Saturday 2 August, 2014

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

8:00 AM

50 minutes, 8:00 AM EDT - 8:50 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W109

Signing

LeakyCon 2014 Signing & Photo Booth ProceduresLeakyCon is one of very few conferences that offers autograph sessions at no add...

9:00 AM

Shakespeare VS. Sondheim: The Broadway Battle

40 minutes, 9:00 AM EDT - 9:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W101

Roundtable

Miranda Caddell Oglesby, Mount Pleasant Tribune (Participant)

Abby Ritter, Mischief Management (Participant)

Adam Winney (Participant)

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 ...

IT RHYMES! A Hannibal Discussion

40 minutes, 9:00 AM EDT - 9:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W102 A

Discussion

Maggie Brevig (Participant)

Robin Whittle (Participant)

NBC's Hannibal has churned stomachs, broken hearts, and inspired a shocking amount of clever--and not-so-clever--puns. Along the way,...

Lost in Translation- Is Magic a Universal Language?

40 minutes, 9:00 AM EDT - 9:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W102 B

Discussion

Manja Netter (Participant)

Stephanie Vallarino (Participant)

Linde Heddes (Participant)

Marion Delaunay (Participant)

Translating a book is never easy; translating Harry Potter is even worse. Made up words, alliterations, word play, and names with cultural...

The Potter and the Pilgrim: Alchemical Parallelism by Chaucer and Rowling

40 minutes, 9:00 AM EDT - 9:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W103

Lecture

Carol Eshleman (Participant)

Geoffrey Chaucer and J.K. Rowling have something in common: both of these authors rely strongly on alchemical imagery to construct their plots and ...

Autographs: Emma Approved

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)

Signing

Joanna Sotomura (Participant)

James Brent Isaacs (Participant)

Dayeanne Hutton (Participant)

Brent Bailey (Participant)

This signing requires a wristband.LeakyCon 2014 Signing & Photo Booth ProceduresLeakyCon is one of very few conference...

Autographs: Maxwell Glick, Mary Kate Wiles

1 hour 30 minutes, 9:00 AM EDT - 10:30 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)

Signing

Maxwell Glick, mrcheezypop (Participant)

Mary Kate Wiles (Participant)

This signing requires a wristband.LeakyCon 2014 Signing & Photo Booth ProceduresLeakyCon is one of very few conference...

10:00 AM

Mina Lima

40 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - MainStage

Special Event

Eduardo Lima, MinaLima (Participant)

Jordan Edwards, Mischief Management (Moderator)

Marketplace Open

8 hours, 10:00 AM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Marketplace - Real

Event Hours

Take a stroll through the LeakyCon Marketplace, featuring a whole host of vendors including the official LeakyCon Store, Canvas Warriors, Amery Stu...

LeakyNews Does Fan Journalism

40 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W102 A

Discussion

Josh Wittge (Participant)

Amanda McAllister (Participant)

Leah Cornish, Mischief Management (Participant)

Brad Ausrotas, Con of Thrones / LeakyCon (Participant)

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...

Love and Mirrors: Percy Bysshe Shelley and House Lannister

40 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W102 B

Lecture

Carol Eshleman (Participant)

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 ...

Quidditch: A History

40 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W103

Presentation

Logan Anbinder (Participant)

Meet with representatives from the International Quidditch Association and learn the history of the real-life sport! Discuss the sport of quidditch...

Make a Video with Tessa Netting

40 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Collaboration

Tessa Netting (Participant)

The Ladies' Room

40 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W106

Discussion

Scarlett Byrne, Harry Potter films (Participant)

Jackie Emerson (Participant)

Devin Lytle, Team StarKid (Participant)

The Art of Spying in Harry Potter

1 hour 40 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W109

Discussion

Lynn Boughey (Participant)

Peter Earnest (Participant)

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 ...

Between Two Mandrakes with Maureen Johnson and John Green

50 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110

LeakyCon Lit

John Green (Participant)

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

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...

