Letter from the Chair

When you really consider the vast scope of what we set out to discuss here at LTU&E, the mind boggles. The purview of this symposium, now cele- brating its 29th year, encompasses every discipline to some degree. But who are we to feel that we can even begin to comprehend it all? Surely only folly or hubris would drive us to such an undertaking. Far be it, actually. When you work with science fiction and fantasy you push the limits of the imagination, you engage in thought experiments that probe the foundations of human experience, and you wrestle with life, the universe, and everything. That’s why, for nearly three decades, students and faculty have labored to bring together great minds to further serious academic discussion of speculative fiction—and have some fun while we’re at it, I hope. Whether you’re a professional or an amateur, a scholar or an enthusiast, a presenter or a participant, we’re glad you’re here. We can’t do this without the support of many people. Personally, I’d like to thank my fellow committee members, many of whom knew much more than I about organizing this event, and all of whom were invaluable to this effort. We’d like to thank our faculty advisor, Eric Fielding, for helping us over- come some tricky obstacles that arose while planning this year’s symposium. Thanks also to Steve Keele for a beautiful poster graphic and Jess Smart Smiley for the program book cover art. As all of our returning attendees and guests can tell, we’ve changed ven- ues this year. We’re very excited to be here in the Harman building, and we express sincere gratitude to the staff of Conferences and Workshops who have helped us to put together this event, and on rather short notice, too. They have been a great asset to us, and we hope that this and subsequent symposia held here will be a success and run smoother than ever before thanks to their efforts. So, without further rambling on my part, welcome to Life, the Universe, & Everything XXIX. We hope everyone will find it both enjoyable and illuminating. Thank you for being part of such a wonderful tradition.

T. Drake Terry Symposium Committee Chair

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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 monopolize! Share with others these marvelous people you’ve just met. Rather than saying everything at once, try talking to them on several occasions. (Even your mother would rather hear from you for three minutes once a week than for three hours once a year.) Just remember to be courteous. Respect their privacy and respect their time. They have come to the symposium to meet people, though, so don’t be afraid to approach them. That is why they came!

4 James Dashner

James Dashner is the New York Times bestselling author of The Maze Run- ner 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, with Catherine Hardwicke signed to direct and Noah Oppenheim writing the screenplay. Although he used to work in the field of finance, James has been a full time author now for several years. LTUE has been a big part of James’s life as an author. He started very small in the publishing world and spent several years taking baby steps to the career he’d always dreamed about. His first book,A Door in the Woods, was released by a small publisher in 2003, and James began attending LTUE the next year, participating on several panels. He’s attended every year since. Thanks in large part to the contacts made at events like LTUE, and even more so to the knowledge gained, James took a big step to a larger publisher for his 13th Reality series, a joint venture by Shadow Mountain (hardback) and Simon & Schuster (paperback). The growing success of those books and the exposure they provided led to the next big step in his career: being introduced by his friend and fellow author, Sara Zarr, to her agent, Michael Bourret. Michael sold The Maze Runner trilogy to Random House (Delacorte imprint) soon after signing James in 2008. This enabled James to quit his old job as an accountant (which, strangely enough, he has never missed) and begin working full time as an author. The first two books have been more successful than he could have ever dreamed, spending several months on the New York Times Bestseller list and spawning a movie deal that seems to be moving forward. The third and final book,The Death Cure, will be released in fall of 2011. There will also be another volume inThe 13th Reality series soon, as well as more exciting projects coming down the pipeline. You can find out more about James and his books at www.jamesdashner.com. 5 Steve Keele

Steve Keele is a lover of visual cre- ation. He is somewhat unique in that he has become proficient in a diverse number of mediums including ink, watercolor, acrylic, 2D and 3D digital art, and animation. During his 30+ years as a professional artist, Steve has painted billboards, done layout for Saturday morning cartoons Smurfs and Thundarr the Barbarian, airbrushed dozens of paintings for various children’s magazines, and produced countless logo designs as well as numerous corporate and private illustrations. He has cre- ated hundreds of 3D digital models which have been used for illustrations, videos, games (Gauntlet Legends, Abe’s Oddysee, Van Helsing), feature films The( Shadow, Batman & Robin, Dungeons & Dragons, ANTZ, Godzilla), medical visualization, and accident reconstruction for courtroom litigation. At Neways, where Steve is currently employed, he has expanded to drawing storyboards, character development, and 2D animation and special effects. He still creates 3D digital models, but now he is also texturing, rigging, lighting, and animating them. Steve has always been drawn to the realms of fantasy and science fiction. When he was young, you could usually find him with his nose in a fantasy book or drawing castles, knights, and dragons. After taking art classes in junior high and high school, he came to BYU to major in art. While there he saw an ad in The Daily Universe advertising for fantasy art and submitted a couple of drawings which were later published in The Leading Edge no. 2. Since then, Steve has been affiliated with the magazine, often creating cover and interior art for many of the issues. Additionally, Steve became involved in LTUE creating posters and program art as well as being an ongoing presenter—often with some of his children. Steve is married and has 6 children and 5 grandchildren. Two of his sons have followed their dad and work fulltime in the art and gaming field. For a hobby, Steve loves music and plays bass guitar for two classic rock bands. His Web site is KeeleArt.blogspot.com.

6 Special Guests

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 the head judge for one of the world’s largest writing contests, as a creative writing instructor, as a videogame designer, and as 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. As Coordinating Judge he acted as first reader—screening thousands of stories over the next eight years. He also edited the anthologies, taught writing courses to the winners, and made numerous personal appearances—often at DragonCon in Atlanta, where he headed up the writing track for a few years. In 1999, Dave was invited to teach the science fiction and fantasy writing class at Brigham Young Uni- versity, 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. His Web site is www.DavidFarland.com. Jessica Day George Jessica Day George likes chocolate, knitting, books, travel, movies, dragons, horses, dogs, and her family. These are all things to keep in mind if you ever meet her. For instance, you could bring her chocolate to make the meeting go more smoothly. You could also talk about how adorable her children are, even if you have never seen them. You could discuss dog breeds (she has a Maltese named Pippin, and grew up with a poodle mix and a Brittany Spaniel). You could talk about Norway, and how it’s the Greatest Place On Earth, and Germany, The Second Greatest Place On Earth. You could ask her about yarn, and indicate a willingness to learn to knit your own socks, if you can’t already do so. And, well, you could talk about books. Jessica’s books, other people’s books. It’s really all about the books. To para- phrase Jerry Seinfeld—Friends, family, school, they were just obstacles in the way of getting more books. She would like it if books came with chocolate to eat while reading them. Originally from Idaho, she now resides in Salt Lake City with her husband, their young son and daughter, and Pippin. Her Web sites are www .JessicaDayGeorge.com and www.BookshopTalk.com.

