Letter from the Chair

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Welcome to the thirtieth incarnation of Life, the Universe, and Everything! It’s been, shall we say, exciting getting everything put together this year. With all of the changes we’ve had to make (not least of which is the obvious alteration in location), the thirtieth anniversary is sort of a new birth for the symposium; we’re hoping that we’ll be able to reach an even larger audience and continue to grow in the future. And speaking of births, LTUE is now older than many of its attendees! Over the last three decades, LTUE has hosted a distinguished series of authors, artists, and editors, providing great opportunities both for fans and, more importantly, for new entrants into the SF&F fields. We hear every year about how attending LTUE was helpful in launching new careers, and we hope that we’ll continue to fulfill that role and get better at it. So, attendees— don’t be shy about talking to our guests. Most of them don’t even bite. When I first started attending LTUE, it just seemed like one of those -fix tures of nature—things that will always be there because you cannot imagine the world without them. But of course, the symposium only happens if there are real people behind the scenes doing real work to make it happen every year. So, thanks to all of this year’s committee members and gofers. Thanks to our panel members and presenters, without whom there would be nothing to show up to. Thanks also to James A. Owen for the spectacular poster art and Brittany Heiner (StudioIllustar.com) for the program book art. And special thanks to our dedicated organizers Dave Doering, Charlene Harmon, and Marny Parkin, who have been around since the beginning and without whose extensive effort LTUE 30 certainly never would’ve happened. Of course, I’m leaving out a lot of people who have done important work—I hope I can avoid offense by simply saying that if you have done anything to put on this event, it’s appreciated by everyone who gets the benefit of attending it. If you would like to get involved in future symposia in any way, just find a committee member to talk to. We’re always happy to have more help. So, go enjoy the symposium. Learn something. And come back next year, wherever we happen to be!

Logan Kearsley LTUE 2012 Committee Chair

1 2 http://www.uvu.edu/parking/permits/maps.html or http://www.uvu.edu/parking/parkingmap.html Parking Contents There are no areas to park on campus without a permit, except at a meter or in a pay lot. Visitors may park in Ettiquette with the Pros 4 metered areas if they are willing to pay the meter. Visitors may park in Guest of Honor: James A. Owen 5 the Lakeside and Sorensen Center Special Guests 6 visitor lots, which are gated pay lots, if Saturday Only Guests 8 they are willing to pay the hourly fee. Participating Guests 11 Symposium participants and attendees Grid Schedule 16 should have received a parking permit; Educator’s Conference 21 if you haven’t, go to the registration desk. LTUE is not responsible for park- Alphabetical Listing of Events 22 ing fees or tickets incurred during the Book Signings & Readings 31 symposium. Acknowledgments back cover

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3 Etiquette with the Pros

One question any symposium-goer inevitably asks is, “How do I talk to authors and artists?” Getting to know them takes a few common sense rules of etiquette that will make the experience enjoyable for both of you. First, remember that the authors and artists are only human. Just because they write fantastic books or draw fabulous pictures doesn’t mean they are ready to be on stage at any moment. An author or artist may have just had a lousy night or be suffering from something the symposium committee fed them at lunch. Don’t take it personally if they don’t want to talk to you right then. Also, don’t try to dazzle them with your latest story idea or pet project. Most authors are paid to edit material; don’t expect them to do it for free. And don’t make the mistake that one convention attendee made when he tried to discuss the wage differences between British and American actors with a main guest. We promise you, brilliant as they may be, authors and artists don’t know everything. When you want to meet the authors or artists, wait for a good moment when they aren’t busy. If they are talking with someone else, wait patiently for them to finish, then introduce yourself. Try to say something nice before you fire away with criticism. Remember, they may be as shy of meeting you as you are of meeting them. Most importantly, don’t monopo- Wonder about the different lize! Share with others these marvel- badge colors? ous people you’ve just met. Rather than saying everything at once, try Yellow Committee Member talking to them on several occasions. (Even your mother would rather Hot Pink Volunteer hear from you for three minutes Dark Blue Guest of Honor once a week than for three hours Light Blue Special and once a year.) Participating Guests Just remember to be courteous. Respect their privacy and respect Orange Panelist their time. They have come to the Green Chair Emeritus symposium to meet people, though, White Attendee so don’t be afraid to approach them. That is why they came! Tan Educator’s Conference

4 James A. Owen

James A. Owen has been working professionally as an illustrator and storyteller for more than two decades, which is notable mostly because he’s still comfortably in his thirties. To date, in addition to numerous illustration and design projects, James has written and illustrated two dozen Starchild comics and books which remain in print as the six-volume Essential Starchild set and the forthcoming Complete Essential Starchild. The story will be continuing inStarchild: Mythopolis II. The first book in a series of prose novels written by James titledMythworld (Kai Meyer’s Mythenwelt in Germany) won the 2003 AI award for Best Novel, and was nominated alongside books by Stephen King and Michael Crichton for the prestigious Phantastik Preis for Best International Novel. Here, There Be Dragons, the first in the Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2006, followed by The Search for the Red Dragon, The Indigo King, The Shadow Dragons, and The Dragon’s Apprentice. At least two more books are forthcoming, as well as a few related surprises . . . James is the founder and executive director of Coppervale International, an art and design studio that also published the periodicals International Studio and Argosy, develops television and film projects, and is redesigning an entire town, among other ventures. James lives in Arizona with his family. www.HereThereBeDragons.net and CoppervaleInternational.com

5 Special Guests

James Dashner James Dashner is the New York Times bestselling author of The Maze Runner trilogy, The 13th Reality series, and The Jimmy Fincher Saga. His books have been sold in languages all over the world, and 20th Century Fox is in preproduction for a film adaptation of The Maze Runner. Although he used to work in the field of finance, James has been a full time author now for several years. A prequel novel to The Maze Runner series will be released in August 2012. There will also be another volume in The 13th Reality series soon. James is also the lead author for Infinity Ring, a new seven-book multi-platform series from Scholastic that is a collaborative effort between with five other authors: Jennifer A. Nielsen, Matthew Kirby, Matt de la Pena, Carrie Ryan, and Lisa McMann. www.JamesDashner.com David Farland David Farland is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author who has penned nearly fifty science fiction and fantasy novels for both adults and children. Along the way, he has also worked as a creative writing instructor, a videogame designer, and a movie producer. In 1991, Dave was invited to act as a judge for the Writers of the Future Contest, the world’s largest science fiction and fantasy writing contest for new authors, and was soon promoted to the position of Coordinating Judge. In 1999, Dave was invited to teach the science fiction and fantasy writing class at Brigham Young University, and over the years he has taught dozens of writing seminars around the U.S. and Canada and appeared at hundreds of conventions. Recently, Dave accepted the position of Director of Storytelling for a new animation studio, Crocodiles Not Waterlilies Entertainment, where he will help guide the company’s production of books, videogames, and animated films. Dave has also worked as something of an acquisitions consultant for publishers. In 1992 and 1993, he worked for Gibbs Smith Publishers, helping them find manuscripts for children’s books, and he recently accepted a similar position for Tor books. www.DavidFarland.com Chris Schoebinger Chris Schoebinger is Creative Director and Acquisitions Editor for Deseret Book Publishing and Shadow Mountain Publishing. He’s discovered and launched New York Times bestselling authors as well as award-winning authors such as Brandon Mull, Jason F. Wright, Obert Skye, Lisa Mangum, Ally Condie, and Tyler White- sides. He’s also the brand manager for million-selling LDS authors such as Sheri Dew, John Bytheway, and Jack Weyland. Chris is also the #1 New York Times bestselling author for the children’s adaptation of Glenn Beck’s The Christmas Sweater. Chris and his wife, Jennifer, are the parents of five children and live in Utah County.

