Proma Khosla is a writer and dancer living in New York City. She attended her first con, Lumos, in 2006, worked on A Very Potter Sequel, has been to dozens of wizard rock concerts, and slept on the streets of London for the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 premiere. She has written about Harry Potter professionally for The Michigan Daily, Teen Vogue, Glamour, and her current job as an entertainment reporter at Mashable. She will always turn up for "My Dad is Rich" by Draco and the Malfoys.
Sessions in which Proma Khosla participates
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Adaptations: Watching Your Story Come to Life On Screen Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- 2018 saw movies premiere based on The Hate U Give, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, and Dumplin' and now we're gearing ...
- Discussion
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Fantastic Scores and Who Conducts Them Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (D162/164)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- The music and orchestrations of the Wizarding World films have become an iconic part of the Harry Potter fandom. John Williams, Patrick Doyle, Nich...
- Panel
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Spotlight: James Payton Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- James Payton has seen the Wizarding World from an unusual perspective. From his appearance as Frank Longbottom in the Harry Potter fran...
- Interview
James Payton
Participant
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- History of Magic: Finding the Wizards in History Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- There are many things throughout history that Muggles struggle to explain: little things that are brushed aside as a mystery. From the engineering...
- Panel
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Spotlight: Harry and the Potters Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Harry and the Potters have just released their first full-length album in more than a decade. They'll sit down with Mashable reporter and superfan ...
- Interview
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- The Importance and Challenges of #OwnVoices Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- The #OwnVoices movement advocates for stories about marginalized communities to be written by people who actually fit the description on the pag...
- Panel
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Writing Humor Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- A line may seem funny in the midst of a deadline-induced writing haze, but will that translate to editors and readers? We'll talk about what makes ...
- Panel
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Accio Identity: Wizard Rock and the Magic of Community Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Wizard rock is more than a music genre; anyone who has spent more than a few minutes at a show can tell you that. Over the years, a community has f...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Questions of the Wizarding World: Portraits and Pictures Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- In the Questions of the Wizarding World series, we'll be tackling some of the biggest "How does this work?" questions of the Harry Potter ...
- Discussion
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Ethnic Communities in the Wizarding World Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- In this session, panelists representing multiple ethnic backgrounds discuss the (mis)/representation of their communities within Harry Potter
- Panel