7 Tracy Hickman Tracy Hickman was born in Salt Lake City on November 26, 1955. In 1975, Tracy began two years of service as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His initial posting was for six months in Hawaii before his visa was approved and he moved on to his final calling in the nation of Indonesia. As a result, Tracy can still speak conversational Indonesian and occasionally base his magical phrases on that language. Tracy married his high school sweetheart, Laura Curtis, within four months of his returning to the United States. They have been married ever since and are the parents of four children. In 1981, while between jobs, he approached TSR about buying two of his modules . . . 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. Tracy’s first two solo novels,Requiem of Stars and The Immortals were published in the spring of 1996. 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. Tracy’s Web site is www.TRHickman.com.

Symposium Committee

Chair T. Drake Terry Faculty Advisor Eric Fielding Track Coordinator Charlene Harmon Publications Director Marny K. Parkin Contest Administrator Logan Kearsley Writing Track Sarah Talley Art Track Leigh Averett Media Track Chris Baxter CYOW Track Logan Kearsley Guest Liaisons Audrey Gonzalez, Brittany Heiner, Aneeka Richins Volunteer Coordinator Toad Cox A/V Coordinators Logan Kearsley, Benjamin Keeley, Webmaster Charlene Harmon Mailing List Administrator Joe Monson Guru Dave Doering Staff Eric Anderson, Whitney Olsen, Keilani Conger, Kristy Stewart, Laura Jorgensen, Lyons Jorgensen, Lorna Larson

8 Lisa Mangum Lisa Mangum has loved and worked with books ever since elementary school, when she volunteered at the school library during recess. Her first paying job was shelving books at the Sandy Library. She worked for five years at Waldenbooks while she attended the University of Utah, graduating with honors with a degree in English. An avid reader of all genres, she has worked in the publishing department for Deseret Book since 1997. Besides books, Lisa loves movies, sunsets, spending time with her family, trips to Disneyland, and vanilla ice cream topped with fresh raspberries. She lives in Taylorsville, Utah, with her husband, Tracy. The third book in her YA trilogy will be out this spring. Her Web site is www.LisaMangum.com. 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, and his latest book is Arms-Commander. Along the way, Mr. Mode- sitt has weathered eight children, a fondness for three-piece suits (which has dete- riorated 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. His Web site is www.LEModesittJr.com. Howard Tayler Howard Tayler is the author and artist of the Hugo nominated science fiction comic strip Schlock Mercenary (www.SchlockMercenary.com), 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. Stacy Whitman Stacy Whitman is the editorial director and founder of Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Lowe that focuses on multicultural fantasy and science fiction for children and young adults. She previously spent three years as an editor for Mirrorstone, the children’s and young adult imprint of Wizards of the Coast. She holds an MA in children’s literature from Simmons College. Before that, she edited elementary school textbooks at Houghton Mifflin, interned at theHorn Book Magazine and Guide, and spent a brief stint working as a bookseller. Her blog is SLWhitman. livejournal.com.

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10 Participating Guests

Jake Black is the author of a dozen books, including The Authorized Ender Companion (Tor, 2009). He has written comic books for DC Comics, Marvel, Mirage (the publishers of the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics), and several other independent companies. He has written for popular characters and franchises including Super- man, Batman, Hannah Montana, Twilight, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Smallville, WWE, Star Trek, and more. On screen, he has written episodes ofBen 10: Alien Force, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and Chaotic. He is also the writer and chief researcher for several Smallville DVD documentaries. His Web site is www.JakeBlack.com. John D. Brown is a novelist and prize-winning short story writer. The first book in his epic fantasy series was published October 2009 by Tor Books. It’s set in a world where humans are ranched by creatures of immense power and is called Servant of a Dark God. Other forthcoming titles are Curse of a Dark God and Dark God’s Glory. He currently lives with his wife and four daughters in the hinterlands of Utah where one encounters much fresh air, many good-hearted ranchers, and an occasional wolf. His Web site is JohnDBrown.com.

Ami Chopine started dabbling in computer graphics when she was just eleven years old on an Atari 800, using a tape deck to record her programs. She later turned to science and was studying molecular biology in college when she met and married her husband Vladimir. Together they founded Geekatplay Studio 2001, through which several award winning images and animations were released. A graduate of Orson Scott Card’s Literary Bootcamp with published fiction, Ami loves to write science fiction and fantasy. Her Web site is www.AmiChopine.com.

Jaleta Clegg was born some time ago, filling the years since with explorations into just about everything, especially astronomy and folk tales. She earned a BS in geol- ogy from BYU in 1992 with an emphasis on Earth science education and math education. She now spends her time writing new stories, reading old stories, teach- ing children the wonders of astronomy and physics, running a starship simulator for Alpine School District’s Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center, and doing whatever else is necessary to pay the bills. Her first book,Nexus Point, is now in print from Cyberwizard Productions. She also has a number of short stories in print in anthologies and online magazines. Her Web site is www.JaletaC.com.

Frank L. Cole was born in a quiet town in Kentucky where he spent most of his childhood sharing exaggerated stories for show and tell. He is the author of the Hashbrown Winters series. His first fantasy story,The Guardians of the Hidden Scep- ter, comes out in March. His blog is FrankLewisCole.blogspot.com. 11 Michael R. Collings is an emeritus professor of English at Seaver College, Pep- perdine University, where he directed the creative writing program for over two decades. He has published multiple volumes of poetry, novels, short fiction, and scholarly studies of such contemporary writers as Stephen King, Orson Scott Card, Dean R. Koontz, and Piers Anthony. His most recent works include Singer of Lies, a science-fiction novel;The Art and Craft of Poetry; and a Book of Mormon epic, The Nephiad. He is now retired and lives in his native state of Idaho. His Web site is www.StarshineAndShadows.com. Dr. Collings is willing to do his one-on-one poetry workshop throughout the symposium. Any time he is at his table, you can talk to him about your poem.

