Letter from the Chair

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Welcome!

We are now celebrating LTU&E’s twenty-eighth year. It’s exciting to participate in an event that has created a legacy. This symposium has been around for almost three decades and thanks to your continued interest, we will keep moving ahead. This symposium, however, would not be happening without the combined effort of several people. First of all, we would like to thank the Theatre and Media Arts Department at BYU for their continued support and sponsorship. Our gratitude also goes out to our donors who helped fund this event; we appreciate your generosity. Special thanks go to Nathan Hale for an outstanding poster and to Steve Keele for the beautiful program book cover artwork, both of whom stepped up when James C. Christensen had to cancel his appearance for health reasons. Thanks also go out to the individuals who helped organized this year’s symposium. Lastly, we would like to thank everyone who has attended and continues to support LTU&E. As always, we hope you enjoy yourselves. These symposia are designed to achieve several things. We discuss science fiction and fantasy on an academic/intellectual basis because it truly is a literary medium that provokes thought. The symposium also helps provide knowledge for fledgling writers so that their horizons can be expanded. One of the most rewarding purposes is the sense of community it creates. Life, the Universe, & Everything provides the opportunity for people of common interests to come together. Net- works can be formed, friendships can be made, but in the end, every- body gets something from these events. We hope you do.

Have fun!

Nicholas A. Montelongo Symposium Committee Chair

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Contents

Ettiquette with the Pros 4 Guests of Honor Brandon Sanderson 5 Parking Marty Brenneis 6 As a guest of BYU, and to help you Nathan Hale 7 enjoy your stay, please remember that disability stalls, dean and official stalls, Special Guests 9 service stalls, red curbs, etc., require Participating Guests 11 special permints. Parking in any of Grid Schedule 15 these stalls without the proper permit Listing of Events 21 will result in a parking citation. Please remember that timed stalls are enforced Readings/Book Signings 28 for the time posted. Acknowledgments back cover

Wilkinson Center third floor The food court and the bookstore are located on the second floor.

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 mar- velous 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 Brandon Sanderson

Brandon Sanderson was born in in Lincoln, Nebraska. In eighth grade Mrs. Reader gave him Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly. Brandon thoroughly enjoyed it and discovered such authors as David Eddings, Melanie Rawn, Robert Jordan, Anne McCaffrey, and Orson Scott Card. He liked epic fantasy so much that he even tried his hand at writing some. His first attempts, he says, were dreadful. In 1994, Brandon enrolled at Brigham Young University as a bio- chemistry major. In 1995–97, he took time away from his studies to serve as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Brandon often says that it was during this time in Seoul, Korea, that he realized that he didn’t miss chemistry one bit but did miss writing. In 2003, in the middle of his graduate program, Brandon got a call from an editor at Tor who wanted to buy one of his books. Brandon had submitted the manuscript a year and a half earlier and had almost given up on hearing anything, so he was surprised and delighted at the offer. In May 2005 Brandon held his first published novel,Elantris, in his hands. Tor also published Brandon’s Mistborn trilogy, and has plans to release other Sanderson titles in the future. 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 novel, in October 2007. In December 2007, Brandon was cho- sen by Harriet Rigney to complete A Memory of Light, book twelve in Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series. Brandon is now hard at work on this epic project. 5 Marty Brenneis

Long long ago in a studio far from Hollywood some work had to be done and a droid was needed. A call went out and Marty “The Droid” Brenneis joined the ILM team in San Rafael, California. For more than thirty years this droid has been working inside the underbelly of the motion picture beast— building models and camera systems, wir- ing blue screens and optical printers, and along the way solving countless problems and inventing strange little widgets. Along the way the droid was involved in the beginning of many new technologies in movie making, among them motion con- trol photography and computer graphics. In 2006, ILM decided to get out of the studio business. They sold the Kerner campus studios to investors; the droid was in the building and was sold with the studio. Now Marty is the Studio Droid for Kerner Optical. He manages the technological systems that keep any company running— IT telecom, security systems, and the other geekish stuff that lets the artisans work. On the new technology side, he is on the Kerner team that is developing the next 3D camera systems. 3D is here and will be coming out of screens in theatres and living rooms around the world, and this droid will be behind the scenes pushing it out. On the lighter side, to balance out the heavy geekish nature of the day job, Marty is an avid dancer and spends a lot of time on the dance floor and off producing the live sound for dancers.

6 Nathan Hale

Nathan Hale is a children’s illustrator with a background in scien- tific and natural history illustration. He worked for several years in museum display as a mural and diorama painter. He has murals in museums as far away as the Kita- kyushu Science Museum in Japan. Nathan has written and illustrated a number of children’s books, including The Devil You Know, Yellowbelly and Plum Go to School, Balloon on the Moon, and The Dinosaurs’ Night before Christmas, a joint project with the Museum of Natural History in New York and Chronicle Books (proceeds from the book will benefit the museum).He is the illustrator Scholastic picked when they decided to repackage the Bailey School Kids books, a series over seventy volumes long. Nathan joined up with Newbery author Shannon Hale and her husband Dean (no relation) to create Rapunzel’s Revenge and Calam- ity Jack, 140-page graphic novels. Rapunzel’s Revenge was an ALA Notable Children’s Book, a YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens, a Children’s Choice Book Awards nominee; a Cybil Award nominee, and an Eisner Award nominee. In 2007, Nathan’s illustrations appeared on a national television ad for GE, and a screenplay based on his book The Devil You Know was optioned by Fox Motion Pictures. Nathan lives in Utah with his wife and two kids. He has an enor- mous Lego collection. His Web site is www.SpaceStationNathan.com.

Nathan ably fills in for James C. Christensen, who had to cancel for health reasons.

7 Symposium Committee

Chair Nicholas Montelongo Faculty Advisor Eric Fielding Track Coordinator Charlene Harmon Deep Thoughts Proceedings Editor Marny K. Parkin Contest Administrator Ross K. Wolfe Guest Liaisons Jessica Arnold, Megan Gebhard Volunteer Coordinator Toad Cox A/V Coordinator Tim Richardson Task Director Gwynne Meeks Webmaster Charlene Harmon Mailing List Administrator Joe Monson Guru Dave Doering Staff Michelle Eging, Audrey Gonzalez, Brittany Heiner, Catherine Lyon, Whitney Olsen, Sara Smith, Drake Terry

BYU Library to Exhibit Lloyd Alexander’s Office The Harold B. Lee Library is opening a new long-term exhibition of materials from “Alexander’s Box.” “The box” was author Lloyd Alexan- der’s name for his home office in Drexel Hill, PA. Alexander’s estate gra- ciously donated the contents of “The Box” to the library. The library has been looking forward to not only providing access to Alexander’s papers to students and scholars working on research projects, but to sharing a bit of the setting where Alexander worked for so many years. Items on display include his desk, his favorite couch, awards, artwork, musical instruments, and manuscripts. The exhibit is on the south end of the fourth floor of the library near the juvenile collection (4737 HBLL). It is just around the corner from the mural by Michael Lehnardt titled Come Now Let Us Reason Together which features Lloyd Alexander. Lloyd Alexander was the author of over forty books including the well-known Chronicles of Prydain. The exhibit is free. Special tours will be conducted for symposium attendees on Friday from noon until 3 pm. 8 Special Guests

Jake Black Jake Black is the author of a dozen books, including The Authorized Ender Compan- ion (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 Superman, Batman, Hannah Montana, Twilight, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Smallville, WWE, Star Trek, and more. On screen, he has written episodes of Ben 10: Alien Force, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and Chaotic. He is also the writer and chief researcher for several Smallville DVD documentaries. Throughout 2008–9, Jake battled cancer. In December 2009, he was declared cancer-free. He continues to write TV, comics, books, and magazines. In February 2010 his next comic, the fiftieth issue of DC Comics’Supergirl will debut, featuring a story he co-wrote with actress Helen Slater who portrayed Supergirl in the 1984 movie. His Web site is www.JakeBlack.com. Linda Brummett Linda Brummett has been the general book manager for the BYU Bookstore for over thirty years. She is also co-host of BookBeat on Classical 89 KBYU-FM. Larry Correia 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. James Dashner James is the author of The Maze Runner, a Junior Library Guild selection and the #1 pick for Indiebound’s Indie Next list for winter of 2009/2010. He’s also the author of The 13th Reality series and The Jimmy Fincher Saga. His Web site is www.JamesDashner.com. 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 9 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 Hourglass Door is her first book. 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. 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 is now contentedly living his dream. Between writing and promot- ing, 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. His Web site is www.BrandonMull.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.

