Friday 1 October, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

10:00 AM

Hospitality

16 hours 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 2:30 AM

DoubleTree - Collinsville - Clinton A & B & Madison D

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Gaming

14 hours, 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM

DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison A & B

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11:00 AM

Art Show

11 hours, 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Gateway Center - Ballroom A

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12:00 PM

Fan Lounge

2 days 3 hours, Fri 1, 12:00 PM - Sun 3, 03:00 PM

Gateway Center - Center Hall B

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Gaming

12 hours, 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Gateway Center - Ballroom B & Salon 3

Feature

Pagan Origins of Modern Holidays

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Mr Thomas Stratman, Self (Moderator)

MS Donna J. W. Munro (Speaker)

Zo Allen, Archon Committee (Speaker)

1:00 PM

12 Angry Fen

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Anna Mulch, Fort Kickass (Moderator)

Ms. Margene Bahm, ConQuesT 50 (Speaker)

Mr. Bob Adams C.I., Adams Center For Hypnosis (Speaker)

Rich Zellich, Retired from Federal government (Speaker)

Many cons have "juried" art shows or dealers rooms. Should dealers' rooms and art shows be first come, first served or should conventions screen...

The Social Relevance of Star Trek

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Mr Paul Hahn, Washington University Libraries (Moderator)

Mr. Adrian Matthews (Speaker)

Jack Snyder (Speaker)

The Many Faces of Sci-Fi / Fantasy

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Brad Cook, author (Moderator)

Jamie Krakover (Speaker)

Kathy L. Brown (Speaker)

Find your niche in this broad genre through an overview of steampunk, urban...

2:00 PM

Developing Your Creative Brand

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Cole Lanahan (Moderator)

Mrs. Jan Gephardt Sherrell, Weird Sisters Publishing LLC (Speaker)

Mr. Brian Katcher, Harper Collins Publishing (Speaker)

Do you want to be a creative jack-of-all-trades, or do you want to be known...

Creating and Submitting a Portfolio

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Snail Scott (Moderator)

Mike Cole, Digital Originals (Speaker)

Mr. Craig Skaggs (Speaker)

John Kaufmann, User Address (Speaker)

How does an Artist select the best pieces to represent their work? How much should you tailor your presentation to a specific customer? How is i...

How to Con the Con: Get Noticed in a Sea of Convention Booths

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Jessica Mathews (Moderator)

Jennifer Stolzer (Speaker)

3:00 PM

Your Fannish Style, Or Lack There Of

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Jim Murray (Moderator)

Snail Scott (Speaker)

Bruce Mai (Speaker)

Help... My House is Haunted, Now What?

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Mr. Bob Adams C.I., Adams Center For Hypnosis (Moderator)

An interactive discussion with the audience about any experiences they have ha...

Cardboard Minecraft Armor Contest

50 minutes, 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 5

Panel

Do you like MineCraft? Do you think you can craft that diamond armor in real life? Come make and show off your best armor or even ma...

Editing Without Pain

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

MS Donna J. W. Munro (Speaker)

Mr. Brian Katcher, Harper Collins Publishing (Moderator)

Rhiannon Gonzalez (Speaker)

Howard Andrew Jones (Speaker)

4:00 PM

Dealer's Room

4 hours, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Center Hall A

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Mixing Mainstream with Filk

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Mississippian

Panel

Con Crunch

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Moderator)

Bruce Mai (Speaker)

Les Roth (Speaker)

JD Streett, Acme Cinema Effects Inc. (Speaker)

Give Me That Old Time Religion: Why Are We So Fascinated with Magic?

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Joey Froehlich (Moderator)

Zo Allen, Archon Committee (Speaker)

Mr. Bob Adams C.I., Adams Center For Hypnosis (Speaker)

Dr. Slime's Mad Laboratory

50 minutes, 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 5

Panel

The Orville: Love Letter to Star Trek

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Cindy A. Matthews (Moderator)

Mr. Adrian Matthews (Speaker)

Matthew Edward Munro Wagenblast (Speaker)

After a rough 2 seasons, is this the perfect time for The Orville? Star Trek love is ramping up again, will it spill over to interest in the Hul...

It’s Never Too Late: Becoming a Successful Writer After 50

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Panel

Alma Katsu, Self (Speaker)

Lettie Prell (Speaker)

Rachel Neumeier (Speaker)

Mrs. Jan Gephardt Sherrell, Weird Sisters Publishing LLC (Moderator)

Deborah Millitello, SFWA (Speaker)

If you’re past your 20s and 30s, it may seem like it’s not worth it to tell your stories, but there have been many successful writers who have s...

Art In Black and White

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Edward Wilson, whisperstudio - broken toys (Moderator)

Ms Allison Stein, na (Speaker)

Mike Cole, Digital Originals (Speaker)

Paying the Bills: Pop Art, eBay, and What the Public Wants

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Tai Taeoalii, Art By Tai (Moderator)

Many artists need to start somewhere when trying to make it as an artist. Is there anything wrong with creating what the public will buy to help...