6 Mary Robinette Kowal Hugo-award winning author Mary Robinette Kowal is a novelist and professional puppeteer. Her debut novel Shades of Milk and Honey (Tor 2010) was nominated for the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Novel. In 2008 she won the Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and “For Want of a Nail” won a Hugo Award in 2011. Her stories have appeared in Strange Horizons, Asimov’s, and several Year’s Best anthologies, as well as in her collection Scenting the Dark and Other Stories. Kowal is also an award- winning puppeteer. With over twenty years of experience, she has performed for LazyTown (CBS), the Center for Puppetry Arts, and Jim Henson Pictures, and founded Other Hand Productions. Her designs have garnered two UNIMA-USA Citations of Excellence, the highest award an American puppeteer can achieve. When she isn’t writing or puppeteering, Kowal brings her speech and theater background to her work as a voice actor. She has recorded fiction for authors such as Kage Baker, Cory Doctorow, and John Scalzi. Kowal is serving her second term as the Vice President of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Mary lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband Rob and over a dozen manual typewriters. Sometimes she even writes on them. www.MaryRobinetteKowal.com Howard Tayler Howard Tayler is the author and artist of the Hugo nominated science fiction comic strip Schlock Mercenary, which has been running daily online since 2000. Prior to becoming a full-time cartoonist, Howard ran a small record production company and worked as a product manager for Novell. When Howard has spare time, he paints pewter miniatures and plays role-playing games. Howard lives in Orem, Utah, with his wife and four kids. www.SchlockMercenary.com Dan Wells Dan Wells is author of the I Am Not a Serial Killer series, the first book of which won a Whitney Award. Dan is a co-host of the popular podcast Writing Excuses, serving as the horror/thriller expert and occasional cabbagehead when called upon by the needs of the episode or his own stupidity. www.FearfulSymmetry.net.

Brandon Sanderson In May 2005 Brandon held his first published novel,Elantris, in his hands. Tor also published Brandon’s Mistborn trilogy and The Way of Kings. In 2004 after graduating with his master’s degree in creative writing from BYU, Brandon was asked to teach the class he had taken as an undergraduate student from Dave Farland. In spite of his busy schedule, Brandon continues to teach this one section of creative writing focused on sf&f because he enjoys helping aspiring writers. Brandon’s repertoire expanded into the children’s market when Scholastic published Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians, a middle-grade series. In December 2007, Brandon was chosen by

7 Harriet Rigney to complete Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series. Brandon is now hard at work on the last book, A Memory of Light. www.BrandonSanderson.com

Saturday Only Guests

Tracy and Laura Hickman Tracy Hickman married his high school sweetheart, Laura Curtis, within four months of his returning from his LDS mission to Indonesia. They are the parents of four children. In 1981, while between jobs, he approached TSR about buying two of his mod- ules . . . and ended up with a job instead. That job lead to his association with Margaret Weis and their first publication together: the Dragonlance Chronicles. Since that time in 1985, they have jointly authored over forty book titles. More recently, Tracy and his wife Laura have been able to fulfill a long-time dream; they once again are writing together. Their first joint novel,Mystic Warrior, was published in 2004 and they look forward to a long and exciting career together. www.TRHickman.com

Symposium Committee

Chair Logan Kearsley Track Coordinator Charlene Harmon Publications Director Marny K. Parkin Contest Administrator Jenna Eatough Educator’s Conference Coordinator Diana Ault and Charlene Harmon Guest Liaison Diana Ault Volunteer Coordinator Toad Cox Social Media Brittany Heiner Webmaster Charlene Harmon Mailing List Administrator Joe Monson Guru Dave Doering Staff Leigh Averett, Haley Evans, Darren Hansen, David Powers King, Nathan Langford, Drake Terry Any one can join our staff. Students are especially needed, from both UVU and BYU. If you are interested in helping make the next symposium bigger and better than this one, come to our staff meeting on February 25, 2012, at 1 pm in 4035 JKB on BYU campus. 8 L. E. Modesitt Jr. L. E. Modesitt Jr. is the author of more than fifty novels, a number of short stories, and numerous technical and economic articles. His first story was published in Analog in 1973. Along the way, Mr. Modesitt has weathered eight children, a fond- ness for three-piece suits (which has deteriorated into a love of vests), a brown Labrador, a white cockapoo, an energetic Shih-tzu, two scheming dachshunds, a capricious spaniel, a crazy Saluki-Aussie, and various assorted pet rodents. He married a lyric soprano, and he and his wife Carol relocated to Cedar City, Utah, in 1993, where she directs the opera program at Southern Utah University and he continues to create and manage chaos. www.LEModesittJr.com Brandon Mull After graduating from Brigham Young University in 2000, Brandon started working on his first full-length novel. It was rejected by many agents and publishers before an editor at Shadow Mountain found promise in it. Shadow Mountain did not purchase that first book, but they asked to see something else, and the book he wrote for them was Fablehaven. Fablehaven surpassed his expectations with how quickly it found an audience. Brandon had been working writing marketing copy to pay the bills but was able to quit his day job about six months afterFablehaven was published. He recently had a new series begin called Beyonders. He is now contentedly living his dream. Between writing and promoting, he works more hours in a week than he ever has, but he is passionate about the work. Brandon loves his wife and kids a ton and is relieved to be supporting them by doing a job he adores. www.BrandonMull.com