10 Participating Guests

Lee Allred is an award-winning author whose science fiction stories have appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, numerous national market book anthologies, and Irrean- tum magazine. His debut work about the 1857 Utah War, “For the Strength of the Hills,” won first place in the Writers of the Future contest, and garnered a finalist spot for the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. His most recent story was published in an anthology alongside stories by Stephen King, Elizabeth Hand, Melanie Tem, and others. His next publication, “Hymnal,’”will be in Dispensation: Latter-Day Fiction, edited by noted novelist Angela Hallstrom. Lee has also scripted highly acclaimed stories for both DC and Image comics, teaming with his famous comic book artist brother, Mike Allred. His Web site is www.LeeAllred.com

Nearly a native of Idaho, Laura Bingham was born in Iowa and moved to Idaho at age four. She graduated from Ricks College with an associate’s degree and from Boise State University with a bachelor’s degree in biology as well as certification to teach all science subjects in secondary education in the state of Idaho. Älvor is her first novel and was released May 2009 and more books are on their way. In her backyard stands a dance studio where she teaches youth of all ages the lesser known but much loved sport of clogging. She lives in Boise with her husband and five young children, including her own set of boy/girl twins. Her Web site is www. LauraBingham.com.

A. Bradbury is a fat old man with thinning hair and a love of tales of might-be. He works for UTA Trax as a signalman when not writing. He is married with five children and six (living) grandchildren. Hobbies include prize-winning poetry, chess, music (he’s a church organist), and rpgs. Books published to date: Rell: A Tale of Five Kingdoms, Faerie King, Gremlins 2050, Squeezer Jon in the Shadows, Wisdom & Whimsy: The Poetry of Roxanne, Head Emancipator, Tablets of Immortality (with daughter Rhiannon Mellen), and Red Scorpions. James Brown is a software engineer, technologist, educator, technical writer, and entrepreneur. He has spent the last twenty-five years working with and developing solutions in a variety of technical fields. He currently runs his own technology consulting company, BL Design Solutions, LLC. He enjoys technology, outdoor activities, and Scouting.

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.

11 Patricia Castelli is Children’s Librarian at Orem Public Library, the Informational Book Chair for the Children’s Literature Association of Utah, and a reader for the biannual Dolly Gray Award for excellent literature featuring a character with an intellectual disability. Her most recent publication is an article in Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy (Greenwood Press) on the beginnings of SF&F for young readers. 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 four short stories currently in print in Abandoned Towers Magazine, Darwin’s Evolutions Magazine, and Bewildering Stories Magazine. Her Web site is www.JaletaC.com. 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 in the registration room, you can talk to him about your poem. 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 serves on the board of the Association for Mormon Letters and is the new managing editor for their publication, Irreantum. 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 mathematics and an ME degree in mechanical engineering, both from the University of Utah. She taught a short story writing course for her local high community school for many years and has done first reading for a few 12 fiction magazines. She has a part-time computer business where she helps people with those scary machines, especially with putting their genealogy on computer. She col- lects dragons, unusual names, and information about her ancestors.

Robert J. Defendi has worked on many projects. He was one of the writers for Sav- age Seas for the game Exalted. He has done a good bit of work for Spycraft, Shadow force Archer, Rolemaster, and the Stargate SG-1 role playing game. He’s also done fiction for Writers of the Future andWhen Darkness Comes, as well as Spacemaster (and the game’s current incarnation.).

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. The last book in her fantasy trilogy, The Silent Warrior, came out this year and she is enjoying a growing fan base. Anna is currently involved in a new project, researching and writing a young adult medieval romance. 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.

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, to be published in 2010 by Arcana Studios. 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 forthcoming The Princess and the Snowbird. She has a new trilogy coming out with Harper in 2011, beginning with Two Princesses. Since she is not very princessly herself (nor are her “princesses”), the new trend toward princess novels is somewhat puzzling to her. Mette is also a competitive triathlete and survived (barely!) a PhD program in Germanic languages and literatures at

13 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 last May Day. Her Web site is CacheStarhouse.org.

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.

