9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Fan Lounge Gateway Center - Prefunction
- 9:00 AM - 12:00 AM | 15 hours
- Feature
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Art Show Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM | 11 hours
- Feature
- Gaming DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison A & B
- 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM | 14 hours
- Feature
- Hospitality DoubleTree - Collinsville - Clinton A & B
- 10:00 AM - 2:30 AM | 16 hours 30 minutes
- Feature
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Gaming Gateway Center - Ballroom B & Salon 3
- 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 12 hours
- Feature
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Is Book Banning Always Wrong? Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- In a perfect world, everyone would make reasonable and responsible choices ...
- Panel
- Aliens and Their Lack of Diversity Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- As we see on our planet, people come in all colors and sizes. So why are mo...
- Panel
- Supernatural: The Road Complete Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reminiscing and remembering the original Supernatural's best, corniest, and...
- Panel
- One Page Plot Method Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Monsters of the Mind: Psychological Horror Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Theater Experience Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- With new movies dropping so soon onto streaming services, which you can wat...
- Panel
- They're Creepy and They're Kooky Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- The Addams Family has had many incarnations through comics, TV shows, carto...
- Panel
- How Writers Can Use A.I. Ethically Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Culture and Society, through Sci-Fi Glasses Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- As culture and social mores have changed, our ideas about what the future w...
- Panel
- Cardboard Minecraft Armor Contest Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Do you like Minecraft? Do you think you can craft that diamond armor in real life? Come make and showoff your best armor or even make yourself &...
- Panel
- Playing with the Past: Strange New Worlds Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- The Original Series provides a concrete future that Strange New Worlds is w...
- Panel
- Will AI Replace Artists? Gateway Center - Illini A
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- This year has thrown the spotlight on the questionable uses of AI in artwor...
- Panel
- The Romance of Villains Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Hats For All Occasions DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Open Mic/Jam Session Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Event
- What The Frak? Fictional Profanity Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Synthetic Biology and the Future of Us Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Synthetic biology can completely change how we live. From no longer ne...
- Panel
- Dealer's Room Gateway Center - Center Hall A
- 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 4 hours
- Feature
- Live Action Duck Hunt Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Are you an expert marksman? Come show off your skills with a nerf gun and try and shoot as many ducks as you can. Be careful though, our dog wil...
- Panel
- Storytelling in The Terminator Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Storytelling Through Art Gateway Center - Illini A
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- How to Host a Room Party Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Ever wanted to host a room party but didn't know where to start? Come meet with those who have boldly gone before and can share their knowledge ...
- Panel
- The Big, Bad Amazon Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Autograph Session with John Hornor Jacobs and R.J. Carter Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- If a Medieval Peasant Could Do It, So Can You! DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- No matter how small your kit and h...
- Panel
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Hopepunk, Solarpunk, Ecofiction: Imagining Sustainable Futures Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Stories featuring creative responses to the climate crises are the fastest growing genres in speculative fiction. This panel of knowledgeable au...
- Panel
- Marvel's Phase 5 Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was the start of the new phase. Where do the...
- Panel
- Low to No-Cost RPG Self Publishing Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Live Action Angry Birds Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Star Trek: Picard: Getting the Band Back Together Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- The third season of Picard had many surprises. What did you think of the pl...
- Panel
- Art Demo with Snail Scott Gateway Center - Illini A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Conventions and Social Media Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Is social media an effective tool for promoting your con? Where are con-goe...
- Panel
- All About Pen Names! Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Everything you need to know about finding, establishing, and using a pseudonym! Learn ...
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Elizabeth Bunce and Jimmy D. Gillentine Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Leaving Something To The Imagination DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Concert: Gary Hanak Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- After an extended absence, long-time Archon fixture Gary 'MoFilker' Hanak performs some of his new songs and some old songs, with occasional com...
- Filk Concert
- Opening Ceremonies Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM | 30 minutes
- Event
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- Concert: Rockabilly Bones and The Black Spots Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Filk Concert
- The Threes Cs of Fiction: Conflict, Crisis, and Climax Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- In addition to their Ps & Qs, ...
- Panel
- Hall of Mirrors: The Many Faces of Superheroes Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Models & Miniature Contest Entry Check In Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 2 hours
- Event
- Has Hollywood Lost its Originality? Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Archon's Got Talent (Children's) Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM | 50 minutes
- So you think you can sing? Come join us for a fun time and your favorite songs. There will be no judges, just come enjoy yourself and pick out y...