Michaelbrent Collings has written numerous novels, including a YA fantasy entitled Billy: Messenger of Powers and a suspense novel entitled Run. He has also written and done rewrites of scripts for major Hollywood production companies, with one of his scripts scheduled to start principal photography in the winter. He currently has several projects in development with various production companies, and is sure to go down in history as the only person who ever assaulted a story executive and have it result in a writing job. Michaelbrent has given lectures on subjects as diverse as writing (how-to), self-defense (he’s a black belt martial artist), dating (he used to date before he got married; don’t let the face fool you), and construction law in California (he’s also a practicing attorney). Michaelbrent runs a blog entitled “My Little Thoughts” at www.whoisbillyjones.com/mylittlethoughts, where he is allowed to rant (and often does).

Larry Correia is an accountant and firearms instructor turned writer. His first novel, Monster Hunter International, was originally self-published and did extremely well, bringing him to the attention of the traditional publishing industry. He has since sold three books to Baen. MHI has been on the Entertainment Weekly and Locus bestseller lists. The sequel,Monster Hunter Vendetta, will be released Fall 2010. Larry has written books from two other series, an alternative history/fantasy set in the 1930s, and a contemporary thriller. His blog is LarryCorreia.wordpress.com.

Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury has six short stories published. She moderates the Hat rack River Writers Workshop at Orson Scott Card’s science fiction and fantasy Web site (www.hatrack.com/forums/writers/cgi/Ultimate.cgi) and the Nauvoo Workshop for LDS Writers at Orson Scott Card’s LDS Web site (www.nauvoo.com/ubb2/cgi/ ultimatebb.cgi). She is the wife of a chemical engineer, the mother of three girls and one cat, and the grandmother of two boys and a girl. She earned a BA degree in math- ematics and an ME degree in mechanical engineering, both from the University of Utah. She taught a short story writing course for her local high school community for many years and has done first reading for a few fiction magazines. She has a part-time computer business where she helps people with those scary machines, especially with

12 putting their genealogy on computer. She collects dragons, unusual names, and information about her ancestors.

Bree Despain rediscovered her childhood love for creating stories when she took a semester off college to write and direct plays for at-risk, inner-city teens from Philadelphia and New York. She currently lives in Salt Lake City with her husband, two young sons, and her beloved TiVo. Two books in her Dark Divine trilogy have been published. Her Web site is BreeDespain.com.

Anna del C. Dye received the Editor’s Choice Award from the International Library of Poetry and her article, “A New American Mother,” was published by Desert Saints Magazine. Her short story “Amerine—Fairy Princess” won an award in the Oquirrh Writers contest and was published by Kalkion Magazine. Her fantasy trilogy enjoys a growing fan base. Her Web site is www.AnnaDelC.com.

David Ferro is currently an associate professor of computer science at Weber State University. He has written and presented on history and social implications of technology, computer-human interfaces, and economics. David is the co-author of two books: a history of computing titled Computers: A Life Story and an introduc- tory textbook for computer science titled Connecting with Computer Science. He is the co-editor for an upcoming book from McFarland examining the influence of science fiction on computer development and culture.

Congratulations to the Whitney Award finalists in the Speculative and the Youth Fiction—Speculative categories:

Pathfinder by Orson Scott Card Matched by Ally Condie The Scorch Trials by James Dashner Fablehaven: Keys of the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull The Forbidden Sea by Sheila A. Nielson Imprints by Rachel Ann Nunes The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson The Fourth Nephite by Jeffrey S. Savage Mr. Monster by Dan Wells Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

For more information about the Whitneys, go to www.WhitneyAwards.com

13 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 Cord has become the bestselling fantasy novel his publisher has ever had. Download for free the first ten chapters ofThe Golden Cord or watch a video about the Iron Dragon series at www.PaulGenesse.com. Brian C. Hailes has worked as a freelance illustrator, designer, and concept artist for over a decade, and has received numerous awards for his art from all across the country. Hailes has written and illustrated two graphic novel series, titledDragon’s Gait and Devil’s Triangle, and is currently working on a new series called Continuum. He currently resides in Salt Lake City where he works full time doing commission work, graphic design, illustration, as well as conceptual art. His Web site is HailesArt.com.

Mette Ivie Harrison is the author of Mira, Mirror, The Princess and the Hound, The Princess and the Bear, and The Princess and the Snowbird. She has a new trilogy coming out with Harper in 2012, beginning with A Crown of Diamonds and Sapphires, and a stand-alone novel from Egmont in fall 2011. Mette is also a competitive triathlete and survived (barely!) a PhD program in Germanic languages and litera- tures at Princeton. She has five children and lives in Layton, Utah. For fun, she tries out new vegan recipes, crochets, draws, and plays the piano badly. She loves Amish quilts, black and white illustration, chocolate, and Jane Austen everything. Her Web site is www.MetteIvieHarrison.com. She is also available for novel manuscript critiques.

Clint Johnson is a writer and editor of fiction, nonfiction, and technical work who ranges genres and audiences from children to adults. His first nationally published children’s novel, Green Dragon Codex (Mirrorstone, an imprint of Wizards of the Coast) was released in June 2009. Currently, he teaches writing in one-on-one tuto- rial sessions at Salt Lake Community College, working with students at all levels of writing experience and English acquisition. He is also the recipient of many awards, including 2007 Young Adult Novel of the Year and 2006 Novel of the Year from the League of Utah Writers. A frequent conference speaker, workshop presenter, and writing teacher—for children and adults—he lives in Salt Lake City.

Laura Swift Lind is one of the founders of the StarHouse Discovery Center in Logan, UT. For the last year, she has been taking the portable planetarium to schools in Cache County, UT, and Franklin County, ID, as a volunteer. She has a master’s in space studies from the International Space University in Strasbourg, France, and has been involved with Reading for the Future since 1999. While an undergrad at Utah State University, she worked on several experiments which flew on the space shuttle, and on the Explorer and Discovery space simulators. She married Dan Lind. Her Web site is CacheStarhouse.org.