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

14 Thursday, February 11, 2010 3222 3223 3224 3238 9:00 Style in SF 10:00 Fantasy without Magic Open Source Software 11:00 Keynote Address: Nathan Hale Noon Mormons in Horror Creating a Wizard (writing) Star Trek vs. Star Wars Costuming 1:00 Talking Art Defining YA Lit Writing Realistic Military 2:00 Putting Romance into Your Fantasy Howard and Bob Show “The Position of Fairy Tale Adaptations” 3:00 Writing Strong Female Characters Ghost Hunting/Ghosts for Writers Y Publish presentation 4:00 No More Dead Dogs Ghost Hunting/Ghosts for Writers “Abstraction and Concretion in C. S. (cont.) Lewis” 5:00 3D Rendering in Blender Poetry of the Fantastic How to Write a Story That Rocks Establish Characters through Costume Design 6:00 Drawing Wizards How to Write a Story That Rocks Magic Show (cont.) 7:00 Marty Brenneis presentation 3D Art Worldbuilding 101 Friday, February 12, 2010 3211 3220 3222 3223 3224 3238 3380 9:00 The Leading Edge Becoming an Idea Paths to Publishing Presentation Factory 10:00 Space Presentation Art for Children’s and Why Mormons and YA Books Fantasy? 11:00 Keynote Address: Marty Brenneis Noon Signings (see regis- Pacing and Story Who Influenced Me Drawing Fantastic “Poetry of Michael R. tration for rooms) Structure workshop As A Writer? Creatures Collings” 1:00 Killer Openings Jewelry Making How Special Effects History of SF&F Alan Bradbury workshop Changed SF&F Books for Young reading Readers 2:00 Military on Military SF Believable Child Jewelry Making History and Future of Characters (cont.) the B-Movie 3:00 Richard Hatch pre- How to Draw Wings How to Build Aliens “A Thousand Words Living with an Artist/ Lisa Mangum reading sentation (see regis- and Monsters for Sand” Writer tration for room) 4:00 Abandoned in Space Imagery in Poetry Storytelling and the A Review of 30 Years Roger White/ Julie 3D short film Pursuit of Truth in Book Retailing Wright readings 5:00 “A Validation for Writing Good Fantasy Scholarship” Suspense/Horror 6:00 Writing Flash Fiction Devil’s Triangle Abnormal Psychology 7:00 Writing Comics and Podcasting Zombies! Filk 101 (8:00) Webcomics Saturday, February 13, 2010 3211 3220 3222 3223 3224 3228 3238 3380 9:00 The Future of the Educator’s Confer- A Guy’s Take on Fablehaven Art of Comics ence Registration Writing Romance presentation 10:00 What Does an Using SF in K-12 Soft Science SF Brandon Mull Editor Do? Reading 11:00 Keynote Address: Brandon Sanderson Noon Horror and Dark Family-Friendly Building Different Character Creation Fantasy Poetry Anime Cultures Tips (art)

1:00 Acting Techniques Worldbuilding: The Best SF&F Creating Fantasy Berin Stephens Signings (see for Writers Religion Books for Kids Art reading registration for rooms) 2:00 SF on TV Regional John Brown Keele’s Korner Publishers reading 3:00 Writing A Good Interesting Facts Historic Keele’s Korner Blog about Killers Costuming (cont.) 4:00 Marty Brenneis Writing Excuses Premortal Jaleta Clegg / Q&A Podcast Romance in Heather Monson Twilight readings 5:00 Edgy/Not-So-Edgy NaNoWriMo Making a Living as “LDS Writers and Eric James Stone YA an Artist the Fantastic” / Dan Wells readings 6:00 Writing a Good Current Trends Making a Living as James Dashner Short Story in YA an Artist (cont.) reading 7:00 Banquet (Skyroom—sixth floor wilk) $15; limited seating. so buy your ticket early! J. Scott Savage has published six novels and has four novels under contract to be released in 2010, including two fantasies, and horror novel, and a mystery. 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.

Amanda Sorensen has worked in the publishing industry since 2000. She started her career working with a local educational publisher as a graphic artist and head illustrator and later as the art director. She decided to work completely freelance in 2006, continuing to work with educational publishers and expanding to do magazine spots, children’s picture books, logo design, advertising illustration, board games, and even a couple of murals. Her Web site is www.AmandasArtLand.com.

