Johanna de Verona

Budding writer

Sessions in which Johanna de Verona attends

Wednesday 29 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington

10:00

Fantasy Today: The Best of Recent Fantasy 50 minutes 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)

Panelist Sarah Gailey | Panelist Graci Kim (Rick Riordan Presents) | Panelist Claire Rousseau | Moderator Emma Osborne |

Panel

Science Fiction/Fantasy

The Art of the Interview 50 minutes 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)

Moderator Michi Trota (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America) | Panelist Jen Zink (The Skiffy and Fanty Show) | Panelist Zedeck Siew | Panelist Judith Huang |

Panel

Future Laws 50 minutes 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)

Panel

Science/Technology

12:00

How to Enjoy the First Virtual Worldcon 50 minutes 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)

Panelist Gay Haldeman | Panelist Jeanne Mealy | Panelist Laurie Mann | Moderator Rose Mitchell |

Panel

Fandom

Welcome, New Professional Writers 50 minutes 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)

Panelist Mikko Rauhala | Panelist Cat Rambo (Cat Rambo) | Moderator Kaisa Pellinen (F) | Panelist Sam Hawke |

Panel

Writing/Business of Writing

My Favourite Things: What I Always Remember about Game of Thrones 50 minutes 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)

Panelist Kin-Ming Looi (-) | Moderator Sarah Gulde (Star Trek Quarterly) | Panelist Queenie Chan | Panelist David Peterson |

Panel

Science Fiction/FantasyMedia

13:00

Who, What, When and/or Where Inspired You? 50 minutes 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)

Panelist Kaaron Warren | Panelist Snezana Kanacki | Panelist Amal El-Mohtar (University of Ottawa) | Moderator Amanda Bridgeman |

Panel

Writing/Business of WritingScience Fiction/Fantasy

14:00

Science Fantasy: A Core Piece of the SF/F World 50 minutes 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)

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Science Fiction/Fantasy

Chronology of Calendars 50 minutes 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)

Panelist Edmund Schluessel (International School of Helsinki) | Moderator Gideon Marcus (Galactic Journey (and Journey Press) ) | Panelist Jenn Lyons (Tor Books) |

Panel

Science/Technology

15:00

The Death of Genre? 55 minutes 15:00 NZST - 15:55 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)

Panelist Trish Matson | Panelist Caren Gussoff Sumption | Panelist Joshua Bilmes | Moderator Soon Lee |

Panel

LiteratureOther GenresWriting/Business of Writing

Small Press Leading the Way 50 minutes 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)

Panelist Joyce Chng | Moderator Tod McCoy (Hydra House Books) | Panelist Michelle Lovi (Odyssey Books) | Panelist Zach Dodson (featherproof books) |

Panel

Writing/Business of Writing

16:00

World Building for Fantasy 50 minutes 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | Programming , Workshops

Instructor David Hair |

Presentation

Writing/Business of Writing

17:00

Writers on Writing: What’s in a Name? Characters in Fiction 50 minutes 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)

Panelist Mimi Mondal (Self) | Moderator S. K. Dunstall | Panelist Zaza Koshkadze | Panelist Mandy Hager (NZ Society of Authors) |

Panel

Writing/Business of WritingScience Fiction/Fantasy

19:00

Representing the Other 50 minutes 19:00 NZST - 19:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)

Speaker Brandon O'Brien (FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction) | Panelist Cliona Shakespeare (University of Jyväskylä) | Panelist Prema Arasu (University of Western Australia) | Moderator Bradford Lyau | Panelist Laura (El) Lam (Edinburgh Napier University) |

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23:00

Establishing A Social Media Presence 50 minutes 23:00 NZST - 23:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)

Panelist Zena Shapter (Zena Shapter) | Panelist Morgan Hazelwood |

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Writing/Business of WritingEuropean Time

Thursday 30 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington

9:00

Come Time Travel with Me - 1965 50 minutes 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)