Photo Booth: Nina Toussaint-White

1 hour, 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Photo Booth A (Marketplace)

Photo Booth

Nina Touissaint-White (Participant)

Photo Booth ProcedureAdmittance to the Photo Booth is done on a first come, first served basis. Please line up in the phot...

Photo Booth: Amber Benson

1 hour, 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Photo Booth B (Marketplace)

Photo Booth

Amber Benson (Participant)

Photo Booth ProcedureAdmittance to the Photo Booth is done on a first come, first served basis. Please line up in the phot...

Photo Booth: Dominic Barnes, Titus Makin Jr., Curt Mega

1 hour, 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Photo Booth B (Marketplace)

Photo Booth

Dominic Barnes (Participant)

Curt Mega (Participant)

Titus Makin Jr. (Participant)

Photo Booth ProcedureAdmittance to the Photo Booth is done on a first come, first served basis. Please line up in the phot...

The Tumblr Ask Box VI

1 hour 20 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 11:20 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W300

Q&A Session

Amandalyn Ferri, Tumblr (Moderator)

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...

11:00 AM

Potter Puppet Pals Live!

40 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - MainStage

Special Event

Neil Cicierega, Potter Puppet Pals (Participant)

Emmy Cicierega (Participant)

Ming Doyle (Participant)

Alora Lanzillotta, Potter Puppet Pals (Participant)

The First Ever LeakyCon "Make Magic" Fellowship Presentation

40 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W101

Presentation

Presenting the photography project “Fiction Happens," the first winner of our Make Magic fellowship. We are so excited to share Amanda's vision wit...

Disabilities in YA

40 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W102 A

Roundtable

Abby Ritter, Mischief Management (Participant)

Come discuss how and if disabilities are represented in YA literature. With a focus on The Hunger Games, Divergent,and Harry Potter,

Twisting Fairy Tales: Once Upon a Time

40 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W102 B

Discussion

Danny Palmer (Participant)

Rory Lynne (Participant)

British Joe (Participant)

Rein Desdemona (Participant)

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 ...

That Wasn't My Book!

40 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W103

Discussion

Dana Ritterbusch (Participant)

Tessa Netting (Participant)

Maxwell Glick, mrcheezypop (Participant)

Ginny DiGuiseppi (Participant)

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...

Dumbledore's Army Meeting

40 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Workshop

Andrew Slack (Participant)

Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)

Paul DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

Alohomora

40 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W106

Podcast

Michael Harle (Participant)

Caleb Graves (Participant)

Kat Miller (Participant)

Laura Reilly (Participant)

Eric Scull, MuggleCast (Participant)

Alohomora! was created to fill the void following the final Harry Potter movie release. Led by a rotation of voices of the weekly...

Improv with Jon Cozart

40 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:40 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W109 A

Workshop

Jon Cozart (Participant)

The Return of "I Was a Teenage Writer"

1 hour 20 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 12:20 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110

LeakyCon Lit

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Moderator)

Scott Westerfeld (Participant)

Robin Wasserman (Participant)

Rainbow Rowell (Participant)

Lauren Myracle (Participant)

Malinda Lo (Participant)

Kazu Kibuishi (Participant)

Varian Johnson (Participant)

Alaya Dawn Johnson (Participant)

John Green (Participant)

Holly Black (Participant)

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...

Autographs: AV Byte

50 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)

Signing

Michelle Cameron, AVByte (Participant)

Molly Gallagher, AVByte (Participant)

Vijay Nazareth (Participant)

Antonius Nazareth (Participant)

Elizabeth Rage, AVByte (Participant)

Tiger Darrow (Participant)

Travis Slavin (Participant)

This signing requires a wristband.LeakyCon 2014 Signing & Photo Booth ProceduresLeakyCon is one of very few conference...

Photo Booth: Ellie Darcey-Alden and Joseph Darcey-Alden

1 hour, 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Photo Booth A (Marketplace)

Photo Booth

Ellie Darcey-Alden (Participant)

Joseph Darcey-Alden (Participant)

Photo Booth ProcedureAdmittance to the Photo Booth is done on a first come, first served basis. Please line up in the phot...