Michael Sorensen is a long time student of the art of magic. He has been performing for audiences for over twenty-five years and has toured the country from Vegas to Memphis. He has been a special guest performer at the famous Magic Castle in Hollywood and has performed for the likes of B. B. King, Ron McBride, Priscilla Presley, Eddie Murphy, and William Shatner. He is a published author on the art of cards, is an accomplished mentalist, and is a constant source of amusing confusion for his wife and four kids.

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 Literary 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

18 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 (2004). 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 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 sixteen 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 Ever wonder about the different badge colors?

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19 she leads one of two teams of slush readers in a fairly unique selection process. Her blog is NightingalesCage.blogspot.com.

Dan Wells is horror writer who’s absolutely huge in Europe, I’m not even kidding. His first book,I Am Not a Serial Killer, debuts in the US in April as a Tor Select Title. 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.FearfulSymmetry.net.

Roger Bouke White Jr. Roger White 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.

Stacy Whitman is the editorial director and founder of Tu Publishing, a new small press that focuses on multicultural fantasy and science fiction for children and young adults. In her day job, Stacy is the publication manager for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series. Prior to going freelance and starting Tu Publishing, she 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.

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. Recently 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.

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.

20 Listing of Events

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

Thursday, February 11, 2010 Noon–12:50 pm Creating a Wizard That Isn’t Another 9:00–9:50 am Gandalf, Merlin, Dumbledore, etc. Style in Speculative Fiction (Jaleta Clegg (M), Paul Genesse, Bran- SF was long denigrated for being a don Sanderson, Dan Willis) literature of ideas, not of good compo- Mormons in Horror sition. How has that changed? What Believe it or not, there are active LDS constitutes “good style” in SF or fantasy, who read, edit and write horror fiction. and what is the difference between the What tensions do they see with their two? What special stylistic challenges faith and this genre? How does their (for instance, exposition) face SF&F belief color what they find “really scary”? writers that aren’t an issue for main- stream writers? (Lee Allred, Michael R. Collings, Eric James Stone (M), Eric Swedin, Dan Wells) (Lee Allred, James Dashner, Lisa Man- vs : A Question of gum, Helge Moulding, Eric Swedin (M)) Star Trek Star Wars Audience Accessibility through Cos- 10:00–10:50 am tume Design Fantasy without Magic When costumes employ a true sense of the past, futuristic worlds draw the (Larry Correia, Robert J Defendi, Paul audience into a world they not only Genesse (M), Brandon Sanderson) accept but can honestly embrace. This Open Source and Free Software workshop will discuss how the costume Using free and open source software designs from several science fiction clas- (open office, abiword, etc.) to reduce sics helped new worlds become truly your expenses. Discuss the availability believable and how others did not. of reliable and easy to use open source (Rory Scanlon) alternatives to the traditional writer’s tools (word, excel, photoshop, etc.). 1:00–1:50 pm How to find good quality open source Defining Children’s Literature alternatives. Sources for free software. What differentiates a children’s book, a (James Brown) middle grade reader, a YA novel, and an 11:00–11:50 am adult novel? Keynote Address: Nathan Hale (Pat Castelli, Mette Ivie Harrison, Lisa Mangum, Stacy Whitman (M), Dan Willis) 21 Talking Art (Paul Genesse, Clint Johnson, Stacy (Bryan Beus, Nathan Hale, Amanda Whitman (M), Julie Wright) Sorensen, Howard Tayler (M)) “‘To Be Still a Man’: Abstraction and Writing Realistic Military Concretion in C. S. Lewis” How to make your military SF seem (Michael R. Collings) more like real military. Ghosthunging/Ghosts (cont.) (Jeffrey Meeks) 5:00–5:50 pm 2:00–2:50 pm Poetry of the Fantastic Putting Romance into Your Fantasy Do you have to have a love story in (Michael R. Collings, Charlene Har- fantasy? If you do, how do you balance mon (M), JoSelle Vanderhooft) it with the action and adventure? How To Use the Open Source 3D Ren- dering Environment Blender (Ami Chopine, Anna del C. Dye, Mette Create still images or fly-bys of any Ivie Harrison (M), Clint Johnson, Lesli object or environment you can imagine. Muir Lytle) Create a book cover, an illustration, or a “Shadow of the Standard: The Position rendering of your game environment. of Fairy Tale Adaptations” (James Brown) (Kristy Stewart) How to Write a Story That Rocks The Howard and Bob Showu (2 hours) What do you get when you get two prolific writers together on a panel? (John D. Brown, Larry Correia) Establishing Character through Cos- (Robert J Defendi, Howard Tayler) tume Design: It Truly Is What You Wear 3:00–3:50 pm This workshop will offer step-by-step Writing Strong Female Characters experiences in costume research and design, demonstrating how clothing (Jaleta Clegg, Paul Genesse (M), Ami helps determine character strengths, Chopine, Dene Low, Lesli Muir Lytle, weaknesses, and possibilities. Karen Hoover) Ghosthunting/Ghosts (for writers and (Rory Scanlon) fans) (2 hours) 6:00–6:50 pm (Tom Carr) Marty Brenneis presentation Tips, Tricks, and Opportunities the Drawing Wizards YPublish Club Can Introduce to Aspiring Writers (Bobbie Berendson, Jessica Douglas, Brian Hailes, Nathan Hale, Sarah Seiter (Rachel Giddings) (M), Howard Tayler) 4:00–4:50 pm Mike Sorensen Magic Show and Q&A No More Dead Dogs (or Moms) How to Write a Story that Rocks (cont.) Why do mothers and dogs always die in children’s literature?

