Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
Sessions
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Slytherin Meetup Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Slytherins, unite! Come share your ambitious tales with your housemates, discuss your favorite Slytherins in the Wizarding World, and discover new ...
- Meetup
Brian Acunis
Participant
Emily Hahn
Participant
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- How Do You LeakyCon? Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Is this your first LeakyCon? Do you want to make sure you're getting the most out of your weekend? Come listen to a panel of veteran LeakyCon atten...
- Panel
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Nosy Aunt to Nosy Cat: Mrs. Norris and other Austenian Influences in Harry Potter Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- J.K. Rowling has acknowledged Jane Austen as one of her favorite authors and great influences. Join three Janeite Potterheads as we examine the inf...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Disability at Hogwarts Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Can you cast silent spells in the Deaf community and wandless magic in sign language? How do disabled students manage Hogwarts's 142 staircases? Do...
- Panel
Hannah Walsh
Participant
Kaylee Walsh
Participant
Bekah Boyer
Participant
Dr. Katrina Walsh
Participant
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Revisiting Ilvermorny Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- What would an American wizarding school (or more likely, schools) actually look like if our unique history as a nation and our indigenous peoples’ ...
- Roundtable
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- The Order of the Phoenix, Rising Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- The year is 2029, 10 years since you joined the Order of the Phoenix for our world and started fighting back against the white cis-heteronormative ...
- Workshop
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Trauma and Healing in YA Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Reading about a traumatizing experience can be upsetting, but it can also make readers feel understood and can help them heal. Our authors will ...
- Panel
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Writing Love Stories Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- The phrase "love story" can mean lots of different things. Sometimes it means an epic tale that ends with characters riding off into the sunset....
- Panel
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- The Truth About Publishing: Author AMA Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Q&A Session
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Sitcom Sorting Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Sorting Session
Keela Vaughn
Participant
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
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Witchistory Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT | 1 hour
- Have you ever wondered what your Wizarding World life would be like? Come workshop your Witchistory! What was your life like at Hogwarts? Are you M...
- Workshop
Dr. Katrina Walsh
Participant
Matty Walsh
Participant
Kaylee Walsh
Participant
Hannah Walsh
Participant
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Friendship in YA Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- For many young adults, the most important relationships in their lives are their friendships. Our panelists will examine their favorite types of...
- 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
- Who Is Anthony Goldstein? Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Anthony Goldstein was just another character in the background universe of Harry Potter — until December 2014, when J.K. Rowling thrust him into th...
- Discussion
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Spell Crafting: An Introduction to Arithmancy Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Have you ever wondered how all the mystical spells within Harry Potter were created? Ever wanted to create your own spell and sound wicked c...
- Workshop
JT Martin
Participant
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
