8:00 AM
8:00 AM
- Autograph Lottery Drawing Orange County Convention Center - W109
- 8:00 AM EDT - 8:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- LeakyCon 2014 Signing & Photo Booth ProceduresLeakyCon is one of very few conferences that offers autograph sessions at no add...
- Signing
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
- Shakespeare VS. Sondheim: The Broadway Battle Orange County Convention Center - W101
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- In the world of Broadway and the West End, people are often drawn to the show-stopping songs and exquisite dances of the musical. Even if a person ...
- Roundtable
- IT RHYMES! A Hannibal Discussion Orange County Convention Center - W102 A
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- NBC's Hannibal has churned stomachs, broken hearts, and inspired a shocking amount of clever--and not-so-clever--puns. Along the way,...
- Discussion
- Lost in Translation- Is Magic a Universal Language? Orange County Convention Center - W102 B
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Translating a book is never easy; translating Harry Potter is even worse. Made up words, alliterations, word play, and names with cultural...
- Discussion
- The Potter and the Pilgrim: Alchemical Parallelism by Chaucer and Rowling Orange County Convention Center - W103
- 9:00 AM EDT - 9:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Geoffrey Chaucer and J.K. Rowling have something in common: both of these authors rely strongly on alchemical imagery to construct their plots and ...
- Lecture
- Autographs: Emma Approved Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)
- 9:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This signing requires a wristband.LeakyCon 2014 Signing & Photo Booth ProceduresLeakyCon is one of very few conference...
- Signing
- Autographs: Maxwell Glick, Mary Kate Wiles Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)
- 9:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This signing requires a wristband.LeakyCon 2014 Signing & Photo Booth ProceduresLeakyCon is one of very few conference...
- Signing
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Mina Lima Orange County Convention Center - MainStage
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Special Event
- Marketplace Open Orange County Convention Center - Marketplace - Real
- 10:00 AM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT | 8 hours
- Take a stroll through the LeakyCon Marketplace, featuring a whole host of vendors including the official LeakyCon Store, Canvas Warriors, Amery Stu...
- Event Hours
- LeakyNews Does Fan Journalism Orange County Convention Center - W102 A
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Since 2011, LeakyNews has been bringing you all of your fandom news. They have been with you every step of the way, cheering and booing and general...
- Discussion
- Love and Mirrors: Percy Bysshe Shelley and House Lannister Orange County Convention Center - W102 B
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Percy Bysshe Shelley considered the search for love a quest to find one’s other half. “We are born into the world and there is something within us ...
- Lecture
- Quidditch: A History Orange County Convention Center - W103
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Meet with representatives from the International Quidditch Association and learn the history of the real-life sport! Discuss the sport of quidditch...
- Presentation
- Make a Video with Tessa Netting Orange County Convention Center - W105
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Collaboration
- The Ladies' Room Orange County Convention Center - W106
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Discussion
- The Art of Spying in Harry Potter Orange County Convention Center - W109
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT | 1 hour 40 minutes
- Join spy novelist Lynn Boughey and CIA vetran Peter Earnest - authors of the book The Art of Spying in Harry Potter - as they delve into the world ...
- Discussion
- Between Two Mandrakes with Maureen Johnson and John Green Orange County Convention Center - W110
- 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- Your friend Maureen talks book-things with her friend, Famous Writing-Man John Green. Arrive early. Sit close. Sit very close. No, not that clos...
- LeakyCon Lit
- Photo Booth: Nina Toussaint-White Orange County Convention Center - Photo Booth A (Marketplace)
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Photo Booth ProcedureAdmittance to the Photo Booth is done on a first come, first served basis. Please line up in the phot...
- Photo Booth
- Photo Booth: Amber Benson Orange County Convention Center - Photo Booth B (Marketplace)
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Photo Booth ProcedureAdmittance to the Photo Booth is done on a first come, first served basis. Please line up in the phot...
- Photo Booth
- Photo Booth: Dominic Barnes, Titus Makin Jr., Curt Mega Orange County Convention Center - Photo Booth B (Marketplace)
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Photo Booth ProcedureAdmittance to the Photo Booth is done on a first come, first served basis. Please line up in the phot...
- Photo Booth
- The Tumblr Ask Box VI Orange County Convention Center - W300
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:20 AM EDT | 1 hour 20 minutes
- The Tumblr Ask Box is open! Welcome to the real-world version of the Tumblr ask box, brought to you by Tumblr itself. Each session will feature a l...