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10 Participating Guests Jeff Brimley’s art can only be described as “American Fantasy.” He lives in Provo with his wife and cat. BrimleyStudios .blogspot.com J. A. Anderson is the author of The Starriders Saga. TheStarriders.net Blake Casselman writes graphic novels and is a teacher, film critic, and Brodi Ashton’s debut novel, Everneath, was just published by Balzer and Bray. screenwriter. She and her husband live in Utah with Patricia Castelli is children’s librarian their two young boys, who still have no at Orem Public Library, the Informa- idea why she is at the computer all the tional Book Chair for the Children’s time. BrodiAshton.blogspot.com Literature Association of Utah, and Amber Argyle is the author of a reader for the biannual Dolly Gray Witch Award for excellent literature featur- Song, which came out in 2011 from Rhemalda Publishing. She currently ing a character with an intellectual resides in Utah with her husband and disability. three small children. AmberA rgyle.blog Ami Chopine and her husband Vladi- spot.com mir founded Geekatplay Studio 2001, through which several award winning Bron Bahlmann is the author of Bone BronBahlmann.com images and animations were released. Warriors. A graduate of Orson Scott Card’s Liter- Shirley Bahlmann is the author of the ary Bootcamp with published fiction, Walker’s Gold series and a number of Ami loves to write science fiction and nonfiction books. www.ShirleyBahl fantasy. www.AmiChopine.com mann.com Marilee Clark is associate librarian at Bobbie Berendson is an independent the Orem Public Library. artisan living in the grand cultural hub of American Fork, Utah. A classical Platte F. Clark is author of a middle illustrator by training and a lifelong grade fantasy series coming spring of student of history, costume, and culture, 2013 from Simon and Schuster. He is she brings a unique perspective to her also a screenwriter and recently sold craft. She maintains a thriving house- his adaptation of The Best Christmas hold full of friends, family, and felines. Pageant Ever to Walden Media. www .PlatteClark.com Laura Bingham is the author of Älvor Jaleta Clegg spends her time writing and Wings of Light. In her backyard stands a dance studio where she new stories, reading old stories, teach- teaches youth of all ages the lesser ing children the wonders of astronomy known but much loved sport of clog- and physics, running a starship simula- ging. She lives in Boise with her hus- tor for Alpine School District’s Christa band and five young children, including McAuliffe Space Education Center, and her own set of boy/girl twins. www doing whatever else is necessary to pay .LauraBingham.com the bills. www.JaletaC.com 11 Frank L. Cole is the author of the let the face fool you), and construction Hashbrown Winters series and The law in California (he’s also a practicing Guardians of the Hidden Scepter. Frank attorney). www.WhoIsBillyJones.com LewisCole.blogspot.com Larry Correia is an accountant and Daniel Coleman got his start in writing firearms instructor turned writer. His the same place he started reading— first novel,Monster Hunter International, fantasy. He is currently working on was originally self-published and did follow-up books as well as polishing a extremely well, bringing him to the atten- science-based urban fantasy novel, New tion of the traditional publishing industry. Phoenix Rising, which recently won first Larry has two other series, an alternative place in the League of Utah Writers history/fantasy set in the 1930s and a Contest. DColemanBooks.com contemporary thriller with Mike Kupari. LarryCorreia.wordpress .com Angela Corbett is the author of Eternal Starling, new from Pendrell Publish- Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury mod- ing. In addition to writing, she works erates the Hatrack River Writers as a director of communications and Workshop at Orson Scott Card’s sci- marketing. She lives in Utah with her ence fiction and fantasy website (www extremely supportive husband and their .hatrack.com/forums/writers/cgi/Ulti five-pound Pomeranian, Pippin. www mate.c gi) and the Nauvoo Workshop .AngelaCorbett.com for LDS Writers at Orson Scott Card’s LDS website (www.nauvoo.com/ubb2/ Michael R. Collings is an emeritus pro- cgi/ultimatebb.cgi). She is the wife of a fessor of English at Seaver College, Pep- chemical engineer, the mother of three perdine University, where he directed girls and one cat, and the grandmother the creative writing program for over of two boys and a girl. two decades. He has published mul- tiple volumes of poetry, novels, short Robert J. Defendi was one of the writ- fiction, and scholarly studies of such ers for Savage Seas for the game Exalted. contemporary writers as Stephen King, He has done a good bit of work for Spy- Orson Scott Card, Dean R. Koontz, and craft, Shadowforce Archer, Rolemaster, Piers Anthony. Dr. Collings is willing and the Stargate SG-1 role playing game. to do his one-on-one poetry workshop He’s also done fiction for Writers of the throughout the symposium. www Future and When Darkness Comes, as .StarshineAndShadows.com well as Spacemaster. Michaelbrent Collings has written Bree Despain rediscovered her child- numerous novels and also written and hood love for creating stories when she done rewrites of scripts for major Hol- took a semester off college to write and lywood production companies. He has direct plays for at-risk, inner-city teens given lectures on subjects as diverse from Philadelphia and New York. She as writing (how-to), self-defense (he’s currently lives in Salt Lake City with a black belt martial artist), dating (he her husband, two young sons, and her used to date before he got married; don’t beloved TiVo. The last book in herDark

12 Divine trilogy, The Savage Grace, comes Cord has become the bestselling fantasy out in March. BreeDespain.com novel his publisher has ever had. www. PaulGenesse.com Jessic Douglas is a freelance fantasy artist. Her work is on display at many Brian C. Hailes works as a freelance science fiction conventions, including illustrator, designer, and concept art- the World Fantasy Convention and the ist and has received numerous awards World Horror Convention. www.Jes for his art from all across the country. sicaMDouglas.com Hailes has written and illustrated two graphic novel series, Dragon’s Gait and Anna del C. Dye received the Editor’s , and is currently work- Choice Award from the International Devil’s Triangle ing on a new series called Continuum. Library of Poetry. Her short story HailesArt.com “Amerine—Fairy Princess” won an award in the Oquirrh Writers contest Lynn Hardy is author of the Prophecy of and was published by Kalkion Magazine. the Flame series. LynnHardy.com Her fantasy trilogy enjoys a growing fan base. www.AnnaDelC.com Mette Ivie Harrison is the author of Mira, Mirror, The Princess and the Hound Kevin and Karen Evans began to write series, and her newest book, Tris and together in 2006. They have published in the Grantville Gazette. David Ferro is an associate pro- fessor of computer science at Weber State University. He is the co-editor of Science Fiction and Computing: Essays on Interlinked Domains with Eric Swedin. Heather Frost is the author of Seers, the first of a trilogy. HeatherFrost.com

Stephen Gashler is a composer, performer, film maker, artist, digi- tal media guru, and author of The Beng Sword. StephenGashler.com Paul Genesse’s many short stories have been published in various large press anthologies from DAW Books. The first two novels in the Iron Dragon series, The Golden Cord and The Dragon Hunters, are out now. The Golden

13 Izzie. She has a new trilogy coming out J. R. Johansson writes YA thrillers. Her with Harper in 2013. www.MetteIvie debut, Insomnia, just sold to Italy and Harrison.com Germany. She has two young sons and a wonderful husband. JennJohansson Zachary Hill is the author of six novels .com and the illustrator for Larry Correia’s Grimnoir series. ZacharyHill.word Clint Johnson teaches writing in one- press.com on-one tutorial sessions at Salt Lake Community College, working with Bill Housley is the author of Into the students at all levels of writing experi- Dark: Escape of the Nomad and a num- ence and English acquisition. He is also ber of short stories. BHousley.word the recipient of many awards, including press.com 2007 Young Adult Novel of the Year Jenni James is the author of and 2006 Novel of the Year from the Pride and League of Utah Writers. ClintJohnson Popularity and Northanger Alibi. She is married to a redheaded Air Force Writes.com recruiter and together they have ten Elana Johnson is the author of Possession kids (seven theirs, three fostered). and the forthcoming She is AuthorJenniJames.com Surrender. also the author of From the Query to the Call. She lives with her husband and two kids in central Utah. MONSTERS & ElanaJohnson.com