Writing Speculative Fiction for Children - Picture Books to Young Adult

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Jessica Mathews (Moderator)

Jennifer Stolzer (Speaker)

Jamie Krakover (Speaker)

Not sure if you're writing a middle-grade or young adult book? Learn how to...

5:00 PM

Lost & Found Studios Meet & Greet

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Sahil Vaid (Moderator)

Kaylah Crepps (Speaker)

The Journey: Living as a Traveling Artist

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Tai Taeoalii, Art By Tai (Moderator)

To fulfill your dreams, you have to do whatever it takes, and for some people “whatever it takes” is traveling extensively in order to promote y...

My World: Is It Sci-Fi or Reality?

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Angela Williams (Moderator)

Mr. Adrian Matthews (Speaker)

Matthew Edward Munro Wagenblast (Speaker)

Live Action Duck Hunt

50 minutes, 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 5

Panel

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...

Extra, Extra!

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Mr Paul Hahn, Washington University Libraries (Moderator)

Les Roth (Speaker)

JD Streett, Acme Cinema Effects Inc. (Speaker)

Sherri Dean, n/a (Speaker)

Why do they insist on making us sit through the credits? Is there a point or is it just 'the way we've always done it?' Which extra scenes do we...

Merchandise Development for Gaming

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Panel

Douglas Ferguson, Ravenous Wolf (Moderator)

Fans of games can be interested in much more than the game, and obviously smart creators will want to capitalize on that. What goes into c...

Adding Depth in Two Dimensions

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Mrs. Jan Gephardt Sherrell, Weird Sisters Publishing LLC (Moderator)

Edward Wilson, whisperstudio - broken toys (Speaker)

Ms Allison Stein, na (Speaker)

Rachael Mayo, n/a (Speaker)

That Wasn't Supposed to Happen!

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Mr. Brian Katcher, Harper Collins Publishing (Moderator)

Elizabeth Donald, The Literary Underworld (Speaker)

Howard Andrew Jones (Speaker)

Sela Carsen (Speaker)

6:00 PM

Opening Ceremonies

30 minutes, 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Event

Ted Smith (Speaker)

Alma Katsu, Self (Speaker)

Tai Taeoalii, Art By Tai (Speaker)

Douglas Ferguson, Ravenous Wolf (Speaker)

Original Songwriting

1 hour, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Gateway Center - Mississippian

Panel

Live Action Angry Birds

50 minutes, 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 5

Panel

7:00 PM

Filk Concert: The Homebrew Bard

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Mississippian

Filk Concert

Ryan makes his "Homebrew Debut" playing a mix of original songs, fantasy classics to sing along to, and maybe even some good ol' filk parodies.

Give Me That Crowbar: Breaking Into the Game Industry

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Michael Breault (Moderator)

Chris Sagovac, CopperHorde.com (Speaker)

Making the Jump: Relocating to Realize Your Ambitions

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Ted Smith (Moderator)

Sometimes you can’t make your career a success in your hometown. What do you need to consider when making huge changes like moving to California...

Coming Out of the Transporter

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Kurt Pankau (Moderator)

Lettie Prell (Speaker)

Mr Thomas Stratman, Self (Speaker)

Archon's Got Talent

50 minutes, 7:00 PM - 7:50 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 5

Panel

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...

This is the Way

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Van Allen Plexico (Moderator)

Mr Paul Hahn, Washington University Libraries (Speaker)

Les Roth (Speaker)

When the Believable Meets the Unbelievable: Weaving the Supernatural into Historical Fiction

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Panel

Alma Katsu, Self (Speaker)

MS Donna J. W. Munro (Speaker)

Cindy A. Matthews (Speaker)

Zo Allen, Archon Committee (Moderator)

Jeannie Lin, Jeannie Lin (Speaker)

It’s not easy to make your story set in the past really feel like it is, and then seamlessly incorporate supernatural elements without them feel...

Art As a Form of Protest

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Anna Mulch, Fort Kickass (Moderator)

Mr. Craig Skaggs (Speaker)

Sherri Dean, n/a (Speaker)

My Favorite Writer is a Jerk

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Cole Lanahan (Moderator)

Les Haven (Speaker)

Jim Murray (Speaker)

Writing Older Characters

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Sela Carsen (Speaker)

Rachel Neumeier (Moderator)

Christine Amsden (Speaker)

Autograph Session with Deborah Millitello and Stevie Tisius

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Deborah Millitello, SFWA (Speaker)

Stevie Tisius, Stevie Draws Dinos (Speaker)

8:00 PM

Klingon Language 101

1 hour, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Jen Usellis, Klingon Pop Warrior (Moderator)

Klingon is one of the most widely known constructed languages on the planet. Learn pronunciation & the fundamentals of the Klingon language and...

