Melissa is the CEO of Mischief Management, which produces LeakyCon, as well as other immersive and community building events for fans. She's a host of the PotterCast and also runs The Leaky Cauldron website. In 2008 she published the New York Times bestselling Harry, A History, a chronicle of the Potter phenomenon. Melissa lives in Brooklyn with her husband and dog. More at melissaanelli.com.
Sessions in which Melissa Anelli participates
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- LeakyCon Opening 2014 Ceremonies Orange County Convention Center - MainStage
- 5:00 PM EDT - 6:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- The openings are only getting geekier and more wizardly. Put this in your schedule. We haven't listed the full roster of guests appearing in this o...
- Special Event
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- Engaging in Positive Fandom: A Discussion Orange County Convention Center - W105
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:39 PM EDT | 39 minutes
- These days, fandom can be really exciting. Creators get instant feedback, fans can interact with the people they admire, and both interactions can ...
- Panel
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Let's Play: The Return of Pale and Twitchy Orange County Convention Center - MainStage
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Last year their attempt to beat GLADoS was as fruitless and futile as it was accidentally entertaining. (And it actually resulted in their
- Commentary
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Not the Last PotterCast Orange County Convention Center - MainStage
- 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- John, Melissa, and Frankie were totally serious about ending PotterCast at the end of last year's LeakyCon. But then J.K. Rowling announced that sh...
- Podcast
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- LeakyCon 2014 Closing Ceremonies Orange County Convention Center - MainStage
- 1:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- It's Esther Day, and we are going to celebrate it in style at this year's closing ceremonies, with some special activities designed to help make th...
- Special Event