- Panel
- Babylon 5 Reborn?! Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Art Demo with William Hodgson Gateway Center - Illini A
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Steve Norris Memorial Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Opening Sentences and What They Tell the Reader Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panelists read first sentences from a variety of published books and storie...
- Panel
- Author Reading with Donna J.W. Munro and M.L. McIntosh Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Lost & Found Studios Meet & Greet DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Event
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Concert: Ars Arcanum Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- With work rooted in their love of Dungeons & Dragons, come for snarling guitars, c...
- Filk Concert
- The Evolution of Self-Publishing Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Faith, Religion, and Science Fiction Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Short Film Screening: Follow Me Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- “Follow Me” is a Fantasy/Horror short film by River Rat Productions. Followed by a short Q&A session.Watch as the powerful imaginatio...
- Panel
- The Nuts and Bolts of Illustration Gateway Center - Illini A
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- As an illustrator, it's important to be able to draw everyday objects and n...
- Panel
- If You Like... Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Comparisons to best selling authors and series are a constant in fiction ma...
- Panel
- Romance: A Delicate Balance Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Author Reading with Debbie Manber Kupfer and Daniel O'Riordan Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Hallway Costume Contest DoubleTree - Collinsville - Lobby Foyer
- 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM | 2 hours 30 minutes
- Event
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- Open Filk Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 3 hours
- Event
- The Annual Mad Poet Reading Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Dance DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison C & D
- 9:00 PM - 3:00 AM | 6 hours
- Event
12:00 AM
12:00 AM
- Open Filk (After Hours) DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 12:00 AM - 6:00 AM | 6 hours
- Event
- Gaming DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison A & B
- Sat 30, 12:00 AM - Sun 1, 12:00 AM | 1 day
- Feature
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Fan Lounge Gateway Center - Prefunction
- 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | 7 hours
- Feature
- Gaming Gateway Center - Ballroom B & Salon 3
- 9:00 AM - 12:00 AM | 15 hours
- Feature
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Story Beginnings: You Can Only Begin Once Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- What makes a piece of fiction capture the reader's attention and convince t...
- Panel
- AI Vs. AI Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Modern tools like ChatGPT use the word "artificial intelligence," but how d...
- Panel
- Dealer's Room Gateway Center - Center Hall A
- 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 8 hours
- Feature
- Impact of Virtual Tabletop Software on Gaming Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Long ago, people used to gather in person to play games with ea...
- Panel
- Duct Tape Armor and Instant Costuming (Children's) Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- It Should've Been a Hit! Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Can Artists Use AI as a Tool? Gateway Center - Illini A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Teaching Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature: Are They Going to Be Able to Keep Their Jobs? Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- With the current trend of banning books that has content certain people hav...
- Panel
- Stop Planning Your Novel and Write It! Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Author Reading with Dana Lockhart, Adam J. Whitlatch, and Thomas Stratman Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Hospitality DoubleTree - Collinsville - Clinton A & B
- 10:00 AM - 2:30 AM | 16 hours 30 minutes
- Feature
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Art Show Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 10:30 AM - 4:00 PM | 5 hours 30 minutes
- Feature
- Models & Miniature Contest Entry Check In Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Event
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Self-Promotion and Community Building for Writers Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Knowledgeable authors provide sage advice on the ins and outs of promoting yourself as an author and building a loyal fan base—from table displa...
- Panel
- Mermaiding 101 Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Ever wanted to be a mermaid? Have you heard of mermaiding? Mermaid Diamond of the
- Panel
- Open The Pod Bay Doors, HAL: AI In Fiction and Pop Culture Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Boffer Sword Making & Fighting (Children's) Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Lord of the Rings: The Movies and Series Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Twenty years ago the third installment in the movie masterpiece debuted. An...
- Panel
- Art Demo with Rodney Eaton Gateway Center - Illini A
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- The Experiences of Women in Fandom Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Has fandom and fannish culture become safer for women? What do you do to stay safe at conventions? What do we still need to address to make conv...
- Panel
- Wait, Didn't She Die in the Last Book? Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Author Reading with Jimmy D. Gillentine and Diana Morgan Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Making On Minimum Wage DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- If I Have to Read About Boot Camp One More Time… Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Military SF frequently starts out with the main character in training. Is i...
- Panel
- Star Trek: The Next Generation's Unsung Episodes Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- AI: What Does the Future of Creativity Look Like? Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Join writers, artists, and other creators in a discussion about what AI cou...