Filk Concert: Cathy McManamon

1 hour, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Gateway Center - Mississippian

Filk Concert

Casual Costumes

1 hour, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Sherri Dean, n/a (Speaker)

Ms. Margene Bahm, ConQuesT 50 (Moderator)

JD Streett, Acme Cinema Effects Inc. (Speaker)

For Better or Worse: DC Movies

1 hour, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Mr Paul Hahn, Washington University Libraries (Moderator)

Tom Stockman, We Are Movie Geeks.com (Speaker)

Brock J. Hanke, Self-employed (Speaker)

Jimmy D. Gillentine (Speaker)

We've got three DC movies slated for 2022 in addition to the recent rendition of Suicide Squad and the Snyder Cut. Has DC started doing things r...

Designing Weapons for Costuming and Films

1 hour, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Panel

Ted Smith (Moderator)

The Once and Future Kings

1 hour, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Moderator)

Elizabeth Donald, The Literary Underworld (Speaker)

Mr Thomas Stratman, Self (Speaker)

Autograph Session with Meg Elison and Jan Gephardt

1 hour, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Meg Elison, Red (Speaker)

Mrs. Jan Gephardt Sherrell, Weird Sisters Publishing LLC (Speaker)

9:00 PM

Filk Concert: Ars Arcanum

1 hour, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Gateway Center - Mississippian

Filk Concert

Super Duper Heroes

1 hour, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Moderator)

Matthew Edward Munro Wagenblast (Speaker)

Jimmy D. Gillentine (Speaker)

Art Demo with Snail Scott

1 hour, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Snail Scott (Speaker)

Eyes of the Plague: Return of the Mad Poet

1 hour, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Joey Froehlich (Moderator)

Putting The Words In The Right Order: A "Fifty Shades" Line-Editing Demonstration

1 hour, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Kurt Pankau (Moderator)

11:00 PM

Open Filk

6 hours, 11:00 PM - 5:00 AM

DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B

Event

Saturday 2 October, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

12:00 AM

Gaming

1 day, Sat 2, 12:00 AM - Sun 3, 12:00 AM

DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison A & B

Feature

9:00 AM

Gaming

15 hours, 9:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Gateway Center - Ballroom B & Salon 3

Feature

10:00 AM

Dealer's Room

8 hours, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Center Hall A

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Hospitality

16 hours 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 2:30 AM

DoubleTree - Collinsville - Clinton A & B & Madison D

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It's An Art Form!

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Bruce Mai (Moderator)

Snail Scott (Speaker)

Ms. Margene Bahm, ConQuesT 50 (Speaker)

The Starting Point

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Glen Cook, Bavarian Illuminati (Speaker)

Rachel Neumeier (Moderator)

Grant Carrington (Speaker)

"Ideas are easy, writing is hard." How do you choose which ideas are worth pursuing? How do you decide when an idea just isn't worki...

My Creative Soundtrack

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Cole Lanahan (Speaker)

Deborah Millitello, SFWA (Speaker)

Rhiannon Gonzalez (Speaker)

Wand Making

50 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 5

Panel

Marvelous: Marvel Shows on on Disney+

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Mr Paul Hahn, Washington University Libraries (Moderator)

Van Allen Plexico (Speaker)

Jimmy D. Gillentine (Speaker)

Dr. Mike Phoenix, St. Louis Public Schools (Speaker)

WandaVision, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, What If...? with many more on the way. What worked, what didn't, and what do we expect from th...

Just a Pen: Creating Extraordinary Art with Simple and Everyday Materials

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Panel

Tai Taeoalii, Art By Tai (Moderator)

Artist Guest of Honor Tai Taeoalli’s favorite medium is a regular ballpoint pen. It’s the imagination and method, not the material that makes so...

Online and Offline Markets for Your Art

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Rachael Mayo, n/a (Speaker)

Stevie Tisius, Stevie Draws Dinos (Speaker)

John Kaufmann, User Address (Speaker)

Mix and Match Mythos

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Angela Williams (Moderator)

Cheryl Medley (Speaker)

MS Donna J. W. Munro (Speaker)

As paranormal and urban fantasies have become more popular, writers have dipped into multiple cultures in order to make their stories different ...

Writing Groups: Are They For You?

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Zo Allen, Archon Committee (Speaker)

Lettie Prell (Speaker)

Mr. Brian Katcher, Harper Collins Publishing (Moderator)

Kasey Mackenzie (Speaker)

Author Reading with Thomas Stratman

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Mr Thomas Stratman, Self (Speaker)

10:30 AM

Art Show

4 hours 30 minutes, 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Ballroom A

Feature

11:00 AM

Convention Costuming History

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Moderator)

JD Streett, Acme Cinema Effects Inc. (Speaker)

Wyatt Weed, Pirate Pictures (Speaker)

Bruce Mai (Speaker)

Moon or Mars: What's Next in Space Exploration

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Dr. Jack Glassman Ph.D., SIUE Department of Physics (Speaker)

Mr. Bob Perry, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Speaker)

Pros and Cons of Artistic Gatekeepers

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Jack Snyder (Speaker)

Mr. Adrian Matthews (Speaker)

Mask Making

50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 5

Panel

Best Served Cold

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Matt Davids (Moderator)

An examination of the action film genre with a break down of key elements. Exa...