22 7:00–7:50 pm Noon–12:50 pm 3D Art Who Influenced Me as a Writer? (Ami Chopine (M), Steve Keele, Kevin (Jake Black, Kathleen Dalton- Keele, Joshua Keele) Woodbury (M), Berin Stephens, Eric Worldbuilding 101 James Stone, Michael Young) (Jaleta Clegg (M), Larry Correia, Dene Drawing Fantastic Creatures a Biolo- Low, Charlotte Randle, Roger White) gist Could Believe (Jessica Douglas, Brian Hailes (M), Friday, February 12, 2010 Nathan Hale, Dan Lind, Sarah Seiter) “In(to) the Void and Back Again: Orga- 9:00–9:50 am nizing the Universe and the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Poetry of How to Become an Idea Factory Michael R. Collings” Where do you find ideas? How do you go from an idea to a story? (Lee Allred) Pacing and Story Structure workshop (Larry Correia, James Dashner (M), Karen Hoover, Clint Johnson, Brandon (Dan Wells) Sanderson, Howard Tayler) Signings The Leadng Edge presentation (Bron Bahlmann, Alan Bradbury, (Chris Baxter) Bryan Beus, Laura Bingham, John D. Paths to Publishing Brown, Larry Correia, James Dashner, When is traditional best and when Anna del C. Dye, Paul Genesse, Clint John- should you try an alternative? son, Nathan Hale, Karen Hoover, Steven C. Walker, Julie Wright) (John D. Brown, Eric Swedin (M), English Department Readers Series Sandra Tayler, Stacy Whitman, Dan Willis) Harold B. Lee Library auditorium 10:00–10:50 am (1060 HBLL) Why Mormons and Fantasy? (Brandon Sanderson) There seems to be an explosion of suc- 1:00–1:50 pm cessful young LDS writers in the fantasy field. What elements of Mormonism Killer Openings make this genre a natural fit? How to write a gripping, engaging, and (Laura Bingham, Lisa Mangum, Scott interesting first paragraph. Parkin (M), Brandon Sanderson) (Steven C. Walker, John D. Brown (M), Laura Swift Lind space presentation Mette Ivie Harrison, Heather Horrocks) Jewelry Making workshop Art for Children’s and YA Books (2 hours) (Michael R. Collings) (Bryan Beus, Nathan Hale, Amanda How Special Effects Have Changed Sorensen, Stacy Whitman (M)) Science Fiction and Fantasy 11:00–11:50 am (Amy Chopin (M), Nathan Shumate, Keynote Address: Marty Brenneis Marty Brenneis) 23 History of Science Fiction and Fantasy There were two moons, after all.” Books for Young Readers (Paul N. Hyde) (Pat Castelli) How To Build Aliens and Fantastic Alan Bradbury reading (but Believable) Monsters (Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury (M), 2:00–2:50 pm Brian Hailes, Helge Moulding, Eric James Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction Stone, Roger White) for a Discerning Audience: How To Living with an Artist/Writer Write Believable Child Characters Functioning as support personnel to a (Bron Bahlmann, Laura Bingham, creative person. Clint Johnson, Dene Low, J. Scott Savage, (Sandra Tayler, Dawn Wells) Julie Wright (M)) How To Draw Wings The History and Future of the B-Movie (Jessica Douglas, Sarah Seiter) What is a “B-movie”? How has it sur- Lisa Mangum reading vived in the shadow of major releases, and how has it affected in turn what Richard Hatch presentation (2 hours) gets released as a blockbuster? What See registration for room information. qualifies as a “B-movie” these days? (Nathan Shumate) 4:00–4:50 pm Military on Military SF Imagery in Poetry How to make your SF&F military feel (Michael R. Collings, JoSelle Vanderhooft) more realistic and still stay family friendly. The Challenges and Opportunities (Lee Allred, Steve Harmon (M),J effrey in the Book Market: A Review of Meeks, Brad R. Torgensen) 30 Years in Book Retailing Jewelry Making workshop (cont.) (Linda Brummett, BYU Bookstore General Book Department Manager) 3:00–3:50 pm Abandoned in Space 3D SF Short Film “A Thousand Words for ‘Sand’: and Q&A Benjamin Whorf, Edward Sapir, and the Planet Arrakis” (Joseph Winter) Storytelling and the Pursuit of Truth A culture, fictional or real, cannot exist without language. A language, fictional (Bryan Beus) or real, cannot exist without a culture. Roger White / Julie Wright readings Writings systems, phonology, vocabu- lary, and syntax must be consistent with 5:00–5:50 pm the people or creatures who speak the Writing a Good Suspense/Horror Story language. The great writers of science It’s more than just the blood and gore. fiction and fantasy have understood the symbiotic relationship between culture (Larry Correia, Scott Parkin (M), Eric and language. “How many months Swedin, Dan Wells) should there be in the Dune calendar? “A Validation for Fantasy Scholarship” (Joseph Devenport) 24 6:00–6:50 pm 10:00–10:50 am Writing Flash Fiction • Using Fantasy and Science Fiction (Susanne Vincent) in the Classroom: Reaching Reluctant Readers Devil’s Triangle: The Graphic Novel: Meet the Creators (Jaleta Clegg (M), David Ferro, J. Scott Savage, Dan Willis) (Blake Casselman, Brian Hailes) Soft-Science SF Using Abnormal Psychology in Fiction Can “hard” SF be about the “soft” sci- (Al Carlisle, Jeffrey Meeks, Dan Wells ences—psychology, sociology, etc? (M)) (Larry Correia, James Dashner, Rob- 7:00–7:50 pm ert J Defendi, Helge Moulding (M), Roger Writing Comics and Webcomics White) What Exactly Does an Editor Do, (Jake Black (M), Brian Hailes, Emily Anyway? Sorensen, Howard Tayler) Podcasting (Lisa Mangum, L. E. Modesitt Jr., Tristi Pinkston, Susan Vincent, Stacy (Tom Carr, Jeff Norris, Revan & Malak) Whitman (M)) Zombies: A Cultural and Social Brandon Mull reading Metaphor What do they represent, why are they 11:00–11:50 am popular, what forces are making them • Keynote Address: Brandon Sanderson popular right now? (Marty Brenneis, Jaleta Clegg, David Noon–12:50 pm Ferro, Eric Swedin (M), Dan Wells) • Family-Friendly Anime 8:00–11:00 pm (Joe Monson) Filking Building Different Cultures (Marty Brenneis, John D. Brown (M), Saturday, February 13, 2010 L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Brandon Mull, Roger White) 9:00–9:50 am Character Creation Tips (Art) • Educator’s Conference registration (Bryan Beus, Jessica Douglas (M), Nathan Hale, Daniel Hughes, Steve Keele, A Guy’s Take on Writing Romance Kevin Keele, Joshua Keele) (John D. Brown (M), Clint Johnson, Horror and Dark Fantasy Poetry L. E. Modesitt Jr., Dan Willis) (Michael R. Collings, JoSelle Vanderhooft) The Future of the Art of Comics 1:00–1:50 pm (Jake Black, Brian Hailes, Emily Sorensen, Howard Tayler (M)) • The Best Fantasy and Science Fic- Fablehaven presentation tion Books for Children ( (Brandon Mull) Pat Castelli) 25 Creating Fantasy Art Keele’s Korner (cont.) (Daniel Hughes) 4:00–4:50 pm Worldbuilding: Religion Marty Brenneis Q&A (James Dashner, Kathleen Dalton- Woodbury (M), Helge Moulding, L. E. Writing Excuses Podcast Modesitt Jr.) (Brandon Sanderson, Howard Tayler, Acting Techniques for Writers Dan Wells; special guest James Dashner) workshop “Saturday’s Werewolf: Vestiges of the (J. Scott Bronson) Premortal Romance in Stephenie Berin Stephens reading Meyer’s Twilight”

