Arcana Schedule

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As I've mentioned a time or 300, I'll be the Editor GoH at Arcana: A Convention of the Dark Fantastic, #45, this week. It starts Thursday with a reading by Author GoH Benjamin Percy and me at DreamHaven Books at 6:30, then conventioning at the Bandanna Square Best Western for the weekend. It is my first GoH appearance at a con and I am...nervous about all the things. Like people showing up. So there will likely be reminders, just saying. Many thanks to my friends who have committed to being on programming and/or just plain turning up to cheer me on and to Anton Petersen, Guest Liason Extraordinaire, who has stepped in for the weekend to herd me about as needed.

Thursday, October 22, 2015 CE:
6:30-7:45 P.M., DreamHaven Books, 2301 38th St E, Minneapolis
Reading/Q&A/Autographing/Reception for Arcana 45 Guest Editor Catherine Lundoff and Guest Author, Benjamin Percy.

Friday, October 23:

 8:00-8:55 P.M., Mainstage. Opening Ceremonies       
Catherine Lundoff and Benjamin Percy are interviewed by Tessa Johnstone Carlson and Eric M. Heideman.

 9:00-9:55 P.M., Mainstage. Panel: Wolves, Werewolves, and Wolfen in Fact, Folklore, Fiction, and Film                  Our Monster of the Year panel includes two werewolf novelists! Wolves, werewolves, and wolflike creatures have played an important part in popular culture at least since the Brothers Grimm. Why?                      Eric M. Heideman, mod.; Benjamin Percy, Catherine Lundoff, Cynthia Booth, Scott F. Wyatt

 BTW, Benjamin Percy's publisher is drafting him to leave us Saturday morning for an event in Toronto, if you were wondering why his name doesn't show up after Friday.

Saturday, October 24:

 The day begins at 10:00 with Meet the Vendors, followed by...

 11:00-11:55 A.M., Mainstage (Soo Line). Panel: Women and Victorian Horror

The Victorian Age was the heyday of ghost stories as well as other stories of Gothic suspense. Almost every woman writer whose name we recognize from the time period wrote at least one dark fantasy story, from Louisa May Alcott to Edith Wharton to the Brontes. We'll focus on the writers, their work and what made it a fertile time for these tales.                                                                                          
Catherine Lundoff, mod.; Tessa Johnstone Carlson, Roger Lasley

 2:00-2:55 P.M., Mainstage. Panel: Tanith Lee and Angela Carter and the Dark Fantastic

Tanith Lee (1947-2015) and Angela Carter (1940-1992) were both acclaimed writers of complicated female characters dealing with monsters, internal and external. Let's talk about their work and its influence on the field.                                                             
Catherine Lundoff, mod.; Michael Merriam

 4:00-4:27 P.M., Mainstage. Fiction Reading: Catherine Lundoff                                                                                       Our Guest Editor, also an author, reads from her work.

 4:28-4:55 P.M., Mainstage. Editor Q&A

Our Guest Editor answers questions specifically pertaining to the art, craft, and business of editing.                                 
Catherine Lundoff

 5:00-5:25 P.M., Railroad Lobby. Autographing: Catherine Lundoff, et al. ; followed by..

5:25-7:25 P.M. Dinner Break.

 

8:00-10ish P.M. Mainstage. Minn-Con Auction

Cool books, films, artwork, etc., the proceeds of which are used to keep Arcana's Sponsoring Organization afloat. The fun energy highlight of the convention. Dwayne H. Olson, Michael Waltz, Auctioneers; David Christenson, Materials Scrounger; Roger Lasley, Recorder; _____, Vanna; Catherine Lundoff, Moral Support

There will be a Catherine Lundoff-related item. Probably several.

 

Sunday, October 25:

11:00-11:55 A.M., Mainstage (Soo Line). Panel: LGBTQ Horror and Dark Fantasy, New and Old

A brief history and recommended works in a variety of mediums.           
Catherine Lundoff, mod.; Matt Coe

 
2:00-2:55 P.M., Mainstage. Panel: Penny Dreadful and Penny Dreadfuls

The penny dreadful has moved from Victorian supernatural pulp to a new HBO hit. What were the original penny dreadfuls about and what made them appealing? How does the show connect to its past as opposed to breaking new ground? What's next for this new style of Victorian horror?                                                                             Catherine Lundoff, mod.; Tessa Johnstone Carlson, Matt Coe, Steven Schroer

4:00-4:15 P.M. Mainstage. Closing Ceremonies

Wrapping up the official part of Arcana 45, with some words about Arcana 46.

Eric M. Heideman, MC; Catherine Lundoff

 

Followed by...4:15-4:45 P.M., Railroad Lobby. Milling about and fond farewells,

followed by...dinner.