MORMONS Abel Keogh is the author of The ...the tales could stand on their own in any anthology of horror or science ﬁction, regardless of their Mormon content; many Third, a near-future dystopian are ﬁrst-rate, truly exceptional examples of contemporary novel, as well as and storytelling. . . . Strongly recommended. —Michael R. Collings Room for Two Dating a Widower. AbelKeogh.com Dan Wells Justin Kunz teaches life drawing at BYU. His work deals primarily W. H. Pugmire with nature and the human figure in a narrative context. www.Justin Eric James Stone Kunz.com with a preface by Terryl L. Givens Danyelle Leafty writes upper MG Nathan Shumate Jaleta Clegg EC Buck and YA fantasy and is the author of Steven Peck Erik Peterson Lee Allred S.P. Bailey The Fairy Godmother Dilemma series. Scott M. Roberts Emily Milner and many more She also blogs for QueryTracker .com. www.DanyelleLeafty.com With illustrations by Matt Page, Jake Parker and others Melissa Lemon is the author of Cinder and Ella, a fairytale with a supernatural twist. LemonInkwell

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14 Laura Swift Lind is one of the found- promotion, and government advocacy. ers of the StarHouse Discovery Center, When she is not working to help busi- a portable planetarium she takes to nesses become more successful, she schools in Cache County, UT, and finds time to write fiction. She enjoys Franklin County, ID, as a volunteer. She meeting with her writers group, The has a master’s in space studies from the Inkers, and sometimes finds a minute International Space University in Stras- to post to their blog at Inkingcap.blog bourg, France, and while an undergrad spot.com at Utah State University, she worked on several experiments which flew on the Elizabeth Mueller is the author of space shuttle and on the and Darkspell, a YA paranormal romance. Explorer She is the mother of four. AuthorEliza Discovery space simulators. She is married to Dan Lind. CacheStarhouse.org bethMueller.com

Angie Lofthouse is a stay-home mom Adam Meyers is an MDT student at of six children. Her science fiction and BYU, an aspiring fantasy novelist, and fantasy stories have appeared in the president and head writer for the NFG, BYU Film Actor’s Club. AlienSkin, Amazing Journeys, The Sword Review, Dragons, Knights and Angels, Irre- Carolyn Nicita is a writer of fiction and antum, and Unparalleled Journeys. She is a creator of fractal art. She will have an editor for Mindflights Magazine. Her display at the Covey Center for the sci-fi adventure novel,Defenders of the Arts with Tim Little titled “Do Dragons Covenant, will be out in early 2012. www. Dream of Electric Sheep?” from Febru- AngieLofthouse.com ary 3 through March 29. www.Carolyn Lesli Muir Lytle, former President of Nicita.com the Utah Chapter of Romance Writ- Jennifer A. Nielsen is the author of ers of America, has won awards for Elliot and the Goblin War and its sequel, screenplays, stage plays, and historical as well as a new series from Scholastic. romance. She currently writes time She is also on the team of authors with travel romance and YA. www.Writers James Dashner to write the Infinity Ring Blockbuster.blog spot.com series. JenniferANielsen.blogspot.com

Lisa Mangum has worked in the pub- Scott Parkin is a writer, critic, and tech- lishing department for Deseret Book nologist published in a wide variety of since 1997. She lives in Taylorsville, venues, including Utah, with her husband, Tracy. She is eWeek, Marion Zim- mer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine, Barron’s, the author of The Hourglass Door trilogy. and others. www.LisaMangum.com Galaxy Magazine, Irreantum, E. J. Patten is the author of Donna Milakovic currently works Return to Exile, the first book in The Hunter as the Executive Director of the Lehi Chronicles, a middle-grade series in the Area Chamber of Commerce, where vein of Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. she works with many facets of busi- The second book,The Legend Thief, will ness, including networking, marketing, be out in September. www.EJPatten.com

15 Thursday, February 9, 2012 Center Stage SC 206 ABC SC 213 A SC 206 GH SC 213 B 9:00 am Historical Weaponry Marketing and Publicity Weaving a Complex Narrative 10:00 am What Exactly Does An Editor Do? Podcasting for Writers What a New Author Goes Through Getting That First Book Published Vendors Room 11:00 am Queries and Pitches Middle Grade Books for Boys The History of Chocolate Creating Effective Villains noon Fractured Fairy Tales eBooks Collaborating with a Family Member “Alcatraz versus the Comedian . . .” 1:00 pm Writing for LDS Markets From Idea to Story Writing for Movies Anime/Manga—What’s Good in SF/F 2:00 pm Feeling Fake Creating a Team between Author and Making a Book Trailer Tolkien and Lewis Signing: Publisher Michael Young 3:00 pm Putting Technology Ramifications Comic Books Using Reviews to Improve Your Rewriting Classics into Your World Building Writing 4:00 pm Dialog Tags and Speech Patterns Avoiding Cliché Like the Plague Writing Humor The Video Game Art Pipeline 5:00 pm Evil in Fiction Mapmaking It’s All About Who You Know Storyboarding Vendors Room 6:00 pm Writing Action The Road to Self-Publication Can Poetry Help Your Prose “The Flaw in the Plan: Did Dumb- ledore Plot Snape's Death?” 7:00 pm One Hundred Story Ideas in an Hour A Vampire Is NOT Your Boyfriend Constructed Languages, part 1 Drawing Faces 8:00 pm Surviving the Zombie Apocalpse WotF Basics (2 hours) Friday, February 10, 2012 One-on-One Poetry Workshop. Stop by the Collings’s table in the vendors room with a poem and Dr. Michael Collings will help you make it better.

Center Stage SC 206 ABC SC 213 A SC 206 GH SC 213 B 9:00 am Story Structure Creating Magic Systems Militry on Military SF “Life” at 30: Thirty years of LTUE 10:00 am Self-Editing and Revision Stealing from Historical and Current Monsters and Mormons “Informed Consent: How Best to Events Mentor the Chosen One” 11:00 am Keynote Address: James A. Owen (Center Stage) noon How to Write a Good Short Story “Myth and Symbol, History and “Proud to Be an American . . .” Fantasy” 1:00 pm Writing Excuses Live Podcast Militry Characters “World War Z: A New Dystopia for (2 hours) Contemporary Fears” 2:00 pm The Principles of Suspense Ecology and Evolution in Science Art Tools of the Trade Fiction Vendors Room 3:00 pm Injecting Romance into Ghost Stories The Good and the Bad The Secret Mind of a Serial Killer Military Strategies 4:00 pm Local Publishers How to Read Aloud Script Writing for Animation versus “A Grain of Truth” Live Action 5:00 pm Build a Bare Story Effective Book Signings Science Fiction and Computing Adventures in the Solar System

6:00 pm You've Written Your Book—Now Writing Query Letters Book Bombs Constructed Languages, part 2 What? (2 hours) 7:00 pm Why We Love Horror How to Lay Out Comic Pages