- Panel
- The Fourth Annual Greater Archon Children's Costume & Teen's Cosplay Contest Extravaganza!!! Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Come show off your costume! PLEASE NOTE: Directly after the Children's costume extravaganza, the Teen's Cosplay Contest (
- Panel
- Indiana Jones and the Panel of Archonian Discussion Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Creating Governments and Societies in Fiction Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Judge a Book; Buy Its Cover Gateway Center - Illini A
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Dammit Jim! I'm a Fan, Not a Nuclear Scientist! Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- I Absolutely Did Not Write That! Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Timothy Chiasson Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Post Modern Medievalism DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- An introduction to the medieval re...
- Panel
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
- Mandatory Masquerade Meeting Gateway Center - Center Hall B
- 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | 30 minutes
- Admin
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Filk Room Social Hour Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Event
- Story Structure and its Impact Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Profitability of Settlements in Outer Space Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- "Settlements on the Moon and in orbit will be profitable." -- Gerard K. O'N...
- Panel
- Your Ghostly Experiences Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Children's Filk Concert Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Event
- The Ultimate MCU Movie and TV Show Ranking Extravaganza! Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- "Old" Dog, New Tricks!: Cosplaying for the Elder Fan Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- People of all ages can enjoy dressing up in costumes, but older fans who ha...
- Panel
- Art Relay: Ready, Set, Go! Gateway Center - Illini A
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Evolution of Fandom Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Fandom has been through decades of changes. From letter writing to conventions to virtual cons, from ditto machines to digital publishing and fr...
- Panel
- Exploring Middle Grade and YA Fiction Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Glynn Stewart Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Libraries of the Future DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Panel: Running Filk Sound at Conventions Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- It's My Novel and I'll Cry If I Want To… Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Is It Really Worth Going To The Moon? Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- While the technology developed to win the Space Race dramatically changed p...
- Panel
- Your Life Changing in a Flash: Experiencing Star Wars Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Fight of the Batmen Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Using Color as Mood Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Color is one of the most important aspects in creating the mood you ar...
- Panel
- First Experiences of Illustrators Gateway Center - Illini A
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Author Reading with Toastmaster Jonathan Maberry Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Write What You Know! (But Give It a Twist!) Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- The truism of “write what you know” feels inapplicable to writing science f...
- Panel
- Author Reading with Kathryn Sullivan, Pierre Pettinger, and Mark Tiedemann Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Fighting Technique Demonstration by the SCA DoubleTree - Collinsville - Front Lawn
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- The Society for Creative Anachronism will demonstrate fighting techniques for heavy armored combat and rapier. Questions will be welcome. No par...
- Event
- Comic Book Adaptations of Film and TV DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- One Shots Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Event
- Worldbuilding For New Authors Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- The yearly worldbuilding panel! Still trying to figure out the best way to ...
- Panel
- Space & Entrepreneurship Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Space & Entrepreneurship is the theme of this year's World Space Week, ...
- Panel
- Hollywood's Nostalgia Factory Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- To boldly rehash? Do shows like Star Trek: Picard and the Star Wars TV show...
- Panel
- Live Action Mario Kart Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- The Art of Timothy Chiasson Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Join Archon 46's Artist Guest of Honor, Timothy Chiasson, for a...
- Panel
- After the First Draft Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- First: celebrate! Then … Experienced writers discuss next steps after you finish your short story or novel manuscript: from critique to revision...
- Panel
- The Gatekeepers of Creativity Gateway Center - Illini A
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Gatekeepers exist in nearly every aspect of Art and creativity. Do they con...
- Panel
- The Comic Book Speakeasy - A Baby Boomer’s Memory Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Growing up with and collecting comic books in the 1960s was completely different than the culture today. Come listen to a personal reflection (f...
- Panel
- What to Expect When You're Expecting Your Debut Novel Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- There are a lot of things to discover about publishing contracts, editor's ...
- Panel
- Author Reading with Kathy Bailey and R.J. Carter Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Books to Movies/TV Shows DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Concert: Magical Wanderings Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Filk Concert
- Writing Self-Care: How to Take Care of Yourself Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Great Superhero Fight Scenes: How to Build Them Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- An in depth look at the iconic fight involving the Hulk vs. the Fantastic Four AND the Avengers in Fantastic Four #25-26 from 1964. Additionally...
- Panel
- Conversation with the Con Chairs & Staff Saturday Session Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Have some suggestions? Want to share a great idea? Hated eve...