14 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 the Conference Center, at BYU, and with each other. We are grateful to the people at Conferences and Workshops and BYU for their support. 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!

Dene Low (aka Laura Card) has loved science fiction and fantasy, from Heinlein and Asimov to Pratchett and Sanderson, since she was a child. Being a writer, particularly a fantasy writer is a lifelong goal that was realized first with an original fairy tale published in Cricket Magazine eons ago and then again this past June with Houghton Mifflin’s publication of her middle grade fantasy,The Entomological Tales of Augustus T. Percival: Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone (which has been nominated for an Edgar Award). In between, she has had hundreds of magazine and newspa- per articles published, as well as a few short stories and poems, and has worked as an editor. Currently she teachs English at BYU and writing at Utah Valley Univer- sity. Her Web site is www.DeneLow.com.

Lesli Muir Lytle, former President of the Utah Chapter of Romance Writers of America, has won awards for screenplays, stage plays, and historical romance. She currently writes time travel romance and YA. Her blog is www.WritersBlockbuster. blogspot.com.

Shelia A. Nielson received a BFA in children’s illustration from BYU. While she was in school there, she got her dream job being a children’s librarian. She is also an illustrator and hobbyaholic. Her first book,The Forbidden Sea, was released last year. Her Web site is WindwaitheMermaid.blogspot.com.

Charlotte Randle is an anthropologist, having received her BA from BYU. Her specialty deals with ancient cultures and mythos, most particularly those of Japan

15 Thursday, February 17, 2011 2254 2260 2265 2267 2287 9:00 AM Best and Worst Writing Advice Mormons and the Paranormal The Impact of Free Ebooks on Retail Sales of Printed Works at Deseret Book 10:00 AM Writing Action Using the Scriptures as a Basis for First Contact Stories Fiction 11:00 AM How to Scare People Self Publication Pros and Cons Poetic License vs. Authorial Obligation Masons: Fact vs. Fiction Noon Killer Openings Building Believable Aliens Coloring Workshop with Colored Pencil “Portrayals of the Holocaust: Maus and Tips Magneto Testament” 1:00 PM Dealing with Deadlines Time Travel, Parallel Universes, and Camera Techniques for Drawing “Ten Steps to Overnight Success, Or Quantum Physics How It Only Took a Decade To Get Paid” 2:00 PM Writing Strong Female Characters Plots, Subplots, and Foreshadowing Beyond Orcs and Elves: Diversity in Fantasy and Science Fiction for Young Readers 3:00 PM Contemporary/Urban Fantasy Slush Piles Drawing Humanoids “The Meek Shall Inherit: Why an Aristocrat Will Never Save the Universe” 4:00 PM Dystopias/Utopias The Writing Life “The Path of Self Destruction: A Villain’s What Is the McAuliffe Space Education Guide to Manipulating the Good Guys” Center? 5:00 PM Pay It Forward The Art of Podcasting Digital vs. Traditional Art Techniques Reading: Dene Low 6:00 PM Marketing and Publicity The Lure of Horror Reading: Julie Wright 7:00 PM Does Your Book Have a Soundtrack? Comics and Webcomics Creating a Fictional Language (session 1) Reading: (2 hours) Eric Swedin 8:00 PM Streamlining Your Fiction Superheroes Reading: Jaleta Clegg Friday, February 18, 2011 2254 2258 2260 2265 2267 2277 9:00 AM Writing for the LDS Market How to Research Fairy Tale Presentation 10:00 AM Tracy Hickman Presentation Reading: James Dashner How to Write a Good Short Story 11:00 AM Main Address: Steve Keele (2254) Noon What Is an Agent? Charisma Is Not a Dump Stat Romance vs. Story with Map Making for Writers Reading: Romantic Elements Eric James Stone 1:00 PM Dialog Tags and Speech Writing Groups Drawing Graphic Novels One-on-One Poetry Workshop “Space Warfare: Problems in Reading: Nathan patterns Perspective and Strategy” Shumate 2:00 PM Characters’ Morals/Theology The Problem of Sequels Storyboarding “Edgar Allan Poe and the Reading: Rebecca vs. Authors’ Deep Structure of Inception” Shelley 3:00 PM Collaborations Plotstorming Writing SF/F/H Poetry When Plants Go Bad Readings: Dan Wells and Berin Stevens 4:00 PM Rewriting to Greatness Space Travel The Protagonist Compass Readings: Michael Young and Jessica Day George 5:00 PM What You Can and Can’t Do in Scriptwriting Drawing Oceanic Beasties “Bella as Mother-Savior: The Reading: a YA Novel Powerful Feminine Journey of Roger White Transformation and Choice in The Twilight Saga” 6:00 PM How Not to Talk Down to Your The Horror, the Horror! How to Get and Develop Killer Reading: YA Audience Story Ideas Lesli Muir Lytle 7:00 PM Writing for Comics Lessons on Story from The Creating a Fictional Language Hunger Games (session 2) 8:00 PM Hailes/Casselman Zombies! Filking (2 hours) Presentation Saturday, February 19, 2011 2254 2258 2265 2267 2295 2277 1188 9:00 AM What I Wish I Had Done Religion in Science Fiction How to Use SF/F/H in the Killer Breakfast Differently Classroom (2 hours) 10:00 AM How to Recover from What Exactly Does an A Librarian’s View of What Creating Fantasy Art Illness, etc. and Write Editor Do? Kinds of Novels Kids Are Reading and Publishers Are Buying 11:00 AM Main Address: James Dashner Noon Can a YA Protagonist Military on Military SF Anime and Manga Lucky 13 Workshop “Zombies and You: Signings Have Adventures and a A Guide to What Does and Family? Does Not Constitute an Apocalypse” 1:00 PM Writing Excuses Podcast How the Internet Is Archaeology in SF Media Bell/Weston Presentation “Jacen Solo’s Journey of Signings (2 hours) Shaping our Kids Self-Discovery” 2:00 PM Fractured Fairy Tales Using Stellarium in the Building Believable “Tohu Wabohu: An Essay Signings Classroom Economies on Michael Collings’s Into the Void” 3:00 PM Can Your Dreams Pay Your Humorous Horror Pitching to Agents/Editors Psychology of the Signings Bills? Samurai 4:00 PM Memorable Villains Why Write Genre Fiction? Keele’s Korner Fighting and Weaponmasters 5:00 PM Regional Publishers Creating Fantasy Art, Borrowing from Historical How to Make a Graphic (2 hours) part 2 and Current Events Novel 6:00 PM Ecology and Evolution The Business of Art Why We Love Lovecraft 7:00 PM Banquet (2258) and Wales. She has spent a good deal of time in both countries, researching, doing archeological digging, and photographing. She is also an artist and a writer.