8:00 pm Mass Book Signing (8:30; 1½ hours) Andrea Pearson’s first book,The Key of career, he has produced and edited Kilenya, was published June 2011 and fiction (in most genres), memoirs, his- the second book followed in September. torical, art, theatrical, gardening, gift, She has written forMormonArtist, a technical, scientific, scholarly, creative magazine showcasing members of the nonfiction, and other nonfiction. He LDS faith, and is an editor for Gather enjoys writing short stories and espe- .com’s official writing group, Writing cially relishes reading speculative fiction, Essential. AndreaPearsonBooks.blog historical and suspense novels, young spot.com adult, post-apocalyptic, and dystopia novels. Steven L. Peck is evolutionary ecolo- gist at at BYU. He has published novels, Nathan Shumate is the proprietor of short stories, and poetry, and was nomi- Cold Fusion Video Reviews (www.Cold nated for the 2011 Science Fiction Poetry FusionVideo.com), a genre film criti- Association’s Rhysling Award. His most cism site that’s been running for over recent work, The Scholar of Moab, is a decade. He is also the head editor of magic realism, and he will have a juve- Arkham Tales (www.Arkham Tales .com), nile fantasy come out this summer. an online magazine of “weird” fiction. www.NathanShumate.com Joshua Perkey is a writer of epic, middle grade, and YA fantasy. He is a senior Jess Smart Smiley is an illustrator and editor for the Ensign magazine. JoshuaJ author. His first graphic novel,Upside Perkey.blog spot.com Down: A Vampire Tale comes out from Top Shelf Productions in October 2012. Louisa Perkins is author of Dispirited, cargocollective.com/JessSmartSmiley forthcoming April 2012, and The Book of Jer3miah, out August 2012. Wife of one Emily Sorensen runs a slice-of-life fan- and mother of six. Kashkawan.square tasy comic strip and an online manga space.com about magical girls. Her first novel, Black Magic Academy, was just released. Tristi Pinkston has published a num- EmilyMarthaSorensen.com ber of books in a range of genres, most recent of which is Dearly Departed. She Berin Stephens teaches saxophone also is an editor, a virtual book tour at Utah Valley University. His most coordinator, and an online writing recent novel is Time Gangsters. He cur- instructor. www.TristiPinkston.com rently lives in Orem with his wife, five children, dog, cat, and aloe plant. Berin Jeff Scott Savage’s publications include Stephens.blog spot.com the FarWorld series and The Fourth Nephite. His newest series is The Shal- Isaac Stewart, in addition to coauthor- low Grave Case Files, beginning with ing an upcoming middle-grade book to Zombie Kid in spring 2013. JScottSavage be published by Deseret Book, is also .blogspot.com the artist responsible for the interior illustrations in the Mistborn trilogy, as Kirk L. Shaw is senior editor for Cove well as many of the interior illustrations nant Communications. During his in the New York Times best-seller The 18 Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. the Cuban Missle Crisis. Eric lives in a Isaac lives in Utah with the woman of 130-year-old house with his wife Betty his dreams with their three children. and four children. www.Swedin.org www.IsaacStewart.com Sandra Tayler spends much of her time Eric James Stone won the Writers of as the publication and distribution half the Future contest and has sold stories of the Schlock Mercenary comic business. to Analog, Orson Scott Card’s Intergalac- What time is not gobbled up by business tic Medicine Show, Daily Science Fiction, tasks gets spent taking care of the four and many anthologies. His story “That kids she shares with Howard Tayler. In Leviathan, Whom Thou Hast Made” the spaces between everything else she won the Nebula award. www.EricJames writes. Her blog, One Cobble at a Time, Stone.com won an AML award for online writing in 2009. SandraTayler.livejournal.com Eric G. Swedin is an associate profes- sor at Weber State University in the Brad R. Torgersen is a Writers of the Information Systems and Technologies Future winner and has sold a number of Department, specializing in informa- stories to Analog Science Fiction, one of tion security and interdisciplinary which won the AnLab Readers’ Choice studies. His most recent novel is When award. He has also sold a story to Orson Angels Wept, an alternate history of Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show 19 and has collaborated with Mike Resn- Tyler Whitesides is the author of a new ick on two stories. BradRTorgersen middle grade fantasy series that begins .wordpress.com with Janitors. www.TylerWhitesides.com Suzanne Vincent is wife, mother, Stacy Whitman is the editorial director homeschool teacher, and writer. and founder of Tu Books, an imprint Suzanne works as an editor at Flash Fic- of Lee & Lowe that focuses on multi- tion Online—the only SFWA qualifying cultural fantasy and science fiction for flash-only market—where she leads one children and young adults. She previ- of two teams of slush readers in a fairly ously spent three years as an editor for unique selection process. Nightingales Mirrorstone, the children’s and young Cage.blogspot.com adult imprint of Wizards of the Coast. www.StacyLWhitman.com Kevin Wasden is the co-creator and illustrator of the sci-fi adventure series, Bethany Wiggins is the author of Shift- Hazzardous Universe. He also developed ing. BethanyWiggins.com and illustrates the independent comic Dan Willis produced three books for series, Technosaurs. Kevin teaches visual art at DaVinci Academy of Science and Wizard’s of the Coast’s YA line, includ- the Arts. www.KevinWasden.com ing one of the series best-sellers. His book The Survivors was released under Robison Wells is the author of the YA Wizard’s original DragonLance brand. dystopian-ish novel Variant. The sequel, www.DansRealm.com Feedback, will be out in October. www .RobisonWells.com Lani Woodland works as a photogra- pher, is married, and has two children. Kasie West’s debut novel, Pivot Point, Her Yara Silva trilogy is published by will be published by HarperTeen in Pendrell Publishing. LaniWoodland.com January 2013. She lives in California with her husband, three daughters, and Michael Young is the author of the one son. KasieWest.blogspot.com novels The Canticle Kingdom and The Last Archangel. He has also had work Roger Bouke White Jr.’s interests featured in various online and print center around figuring out why people magazines such as Mindflights, The New think the way they do. He has a broad Era, Allegory, and Ensign. He both writes background in history, science, tech- and narrates the web serial Canticle of nology, and sociology. He is an accom- Night. www.WriterMike.com plished trainer, writer, speaker, and analyst.

20 Educator’s Conference Schedule Saturday, February 11, room SC 206 GH

9:00–9:50 am Tech Tools for Teaching Educators Sheri Copier, Canda Mortensen, and Heather Price 10:00–10:50 am The Echo, The Whisper, and The Wargarou: Building Character through Character Building Author Eric Patten 11:00–11:50 am Living with Asperger Syndrome Jaleta Clegg, Toad Cox, and Carolyn Nicita Noon–12:50 pm Preparing Creative Kids to Create Illustrator Will Terry 1:00–1:50 pm Science Fiction in the Classroom: Reasons and Resources Educator Diantha Smith 2:00–2:50 pm The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books for Youth Librarians Patricia Castelli and Marilee Clark

21 Alphabetical Listing of Events with Participants

See the white board at the registration table for any last-minute changes. A grid schedule for Saturday will be photocopied and available that morning. One-on-one poetry workshop with Michael Collings any time on Friday. Bring a poem and let Michael help you make it better!