Signings (Eric W Jepson) Jaleta Clegg/Heather Monson readings (Jake Black, John D. Brown, Jaleta Clegg, Paul Genesse, Mette Ivie Harrison, 5:00–5:50 pm Lisa Mangum, Brandon Mull, Brandon Sanderson, Berin Stephens, Eric James Edgy YA vs. Not-So-Edgy Stone, Howard Tayler, Roger White) (Laura Bingham, Mette Ivie Harrison, 2:00–2:50 pm Stacy Whitman, Julie Wright) Making a Living as an Artist Keele’s Korner (2 hours) (2 hours) What’s happening in 3D computer (Bryan Beus, Jessica Douglas (M), Brian graphics and games, making a living as Hailes, Nathan Hale, Steve Keele, Kevin an artist, character creation tips, etc. Keele, Joshua Keele, Sarah Seiter, Amanda Sorensen, Howard Tayler, Sandra Tayler) (Steve, Joshua, and Kevin Keele) “An Essay into LDS Writers and the SF on TV Fantastic” (Jake Black, Marty Brenneis, Charlene (Michael R. Collings) Harmon (M), Rex Rouviere) NaNoWriMo: Writing a 50,000-Word Regional Publishers Novel in a Month

(Linda Brummett, Dave Doering (M), Learn about the growing number of Lisa Magnum, Lyle Mortimer, Tristi people participating in this annual event. Pinkston, Stacy Whitman) (Jessica Harmon, Emily Sorensen, Berin John D. Brown reading Stephens, Danica West, Julia West (M)) 3:00–3:50 pm Eric James Stone/Dan Wells readings Interesting Facts about Killers 6:00–6:50 pm

(Al Carlisle) Current Trends in Children’s (Chapter Historic Costuming Books and Middle Grade) Genres: (Linda Lyon) What Subjects Are Hot? Writing a Good Blog (Laura Bingham, Pat Castelli, Mette (James Dashner, Mette Ivie Harrison, Ivie Harrison (M), Julie Wright) Sandra Tayler, Dan Wells, Julie Wright (M)) 26 How To Write a Good Short Story 7:00 pm You have to be concise, clear, articulate, Banquet in the Skyroom and still keep the reader’s interest. $15/person (cash or check); limited (Kathleen Dalton-Woodbury (M), seating. Reserved tickets must be pur- Robert J Defendi, Eric James Stone, Brad R. chased by check or cash before 10 am Torgensen, Suzanne Vincent) on Saturday, Feb. 13. Make checks pay- James Dashner reading able to: Department of Th eatre and Media Arts. Making a Living as an Artist (cont.) Please join us to top off a great year!

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27 Book Signings

Subject to change. Please check the registration room for locations. Books can be purchased in the BYU Bookstore on the second floor of the Wilkinson Center or from individual authors. Friday noon Bron Bahlmann, Bryan Beus, Laura Bingham, Alan Bradbury, John D. Brown, Larry Correia, James Dashner, Anna del C. Dye, Paul Genesse, Clint Johnson, Nathan Hale, Karen Hoover, Steven C. Walker, Julie Wright

Saturday 1:00 pm Jake Black, John D. Brown, Jaleta Clegg, Paul Genesse, Mette Ivie Harrison, Lisa Mangum, Brandon Mull, Brandon Sanderson, Berin Stephens, Eric James Stone, Howard Tayler, Roger White

Readings

Friday noon Brandon Sanderson 1:00 pm Alan Bradbury 3:00 Lisa Mangum 4:00 Roger White / Julie Wright Saturday 1:00 pm Berin Stephens 2:00 John D. Brown 4:00 Jaleta Clegg / Heather Monson 5:00 Eric James Stone / Dan Wells 6:00 James Dashner