Jeff Scott Savage has published eight novels, including the FarWorld series and The Fourth Nephite. He has presented at dozens of writers conferences and workshops including LTU&E, LUW, LDS Storymakers, UELMA, UCTE, and others. His blog is JScottSavage.blogspot.com.

Nathan Shumate is the proprietor of Cold Fusion Video Reviews (www.Cold FusionVideo.com), a genre film criticism site that’s been running for a decade. (That’s sixty-eight years in Internet terms.) He is also the head editor ofArkham Tales (www.ArkhamTales.com), an online magazine of “weird” fiction. His Web site is www.NathanShumate.com.

Berin Stephens was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and grew up in Chugiak. He teaches saxophone at Utah Valley University and is an active performer in several groups ranging from symphony orchestras to salsa bands and currently is with the Mundy Mourning Blues Band as well as several jazz ensembles. His first novel,The Dragon War Relic, a young adult sci-fi/fantasy/action/comedy came out in Novem- ber 2009. He currently lives in Orem with his wife, five children, dog, cat, and aloe plant. His Web site is www.DragonWarRelic.com.

One of Eric James Stone’s earliest memories is seeing an Apollo rocket launch on television. That might explain his life-long fascination with astronomy and space travel. His father’s collection of old science fiction ensured that Eric grew up on a full diet of Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke. Eric attended Orson Scott Card’s Liter- ary Boot Camp in 2003 and the Odyssey Writing Workshop in 2007. He has sold stories to the Writers of the Future Contest, Analog, and Intergalactic Medicine Show. In 2009 Eric became an assistant editor for Intergalactic Medicine Show. Eric lives in Utah. His Web site is www.EricJamesStone.com.

Eric G. Swedin is an associate professor at Weber State University in the Informa- tion Systems and Technologies Department, specializing in information security and interdisciplinary studies. He teaches students how to be hackers so that they may defend against hackers. His doctorate is in the history of science and technology and he regularly teaches history classes at Weber State. His publications include numerous articles, three history books, and a historical mystery novel, The Killing of Greybird. His most recent novel is When Angels Wept, an alternate history of the Cuban Missle Crisis. Eric lives in a 128-year-old house with his wife Betty and four children. His Web site is www.Swedin.org.

Born and raised in Sandy, Utah, Brad R. Torgersen has spent half his life in Utah and the other half in the Pacific Northwest. A computer geek by day and Army

19 Reserve Warrant Officer by weekend, he writes at night and is a Writers of the Future winner and has sold to Analog Science Fiction. Brad is also involved with local Utah audio science fiction serialSearcher & Stallion, where he most recently completed a four-episode script for that group’s re-launch. Married for seventeen years with one daughter, he is a life-long lover of all things skiffy.

Suzanne Vincent writes a bit of everything, but strays most often into forays with slipstream fantasy, fairy-tale adaptations, and historical fiction, and is, as you probably already guessed, working on a novel. She is a stay-at-home mom who wears many hats. Of these, she is most proud of those of wife, mother, homeschool teacher, and writer. She is a graduate of Orson Scott Card’s Literary Boot Camp and a published author of short and very short stories. Suzanne works as an editor at Flash Fiction Online—the only SFWA qualifying flash-only market—where she leads one of two teams of slush readers in a fairly unique selection process. Her blog is NightingalesCage.blogspot.com.

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. His Web site is www.Fearful Symmetry.net.

Roger Bouke White Jr. was a soldier in Vietnam in the 1960s, an MIT engineering student in the 1970s, a Local Area Network pioneer in 1980s, and an English teacher in Korea in the 1990s. More than most people, he’s been there and done that, and while he did, he took notes! Today his interest centers around figuring out why people think the way they do. He has a broad background in history, science, technology, and sociology. He is an accomplished trainer, writer, speaker, and analyst.

Tyler Whitesides recently signed a multi-book deal with Shadow Mountain for a new middle grade fantasy series. The first book is scheduled for release in August 2011.

Dan Willis fell in love with reading at an early age, devouring books as fast as he could get them. When his fourth grade teacher challenged his class to write a short story for Halloween, Dan’s was pages rather than paragraphs. Eventually, Dan’s work caught the attention of Wizard’s of the Coast, who signed him to work on their new YA imprint, DragonLance: The New Adventures. Dan produced three books for the YA line, including one of the series best-sellers. His book The Survivors was released under Wizard’s original DragonLance brand. These days Dan lives at the mouth of a magnificent canyon where the wind always blows. He has a lovely wife, four children, and is hard at work on his next book—an original Steampunk novel. His Web site is www.DansRealm.com.

20 Julie Wright was born in Salt Lake City. She fell in love with reading as a very small child and at the age of fifteen started writing her first novel. She currently resides in west central Utah, where she and her husband own a little country grocery store. She has four published novels, the most recent of which is a pioneer time-travel story. She writes mainly for the young adult and middle grade markets. She loves speaking to youth groups, women’s groups, and schools. Her Web site is www. JulieWright.com.