Adventures in the Solar System Book Covers—What Separates a Beginner from a Pro? (Dr. Jani Radebaugh) (Fri 5 pm) (Jeff Brimley, Jessica Douglas, Rebecca J. “Alcatraz versus the Comedian: How Greenwood, Nathan Shumate (M), Kevin Metafiction Makes These Books So Wasden) (Sat tba) Gosh Darn Funny” and the Power of (Samantha Jarvis) (Th noon) The Book of Jer3miah Transmedia Storytelling Anime/Manga—What’s Good in SFF. The Book of Jer3miah, an award-win- For those who already know the ning web series created in 2009 by Jeff basics. (Peter Ahlstrom, Jessica Harmon, Parkin and Jared Cardon, is a ground- Joe Monson (M), Emily Martha Sorensen) breaking example of the new “trans- (Th 1 pm) media” storytelling. Season One of the series will be released on DVD by Excel Art Tools of the Trade Entertainment in March 2012; the nov- (Bobbie Berendson, Jessica Douglas (M), elization, co-written by Luisa Perkins, Justin Kunz, James A. Owen, Jess Smart follows in August. Using examples from Smiley) (Fri 2 pm) the series, Jeff, Jared, and Luisa will discuss transmedia’s unique challenges and Artists on Art its exciting opportunities for immersive, (Brian Hailes, James A. Owen, Howard emotional connections between author (Sat tba) Tayler (M), Kevin Wasden) and audience. (Jared Cardon Jeff Parkin, Avoiding Cliché Like the Plague Luisa Perkins) (Sat tba) (Michael Young) (Th 4 pm) Book Signing: Brandon Mull, Tracy & Laura Hickman, L. E. Modesitt Jr. “The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books for Youth” (1½ hours) (Sat 1 pm) (Patricia Castelli, Marilee Clark) (Sat Book Signing: Michael Young 2 pm) (Th 2 pm) Book Bombs: How to Make an Brandon Mull presentation Amazon.com Best Seller (Sat 9 am) (Michaelbrent Collings, Larry Correia, Randy Tayler (M), Robison Wells, Stacy L. Breaking into Hollywood Whitman) (Fri 6 pm) (David Farland) (Sat tba) 22 Breaking into the Market Constructed Languages, part 1 (Brodi Ashton, James Dashner (M), (2 hours) (Dr. Dirk Elzinga) (Th Jenn R. Johansson, Jennifer A. Nielsen, 7 pm) (Sat tba) Kasie West) Constructed Languages, part 2 Build a Bare Story (2 hours) (Dr. Dirk Elzinga) (Fri A character-driven approach to plot 6 pm) development (Fri 5 pm) (Eric Patten) Contemporary/Urban Fantasy Building Different Economies/Politics (Laura Bingham, James Dashner, Bree (L. E. Modesitt Jr., Robison Wells, Dan Despain, Dan Lind (M), Kasie West) (Sat Willis (M), David Farland) (Sat tba) tba) Can Poetry Help Your Prose; or, Writ- Creating a Team between Author and ing with Rhythm Publisher Discussion of ways writers have (Annie Oswald) (Th 2 pm) used/can use poetic techniques to improve storytelling using rhyme, Creating Effective Villains meter, rhythm, alliteration, etc. (Leigh Averett) (Th 11 am) (Michael R. Collings, Karen Evans, Char- Creating Magic Systems lene Harmon (M), Steven L. Peck) (Th 6 pm) (Brodi Ashton, Bron Bahlmann, Larry Correia (M), Stephen Gashler) (Fri 9 am) Collaborating with a Family Member Dialog Tags and Speech Patterns

(Michaelbrent Collings, Karen Evans, Kevin Evans, Sandra Tayler) (Th noon) (David Butler, Angie Lofthouse (M), Kasie West, Tyler Whitesides, Lani Wood- Comic Books—Publishers, Where to land) (Th 4 pm) Go, How to Approach Drawing Faces

(Blake Casselman, Brian Hailes (M), Draw along with artist Rebecca James A. Owen, Jess Smart Smiley) (Th 3 pm) Greenwood as she demonstrates how to draw the human face, including classic

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23 facial proportions, male and female, Fractured Fairy Tales different features, and races. (Rebecca J. (Platte F Clark, Mette Ivie Harrison (Th 7 pm) Greenwood) (M), Danyelle Leafty, E. J. Patten, Rick (Th noon) eBooks—A Good Way to Get Walton) Published? Free Books Are Worth Every Penny (Daniel Coleman, LL Muir (M), Caro- A discussion on the revolution in lyn Nicita, Andrea Pearson) (Th noon) new media publishing and its impact on the craft of professional writing. New “The Echo, the Whisper, and the models of publishing explored. Why Wargarou: Building Character the point is no longer about being pub- through Character Building” lished . . . but about being READ. (Sat 10 am) (Tracy (E. J. Patten) and Laura Hickman) (Sat 10 am) Ecology and Evolution in Science From Idea to Story Fiction How to take your work from idea to (Fri 2 pm) (Dr. Steven L. Peck) finished product(Jess Smart Smiley) (Th Effective Book Signings 1 pm) How to get people to come to your Gala Banquet book signings (Jaleta Clegg (M), Larry ($20/person, seating limited) (Fri Please Correia, Bree Despain, Bill Housley) join us to top off a great year! Tickets 5 pm) must be purchased in advance; there Evil in Fiction: Creating Conflict will be no tickets available at the door. (Sat 7 pm) (Al Carlisle, James Dashner, Clint Johnson (M), Jennifer A. Nielsen, J. Scott The Good and the Bad: Five Things to Savage) (Th 5 pm) Do and Five Things to Avoid in Writ- ing Speculative Fiction Feeling Fake: What to Do about That Pervasive Feeling That Everyone What are some of the Achilles’ heels Belongs in the Publishing World in speculative fiction that new and old Except You writers alike can avoid, and what are some of the must-haves for any specula-

(Jason Alexander, Ami Chopine (M), tive fiction story? This class goes over Sandra Tayler, Chris Weston, Stacy Whit- ten points for tightening writing, par- (Th 2 pm) man) ticularly writing with speculative ele- First Novelists’ Panel ments. (Kirk Shaw) (Fri 3 pm) (Amber Argyle (M), Brodi Ashton, “A Grain of Truth: Research in Angela Corbett, Heather Frost, Bethany Storytelling” Wiggins) (Sat tba) (Kevin Clemons) (Fri 4 pm) “The Flaw in the Plan: Did Dumb- Historical Weaponry Presentation ledore Plot Snape’s Death?” (Adam Meyers) (Th 9 am) (Mary Jo Tansy) (Th 6 pm)

24 Social Media and LTUE

We want to thank everyone for all the great the blogs, tweets, and posts about LTUE online! All this positive buzz shows how the Symposium is the most important event for new writers and creators here in Utah. Keep spreading the word and help us make this year (and next!) great. We also want to be great guests here at UVU and with each other. We are grateful to the people at Conferences and Workshops and UVU for their sup- port. So before hitting Post or Tweet, think first how someone not familiar with us may react to an out-of-context line or expression. Let’s be sure that what we post reflects well on us as well as our hosts. So please, if you have issues, complaints, or questions, talk to us on the Sym- posium Committee here and let’s help solve it now—not read about it weeks later. Of course, we’ll always accept compliments now and forever!