Creating and Maintaining a Successful Online Presence

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Panel

Ted Smith (Moderator)

After a successful career in the film industry, Media Guest of Honor Evil Ted has focused on sharing his knowledge with the world through the in...

Found Object Art

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Anna Mulch, Fort Kickass (Moderator)

Edward Wilson, whisperstudio - broken toys (Speaker)

Rachael Mayo, n/a (Speaker)

Where do you find the objects? What adhesives or other materials work best for putting different kinds of objects together? How do you make it a...

Planning The Perfect Murder

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Rachel Neumeier (Speaker)

Ms. Margene Bahm, ConQuesT 50 (Moderator)

Jan DiMasi, self employed (Speaker)

Setting Your Novel Within a Historical Event

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

MS Donna J. W. Munro (Speaker)

Howard Andrew Jones (Speaker)

Mr Thomas Stratman, Self (Moderator)

How do you do good research without losing your mind? How deep do you need to go into the event and the background of the event without re...

Author Reading with Elizabeth Donald and Sela Carsen

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Sela Carsen (Speaker)

Elizabeth Donald, The Literary Underworld (Speaker)

12:00 PM

How Game Masters Can Tell Better Stories

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Matt Davids (Moderator)

Space Force or Space Farce?

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Dr. Jack Glassman Ph.D., SIUE Department of Physics (Moderator)

Bryce Meyer, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Speaker)

Pioneers in Space and Time

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Cindy A. Matthews (Moderator)

Mr. Adrian Matthews (Speaker)

Would you go on a one way mission to Mars? A generational ship to the stars...

Duct Tape Armor and Instant Costuming

50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 5

Panel

The Persistence of Monsters

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Tom Stockman, We Are Movie Geeks.com (Moderator)

Jimmy D. Gillentine (Speaker)

Joey Froehlich (Speaker)

Some of our favorite monsters are remade over and over while others are one shot wonders. What's so special about the Universal Monsters, Godzil...

The Future of Gaming: From Tabletop to NFTs

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Panel

Douglas Ferguson, Ravenous Wolf (Moderator)

Burnout: How to Cope and Get Yourself Back

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Anna Mulch, Fort Kickass (Moderator)

Meg Elison, Red (Speaker)

John Kaufmann, User Address (Speaker)

Falling in Love While Dodging Assassins, Explosions and Impending Doom

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Jeannie Lin, Jeannie Lin (Moderator)

Shawntelle Madison (Speaker)

Sela Carsen (Speaker)

How do you craft a believable love story and weave it in bet...

Author Reading with Lettie Prell and Stevie Tisius

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Lettie Prell (Speaker)

Stevie Tisius, Stevie Draws Dinos (Speaker)

1:00 PM

Hallway Costume Contest

3 hours, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Center Hall B

Event

If you would like to enter the contest, come in costume to our photo area in Center Hall B to have your entry photo taken. Th...

Music as Therapy

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Mississippian

Panel

That Guy's a Meme Waiting to Happen

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Tom Stockman, We Are Movie Geeks.com (Moderator)

Meg Elison, Red (Speaker)

Cheryl Medley (Speaker)

Rhiannon Gonzalez (Speaker)

Space Elevators for Mars

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Mr. Bob Perry, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Moderator)

The strength/lightness for the cables for a space elevator for Mars can be met with Kevlar®, a carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen polymer. The two ...

The Treasure in the Attic

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Bruce Mai (Speaker)

Ms. Margene Bahm, ConQuesT 50 (Speaker)

Angela Williams (Moderator)

Mystery Sock Theatre 3000

50 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 5

Panel

Fixing The Not-So-Fantastic Four on the Big Screen

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Moderator)

Brock J. Hanke, Self-employed (Speaker)

Dr. Mike Phoenix, St. Louis Public Schools (Speaker)

A Man of Many Talents: The Art of Tai Taeoalii

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Panel

Tai Taeoalii, Art By Tai (Moderator)

The Space Races

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Mrs. Jan Gephardt Sherrell, Weird Sisters Publishing LLC (Moderator)

Mr. Adrian Matthews (Speaker)

Rachel Neumeier (Speaker)

Grant Carrington (Speaker)

Some stories have mankind becoming more and more homogenous until race is no longer an issue. Others have racial, religious and other groups all...

Writing Strong Characters...and We Don't Mean Lifting Barbells

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Jennifer Stolzer (Moderator)

Kathleen Kayembe (Speaker)

Learn techniques to make your fictional characters as memorable and unique ...

Autograph Session with Jeannie Lin and Cole Gibsen

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Jeannie Lin, Jeannie Lin (Speaker)

Cole Lanahan (Speaker)

2:00 PM

One Shots

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Mississippian

Event

How to Get Involved With Archon

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Erin McFadden, Archon (Moderator)

Patricia McFadden, Archon (Speaker)

Rhiannon Gonzalez (Speaker)

Every year, you say "I really want to help plan this awesome convention! I have such great ideas!" but then that's as far as it goes. Are you in...