Photo Booth: Robbie Jarvis

1 hour, 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Photo Booth B (Marketplace)

Photo Booth

Robbie Jarvis (Participant)

Photo Booth ProcedureAdmittance to the Photo Booth is done on a first come, first served basis. Please line up in the phot...

12:00 PM

Leading as a Lady

45 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:45 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - MainStage

Panel

Leah Cornish, Mischief Management (Moderator)

Amber Benson (Participant)

Scarlett Byrne, Harry Potter films (Participant)

Alaina Huffman (Participant)

Joanna Sotomura (Participant)

Mary Kate Wiles (Participant)

The landscape is changing, albeit too slowly, for female representations in traditional and digital media. These women have played Hell-knights, al...

Webcomic Workshop

40 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W102 A

Workshop

Paige Lavoie (Participant)

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...

The Lost Boys: The Rise and Fall of Tom Riddle and Draco Malfoy

40 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W102 B

Presentation

Danny Palmer (Participant)

Sara Paulson (Participant)

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...

Fandom: A History

40 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W103

Discussion

Katie (Participant)

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...

The Dumbledore Debate

1 hour 20 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:20 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Panel

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...

How Fandom is Changing the World

40 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W109 A

Panel

Andrew Slack (Moderator)

Meghan Tonjes (Participant)

Hannah Hart (Participant)

Amandalyn Ferri, Tumblr (Participant)

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

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...

An Afternoon with Curt and Dom

40 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W109 B

Performance

Dominic Barnes (Participant)

Titus Makin Jr. (Participant)

Curt Mega (Participant)

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 ...

Autographs: Team StarKid

50 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)

Signing

Julia Albain, Team StarKid (Participant)

Denise Donovan (Participant)

Brian Holden, Team StarKid (Participant)

Nick Lang, Team StarKid (Participant)

Jim Povolo, Team StarKid (Participant)

Brian Rosenthal, Team StarKid (Participant)

Dylan Saunders, Team StarKid (Participant)

Meredith Stepien, Team StarKid (Participant)

This signing requires a wristband.LeakyCon 2014 Signing & Photo Booth ProceduresLeakyCon is one of very few conference...

1:00 PM

AV Byte Live

40 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - MainStage

Special Event

Michelle Cameron, AVByte (Participant)

Tiger Darrow (Participant)

Molly Gallagher, AVByte (Participant)

Antonius Nazareth (Participant)

Vijay Nazareth (Participant)

Elizabeth Rage, AVByte (Participant)

Travis Slavin (Participant)

The Hobbit vs. The Lord of the Rings: A Fan-Based Discussion

40 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W101

Lecture

Jim Wert, Nerd Cave & Tolkien Museum (Participant)

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. ...

We Survived the Harry Potter Ship Wars. Ask Us How?

40 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W102 A

Discussion

Emily Bytheway (Participant)

Pam Nail (Participant)

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...

Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches: Lessons from Ron's Wooing of Hermione

40 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W102 B

Presentation

David M. Martin (Participant)

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...

What Says Quinapalus?: Artificial Fools in Modern Media

40 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W103

Lecture

Robin Whittle (Participant)

Shakespeare's wise and witty fools are among the most insightful characters in the literary canon. Robert Armin called these figures "artificial fo...

The Second Annual Body Image and a Way-Too-Conscious Culture Panel

40 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W109 A

Discussion

Jackie Emerson (Participant)

Devin Lytle, Team StarKid (Participant)

Dominic Barnes (Participant)

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...

This Panel Is Graphic

40 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110 A

LeakyCon Lit

Holly Black (Participant)

Kazu Kibuishi (Participant)

Rainbow Rowell (Participant)

Scott Westerfeld (Participant)

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...