21 Educator’s Conference Schedule Saturday, February 19, room 2265

9:00–9:50 am Unicorns and Vampires Meet Real Life— How To Use Sci-Fi/Fantasy in the Classroom Amy Jones, Lu Ann Staheli, David-Glenn Anderson 10:00–10:50 am A Librarian’s View of What Kinds of Novels Kids Are Reading and Publishers Are Buying Sheila A. Neilson 11:00–11:50 am Keynote Speech James Dashner Noon–12:50 pm Anime/Manga—What It Is, What’s Good in SF/F Jessica Harmon, Joe Monson, Scott Parkin, Charlotte Randle, Stacy Whitman 1:00–1:50 pm How the Internet Is Shaping Our Kids and Our Future Eric Swedin, Sandra Tayler 2:00–2:50 pm Using the Open Source Program Stellarium in the Classroom Laura Lind

Handouts include: Writing contests for kids: What’s out there? Info on obtaining “Reluctant Reader Kits” from Wizards of the Coast Educator’s CD and Workbook from The Heinlein Society, CascadiaCon, and the SF Museum Free books and information on RFFUtah’s Box of Books program “The Worlds of Lynda Williams” CD by RFF Utah Handouts for using the Okal Rel Universe in the classroom Lists of books that are good for classroom use and for individual reading

22 Listing of Events

See the white board in the registration room for any last-minute changes. One-on-one poetry workshop any time with Michael Collings at his table. Bring a poem and let Michael help you make it better!

Thursday, February 17, 2011 Poetic License vs. Authorial Obligation 9:00–9:50 am Clint Johnson, Eric Swedin, Robin Best and Worst Writing Advice Ever Weeks (M), Julie Wright Given How to Scare People Frank L. Cole, Anna del C Dye, Mette Dan Wells Ivie Harrison, Tyler Whitsides Masons: Fact versus Fiction Mormons and the Paranormal Kevin Tucker

Blake Casselman, Scott Parkin (M), Noon–12:50 pm Nathan Shumate, Eric Swedin The Impact of Free Ebooks on Retail Killer Openings: Your First Paragraph Sales of Printed Works at Deseret Book Will Make or Break Your Story

Dr. David Wiley Jessica Day George, Dene Low, Lisa Mangum, Steve Walker 10:00–10:50 am Building Believable Aliens and Monsters First Contact Stories Helge Moulding (M), Howard Tayler, Helge Moulding, Eric James Stone, Dan Willis Roger White Coloring Workshop with Colored Using the Scriptures As a Basis for Pencil Tips Fiction Sarah B. Seiter

Michael R. Collings, Bree Despain, “Portrayals of the Holocaust: Maus and Laura Lind, Scott Parkin Magneto Testament” Writing Action Derek Steele (read by Scott Parkin)

Larry Correia 1:00–1:50 pm 11:00–11:50 am Time Travel, Parallel Universes, and Self-Publication Pros and Cons Quantum Physics In a parallel universe somewhere, Jessica Douglas, Anna del C Dye, San- you’ve already attended this session dra Tayler and know all about how wave theory, super-strings, quantum entanglement, and things like noetics bear on frequent

23 sci-fi concepts like time travel and 2:00–2:50 pm mirror Earths, but since you’re not in Writing Strong Female Characters that universe and don’t have a map to

get to it, you might want to attend this Bree Despain, Jessica Day George, Clint panel and get some insight into actual Johnson, Sheila A. Neilson physics . . . or just enough gobbledy- Plots, Subplots, and Foreshadowing gook to make your next story sound Larry Correia, Howard Tayler, Dan credible even though it’s quite fantastic. Willis Remember, in some universe, you are Beyond Orcs and Elves: Diversity in bound to be a well-known, well-paid, Fantasy and Science Fiction for Young best-selling author, adored by fans, Readers critics, and even your mother-in-law. Recent cover whitewashing controver- Why not make this universe be that sies and the internet discussion tagged universe? #RaceFail have brought to light how

Paul Genesse, Laura Lind, Eric James little diversity can be found in fantasy Stone and science fiction for young readers. Dealing with Deadlines We’ll discuss the history of diversity in Elana Johnson, Rebecca Shelley, Emily these books, including diversification Sorensen through fantasy races that all share Camera Techniques for Drawing the same traits, and ways for authors to consider diversifying their own

AJ Bell, Jessica Douglas, Brian Hailes, stories. We’ll also discuss writing cross- Chris Weston culturally, cultural awareness, issues “Ten Steps to Overnight Success, or How of appropriation, and other things to It Only Took a Decade To Get Paid” consider as you write. Michaelbrent Collings Stacy Whitman

24 3:00–3:50 pm Digital vs. Traditional Tools in Art Contemporary/Urban Fantasy AJ Bell, Jessica Douglas, Rebecca Jensen Larry Correia, Lesli Muir Lytle, Dan (M), Steve Keele, Sarah B. Seiter, Jess Wells, Michael Young Smart Smiley, Isaac Stewart, Chris Weston Slush Piles and What Not To Do Reading: Dene Lowe When Submitting Your Writing 6:00–6:50 pm

Ami Chopine, James Dashner, Lisa The Lure of Horror Mangum, Brad R. Torgersen

Drawing Humanoids Michael R. Collings, J. Scott Savage, Eric James Stone (M), Eric Swedin, Dan Improve your figure drawing and your Wells doodling with this rundown of the underlying proportions and shapes of Marketing and Publicity—What Can the human body. You Do?

Rebecca Jensen James Dashner, Bree Despain, Elana “The Meek Shall Inherit: Why An Aris- Johnson, Dene Low, Stacy Whitman tocrat Will Never Save the Universe” Closet Costuming

Kathryn Olsen Jessica Harmon, Heather Monson, Sarah B. Seiter 4:00–4:50 pm Reading: Julie Wright Distopias/Utopias 7:00–7:50 pm James Dashner, Lesli Muir Lytle, Robison Wells Comics/Webcomics The Writing Life: How to Set and Jake Black, Brian Hailes, Rebecca Keep Goals, How to Prioritize Jensen, Jess Smart Smiley, Emily Sorensen Angie Lofthouse, Berin Stephens, Does Your Book Have a Soundtrack? Sandra Tayler, Julie Wright Jaleta Clegg, Bree Despain, Sheila A. What Is the McAuliffe Space Educa- Nielson, Berin Stephens, Michael Young tion Center? Creating a Fictional Language (session 1) Jaleta Clegg (2 hours) “The Path of Self Destruction: A Villain’s Dr. Dirk A. Elzinga, Nathan Guide to Manipulating the Good Guys” Richardson Amy Jones Reading: Eric Swedin 5:00–5:50 pm 8:00–8:50 pm The Art of Podcasting Superheroes

Howard Tayler, Dan Wells, Robison Wells Jake Black, Nathan Shumate Pay It Forward: Help Other Writers, Streamlining Your Fiction and You’ll End Up Helping Yourself Michaelbrent Collings, Clint Johnson,

Paul Genesse, Elana Johnson, Tristi Rebecca Shelley, Berin Stephens Pinkston, Robin Wells (M) 25 Creating a Fictional Language (session 1, Romance vs. Story with Romantic cont.) Elements: Injecting Romance into Saving the World Reading: Jaleta Clegg John Brown, Ami Chopine, Lynn Kurland, Stacy Whitman Friday, February 18, 2011 Map Making for Writers There’s some nice freeware online to 9:00–9:50 am help writers make nice-looking maps Writing for LDS Markets for their books and for worldbuilding.