Panelist Lorelei Marcus (Galactic Journey) | Master of ceremonies Gideon Marcus (Galactic Journey (and Journey Press) ) | Panelist Cora Buhlert | Panelist Erica Frank (Galactic Journey) | Panelist Janice Marcus (Galactic Journey, Journey Press) |

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Accessible Yoga 50 minutes 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)

Speaker Ty Arnold (Vital Life Services) |

Activity

Other

10:00

The Future Is Female: Women SF Writers from Mary Shelley to Ursula Le Guin and Octavia Butler 50 minutes 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)

Panel

Science Fiction/Fantasy

11:00

Explorations of Character and Narrative 50 minutes 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)

Panelist Gregor Cameron (FatCircus) | Moderator Jessica Davis |

Academic

12:00

Action Scenes Without Black Belts 50 minutes 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | Programming , Workshops

| Signup required

Instructor Sean McMullen |

Workshop

Writing/Business of Writing

13:00

Understanding the Reality of Data Intensive Research 50 minutes 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)

Panelist Mason A. Porter (University of California) | Panelist David (Marti Ward) Powers (Flinders University of South Australia) |

Academic

Creating Compelling Characters in Fantastical Worlds 50 minutes 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | Programming , Workshops

| Signup required

Instructor J J Mathews (Mouse Moon Press) |

Workshop

Writing/Business of Writing

Building Fantasy Worlds 50 minutes 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | Discord , Discord Programming - Larry & Misty Panel Room

Panelist Shiv Ramdas | Moderator Julie Czerneda | Panelist Yves Meynard | Panelist Mercedes Lackey (High Flight Arts and Letters) |

Panel

Science Fiction/FantasyWriting/Business of Writing

14:00

Democratizing Access to Space 50 minutes 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)

Panelist Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom (SpaceBase) | Moderator G. David Nordley (Self Employed) | Panelist Eric Dahlstrom (SpaceBase) |

Academic

Medicine in the Future: From Surgery in Zero G to New Treatments for Disease 50 minutes 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)

Panelist Z Aung | Panelist Rivqa Rafael | Panelist Perrianne Lurie | Moderator Benjamin Hewett (Author / Juggler / Enthusiast) |

Panel

Science/Technology

Shapes of Space: Topology, the Universe and You 50 minutes 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | Programming , Workshops

| Signup required

Instructor Edmund Schluessel (International School of Helsinki) |

Workshop

Science/Technology

15:00

Nevertheless, She Persisted: The Explosion of the Heroine in the 50 Years Since Mia Havero 50 minutes 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)

Panelist Maiya Ibrahim | Moderator Catherine Lundoff (Queen of Swords Press) | Panelist Lee Murray | Panelist Glenda Larke |

Panel

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Re-engineering the Natural Form 50 minutes 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)

Moderator David (Marti Ward) Powers (Flinders University of South Australia) | Panelist Deborah Munro (University of Canterbury) |

Academic

16:00

Juggling for Writers: Making Progress When You've Got a Million Responsibilities 50 minutes 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 7 (Zoom Meeting)

Panel

Writing/Business of Writing

Using History to Build a World for Writing or Playing 50 minutes 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | Programming , Workshops

| Signup required

Instructor Gillian Polack |

Workshop

Writing/Business of Writing

17:00

The Female in the Fantastic 50 minutes 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)

Moderator Kara Kennedy | Panelist Kaitlin R. Branch |

Academic

Friday 31 July, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington

0:00

Worldbuilding - Writers Workshop (Late Night) 1 hour 50 minutes 0:01 NZST - 1:51 NZST | Programming , Workshops

| Signup required

Presenter Claire Bartlett |

Workshop

Writing/Business of Writing

9:00

Technology for Disability in the Real World and in Speculative Fiction 50 minutes 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)

Panelist Hirotaka Osawa (University of Tsukuba) | Panelist Farah Mendlesohn (BSFA) | Panelist Elsa Sjunneson | Moderator Lars Backstrom (auticon) |