Your First Masquerade

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Bruce Mai (Moderator)

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Speaker)

Sherri Dean, n/a (Speaker)

Vacations in Time

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Mr. Brian Katcher, Harper Collins Publishing (Speaker)

Shawntelle Madison (Moderator)

Grant Carrington (Speaker)

Gaming Hour

50 minutes, 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 5

Panel

Physical Effects vs. Visual Effects

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

JD Streett, Acme Cinema Effects Inc. (Moderator)

Jack Snyder (Speaker)

Wyatt Weed, Pirate Pictures (Speaker)

Guest of Honor Author Reading with Alma Katsu

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Panel

Alma Katsu, Self (Moderator)

Using the Internet to Find Visual References

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Snail Scott (Moderator)

Rich Zellich, Retired from Federal government (Speaker)

The Tom Meserole (Speaker)

Mr. Craig Skaggs (Speaker)

The internet is a vast resource but sometimes it can be too much or too difficult to find exactly what you're looking for. Our panelists will di...

Start Here: The Game Development Process

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Michael Breault (Moderator)

Chris Sagovac, CopperHorde.com (Speaker)

Editing: My Way or the Highway

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Rachel Neumeier (Moderator)

Elizabeth Donald, The Literary Underworld (Speaker)

Christine Amsden (Speaker)

Glen Cook, Bavarian Illuminati (Speaker)

You've scored a book contract with a major publisher, but they want changes. Editors can't always be right, can they? Is there a 'li...

3:00 PM

Quarter Shots

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Mississippian

Event

Designing Your Own RPG

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Clint Menezes (Moderator)

Yitzchak Santer, Soulshards RPG (Speaker)

Travis Almon (Speaker)

Making all the parts work together so your world runs smoothly. Defining chara...

Bionic Eyes: Science Fiction and Science Fact

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Jared Sies (Moderator)

Our Band of Heroes

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Van Allen Plexico (Moderator)

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Speaker)

Brock J. Hanke, Self-employed (Speaker)

What's the proper balance for a team of heroes, whether they're supers or g...

Making A Better Fan Film

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Wyatt Weed, Pirate Pictures (Moderator)

Staging your own light saber battl...

Working with Massive Hits: How to Keep the Public Wanting More

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Panel

Douglas Ferguson, Ravenous Wolf (Moderator)

When you are working with a world-wide phenomenon, interest doesn’t always last forever. How can you keep interest alive and the material ...

I've Got All this Great Art: So Now What?

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Snail Scott (Moderator)

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Speaker)

Rachael Mayo, n/a (Speaker)

Rich Zellich, Retired from Federal government (Speaker)

The Tarnish On the Golden Age

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Joey Froehlich (Moderator)

Mr Paul Hahn, Washington University Libraries (Speaker)

Les Haven (Speaker)

Mr Thomas Stratman, Self (Speaker)

A lot of classic works from the Golden Age of Science Fiction are less than acceptable to current readers, either because of the writing itself ...

Frankly, It Sucks: How to Give Constructive and Kind Criticism

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Deborah Millitello, SFWA (Speaker)

Christine Amsden (Moderator)

Shawntelle Madison (Speaker)

Dr. Mike Phoenix, St. Louis Public Schools (Speaker)

Sometimes we just don't know what to say to gently break it to an aspiring author that their work is a flaming trash pile. Here's how you ...

Guest of Honor Author Signing with Alma Katsu Session 1

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Alma Katsu, Self (Moderator)

4:00 PM

Conversation with the Con Chairs & Staff Saturday Session

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Scott Corwin (Speaker)

Patricia McFadden, Archon (Speaker)

Erin McFadden, Archon (Speaker)

Alan DeVaughan (Moderator)

Have some suggestions? Want to share a great idea? Hated everything? Now's your chance to share your thoughts.There is another sessio...

Filk Concert: Random Fractions

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Mississippian

Filk Concert

Avoiding Toxic Leadership in Fandom

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Angela Williams (Moderator)

Mr. Bob Adams C.I., Adams Center For Hypnosis (Speaker)

The Tom Meserole (Speaker)

Jan DiMasi, self employed (Speaker)

Then and Now: Remakes

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Cindy A. Matthews (Moderator)

Tom Stockman, We Are Movie Geeks.com (Speaker)

Matthew Edward Munro Wagenblast (Speaker)

Taking Chances: Riding the Wave of Innovation

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Panel

Douglas Ferguson, Ravenous Wolf (Moderator)

While it can be intimidating to try something completely different, it can pay off to take chances on new ideas and become a leader in innovatio...

Commercial Art Vs. Fine Art

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Mrs. Jan Gephardt Sherrell, Weird Sisters Publishing LLC (Moderator)

Mr. Craig Skaggs (Speaker)

John Kaufmann, User Address (Speaker)

Is creating one better than the other? They both might make you money and they both might be fulfilling, but how do you decide which is the one ...