Lisa Mangum, Tristi Pinkston, Berin Isaac Stewart Stephens, Julie Wright Reading: Eric James Stone How to Tesearch, When to Stop, and What to Use 1:00–1:50 pm Dialog Tags and Speech Patterns Dene Low, Scott Parkin, J. Scott Savage, Eric Swedin Michaelbrent Collings, David Farland, Fairy Tale Presentation Lynn Kurland, Angie Lofthouse, Tyler Whitsides Hailey Evans, Dr. Jill Rudy, Kristy Starting, Finding, and Getting the Stewart Most Out of a Writing Group 10:00–10:50 am Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury (M), How to Write a Good Short Story Sheila A. Nielson, Tristi Pinkston, Lu Ann Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury, David Staheli Farland, Angie Lofthouse, Eric James Stone Drawing Graphic Novels Tracy Hickman Presentation AJ Bell, Brian Hailes, Rebecca Jensen, Jess Reading: James Dashner Smart Smiley, Emily Sorensen, Chris Weston One on one Poetry Workshop 11:00–11:50 am Bring a poem and Dr. Collings will go Keynote Address: Steve Keele over it line by line with you and help you make it better. Noon–12:50 pm Dr. Michael R. Collings What Is an Agent, and What Can “Space Warfare: Problems in Perspec- They Do for You? tive and Strategy” James Dashner, Lesli Muir Lytle, Tyler Frank Hennis Whitsides Reading: Nathan Shumate Charisma Is Not a Dump Stat: The Real World Importance of Personal 2:00–2:50 pm Appearance and Social Skills in Characters’ Morals/Theology vs. Achieving Your Creative Dreams Authors’

Jake Black, Tracy Hickman, Howard Jaleta Clegg (M), James Dashner, Tracy Tayler Hickman, Brad R. Torgersen, Dan Wells 26 The Problem of Sequels Creating a Protagonist Compass Larry Correia, Bree Despain, Anna del C J. Scott Savage Dye, Jessica Day George, Mette Ivie Harrison Readings: Michael Young and Jessica Storyboarding Day George

AJ Bell, Brian Hailes, Steve Keele, Jess 5:00–5:50 pm Smart Smiley, Chris Weston “Edgar Allan Poe and the Deep Struc- What You Can and Can’t Do in a YA Novel ture of Inception”

Dr. Dennis Perry Mette Ivie Harrison, Elana Johnson, Reading: Rebecca Shelley Bree Despain, Robison Wells, J. Scott Savage Scriptwriting 3:00–3:50 pm Jake Black, Blake Casselman, David Collaboration Farland, Nathan Shumate Jake Black, Blake Casselman, Brian Drawing Oceanic Beasties Hailes, Tracy Hickman Jessica Douglas SF-Fantasy-Horror Poetry: How Does “Bella as Mother-Savior: The Powerful It Differ from Mainstream Poetry in Feminine Journey of Transformation Language, Structures, Devices and Choice in The Twilight Saga” Dr. Michael R. Collings, Karen C. Karie Crawford Evans, Charlene Harmon (M) Reading: Roger White Plotstorming from Character In some cases the plot of a book drives 6:00–6:50 pm the characters. However, characters The Horror, the Horror! that instead drive the plot can make for a more compelling story. In this hour, Nathan Shumate, Dan Wells, Julie we focus on how to grow your plot Wright from your main characters. How Not to Talk Down to Your YA Audience Paul Genesse

When Plants Go Bad Frank L. Cole, Michaelbrent Collings, James Dashner, Clint Johnson, Stacy Dan Lind Whitman Readings: Dan Wells and Berin Stevens How to Get and Develop Killer Story 4:00–4:50 pm Ideas

Space Travel without Warp Drive John Brown, Larry Correia Reading: Lesli Muir Lytle Frank Hennis, Helge Moulding, Berin Stephens, Eric James Stone, Roger White 7:00–7:50 pm Rewriting to Greatness: Five Editing Techniques to Help Improve Your Writing for Comics Stories AJ Bell, Jake Black, Blake Casselman, David Farland Emily Sorensen, Chris Weston 27 Lessons on Story from The Hunger Games 10:00–10:50 am John Brown What Exactly Does an Editor Do, Creating a Fictional Language (session 2) Anyway? (2 hours) Karen C. Evans, David Farland, Lisa Dr. Dirk A. Elzinga, Nathan Mangum, Tristi Pinkston, Suzanne Richardson Vincent, Stacy Whitman How to Recover from Writing Slumps 8:00–8:50 pm (from Family, Illness, Work, Laziness, Zombies: They’re Still Here! etc.): The Writer/Artist and Health Jaleta Clegg, Frank L. Cole, Nathan Ami Chopine, Jessica Douglas, Berin Shumate Stephens, Howard Tayler Brian Hailes & Blake Casselman Killer Breakfast (cont.) Presentation A Librarian’s View of What Kinds of Creating a Fictional Language (session 2, Novels Kids Are Reading snd Publish- cont.) ers Are Buying Filking Sheila A. Neilson Creating Fantasy Art

Saturday, February 19, 2011 Daniel Hughes 11:00–11:50 am 9:00–9:50 am Keynote Address: James Dashner What I Wish I Had Done, If I Could Do It All Over Again: A Guide to New Noon–12:50 pm Writers Can a YA Protagonist Have Adven- Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury, Lisa tures and Still Have a Family? Mangum, L. E. Modesitt Jr., Brad R. Mette Ivie Harrison, Lesli Muir Lytle, Torgersen J. Scott Savage, Tyler Whitsides Religion in Science Fiction: How to Military on Military SF Make It Work Steve Harmon (M), Frank Hennis, L. E.