- Panel
- Mystery Sock Theatre 300 Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Use Your Outside Voice! Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Artificial Intelligence and Art Shows Gateway Center - Illini A
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Author Reading with Guest of Honor Glynn Stewart Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Rewrite, Revise, or Edit? Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Author Reading with Howard Andrew Jones, Jan Gephardt, and Ray Tabler Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Stories That Cross Cultures DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | 1 hour
- Long before the advent of the internet, it was much harder to share stories...
- Panel
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Art Auction Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM | 2 hours 30 minutes
- Event
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Concert: Uncle Fluffy's Post-Apocalyptic Sing-Along Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Filk Concert
- Navigating Critique Groups Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- How can writers use critique groups effectively? What can members do if the group avoids constructive criticism (being uniformly nice) or is ove...
- Panel
- The Trouble With Classics Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Many books, like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and The Wonderful Wizard ...
- Panel
- Food For Thought Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers: The Case of The Stolen Script Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Chip and Dale need your help! A villain has taken a script and hidden it in one of the many rooms. The Rescue Rangers need your help in solving ...
- Panel
- Doctor Who at 60 Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Doctor Who is still going strong! Discuss the continuing appeal of this lon...
- Panel
- Social Media and the Writer: What's Up With That? Gateway Center - Illini A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Manipulating and engaging in social media is an important way to reach your...
- Panel
- Once a Fan, Always a Fan? Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Walking in Another's Shoes, or Avoiding the Mary-Sue Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Author Reading with Van Allen Plexico and Steven H. Silver Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Science Fiction vs. Fantasy DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
- Long associated together, science fiction always seemed the more popular of...
- Panel
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- Playing with Impossibilities Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Case Files of the Mystery Monsters Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Calling all detectives! We need your help in identifying monsters that are running amok! Join us for this game where you use your artistic skill...
- Panel
- Ultimate Werewolf (Teens) Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- From Page to Screen: Adapting Science Fiction and Horror for Film and TV Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- What are the challenges and successes of adapting science fiction and horro...
- Panel
- LARP 101 Gateway Center - Illini A
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Come learn the basics of Live Action Role Play and debunk common misconceptions of the hobby with Lost & Found Studios, a Missouri-based LAR...
- Panel
- Game Playtest Session 1: Gadzoinks! Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Love games? Interested in the game-making process? You are invited to participate in a unique playing session to help a...
- Event
- Utilizing Vampire Lore in Your Fiction Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Ever popular, vampires can transcend genres. When you want to make your sto...
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Laura Moore Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- The Best Openings DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | 1 hour
- What books or stories immediately grabbed you when reading the first few se...
- Panel
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
- I Didn't Know That Was From a Comic Book! Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Lots of movies out there were adapted from comic books or graphic novels, b...
- Panel
- Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda: Retrospective Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Game Playtest Session 2: Atheists vs. Lions Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Love games? Interested in the game-making process? You are invited to participate in a unique playing session to help a...
- Event
- Artificial Intelligence and Creativity Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | 1 hour
- Is AI the end of writing as we kno...
- Panel
7:20 PM
7:20 PM
- Masquerade Overflow Room - Salon 2 Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 7:20 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours 40 minutes
- Feature
- Masquerade Overflow Room - Salon 1 Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 7:20 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours 40 minutes
- Feature
- Masquerade & Masquerade Overflow Seating Begins Gateway Center - Center Hall B
- 7:20 PM - 8:00 PM | 40 minutes
- Admin
8:00 PM
8:00 PM
- Open Filk Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 4 hours
- Event
- The Archon Masquerade Gateway Center - Center Hall B
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours
- Event
- Holy Rotten Eggs, Batman!: A Retrospective of the Worst Batman Film Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | 1 hour
- The summer of 1997 brought us the overstuffed travesty of camp called Batma...
- Panel
- Game Playtest Session 3: God's Demon Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM | 2 hours
- Love games? Interested in the game-making process? You are invited to participate in a unique playing session to help a...