Escape From Reality

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Brock J. Hanke, Self-employed (Moderator)

Mr. Adrian Matthews (Speaker)

Cheryl Medley (Speaker)

Deborah Millitello, SFWA (Speaker)

Epic Battles & Fights: How Do You Write That?

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Glen Cook, Bavarian Illuminati (Speaker)

Kurt Pankau (Moderator)

Howard Andrew Jones (Speaker)

Autograph Session with Sela Carsen and Elizabeth Donald

1 hour, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Sela Carsen (Speaker)

Elizabeth Donald, The Literary Underworld (Speaker)

4:30 PM

Art Auction

2 hours 30 minutes, 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Gateway Center - Ballroom A

Event

All artwork with at least three bids goes to auction! The Art Show will remain open for one hour after the auction closes to allow for pick up by b...

5:00 PM

LARP 101

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Kaylah Crepps (Speaker)

Sahil Vaid (Moderator)

Paige Allison (Speaker)

Come learn the basics of Live Action Role Play and debunk common misconceptions of the hobby with Lost & Found Studios, a Missouri-based LARP c...

Filk Concert: The Klingon Pop Warrior

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Mississippian

Filk Concert

Orbital Ring with Space Elevators All Over the Earth

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Mr. Bob Perry, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Moderator)

The conventional space elevator swings around the Earth in a day. It uses a single counterweight out at 60,000 kilometers or so, well past...

Social Media and You: How to Make It Work For You

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Cole Lanahan (Moderator)

Meg Elison, Red (Speaker)

Elizabeth Donald, The Literary Underworld (Speaker)

Tom Stockman, We Are Movie Geeks.com (Speaker)

Propulsion with the Challenger Learning Center

50 minutes, 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 5

Panel

Transportation Technology in Kirby’s Fantastic Four

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Dr. Mike Phoenix, St. Louis Public Schools (Moderator)

Jack Kirby's transportation technology is interpreted across his decade-long tenure with Marvel's flagship title, The Fantastic Four, through th...

Just One More Page!: Creating Dynamic Suspense and Tension in Writing

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Panel

Alma Katsu, Self (Moderator)

Keeping the reader excited and wanting more is the goal of every writer, so what are some techniques to help you create suspense and tension in ...

Surrealism for the Modern World

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Tai Taeoalii, Art By Tai (Moderator)

Originally, Surrealism was a reaction to European culture in the wake of World War I, but many artists still find themselves drawn to and inspir...

Who Wants To Live Forever?

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Lettie Prell (Moderator)

Christine Amsden (Speaker)

Cheryl Medley (Speaker)

Grant Carrington (Speaker)

Fiction has depicted many different ways to achieve immortality, usually with some sacrifices required. Why are we drawn to tales of super longe...

Rewriting, Editing, and When to Let it Go

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Kathleen Kayembe (Moderator)

Kathy L. Brown (Speaker)

Author Reading with Jimmy D. Gillentine, Deborah Millitello, and Donna J.W. Munro

1 hour, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Jimmy D. Gillentine (Speaker)

Deborah Millitello, SFWA (Speaker)

MS Donna J. W. Munro (Speaker)

6:00 PM

Why Are Dungeons So Fun?

1 hour, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Matt Davids (Moderator)

God's Demon Board Game (work in progress) Playtest

4 hours, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Game

You are invited to participate in the first public playtesting of a board game based on Wayne Barlowe's fant...

Sustainable Creativity

1 hour, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Mrs. Jan Gephardt Sherrell, Weird Sisters Publishing LLC (Moderator)

Meg Elison, Red (Speaker)

Christine Amsden (Speaker)

Lego My Monster

50 minutes, 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 5

Panel

25th Anniversary of First Contact: TNG's Big Screen High Point!

1 hour, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Moderator)

Ms Allison Stein, na (Speaker)

Jack Snyder (Speaker)

A Creator in Hollywood: From Model-Making to Directing

1 hour, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Panel

Ted Smith (Moderator)

Archon 44’s Media Guest of Honor, Evil Ted, has had an extensive career in the film industry. Find out what his favorite jobs were and the ...

Artist Challenge: The Lightning Round

1 hour, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Snail Scott (Moderator)

Edward Wilson, whisperstudio - broken toys (Speaker)

Stevie Tisius, Stevie Draws Dinos (Speaker)

The Dead Tree Society

1 hour, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Joey Froehlich (Moderator)

Jim Murray (Speaker)

Luke Skywalker Was a Slytherin: Team Dynamics In Popular Fiction

1 hour, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Kurt Pankau (Moderator)

Characters in teams tend to fall i...

6:30 PM

Saturday Night LARP: ARCHONIA!

4 hours 30 minutes, 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM

DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B

Game

The king is dead, and open war is nigh upon Archonia. The crown lies in dispute as the lords of the great houses gath...

7:00 PM

Improv for RPGs : Interactive!

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Lydia Aiken (Moderator)

Have you ever seen Who's Line is it Anyway? Come learn some fun games and warm ups used by professionals to establish characters that can take your...

Shazam! The Marvelous Real Life Story behind the Captains Marvel

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Matthew Barron (Moderator)

Truth can be as strange as fiction. Author and comic enthusiast Matthew Barron...

My Secret Weapon for Art

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Stevie Tisius, Stevie Draws Dinos (Moderator)

Mike Cole, Digital Originals (Speaker)

Ms Allison Stein, na (Speaker)

There are the traditional drawing tools like squares, compasses and French curves. But maybe you prefer to draw your planet with a Solo cup. Wha...

I Fell In Love With an Alien

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette B

Panel

Cindy A. Matthews (Moderator)

Van Allen Plexico (Speaker)

Cheryl Medley (Speaker)

Nobody Bends That Way: Writing Sex Scenes

1 hour, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Jeannie Lin, Jeannie Lin (Moderator)

Grant Carrington (Speaker)

Zo Allen, Archon Committee (Speaker)

7:30 PM

Retro Movie Screening: Guardian Of The Realm REMASTERED!

3 hours, 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Event

Wyatt Weed, Pirate Pictures (Moderator)

Ted Smith (Speaker)

In 2006, Archon favorite “Evil” Ted Smith’s first feature film, Guardian Of The Realm, was released. Sadly, this ambitious project, created in t...

8:00 PM

Virtual Pros and Cons

1 hour, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Mrs. Jan Gephardt Sherrell, Weird Sisters Publishing LLC (Moderator)

Elizabeth Donald, The Literary Underworld (Speaker)

Jan DiMasi, self employed (Speaker)

During the shutdown, both individual authors and artists, vendors, and conventions attempted to operate virtually. Who did it well, and what flo...

Star Wars: The End of the Skywalker Saga

1 hour, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Van Allen Plexico (Moderator)

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Speaker)

Mr Paul Hahn, Washington University Libraries (Speaker)

Art Demo with John Kaufmann

1 hour, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

John Kaufmann, User Address (Moderator)

Then She Said: Eliminating White Room in Your Prose

1 hour, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Zo Allen, Archon Committee (Moderator)

Cole Lanahan (Speaker)

Kasey Mackenzie (Speaker)

No white room! How many times have you started reading a book or story only to feel you are listening to a phone conversation because you can’t ...

9:00 PM

Filk Theme Circle: "The Future is..."

2 hours, 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Gateway Center - Mississippian

Event

Writing the Fight Scene

1 hour, 9:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Brad Cook, author (Moderator)

When the action climaxes, you can't pull any punches. Get it right with the...

11:00 PM

Open Filk

6 hours, 11:00 PM - 5:00 AM

DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B

Event

Sunday 3 October, 2021

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12:00 AM

Gaming

18 hours, 12:00 AM - 6:00 PM

DoubleTree - Collinsville - Madison A & B

Feature

9:00 AM

Gaming

7 hours, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Ballroom B & Salon 3

Feature

10:00 AM

Dealer's Room

4 hours, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Center Hall A

Feature

Non-Denominational Worship Service

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Event

Dave Phelps (Moderator)

Hospitality

6 hours, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

DoubleTree - Collinsville - Clinton A & B

Feature

Fannish Traditions

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

The Tom Meserole (Moderator)

Cheryl Medley (Speaker)

Les Roth (Speaker)

Pros and Cons of Privatization

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Bryce Meyer, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Moderator)

Dr. Jack Glassman Ph.D., SIUE Department of Physics (Speaker)

Ms Christine Nobbe (Speaker)

I Could've Done It Better

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Anna Mulch, Fort Kickass (Moderator)

Kurt Pankau (Speaker)

Kasey Mackenzie (Speaker)

Live Action Duck Hunt

50 minutes, 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 5

Panel

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...

The Mandalorian: Sci Fi or Western?

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Jim Yelton, Geek Universe with Jim Yelton/Midnight Entertainment (Moderator)

Jimmy D. Gillentine (Speaker)

Sherri Dean, n/a (Speaker)

Personifying Animals in Your Art

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Stevie Tisius, Stevie Draws Dinos (Moderator)

Nora Mai, St Louis Costumers Guild (Speaker)

Rachael Mayo, n/a (Speaker)

Ms Allison Stein, na (Speaker)

My Big Fat Geek Novel

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Jeannie Lin, Jeannie Lin (Moderator)

Meg Elison, Red (Speaker)

Christine Amsden (Speaker)

Deborah Millitello, SFWA (Speaker)

Guest of Honor Author Signing with Alma Katsu Session 2

1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Alma Katsu, Self (Moderator)

10:30 AM

Art Show

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Ballroom A

Feature

11:00 AM

Is the "Greying of Fandom" Still an Issue?

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Angela Williams (Moderator)

Les Roth (Speaker)

Cheryl Medley (Speaker)

For years, fandom worried about where the next generation of fans would come from as convention committees and attendees grew older. Now that ge...

In Our Own Backyard

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Dr. Jack Glassman Ph.D., SIUE Department of Physics (Moderator)

Ms Christine Nobbe (Speaker)

Nicholas Kirschman, webster groves school district (Speaker)

Storytime

50 minutes, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Gateway Center - Salon 5

Panel

Never Give Up: Navigating Unexpected Challenges in the Publishing World

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Panel

Alma Katsu, Self (Speaker)

Cindy A. Matthews (Speaker)

Meg Elison, Red (Speaker)

Van Allen Plexico (Moderator)

Art Demo with Stevie Tisius

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Stevie Tisius, Stevie Draws Dinos (Speaker)

Worldbuilding with World Mythology

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Jeannie Lin, Jeannie Lin (Moderator)

Shawntelle Madison (Speaker)

Sela Carsen (Speaker)

From selkies to mermaids to nine-tailed foxes, expand the bo...

Autograph Session with Jimmy D. Gillentine and Brian Katcher

1 hour, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Jimmy D. Gillentine (Speaker)

Mr. Brian Katcher, Harper Collins Publishing (Speaker)

12:00 PM

Undetectable Alignments IRL: Creating Non-Toxic RPG Environments

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Sahil Vaid (Moderator)

Kaylah Crepps (Speaker)

Join Lost & Found Studios LARP founders Kaylah and Sahil as they discuss common problems in RPG spaces, types of toxic players, and how they co...

Space Elevator for the Moon

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Mr. Bob Perry, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Moderator)

The Moon rotates in a month, much ...

After the Bomb

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Jack Snyder (Moderator)

Kasey Mackenzie (Speaker)

Live Action Angry Birds

50 minutes, 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 5

Panel

The Way of the Samurai

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 6

Panel

Matt Davids (Moderator)

Art Demo with Allison Stein

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Ms Allison Stein, na (Speaker)

Promptopolooza!

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

MS Donna J. W. Munro (Moderator)

Author Reading with Grant Carrington and Meg Elison

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Meg Elison, Red (Speaker)

Grant Carrington (Speaker)

Tin Filker Contest

1 hour, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B

Event

Subject announced on the Archon website 1 week in advance. Write a song with at least 2 verses and a chorus or bridge. Perform it fo...

1:00 PM

Narrative Game Design

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 2

Panel

Michael Breault (Moderator)

Billionaire Space Race

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 1

Panel

Ms Christine Nobbe (Moderator)

Nicholas Kirschman, webster groves school district (Speaker)

Bryce Meyer, St. Louis Space Frontier (a chapter of the National Space Society) (Speaker)

Rawr: Why Are We So Fascinated with Dinosaurs?

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Rachel Neumeier (Moderator)

Jimmy D. Gillentine (Speaker)

Matthew Edward Munro Wagenblast (Speaker)

Stevie Tisius, Stevie Draws Dinos (Speaker)

Gaming Hour

50 minutes, 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 5

Panel

Yes! Do Make A Scene

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Marquette A

Panel

Kathy L. Brown (Moderator)

Enliven your fiction with effective scene building in this interactive sess...

Author Reading with Kurt Pankau, Jan Gephardt, and Van Plexico

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Gateway Center - Cahokian

Reading / Signing / Art Demo

Kurt Pankau (Speaker)

Van Allen Plexico (Speaker)

Mrs. Jan Gephardt Sherrell, Weird Sisters Publishing LLC (Speaker)

Translating Popular Music Into Klingon

1 hour, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B

Panel

Jen Usellis, Klingon Pop Warrior (Moderator)

A brief history of the Klingon language and the process of turning a song you know into a song worthy of a warrior.Panelists: The Klingon...

2:00 PM

The Multi-Crisis Of Many Dimensions

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Salon 4

Panel

Brock J. Hanke, Self-employed (Moderator)

Van Allen Plexico (Speaker)

Mike Cole, Digital Originals (Speaker)

Who handles alternate worlds better, DC or Marvel (or someone else)? Whose ...

Practical Effects and Props for the Stage and Other Live Performances

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Panel

Ted Smith (Moderator)

Putting Your Money Where Your Art Is

1 hour, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Gateway Center - Illini A

Panel

Snail Scott (Moderator)

Mrs. Jan Gephardt Sherrell, Weird Sisters Publishing LLC (Speaker)

The Tom Meserole (Speaker)

Lots of collectors justify the expense of their hobbies by saying they can resell what they've collected if they need to. Is that realistic at t...

Dead Dog Filk

3 hours, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

DoubleTree - Collinsville - St. Clair A & B

Event

3:00 PM

Closing Ceremonies

1 hour, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Gateway Center - Lasalle

Event

Douglas Ferguson, Ravenous Wolf (Speaker)

Alma Katsu, Self (Speaker)

Ted Smith (Speaker)

Tai Taeoalii, Art By Tai (Speaker)

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