Jennifer McGaffey

Participates in 3 items

Reader, crafter, a thousand interests.

Sessions in which Jennifer McGaffey participates

Saturday 26 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

5:30 PM

How do you define a good book?

1 hour 30 minutes, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Linden Tarr, PhotoBOMBincorporated (Participant)

Jennifer McGaffey (Participant)

J.L. (Jim) Doty, Bourgeois Capitalist Establishment (Participant)

Monday 28 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

11:30 AM

Fiction Set in or around the Bay Area

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Chad Peterman (Moderator)

Fred Wiehe (Participant)

Jennifer McGaffey (Participant)

Katharine Kit Kerr (Participant)

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Participant)

1:00 PM

Community versus individualism.

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Colin Fisk (Participant)

Jacob Fisk (Participant)

Jennifer McGaffey (Participant)

Sessions in which Jennifer McGaffey attends

Friday 25 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

4:30 PM

Books Aren't Dead Yet

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Jennifer Nestojko, San Jose City College (Participant)

Jay Hartlove, JayWrites Productions (Moderator)

Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Participant)

The written word remains a major player in genre storytelling. It's been predicted to vanish, but doesn't. Why are there still books when movi...

How do you define a hero?

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Amanda Coronado (Participant)

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

8:00 PM

Open Singing Friday

5 hours, 8:00 PM - 1:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Saturday 26 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

8:30 AM

Tao Cheng

30 minutes, 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Miss JS Devivre, Academy of Omniosophical Arts & Sciences (Participant)

The precursor to Tai...

10:00 AM

Musical Collaborations

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Jeff Bohnhoff (Participant)

Kristoph Klover, Flowinglass Music (Participant)

Margaret Davis, Margaret Davis Calligraphy & Design and Flowinglass Music (Participant)

11:30 AM

Blurring the Lines Between Genres

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Fred Wiehe (Moderator)

Paul Preuss (Participant)

S.P. Hendrick, Pendraig Publishing (Participant)

Ms. Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff, Book View Cafe (Participant)

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Participant)

Do genres even exist anymore? What's the difference between sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and all of their sub genres? Is there a difference? Or is it a...

Tamora Pierce Reading

45 minutes, 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 4

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

12:00 PM

Beginning Chainmaille

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

1:00 PM

Song Writing Workshop

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Kristoph Klover, Flowinglass Music (Moderator)

Bob Kanefsky (Participant)

Tamora Pierce Interview

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

Jennifer Nestojko, San Jose City College (Participant)

2:00 PM

Intermediate Chainmaille

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

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

2:30 PM

Theme and Variations

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

S.P. Hendrick, Pendraig Publishing (Moderator)

Bob Kanefsky (Participant)

Sandra Saidak, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

A panel about the changing faces of stories that have been around for generations, from The Time Machine and Time After Time to the various incarna...

They Didn't Stick The Landing - Disappointing Finales

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 4

Sheryl R Hayes (Moderator)

Eric "in the Elevator" Z Zuckerman, Kosher Ham Studios (Participant)

Melissa Snark, Nordic Lights Press/Melissa Snark (Participant)

We love series. Movies, books, TV shows, podcasts - we invest years of our lives, waiting for the Grand Finale where All Will Be Revealed. On...

4:00 PM

Signing: David Friedman

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

San Mateo Marriott - Convene Lobby

David Friedman, School of Law, Santa Clara University (Participant)

Small Gathering: Tamora Pierce

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Strategy

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

Growing Up In Fandom

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 3

Jean Batt (Moderator)

Meg Creelman, Unique Law (Participant)

Keliana Tayler (Participant)

Jacob Fisk (Participant)

Grayson McNeill-Coronado (Participant)

6:45 PM

Concert: Alison Stern

30 minutes, 6:45 PM - 7:15 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Alison Stern, Art Show Head (Participant)

7:30 PM

Concert: Puzzlebox Light

30 minutes, 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Taunya Gren, 5Rainbow Productions (Participant)

Paul Kwinn (Participant)

8:00 PM

Theme Circle: Old Favorites

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

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

9:00 PM

Open Singing Saturday

5 hours, 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Engage

Sunday 27 May, 2018

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)

8:30 AM

Tao Cheng

30 minutes, 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

San Mateo Marriott - The Courtyard

Miss JS Devivre, Academy of Omniosophical Arts & Sciences (Participant)

The precursor to Tai...

10:00 AM

From Medicine to Magic

1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Megan Messinger (Moderator)

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Participant)

A panel discussion about the fun and challenge of writing about healing magic in period fantasy settings, and/or people sharing favorite examples o...

11:30 AM

Can You Go Home Again?

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Katharine Kit Kerr (Moderator)

Deborah J. Ross (Participant)

Kevin Andrew Murphy (Participant)

Jon Chaisson (Participant)

A good many authors these days are returning to the worlds of their successes in years past. Some critics and readers sneer. But why shouldn'...

Heroines of Tortall

1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Convene 1

Tamora Pierce (Moderator)

Susie Rodriguez, Programming Head (Participant)

Michelle McNeill (Participant)

Come join our GoH as she moderates a debate between panelists (exec staff?) about the virtues of the women of Tortall. Are you Team Kel? Wild for D...

1:00 PM

The Quiet Year

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

San Mateo Marriott - Collaborate 2

The Quiet Year is a ...

Happy Ever After?

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 1

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Linden Tarr, PhotoBOMBincorporated (Participant)

Sandra Saidak, Silicon Valley Authors (Participant)

Miss JS Devivre, Academy of Omniosophical Arts & Sciences (Participant)

2:30 PM

YA Genre Fiction - Digging Deeper

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 5

Edward Kukla, Kukla Consulting (Moderator)

Rebecca Inch-Partridge (Participant)

Tamora Pierce (Participant)

YA Science Fiction and Fantasy novels have exploded in popularity. But do they offer more than just disposable entertainment; are they a boon or a ...

Historical Costuming

1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Connect 1

Mx Sarah Williams, Merrie Pryanksters (Participant)

Debbie Bretschneider (Participant)

Denise (Participant)

4:00 PM

Victorian Crochet

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

San Mateo Marriott - Synergy 2

Female Heroes And Female Villains

1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM