Proma Khosla

She/Her/Hers

Entertainment Reporter

Mashable

Participates in 10 items

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

Friday 9 August, 2019

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

11:30 AM

Adaptations: Watching Your Story Come to Life On Screen

1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)

Discussion

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Moderator)

Becky Albertalli (Participant)

Angie Thomas (Participant)

Julie Murphy (Participant)

2018 saw movies premiere based on The Hate U Give, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, and Dumplin' and now we're gearing ...

12:45 PM

Fantastic Scores and Who Conducts Them

1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (D162/164)

Panel

Brian Acunis (Participant)

Jordan Edwards, Mischief Management (Participant)

Catherine Hall (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

The music and orchestrations of the Wizarding World films have become an iconic part of the Harry Potter fandom. John Williams, Patrick Doyle, Nich...

3:15 PM

Spotlight: James Payton

1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)

Interview

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Moderator)

James Payton (Participant)

James Payton has seen the Wizarding World from an unusual perspective. From his appearance as Frank Longbottom in the Harry Potter fran...

4:30 PM

History of Magic: Finding the Wizards in History

1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)

Panel

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

Jessi Dickinson (Participant)

Brian Acunis (Participant)

There are many things throughout history that Muggles struggle to explain: little things that are brushed aside as a mystery. From the engineering...

Saturday 10 August, 2019

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

12:45 PM

Spotlight: Harry and the Potters

1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Exhibit Hall E)

Interview

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Moderator)

Joe DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Paul DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)

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 ...

3:15 PM

The Importance and Challenges of #OwnVoices

1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)

Panel

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Moderator)

Hafsah Faizal (Participant)

Angie Thomas (Participant)

Nic Stone (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

The #OwnVoices movement advocates for stories about marginalized communities to be written by people who actually fit the description on the pag...

4:30 PM

Writing Humor

1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)

Panel

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Moderator)

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Mackenzi Lee (Participant)

Becky Albertalli (Participant)

Justin A. Reynolds (Participant)

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 ...

Sunday 11 August, 2019

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

12:45 PM

Accio Identity: Wizard Rock and the Magic of Community

1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)

Panel

Abby Ritter, Mischief Management (Participant)

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

Lauren Fairweather (Participant)

Madison Ironfield (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

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...

2:00 PM

Questions of the Wizarding World: Portraits and Pictures

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

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)

Discussion

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

Mike Schubert, Potterless (Participant)

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 ...

4:30 PM

Ethnic Communities in the Wizarding World

1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)

Panel

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

In this session, panelists representing multiple ethnic backgrounds discuss the (mis)/representation of their communities within Harry Potter