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Sessions

Friday 1 July, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Pagan Goddesses
1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

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SallyRose Robinson, Rose Red Consultations (Moderator)

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

Galen Dara (Panelist)

Sandra Saidak, Silicon Valley Authors (Panelist)

4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Diversity in a Post-racial Justice Society
1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

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Gregg Castro, Association of Ramaytush Ohlone (Panelist)

Jennifer Nestojko, San Jose City College (Panelist)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Panelist)

As recent events show, both within and outside fandom, this ...

Saturday 2 July, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Indie Publishing for Queer Authors
1 hour 30 minutes, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

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J.Scott Coatsworth, Other Worlds Ink (Panelist)

Heather Rose Jones (Moderator)

Ro Merrill, Celie Bay Publications LLC (Panelist)

Kim Fielding (Panelist)

1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Creating Your Own Anthology
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

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Emerian Rich, Self and HorrorAddicts (Moderator)

Loren Rhoads, Loren Rhoads (Panelist)

J.Scott Coatsworth, Other Worlds Ink (Panelist)

How do you get submissions, where do you advertise, how do y...
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Creative Tools as Lifesavers
1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

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Colin Fisk (Panelist)

Dr Wanda, H Pleasant (Panelist)

Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Katharine Kit Kerr (Panelist)

Panelists discuss which of their creative tools helped them ...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Who Needs Continuity?
1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

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Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Panelist)

Derek McCaw, Fanboy Planet (Panelist)

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Panelist)

Comics readership is growing, and it's NOT superheroes. Meanwhile, both Marvel and DC are expe...
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Children's Dance
1 hour 30 minutes, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

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Skwirl, Programming Operations (Master of ceremonies)

Sunday 3 July, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Round Robin Story
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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

Palmer Pickering, Art Show (Panelist)

Elwin Cotman (Panelist)

Jeremy Erman (Panelist)

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

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Lillian Csernica, Sense of Wonder Press (Moderator)

Gideon Marcus, Galactic Journey (Panelist)

Colin Fisk (Panelist)

From the invalid chair to the mobile exoskeleton, people have needed mobility devices to replace abilities lost to birth defects, disease, accid...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
"Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fan-der"
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

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

Mark Gelineau, Gelineau and King (Panelist)

Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Panelist)

Derek McCaw, Fanboy Planet (Panelist)

2:30 PM
2:30 PM
The Philosophy of Hope - Naysayers Need Not Apply
1 hour 30 minutes, 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

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Colin Fisk (Moderator)

Janice Marcus, Journey Press (Panelist)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Panelist)

Dr. Dr. Yvonne White, Teen Lounge (Speaker)

Bruce Cockburn wrote "you need to kick at the darkness until it bleeds daylight" The panelists will will discuss what we have to be hopeful for ...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Incorporating Fight Scenes or Martial Arts Into Your Writing
1 hour 30 minutes, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

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Steven Barnes (Panelist)

Cody Parcell (Panelist)

Q Fortier (Panelist)

9:00 PM
9:00 PM
The Sunfish Dance
1 hour 30 minutes, 9:00 PM - 10:30 PM

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Skwirl, Programming Operations (Master of ceremonies)

Monday 4 July, 2022

Time Zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Technological Solutions Save the Day
1 hour 30 minutes, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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Margaret McGaffey Fisk, TTO Publishing (Moderator)

Galen Dara (Panelist)

Kimberly Unger (Panelist)

Q Fortier (Panelist)

Many options previously declared impossible were implemented...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
How Would You Superhero This Up?
1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

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Steven Mix, Green Machine Comics (Panelist)

Jean Batt (Panelist)

Sheryl R Hayes (Panelist)

Carrie Sessarego, Smart Bitches Trashy Books (Panelist)

The panelists are superheroes. They declare their name, and powers at the beginning of the panel and then the audience gives them scenarios to d...