The War Against YA

40 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110 B

LeakyCon Lit

Laurie Halse Anderson (Participant)

Gayle Forman (Participant)

Lev Grossman (Participant)

Malinda Lo (Participant)

Stephanie Perkins (Participant)

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...

Autographs: Doctor Who

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)

Signing

Ellie Darcey-Alden (Participant)

Joseph Darcey-Alden (Participant)

James Moran (Participant)

Nina Touissaint-White (Participant)

This signing requires a wristband.LeakyCon 2014 Signing & Photo Booth ProceduresLeakyCon is one of very few conference...

Autographs: Harry Potter Actors

1 hour 30 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)

Signing

Scarlett Byrne, Harry Potter films (Participant)

Ellie Darcey-Alden (Participant)

Robbie Jarvis (Participant)

Hugh Mitchell (Participant)

Nick Shirm (Participant)

Charlotte Skeoch (Participant)

This signing requires a wristband.LeakyCon 2014 Signing & Photo Booth ProceduresLeakyCon is one of very few conference...

The Tumblr Ask Box VII

1 hour 20 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 2:20 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W300

Q&A Session

Amandalyn Ferri, Tumblr (Moderator)

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...

2:00 PM

LeakyStars

50 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - MainStage

Special Event

Dominic Barnes (Moderator)

Amber Benson (Participant)

Curt Mega (Moderator)

Jon Cozart (Participant)

Maxwell Glick, mrcheezypop (Participant)

Meghan Tonjes (Participant)

The Presence of the Past

40 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W102 A

Discussion

David M. Martin (Participant)

The Harry Potter novels take place in a history-saturated world, with continual nods to prior events: from the Mauraders in during their sch...

Snake Tales: How Spin Sullied Slytherin's Reputation

40 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W102 B

Discussion

Dag Currier (Participant)

British Joe (Participant)

Rory Lynne (Participant)

Danny Palmer (Participant)

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...

When Factors Become Factions: Five Factor Personality Theory and Roth's Divergent World

40 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W103

Discussion

Louise Freeman, Mary Baldwin College (Participant)

Explore the use of the Five Factor Personality Theory in Veronica Roth's Divergent. Disucss how the factions line up with these personality factors...

In Defense of Fan Fiction

40 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Discussion

Nika Harper (Participant)

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...

Rocking the Hogwarts Libraries: Tales from Wizard Rock Tours

40 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W109 A

Panel

Brad Ausrotas, Con of Thrones / LeakyCon (Moderator)

Joe DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Paul DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Adam Dubberly (Participant)

Lauren Fairweather (Participant)

Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)

Join our panelists as they relive the times when wizard rockers criss-crossed the country, and started making concert venues of libraries and punk ...

A Q&A with Kazu Kibuishi

40 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W109 B

Interview

Kazu Kibuishi (Participant)

Cheryl Klein (Participant)

The Process P*rn Panel

49 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:49 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110 A

LeakyCon Lit

Holly Black (Participant)

Lev Grossman (Participant)

Varian Johnson (Participant)

Malinda Lo (Participant)

Rainbow Rowell (Participant)

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...

I Made You. Now I'm Going to Kill You.

40 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110 B

LeakyCon Lit

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Alaya Dawn Johnson (Participant)

James Moran (Participant)

Lauren Myracle (Participant)

Scott Westerfeld (Participant)

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 ...

3:00 PM

The Joe Moses One Man Showses

45 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 3:45 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - MainStage

Special Event

Dominic Barnes (Participant)

Jon Cozart (Participant)

Jackie Emerson (Participant)

Titus Makin Jr. (Participant)

Curt Mega (Participant)

Joe Moses, Team StarKid (Participant)

Tessa Netting (Participant)

Crafter and Fan Art Sale

3 hours, 3:00 PM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Marketplace - Real

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

40 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 3:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W101

Lecture

Jim Wert, Nerd Cave & Tolkien Museum (Participant)

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 ...