Panel

Society/CultureScience/Technology

Brave New Revenue Stream 50 minutes 9:00 NZST - 9:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)

Panelist James Davis Nicoll (James Nicoll Reviews / University of Waterloo Theatre Centre) | Panelist Claire Rousseau | Moderator K Tempest Bradford (Writing the Other) | Panelist Margot Atwell (Kickstarter) |

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Other

10:00

Ask a Scientist 50 minutes 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)

Panel

Science/Technology

Exploring Speculative Fiction On the Screen 50 minutes 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 6 (Zoom Meetings)

Panelist Alfio Leotta | Panelist Cat Sparks |

Academic

Stranger in a Strange Head: Imposter Syndrome 50 minutes 10:00 NZST - 10:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)

Panel

Writing/Business of Writing

11:00

Masquerade 50 minutes 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | Events , Events Room

Event

Costuming/Cosplay

Marketing and Promoting Your Book 50 minutes 11:00 NZST - 11:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)

Panel

Writing/Business of Writing

12:00

Old New Writers 50 minutes 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)

Participant George R. R. Martin | Participant Jack Dann | Participant Joe Haldeman |

Panel

FandomWriting/Business of Writing

How to Create Believable Characters in Unbelievable Situations 50 minutes 12:00 NZST - 12:50 NZST | Programming , Workshops

| Signup required

Presenter Charlie Jane Anders |

Workshop

Writing/Business of Writing

13:00

Fandom Over the Years - The Female Perspective 50 minutes 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 5 (Zoom Meeting)

Panelist Andi Dukleth (Accidental Aliens and KPBS News) | Panelist Laurie Mann | Panelist Alison Scott (Punctuation) | Panelist Gay Haldeman | Moderator Jennifer Zwahr-Castro (St. Mary's University of San Antonio, TX) |

Panel

FandomScience Fiction/FantasySociety/Culture

Great Worlds in SF 50 minutes 13:00 NZST - 13:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)

Panelist James Davis Nicoll (James Nicoll Reviews / University of Waterloo Theatre Centre) | Moderator Fred Lerner | Panelist Amy (A.K.) DuBoff | Panelist Walter Jon Williams | Panelist Sheila Williams (Asimov's Science Fiction) |

Panel

Science Fiction/Fantasy

14:00

Writers on Writing: The Plot's the Thing 50 minutes 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 4 (Webinar)

Panelist Jeffrey A. Carver (SFWA, Starstream Publications) | Moderator Carrie Patel (Obsidian Entertainment) | Panelist Suyi Davies Okungbowa | Panelist David D. Levine |

Panel

Writing/Business of Writing

Through the Magic Door: The Appeal of Portal Fantasies 50 minutes 14:00 NZST - 14:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 3 (Webinar)

Panelist H.G. Parry | Panelist Alix Harrow | Panelist Sally McLennan | Moderator Kathryn Sullivan |

Panel

Science Fiction/Fantasy

15:00

The Regency Today: On the Continuing Popularity of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer 50 minutes 15:00 NZST - 15:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 8 (Zoom Meeting)

Panelist Mary Robinette Kowal | Moderator Kathleen Jennings | Panelist Carrie Vaughn | Panelist Jane Routley |

Panel

16:00

Access to Space 50 minutes 16:00 NZST - 16:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)

Panel

Science/Technology

17:00

Pew! Pew! What Would Realistic Space Battles Look Like? 50 minutes 17:00 NZST - 17:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 2 (Webinar)

Speaker Stephen Mulholland (Alpacas Rampant) |

Presentation

Science/Technology

18:00

Fairy Tale Contract Law 50 minutes 18:00 NZST - 18:50 NZST | Programming , Programme Room 1 (Webinar)

Panelist AJ Lancaster | Panelist Sascha Stronach | Moderator Kathleen Jennings |

Panel

LiteratureSociety/Culture

Saturday 1 August, 2020

Time Zone: NZDT/Wellington