Friday 9 August, 2019

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

10:15 AM

1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

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

Meetup

Brian Acunis (Participant)

Emily Hahn (Participant)

Slytherins, unite! Come share your ambitious tales with your housemates, discuss your favorite Slytherins in the Wizarding World, and discover new ...

11:30 AM

How Do You LeakyCon?

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

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

Panel

Kevin R. (Participant)

Brian Acunis (Participant)

Lexi Whittemore (Participant)

Ally Haley (Participant)

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...

12:45 PM

Nosy Aunt to Nosy Cat: Mrs. Norris and other Austenian Influences in Harry Potter

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

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

Panel

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Maggie Brevig (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

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...

2:00 PM

Disability at Hogwarts

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

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

Panel

Hannah Walsh (Participant)

Kaylee Walsh (Participant)

Bekah Boyer (Participant)

Dr. Katrina Walsh (Participant)

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...

3:15 PM

Revisiting Ilvermorny

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

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

Roundtable

Natasha Winters, UNspoiled! Podcast (Participant)

RoShawn DiLodovico, UnSpoiled! Podcast Network (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

What would an American wizarding school (or more likely, schools) actually look like if our unique history as a nation and our indigenous peoples’ ...

4:30 PM

The Order of the Phoenix, Rising

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

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

Workshop

Janae Phillips, Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

Katie Bowers, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

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 ...

Saturday 10 August, 2019

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

10:15 AM

Trauma and Healing in YA

1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

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

Panel

Gwendolyn Boniface, Mischief Management (Moderator)

Angie Thomas (Participant)

Nic Stone (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Mackenzi Lee (Participant)

Reading about a traumatizing experience can be upsetting, but it can also make readers feel understood and can help them heal. Our authors will ...

11:30 AM

Writing Love Stories

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

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

Panel

Mackenzi Lee (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Justin A. Reynolds (Participant)

Becky Albertalli (Participant)

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....

12:45 PM

The Truth About Publishing: Author AMA

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

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

Q&A Session

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Moderator)

Becky Albertalli (Participant)

Nic Stone (Participant)

Angie Thomas (Participant)

Hafsah Faizal (Participant)

Mackenzi Lee (Participant)

2:00 PM

Sitcom Sorting

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

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

Sorting Session

Keela Vaughn (Participant)

Hannah M. Webb, Texas Tech University (Participant)

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)

10:15 AM

Witchistory

1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

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

Workshop

Dr. Katrina Walsh (Participant)

Matty Walsh (Participant)

Kaylee Walsh (Participant)

Hannah Walsh (Participant)

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...

11:30 AM

Friendship in YA

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

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

Panel

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Moderator)

Justin A. Reynolds (Participant)

Mackenzi Lee (Participant)

Angie Thomas (Participant)

For many young adults, the most important relationships in their lives are their friendships. Our panelists will examine their favorite types of...

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

Who Is Anthony Goldstein?

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

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

Discussion

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

Anthony Goldstein was just another character in the background universe of Harry Potter — until December 2014, when J.K. Rowling thrust him into th...

3:15 PM

Spell Crafting: An Introduction to Arithmancy

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

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

Workshop

JT Martin (Participant)

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...

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

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

Sessions

Friday 9 August, 2019

Saturday 10 August, 2019

Sunday 11 August, 2019