As many know, I will be at Archon #29 in Collinsville, IL this weekend. As a fan…I’m not a guest. Someday. Someday.
Below is a list of where you are likely to find me at what time of day if you happen to be there too. Along with a few comments. It may also give you an idea of the type of panels and other stuff that is available. To see what I didn’t choose, visit the archonstl.org website.
THURSDAY
7:00pm (wherein I miss another Archon Opening Ceremonies because they schedule a panel I want to attend up against it.)
GC – Illini B (Writing) So, You Wrote A Book – Getting Started In Publishing In The New Millennium: Rebecca Meluch(M), Cindy Appel, Haley Elizabeth Garwood, Caitlin Moriarity, Warren Lapine
8:00pm (coin toss #1)
GC – Illini B (Media) "Who’s On Again – A Discussion Of The New Doctor: Steve Swope, Mike Evans, Jenny Evans, Robert Levy, Mike Dugan
GC – Mississippian (Fan) Play – The Kryptonite Caper
9:00pm (undecided…maybe get a drink or two in the hospitality room?)
10:00pm
GC – Mississippian (Filk/GoH) "Pink Tennies and All": Eric Coleman
11:00pm
GC – Mississippian (Filk/GoH) Filk Mayhem Concert: Eric Coleman, Tom Smith
FRIDAY
Noon
GC – Mississippian Paranormal – The SF Of The Romance Genre – Crossing Genres: Robin Owens(M), Rae Morgan, Elizabeth Donald, Leigh Wyndfield, Haley Elizabeth Garwood
1:00pm (Coin Toss #2. It looks like guest panelist Ryu Cope will also be tossing a coin)
GC – Marquette A (Writing) Home Grown SF&F – St. Louis Area Writers: Cindy Appel, Marella Sands, Ryu Cope, Lloyd Kropp, Mark Tiedemann
HI – Calhoun "There Once Was A Girl From St. Lou…"; Poetry Really Belongs In SF & Fantasy: Joey Froehlich(M), Elizabeth Barrette, Ryu Cope
2:00pm
GC – Mississippian (GoH) Overlooked And Underappreciated Authors You Should Know But May Not: M.R. Sellars(M), Stephen Hickman, Glen Cook, Jim Bakke
3:00pm
GC – Mississippian On The Wrong Side Of Uncle Sam: Elonka Dunin, Barri Bumgarner
4:00pm
GC – Marquette A The Fantasy Phenomenon – Use Of Telepathy & Other Phenomenon In Fantasy: Robin Owens, M.R. Sellars, Cullen Bunn
5:00pm (Roll a 4 sided die)
GC – Illini A (Writing) Doing Your Homework – Research Techniques For Writers: Susan Squires, Susan Baugh, Richard White, Bill Clemente
GC – Illini B Fan Fiction – Turning Your Favorite Characters
Into Your Own Fantasy: Cindi Gille-Rowley
GC – LaSalle (Fan/Filk/GoH) Fannish Drinking Songs & Other Silly Stuff: Tom Smith, Eric Coleman
GC – Marquette A (Writing/GoH) Marketing Your Books: K.D. Wentworth(M), Rae Morgan, Leigh Wyndfield, Haley Elizabeth Garwood
6:00pm (Coin Toss #2 … I may try to find a way to do both)
GC – Mississippian (Media) The Obligatory Star Trek Panel: Cindy Appel(M), John Novak, Doug Ferguson, Mike Cole, Sam Maronie, Judi Cook
Dinner
7:00pm
GC – Marquette A Charity Auction (2 hours)
9:00pm
GC – Mississippian (GoH) Sex & Science Fiction – How Far Can You Go?: Rae Morgan(M), Elizabeth Donald, Robin Owens, Jen Schumacher, Elizabeth Barrette
10:00pm
GC – Mississippian (Writing) Aesthetics Of Horror Fiction – How Do We Write Fear?: H.R. Knight, Thomas M.K. Stratmann, M.R. Sellars, Mike Oliveri, Barri Bumgarner, James C. Bassett
11:00 pm (find my friends, which will be easy, since they should be roaming around the Holiday Inn Room Parties by now.)
SATURDAY
11:00am
GC – Marquette A (GoH) What’s New At Baen Books (slide show, door prizes; 2 hours): Toni Weisskopf
Noon
GC – Illini A Fiction With An Agenda: Richard White(M), Bill Clemente, Lynn Stranathan, Donna Bakke
1:00pm
Lunch
2.00 pm
HI – Calhoun (Writing/GoH) Why Do I Write?: K.D. Wentworth, Sandra C. Morrese, Vic Milan, Mike Oliveri, Donald Mead, Mike Brotherton
4:00pm
GC – LaSalle (Media/GoH) Q & A: Marc Singer, Joanna Cassidy, Melody Anderson
5:00pm (Coin Toss)
GC – Illini A (Writing/GoH) How To Get Out Of The Slush Pile And Get Published: Bill Fawcett(M), K.D. Wentworth, Susan Squire
GC – Mississippian Small Press Publishing: Selina Rosen(M), Mark Tiedemann, Rae Morgan, Haley Elizabeth Garwood, James C. Bassett, Barri Bumgarner, Michales Warwick Joy
6:00pm
GC – Illini B (GoH) Vampires & Werewolves & Zombies, Oh My!: Tom Seymour(M), Sherri Dean, S
usan Squires, Elizabeth Donald, Melissa Tatum
7:00pm
GC – Illini B (Filk/GoH) Let’s Write A Filk Song: Eric Coleman, Tom Smith
8:00pm
GC – Illini B (Art) It’s Not Your Grandpa’s Comic Book – Graphic Novels: Mitch Foust, Paul Daly, Jen Schumacher, Caitlin Moriarity
9:00pm (Hey! Luke Ski’s coming? This wasn’t advertised! He must either realllly like St. Louis, or he’s trying to hawk his latest album…)
HI – Ballrooms C, D (Filk) The Great Luke Ski Special Concert (some time during the dance): Luke Ski
10 pm
Get an earlier start on the room parties than Friday night
SUNDAY
11:00am
GC – Illini A What A Fool Believes – Religion, Politics, & SF: Lloyd Kropp(M), Steven Antczak, Joseph P. Martino, Rebecca Meluch, Tom Meserole, Vic Milan
Noon (get out my tired coin)
GC – Illini A Alternative Publishing – Self Publication, E-books, Etc.: Elizabeth Donald(M), Ruth Souther, Leigh Wyndfield, Warren Lapine
GC – Mississippian (Media/GoH) Genre TV – All The SF That’s Fit To Show (And Some That’s Not): Susan Baugh(M), Melissa Tatum, Linda Wyatt, Jody Lynn Nye, Sherri Dean, Jim Bakke, Donna Bakke, Judi Cook
1:00pm
GC – LaSalle (Filk) The Great Luke Ski In Concert: Luke Ski
Great way to end the day…tho Closing Ceremnies is at 4. Since I missed opening ceremonies, maybe I’ll attend.