Angie Lofthouse, Helge Moulding, Dan Modesitt Jr., Brad R. Torgersen, Roger White Willis Anime & Manga—What They Are, Unicorns and Vampires Meet Real What’s Good in SF/F Life: How to Use Sci-Fi/Fantasy in the Jessica Harmon, Joe Monson (M), Scott Classroom Parkin, Charlotte Randle, Stacy Whitmam Jaleta Clegg (M), Amy Jones, Lu Ann Lucky 13 Writing Workshop Staheli Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury Killer Breakfast (2 hours) “Zombies and You: A Guide to What Tracy Hickman Does and Does Not Constitute an Apocalypse” Ross Wolfe 28 Signings Signings Jake Black, Larry Correia, David Jaleta Clegg, Frank L. Cole, James Farland, Paul Genesse, Tracy Hickman, Dashner, Mette Ivie Harrison, J. Scott Dan Wells Savage, Eric James Stone 1:00–1:50 pm 2:00–2:50 pm Archaeology in SF Media Fractured Fairy Tales

Jessica Harmon, Charlotte Randle, Eric Paul Genesse, Jessica Day George, Scott Swedin Parkin (M), Suzanne Vincent Writing Excuses Podcast Building Believable Economic and (2 hours) Political Systems

David Farland, Tracy Hickman, Howard Tayler, Dan Wells David Ferro, L. E. Modesitt Jr., Roger White Using the Open Source Program Stel- How the Internet Is Shaping Our Kids larium in the Classroom and Our Future Laura Lind Eric Swedin, Sandra Tayler “Tohu Wabohu; or, There is no room in AJ Bell & Chris Weston Presentation which there is no void, and no void in “Jacen Solo’s Journey of Self-Discovery” which there is no room: An Essay on Carolyn Bawden Michael Collings’s Into the Void” Harlow Soderborg Clark 29 Writing Excuses Podcast (cont.) 5:00–5:50 pm Signings Regional Publishers (2 hours) James Dashner, Bree Despain, Clint Lisa Mangum, David Farland, Lyle Johnson, Rebecca Shelley, Lisa Mangum, Mortimer Berin Stephens, Julie Wright, Michael D. Borrowing from Historical and Cur- Young rent Events 3:00–3:50 pm Dene Low, Paul Genesse, Michael Can Your Dreams Pay Your Bills? Young Creating Fantasy Art (cont.) Rebecca Shelley, Ami Chopine, Sandra

Tayler (M), David Farland Daniel Hughes Humorous Horror: The Funny Side How to Make a Graphic Novel of Fear From idea, to rough draft, to completed draft. Collaborations: Making the most Jaleta Clegg, Dan Wells, Eric James out of team-produced comics. How Stone to join writing and drawing talents to Pitching to Agents/Editors make a cohesive story.

Elana Johnson AJ Bell, Dan Willis, Jake Black, Chris Psychology of the Samurai Weston Dr. A. L. Carlisle, Steve Harmon 6:00–6:50 pm Signings Regional Publishers (cont.) Jessica Day George, Dene Low, L. E. Why We Love Lovecraft Modesitt Jr., Shelia A. Nielson, Eric Swedin, Brad R. Torgersen, Roger White Eric Swedin, Michael Hall, Dan Wells 4:00–4:50 pm Business of Art

Memorable Villains Jessica Douglas, Brian Hailes, Howard Tayler, Sarah B. Seiter, Steve Keele

Leigh Averett, Larry Correia, Steve Ecology and Evolution Harmon, Dan Willis

Why Write Genre Books Instead of Dr. Stephen L. Peck Something Closer to “Real Life’? Why 7:00 pm Write about Worlds That Don’t Exist? Gala Banquet Dr. Michael R. Collings, James Dashner, ($20/person, seating limited) Tickets L. E. Modesitt Jr., Tracy Hickman must be purchased in advance. There Keele’s Korner, the Second Generation will be no tickets available at the door. Joshua and Kevin Keele Please join us to top off a great year! Fights and Weaponsmasters: What To Do When Your Character Knows More about Fighting Than You Ben Isaacs, Adam Meyers

30 Readings

Thursday 5:00 pm Dene Lowe 6:00 Julie Wright 7:00 Eric Swedin 8:00 Jaleta Clegg Friday 10:00 am James Dashner noon Eric James Stone 1:00 pm Nathan Shumate 2:00 Rebecca Shelley 3:00 Dan Wells / Berin Stephens 4:00 Michael Young / Jessica Day George 5:00 Roger White 6:00 Lesli Muir Lytle

Book Signings

Subject to change. All signings are on the first floor of the Conference Center (1188). Books can be purchased from individual authors or from the BYU Bookstore on the first floor of the Conference Center (1189). The Bookstore room will be open Saturday (10:00 am to 4:00 pm) only. Saturday Noon Jake Black, Larry Correia, David Farland, Paul Genesse, Tracy Hickman, Dan Wells 1:00 pm Jaleta Clegg, Frank L. Cole, James Dashner, Mette Ivie Harrison, J. Scott Savage, Eric James Stone 2:00 James Dashner, Bree Despain, Clint Johnson, Rebecca Shelley, Lisa Mangum, Berin Stephens, Julie Wright, Michael D. Young 3:00 Jessica Day George, Dene Low, L. E. Modesitt Jr., Sheila A. Nielson, Eric Swedin, Brad R. Torgersen, Roger Bourke White Jr.

31 It’s only one year away! Life, the Universe, & Everything 30!

DragonComet Short Story and Odyssey Poetry Contests Deadline: postmarked by January 15, 2012 Complete rules and information: ltue.org

Art Show All media types accepted, framed and mounted preferred. Bring your work with you on Thursday, the first day of the symposium.

Come join in the fun! Be part of the committee! Ask one of the current members how to get involved. (Meetings on Saturdays in the JKB.)

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