- Event
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
- Dance DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison C & D
- 9:00 PM - 3:00 AM | 6 hours
- Event
10:00 PM
10:00 PM
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show Annual Screening Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 10:00 PM - 12:00 AM | 2 hours
- Event
12:00 AM
12:00 AM
- Open Filk (After Hours) DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 12:00 AM - 6:00 AM | 6 hours
- Event
- Gaming DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison A & B
- 12:00 AM - 6:00 PM | 18 hours
- Feature
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Fan Lounge Gateway Center - Prefunction
- 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | 7 hours
- Feature
- Gaming Gateway Center - Ballroom B & Salon 3
- 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM | 7 hours
- Feature
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Writers' Groups: Good Ideas or Painful Experiences? Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Dealer's Room Gateway Center - Center Hall A
- 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | 4 hours
- Feature
- Masquerade Show and Tell Gateway Center - Center Hall B
- 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 2 hours
- Event
- Tombstone Tourism Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Cemeteries are great places to hike, meditate, do yoga, find your muse, wri...
- Panel
- Lego My Monster Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Dr. Kaneda or How I Learned to Love the Giant Stompy Bot Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- For over 100 years, these massive machines have captured our im...
- Panel
- Using Grayscale in Your Work Gateway Center - Illini A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Color is amazing, but sometimes your intention is better conveyed in the si...
- Panel
- Creating Memorable Characters Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Characters are the heart of speculative fiction: Paul Atreides, Sarah Conner, Han Solo, Gandalf, Spock, Xena—we all have our favorites. This pan...
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Trisha Jones and Donna J. W. Munro Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- Hospitality DoubleTree - Collinsville - Clinton A & B
- 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | 6 hours
- Feature
10:30 AM
10:30 AM
- Art Show Gateway Center - Ballroom A
- 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Feature
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- The Stories We Write for Ourselves Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- I Don't Know Who You're Supposed To Be, But I Like It. Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Conversation with the Con Chairs & Staff Sunday Session Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Have some suggestions? Want to share a great idea? Hated eve...
- Panel
- Storytime with Debbie and Jessica Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | 50 minutes
- Event
- A.I. in Film and TV Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Non-Denominational Worship Service Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Event
- Creating Realistic Alien Creatures and Habitats Gateway Center - Illini A
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Making Friends in Fandom Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- How do you make friends in Fandom? Is the internet still a good place to find people who share your interests? How do you find new friends at co...
- Panel
- Ask an Editor Anything Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Thinking about getting into editing? Or have questions about the editing pr...
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Jonathan Maberry Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
- What Defines a Professional? DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B
- 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Jokepardy Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Like Jeopardy, every question must be guessed based on the clue “Answer”. Except in th...
- Event
- Writing About Cultures to Which You Don't Belong Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- GM Ohhhhs - Genetically Modified Pets Gateway Center - Salon 1
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- The Tenuous Suspension of Disbelief Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- As fans of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, we are used to believing i...
- Panel
- Honey, I Shrunk the Art! Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Does Marvel Have a Manifest Destiny? Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Will Marvel slowly take over Disney from the inside? Will they be the power...
- Panel
- St. Louis Costumers' Guild Open Meeting Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 2 hours
- Event
- Alone in Your Nerdiness? Let Your Freak Flag Fly! Gateway Center - Illini A
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Attending conventions like Archon is the best because we can finally be around fellow geeks. But how can we show our love for our favorite sf or...
- Panel
- The Monsters of Every Day Life Gateway Center - Marquette B
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Monsters like vampires or werewolves were created to explain real world phe...
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Mark Tiedemann and Steven H. Silver Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Tin Filker Song Contest Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- The subject was announced 1 month before the co...
- Event
- Conventions of Yesteryear Gateway Center - Salon 2
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Gaming Hour Gateway Center - Salon 5
- 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | 50 minutes
- Panel
- Undetectable Alignments IRL: Creating Non-Toxic RPG Environments Gateway Center - Salon 6
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Join Lost & Found Studios LARP founders Kaylah and Sahil as they discuss common problems in RPG spaces, types of toxic players, and how they...
- Panel
- Selling Out?: Making Art to Sell Gateway Center - Illini A
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Is there anything wrong with making art because you know it will sell to th...
- Panel
- Supercharge Your Writing Craft! Gateway Center - Marquette A
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
- Practical tips from seasoned writers on: crafting scenes as mini stories; how to show, not tell; creating emotional resonance for readers; draft...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Dead Dog Open Filk Gateway Center - Mississippian
- 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 4 hours
- Event
- Slash Game Master Prep Time Gateway Center - Salon 4
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- Autograph Session with Brian Katcher and Adam J. Whitlatch Gateway Center - Fishbowl
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour
- Reading / Signing / Art Demo
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- Closing Ceremonies Gateway Center - Lasalle
- 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
- Event