The History of Chocolate readers, and public speakers on how to give a good reading. She’ll discuss how (Karen Evans) (Th 11 am) to select the scene, the number of char- How Does Geography Affect Your acters, language, and give other pointers Story? that make writers better readers.(Mary (Robert J Defendi (M), Joshua Perkey, Robinette Kowal) (Fri 4 pm) (Sat tba) Isaac Stewart, Howard Tayler) How to Write a Good Short Story How Role-Playing Can Help Your (Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury, Heather Writing Frost, Eric James Stone, Suzanne Vincent, (Al Carlisle, Adam Meyers, Elizabeth Dan Willis (M)) (Fri noon) (Sat tba) Mueller, Dan Willis (M)) “The Icon of an Armored Woman” How to Draw Dragons (Christina Faria) (Sat tba) (Jeff Brimley, Brian Hailes (M), (Sat tba) “Informed Consent: How Best to Men- James A. Owen) tor the Chosen One” How to Lay Out Comic Pages and (Jonathan Ellis and Kathryn Olsen) Make Them Look Good (Fri 10 am)

(Carter Reid, Jess Smart Smiley, Emily Injecting Romance into Ghost Stories Martha Sorensen (M)) (Fri 7 pm) (Shirley Bahlmann, Laura Bingham, How to Read Aloud Anna del C. Dye, Elana Johnson (M), Mary Robinette Kowal offers a Elizabeth Mueller) (Fri 3 pm) workshop filled with tips for writers, 25 It’s All About Who You Know: Little Stories Everywhere: Using Blog- A Guide to Building Professional ging as Practice for Writing Fiction Relationships in the Publishing World; (Shelly Brown (M), Peggy Edelman, AKA, Stalking your dream agent with- Jessica Harmon, Jenni James, Sandra Tay- out getting arrested ler) (Sat tba) (Th 5 pm) (Donna Milakovic) Living with Asperger Syndrome Keynote Address: James A. Owen (Jaleta Clegg, Toad Cox, Carolyn (Fri 11 am) Nicita) (Sat 11 am) “Life” at 30: Thirty Years of LTUE Local Publishers A lot has happened over the past (Jennifer Fielding, Lynn Hardy, Lisa thirty years. LTUE has grown from an Mangum (M), Chris Schoebinger, Kirk idea to a well-respected symposium. Shaw) (Fri 4 pm) Come hear past chairs talk about the Making a Book Trailer journey. (David Doering (M), Jenna

Eatough, Charlie Harmon, Scott Parkin) (Angela Corbett, Paul Genesse, Heather (Fri 9 am) Monson (M), Dan Wells, Lani Woodland) (Th 2 pm)

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26 Mapmaking One Hundred Story Ideas in an Hour (Isaac Stewart) (Th 5 pm) Come see how easy it is to come up with workable ideas. Marketing and Publicity—What Can (Jaleta Clegg, Lesli You Do? Muir Lytle, Nathan Shumate (M), Dan Wells) (Th 7 pm) (Bree Despain (M), Lynn Hardy, Jenn Plots, Subplots, and Foreshadowing R. Johansson, Elana Johnson, Chris Schoe- binger) (Th 9 am) (Bree Despain (M), James A. Owen, Mass Book Signing J. Scott Savage, Brandon Sanderson, Stacy Whitman) (Sat tba) (1½ hours) (see list on p. 31) (Fri 8:30 pm) Podcasting for Writers Middle-Grade Books for Boys (Daniel Coleman, Robert J Defendi,

(E. J. Patten, Tyler Whitesides, Stacy Stephen Gashler, Robin Weeks (M)) (Th Whitman (M), Michael Young) (Th 10 am) 11 am) “Preparing Creative Kids to Create” Military Characters and How a Mili- (Sat noon) tary Unit Works in the Real World (Will Terry) The Principles of Suspense (Jeffrey Meeks) (Fri 1 pm)

Military on Military SF (Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury, James Dashner, Clint Johnson, J. Scott Savage

(Steve Harmon (M), Zachary Hill, (M), Berin Stephens) (Fri 2 pm) Jeffrey Meeks, Brad R. Torgersen, Roger “Proud to Be an American: Perceptions White) (Fri 9 am) of American Patriotism 1945–2009 in Military Strategy, Technology, and United States of America through the Operations in a Complex World Medium of Captain America Comic Environment Books” (Fri 3 pm) (Jeffrey Meeks) (Timothy Alan Boyer) (Fri noon) Monsters and Mormons The Published (and Aspiring) Author’s (E. C. Buck, Jaleta Clegg, Steven L. Toolbox: Learning Skills for Net- Peck, Nathan Shumate, Eric James Stone, working, Blogging, Social Media, and Dan Wells (M)) (Fri 10 am) Self-Promotion This workshop will teach principles “Myth and Symbol, History and and give you a chance to practice skills Fantasy” to integrate networking, blogging, social The Taliesin Joseph Smith and King media, and self-promotion into your Arthur poems. Dr. Collings discusses professional life without being the and reads selections from his epic poem. person who annoys and without pull- The thin line between history (personal ing you out of balance with yourself. or public) and fantasy and how that (2 hours) line can be useful in constructing sto- (Mary Robinette Kowal, Sandra Tayler) (Sat tba) ries. (Michael R. Collings) (Fri noon)

27 Putting Technology Ramifications Space Travel without Warp Drive into Your World Building (Bill Housley, Dan Lind, Laura Swift (Roger White) (Th 3 pm) Lind, Brad R. Torgersen (M), Roger (Sat tba) Queries and Pitches White) Stealing from Historical and Current (Lisa Mangum, Donna Milakovic (M), Events J. Scott Savage, Chris Schoebinger, Kirk Shaw) (Th 11 am) (Kevin Evans, Heather Frost, Abel Keogh, Scott Parkin, Eric Swedin (M)) Religion in Science Fiction: Is It (Fri 10 am) Possible? Story Structure Workshop (Paul Genesse, Zachary Hill, L. E. Modesitt Jr., Dan Lind (M), Scott Parkin, Dan and Rob Wells put together Eric James Stone) (Sat tba) a story outline based on cues from the audience. Part presentation, part Residual Hauntings Ghost Hunting improv routine. Dan and Rob take your (2 hours) (Tom Carr, Russ Cook, Jes- ideas and turn them into a story and (Sat tba) sica Rice) build a basic outline. (Dan Wells, Robi- (Fri 9 am) Rewriting Classics: Taking Classic Lit- son Wells) erature and Rewriting It with a Twist Storyboarding to Appeal to Modern Readers (Brian Hailes, James A. Owen, Aneeka

(Robert J Defendi (M), Jenni James, Richins, Jess Smart Smiley (M)) (Th Jessica Harmon) (Th 3 pm) 5 pm) Science Fiction and Computing Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse

(David Ferro, Eric Swedin (M), (Blake Casselman (M), Jaleta Clegg, (Fri 5 pm) Howard Tayler) Zachary Hill, Carter Reid) (Th 8 pm) “Science Fiction in the Classroom: Tech for Teachers Reasons and Resources” (Sheri Copler, Canda Mortenson, (Sat 1 pm) (Diantha Smith) Heather Price) (Sat 9 am) Screenwriting 101 The Road to Self-Publication: How to (Blake Casselman, Michaelbrent Successfully Self-Publish (Sat tba) Collings) (Andrea Pearson) (Th 6 pm) Script Writing for Animation versus The Secret Mind of a Serial Killer Live Action (Dr. Al Carlisle) (Fri 3 pm) (Platte F. Clark) (Fri 4 pm) The Video Game Art Pipeline: Doing Self-Editing and Revision It Right from Concept to Completion (Fri 10 am) (Tristi Pinkston) (Justin Kunz) (Th 4 pm)

28 “Terrifying Sci-Fi: Defining Science the work of weaving a complex narra- Fiction by Reflecting on Cinematic tive. (Deren Hansen) (Th 9 am) Horror” What a New Author Goes Through (Sat tba) (Kade Parry) Getting That First Book Published Tolkien and Lewis: Why They Are (J. D. Raisor) (Th 10 am) Still Relevant after Seventy Years What Exactly Does an Editor Do,

(Michael R. Collings, Robin Weeks (M), Anyway? Jessica Harmon, James A. Owen) (Th 2 pm) (Lisa Mangum, Joshua Perkey, Kirk Shaw, Rick Walton (M), Stacy Whitman) 2012—The End of the World (Th 10 am) What is so fascinating about doom- What I Wish I Had Done, If I Could and-gloom prophecies? How can you Do It All Over Again use them in your own storytelling by giving them a new and exciting slant? (Mette Ivie Harrison, Elana Johnson, Andrea Pearson, Brad R. Torgersen, Kevin (Robert J Defendi, Aneeka Richins, Dan (Sat tba) Wells (M), Robison Wells, Roger White) Wasden (M)) (Sat tba) What to Put in Your Art Portfolio Using Reviews to Improve Your (Bobbie Berendson (M), Jeff Bingham, Writing Jessica Douglas, Justin Kunz) (Sat tba) (J. Scott Savage) (Th 3 pm) Why We Love Horror A Vampire Is NOT Your Boyfriend: (Michael R. Collings, Jenn R. Johansson, Real Vampires Nathan Shumate, Robin Weeks (M)) (Fri 7 pm) (Michael R. Collings, Mette Ivie Harri- son, Dan Lind, Stacy Whitman (M)) (Th “World War Z: A New Dystopia for 7 pm) Contemporary Fears” Wayne of Gotham (Michael Kimball) (Fri 1 pm) Tracy Hickman’s upcoming Bat- WOTF Basics: What It Is and How to man novel is being released this May Enter 8th. Hear an exclusive reading from the Basic information about the Writers book by the author and get your ques- of the Future contest. tions answered about Tracy’s vision of (Brad R. Torg- (Th 8 pm) the Batman universe. (Sat tba) ersen) Writers on Writing Weaving a Complex Narrative Four bestselling authors talk about Deren illustrates the way that simple, writing. iterative patterns can produce intri- (David Farland (M), Tracy cate and beautiful structures. Using Hickman, L. E. Modesitt Jr., Brandon (Sat 11 am) examples from classic fantasy, he shows Sanderson) how writers can apply the same process to their storytelling in order to simplify

29 Writing Action Writing for Movies (Larry Correia) (Th 6 pm) (Michaelbrent Collings, Blake Cassel- (Th 1 pm) Writing Cross-Culturally: Mistakes man) to Avoid; or, How to Avoid Cultural Writing Humor Misappropriation (Howard Tayler) (Th 4 pm) (Sat tba) (Stacy Whitman) Writing Query Letters Writing Excuses Live Podcast (Elana Johnson) (Fri 6 pm) (2 hours) (Mary Robinette Kowal, You’ve Written Your Book—Now Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Dan What? Wells; with James A. Owen (Fri 1–1:30),

James Dashner (Fri 1:30–2), Larry Cor- (Laura Bingham, Jennifer A. Nielsen, reia (Fri 2–2:30), Michael R. Collings and J. Scott Savage (M), Chris Schoebinger, (Fri 6 pm) Michaelbrent Collings (Fri 2:30–3)) Kirk Shaw) Writing for LDS Markets (Laura Bingham (M), Lisa Mangum, Tristi Pinkston, Chris Schoebinger, Berin Stephens) (Th 1 pm)

PS rooms

Scoops UCCU Bookstore |

Center Stage Reagan Theatre Commons Dining

Food Court

for SC level 2, see page 3

30 Book Signings

Subject to change. Books can be purchased from the UVU Bookstore. The bookstore is open Thursday 7:30 am to 6 pm, Friday 7:30 am to 5 pm, and Saturday 9 am to 1 pm. Note the bookstore will not be open during the signings on Friday and Saturday, so buy your books early! Thursday 2:00 pm Michael Young (SC 213 B)

Friday 8:30 pm J. A. Anderson, Amber Argyle, Brodi Ashton, Laura Bingham, Jaleta Clegg, Angela Corbett, Larry Correia, James Dashner, Bree Despain, Anna del C. Dye, David Farland, Heather Frost, Stephen Gashler, Paul Genesse, Mette Ivie Harrison, Bill Housley, Jeni James, Elana Johnson, Abel Keogh, Mary Robinette Kowal, Lisa Mangum, Elizabeth Mueller, Jennifer A. Nielsen, James A. Owen, E. J. Patten, Andrea Pearson, Steven L. Peck, Tristi Pinkston, Brandon Sanderson, Karen Sandler, J. Scott Savage, Nathan Shumate, Berin Stephens, Eric James Stone, Eric Swedin, Howard Tayler, Sandra Tayler, Dan Wells, Robison Wells, Roger Bourke White Jr., Tyler Whitesides, Bethany Wiggins, Dan Willis, Dave Wolverton, Lani Woodland (Center Stage)

Saturday 1:00 pm Tracy and Laura Hickman, L. E. Modesitt Jr., Brandon Mull (SC 213 B)

Readings

Please check the white board at the registration table for the schedule of readings.

31 It’s only one year away! Life, the Universe, & Everything 31!

DragonComet Short Story and Odyssey Poetry Contests Deadline: postmarked by January 5, 2012 Complete rules and information: ltue.org

Come join in the fun! Be part of the committee! Ask one of the current members how to get involved. (Meetings most Saturdays in the JKB on BYU campus; post-mortem will be February 25, 2012.)

Mormon Spectulative Fiction Bibliography www.MormonSF.org

Are you LDS? Do you have a story, poem, novel, or article about sf/f in print? If so, it needs to be included in the pre- mier resource listing of science fiction, fantasy, and horror by Latter-day Saint authors.

Other resources include awards, authors’ website links, and forthcoming titles.

Instructions for adding titles are on the website. Tell us about your publication success today!