- Q&A Session
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Potter Puppet Pals Live! Orange County Convention Center - MainStage
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Special Event
- The First Ever LeakyCon "Make Magic" Fellowship Presentation Orange County Convention Center - W101
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Presenting the photography project “Fiction Happens," the first winner of our Make Magic fellowship. We are so excited to share Amanda's vision wit...
- Presentation
- Disabilities in YA Orange County Convention Center - W102 A
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Come discuss how and if disabilities are represented in YA literature. With a focus on The Hunger Games, Divergent,and Harry Potter,
- Roundtable
- Twisting Fairy Tales: Once Upon a Time Orange County Convention Center - W102 B
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Since when do princesses kick butt and crickets offer psychiatric counselling? Come join us for a discussion on how Once Upon a Time has rewritten ...
- Discussion
- That Wasn't My Book! Orange County Convention Center - W103
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Come discuss how the transition between mediums affects the presentation of story, tone, and character in the context of a few popular book-to-movi...
- Discussion
- Dumbledore's Army Meeting Orange County Convention Center - W105
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Workshop
- Alohomora Orange County Convention Center - W106
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Alohomora! was created to fill the void following the final Harry Potter movie release. Led by a rotation of voices of the weekly...
- Podcast
- Improv with Jon Cozart Orange County Convention Center - W109 A
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT | 40 minutes
- Workshop
- The Return of "I Was a Teenage Writer" Orange County Convention Center - W110
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:20 PM EDT | 1 hour 20 minutes
- We do it every year because it’s awesome. See and hear some of today’s top YA writers reading from some of their early—very early—works. Works t...
- LeakyCon Lit
- Autographs: AV Byte Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT | 50 minutes
- This signing requires a wristband.LeakyCon 2014 Signing & Photo Booth ProceduresLeakyCon is one of very few conference...
- Signing
- Photo Booth: Ellie Darcey-Alden and Joseph Darcey-Alden Orange County Convention Center - Photo Booth A (Marketplace)
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Photo Booth ProcedureAdmittance to the Photo Booth is done on a first come, first served basis. Please line up in the phot...
- Photo Booth
- Photo Booth: Robbie Jarvis Orange County Convention Center - Photo Booth B (Marketplace)
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Photo Booth ProcedureAdmittance to the Photo Booth is done on a first come, first served basis. Please line up in the phot...
- Photo Booth
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
- Leading as a Lady Orange County Convention Center - MainStage
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:45 PM EDT | 45 minutes
- The landscape is changing, albeit too slowly, for female representations in traditional and digital media. These women have played Hell-knights, al...
- Panel
- Webcomic Workshop Orange County Convention Center - W102 A
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Have you ever wanted to make a webcomic, and wondered "Where do I start?!" Join Paige Lavoie, creator of the series Pumpkin Spiced. and ju...
- Workshop
- The Lost Boys: The Rise and Fall of Tom Riddle and Draco Malfoy Orange County Convention Center - W102 B
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- By most accounts, Tom Riddle and Draco Malfoy are just not good people. While the two do make a lot of poor choices where they could have avoided t...
- Presentation
- Fandom: A History Orange County Convention Center - W103
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Want to channel your inner Hermione Granger? Want to get in touch with the founding fathers of fandom? Come join this workshop focusing on fandom o...
- Discussion
- The Dumbledore Debate Orange County Convention Center - W105
- 12:00 PM EDT - 1:20 PM EDT | 1 hour 20 minutes
- In what was considered a controversial move by many, JK Rowling “outed” Albus Dumbledore as a gay man in October of 2007 during her reading of Harr...
- Panel
- How Fandom is Changing the World Orange County Convention Center - W109 A
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- From Project for Awesome to Equality FTW to Coverflip: as fandom grows, so too does the impact it has on the world. Join many of our fandoms’ leadi...
- Panel
- An Afternoon with Curt and Dom Orange County Convention Center - W109 B
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- If you enjoy seeing Curt and Dom on your TVs and Twitter feeds, then come see them do their thing in person! It's a fun-filled afternoon of music ...
- Performance
- Autographs: Team StarKid Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)
- 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- This signing requires a wristband.LeakyCon 2014 Signing & Photo Booth ProceduresLeakyCon is one of very few conference...
- Signing
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
- AV Byte Live Orange County Convention Center - MainStage
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Special Event
- The Hobbit vs. The Lord of the Rings: A Fan-Based Discussion Orange County Convention Center - W101
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- What started as a simple children's book in The Hobbit eventually morphed into the full-blown, mythic epic of The Lord of the Rings. ...
- Lecture
- We Survived the Harry Potter Ship Wars. Ask Us How? Orange County Convention Center - W102 A
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- No, really--ask us! Find out about the infamous Ron/Hermione vs. Harry/Hermione shipping wars from two who were on the front line. From the origins...
- Discussion
- Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches: Lessons from Ron's Wooing of Hermione Orange County Convention Center - W102 B
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- On Ron's seventeenth birthday he received the book Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches. Ron was obviously impressed with the book; he gave a cop...
- Presentation
- What Says Quinapalus?: Artificial Fools in Modern Media Orange County Convention Center - W103
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Shakespeare's wise and witty fools are among the most insightful characters in the literary canon. Robert Armin called these figures "artificial fo...
- Lecture
- The Second Annual Body Image and a Way-Too-Conscious Culture Panel Orange County Convention Center - W109 A
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Last year, Jackie Emerson and Devin Lytle got together to explore the ever-present body pressures that exist for the youth of today, and people are...
- Discussion
- This Panel Is Graphic Orange County Convention Center - W110 A
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- It’s graphic novel time! How are graphic novels created? How do you balance the story and art? If adapting a novel, how do you make the leap from t...
- LeakyCon Lit
- The War Against YA Orange County Convention Center - W110 B
- 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- There seems to be a certain trend in the media to portray YA books in a dismissive light. Why is the narrative? Time to ask some big questions abou...
- LeakyCon Lit
- Autographs: Doctor Who Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)
- 1:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This signing requires a wristband.LeakyCon 2014 Signing & Photo Booth ProceduresLeakyCon is one of very few conference...
- Signing
- Autographs: Harry Potter Actors Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)
- 1:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- This signing requires a wristband.LeakyCon 2014 Signing & Photo Booth ProceduresLeakyCon is one of very few conference...
- Signing
- The Tumblr Ask Box VII Orange County Convention Center - W300
- 1:00 PM EDT - 2:20 PM EDT | 1 hour 20 minutes
- The Tumblr Ask Box is open! Welcome to the real-world version of the Tumblr ask box, brought to you by Tumblr itself. Each session will feature a l...
- Q&A Session
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- LeakyStars Orange County Convention Center - MainStage
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Special Event
- The Presence of the Past Orange County Convention Center - W102 A
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- The Harry Potter novels take place in a history-saturated world, with continual nods to prior events: from the Mauraders in during their sch...
- Discussion
- Snake Tales: How Spin Sullied Slytherin's Reputation Orange County Convention Center - W102 B
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Hagrid’s warning of “There's not a single witch or wizard who went bad who wasn't in Slytherin” is one of the most recognizable lines from the Pott...
- Discussion
- When Factors Become Factions: Five Factor Personality Theory and Roth's Divergent World Orange County Convention Center - W103
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Explore the use of the Five Factor Personality Theory in Veronica Roth's Divergent. Disucss how the factions line up with these personality factors...
- Discussion
- In Defense of Fan Fiction Orange County Convention Center - W105
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Fanfiction is a very polarizing topic. It seems that someone will either love or hate it and it can be difficult to express what the appeal of fanf...
- Discussion
- Rocking the Hogwarts Libraries: Tales from Wizard Rock Tours Orange County Convention Center - W109 A
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Join our panelists as they relive the times when wizard rockers criss-crossed the country, and started making concert venues of libraries and punk ...
- Panel
- A Q&A with Kazu Kibuishi Orange County Convention Center - W109 B
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Interview
- The Process P*rn Panel Orange County Convention Center - W110 A
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:49 PM EDT | 49 minutes
- It’s time to get down and dirty and talk about how we do it. How do we write books? Outlines? Off the cuff? In order? In random sections? On...
- LeakyCon Lit
- I Made You. Now I'm Going to Kill You. Orange County Convention Center - W110 B
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Sometimes, in the course of events, an author has to knock off a character. Sometimes this makes readers upset. “WHY????” the reader writes, in a ...
- LeakyCon Lit
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
- The Joe Moses One Man Showses Orange County Convention Center - MainStage
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:45 PM EDT | 45 minutes
- Special Event
- Crafter and Fan Art Sale Orange County Convention Center - Marketplace - Real
- 3:00 PM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT | 3 hours
- At the Craft Fair you will find an eclectic assortment of artists with original and handmade fandom inspired items. Aspiring crafters can find insp...
- Tolkien's Dragons Orange County Convention Center - W101
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- It is the Year of Smaug and we have just experienced one of the most dramatic dragons ever to hit the silver (or golden) screen. What is the story ...
- Lecture
- The Human Marvel: Complex Heroes of the Marvelverse Orange County Convention Center - W102 A
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- The Marvel Comics Universe has exploded onto movie screens in recent years with the Avengers blockbuster and affiliated movies. Comics have been ar...
- Roundtable
- Sorting Characters from Other Fandom Orange County Convention Center - W102 B
- 3:00 PM EDT - 4:20 PM EDT | 1 hour 20 minutes
- Is Sherlock a Ravenclaw? Is the Doctor a Hufflepuff? Is Dean Winchester a Gryffindor? Come discuss Hogwarts Houses and the methodology behind sorti...
- Roundtable
- Types of Learning: Structured and Organic (Or Why Does Harry Keep Skipping Magic Lessons and Why Does Tumblr Hate School? Orange County Convention Center - W103
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Join this teacher and student duo in a roundtable discussion of education, fandom, Harry Potter, and Tumblr. Explore the strange situation wherein ...
- Discussion
- In the Writing Zone Orange County Convention Center - W105
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- This will be a sort of lightning-round writing workshop overviewing tactics for getting “in the zone.”Discussion will include easy places to find i...
- Discussion
- Game of Owns Podcast Live! Orange County Convention Center - W109 A
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Acclaimed author George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series will span seven books, five of which are published. And from them, HBO has ad...
- Podcast
- Geek to Screen: Turning Your Passion into Television Orange County Convention Center - W110 A
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- James Moran, Adam Glass, and Robbie Thompson turned their enthusiasm into careers writing geeky television shows. Join them to discuss how it all h...
- Panel
- LeakyCon Lit Signing II Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- Signing
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- "Starship: Requiem" Reading Orange County Convention Center - MainStage
- 4:00 PM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- A special, exclusive reading of Starship: Requiem, a sequel to the romantic sci-fi comedy space odyssey known as Starship. Join us as...
- Special Event
- The Future of Pokemon Orange County Convention Center - W102 A
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Talk about the latest installments of the Pokémon series and what they have brought to the franchise and experience. Look forward and theori...
- Discussion
- The Doctor and the Rose: Alchemy and Time Lords in Russell T. Davies Era Orange County Convention Center - W103
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Throughout his travels through space and time, the Doctor has gone through many transformations and has a host of companions. Throughout the Russel...
- Discussion
- So You Wanna Be a TV Writer Orange County Convention Center - W109 A
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:45 PM EDT | 45 minutes
- Using everyday local newspaper stories, James Moran will build an outline from scratch and recreate the atmosphere of a writers’ room where attende...
- Workshop
- The Lying Games Orange County Convention Center - W110
- 4:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT | 1 hour 50 minutes
- Join your favorite authors in a fantastic final lit event—two great games brought into one. We’ll have rounds of authors telling lies (or truths?) ...
- LeakyCon Lit
- Autographs: LeakyCon Musicians II Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)
- 4:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- No wristband is required for this signing!Signing ProcedureYou may only have one item signed at...
- Signing
- Autographs: Supernatural Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)
- 4:00 PM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT | 2 hours
- This signing requires a wristband.LeakyCon 2014 Signing & Photo Booth ProceduresLeakyCon is one of very few conference...
- Signing
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
- Dance Against the Dark Arts: We Love Weasleys! Orange County Convention Center - W101
- 5:00 PM EDT - 5:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- For the fourth straight year, Dance Against the Dark Arts is returning to LeakyCon with a completely overhauled version of their most popular progr...
- Workshop
- Make it IRL Orange County Convention Center - W109 B
- 5:00 PM EDT - 5:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Get off Tumblr and level up. Learn how to use your magic powers to make IRL gifs happen in your hometown through this interactive workshop. Recomme...
- Workshop
- Autographs: Mina Lima Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)
- 5:00 PM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- No wristband is required for this signing!Signing ProcedureYou may only have one item signed at...
- Signing
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- How to Eclipse Without Really Trying Orange County Convention Center - W101
- 6:00 PM EDT - 6:40 PM EDT | 40 minutes
- Ever wanted to try out some new dance moves at the Esther Earl Rocking Charity Ball? This interactive workshop will teach participants a new way to...
- Workshop
- LeakyCast Presents: The Great Debate Orange County Convention Center - W109
- 6:00 PM EDT - 7:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- LeakyCast hosts Leah Cornish and Brad Ausrotas love each other... but disagree on a lot of things. The time has come for them to duke it out and de...
- Panel
8:30 PM
8:30 PM
- Esther Earl Rocking Charity Ball Orange County Convention Center - MainStage
- 8:30 PM EDT - 1:00 AM EDT | 4 hours 30 minutes
- Special Event