The Human Marvel: Complex Heroes of the Marvelverse

40 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 3:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W102 A

Roundtable

Rory Lynne (Participant)

Danny Palmer (Participant)

Natalia Sluzky (Participant)

The Marvel Comics Universe has exploded onto movie screens in recent years with the Avengers blockbuster and affiliated movies. Comics have been ar...

Sorting Characters from Other Fandom

1 hour 20 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 4:20 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W102 B

Roundtable

Esther Pinsky (Participant)

Is Sherlock a Ravenclaw? Is the Doctor a Hufflepuff? Is Dean Winchester a Gryffindor? Come discuss Hogwarts Houses and the methodology behind sorti...

Types of Learning: Structured and Organic (Or Why Does Harry Keep Skipping Magic Lessons and Why Does Tumblr Hate School?

40 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 3:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W103

Discussion

Jessie Sarber (Participant)

Sarah Sarber (Participant)

Join this teacher and student duo in a roundtable discussion of education, fandom, Harry Potter, and Tumblr. Explore the strange situation wherein ...

In the Writing Zone

40 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 3:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W105

Discussion

Nika Harper (Participant)

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...

Game of Owns Podcast Live!

40 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 3:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W109 A

Podcast

Eric Scull, MuggleCast (Participant)

Micah Tannenbaum, MuggleCast (Participant)

Zack Luye (Participant)

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...

Geek to Screen: Turning Your Passion into Television

40 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 3:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110 A

Panel

Leah Cornish, Mischief Management (Moderator)

Adam Glass (Participant)

James Moran (Participant)

Robbie Thompson (Participant)

James Moran, Adam Glass, and Robbie Thompson turned their enthusiasm into careers writing geeky television shows. Join them to discuss how it all h...

LeakyCon Lit Signing II

50 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)

Signing

Laurie Halse Anderson (Participant)

Holly Black (Participant)

Gayle Forman (Participant)

Lev Grossman (Participant)

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Varian Johnson (Participant)

Alaya Dawn Johnson (Participant)

Kazu Kibuishi (Participant)

Malinda Lo (Participant)

Lauren Myracle (Participant)

Stephanie Perkins (Participant)

Rainbow Rowell (Participant)

Robin Wasserman (Participant)

Scott Westerfeld (Participant)

4:00 PM

"Starship: Requiem" Reading

2 hours, 4:00 PM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - MainStage

Special Event

Julia Albain, Team StarKid (Participant)

Denise Donovan (Participant)

Brian Holden, Team StarKid (Participant)

Nick Lang, Team StarKid (Participant)

Jim Povolo, Team StarKid (Participant)

Brian Rosenthal, Team StarKid (Participant)

Dylan Saunders, Team StarKid (Participant)

Meredith Stepien, Team StarKid (Participant)

A special, exclusive reading of Starship: Requiem, a sequel to the romantic sci-fi comedy space odyssey known as Starship. Join us as...

The Future of Pokemon

40 minutes, 4:00 PM EDT - 4:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W102 A

Discussion

British Joe (Participant)

Talk about the latest installments of the Pokémon series and what they have brought to the franchise and experience. Look forward and theori...

The Doctor and the Rose: Alchemy and Time Lords in Russell T. Davies Era

40 minutes, 4:00 PM EDT - 4:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W103

Discussion

Carol Eshleman (Participant)

Throughout his travels through space and time, the Doctor has gone through many transformations and has a host of companions. Throughout the Russel...

So You Wanna Be a TV Writer

45 minutes, 4:00 PM EDT - 4:45 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W109 A

Workshop

James Moran (Participant)

Using everyday local newspaper stories, James Moran will build an outline from scratch and recreate the atmosphere of a writers’ room where attende...

The Lying Games

1 hour 50 minutes, 4:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W110

LeakyCon Lit

Laurie Halse Anderson (Participant)

Amber Benson (Participant)

Gayle Forman (Participant)

Lev Grossman (Participant)

Maureen Johnson, Says Who (Participant)

Varian Johnson (Participant)

Alaya Dawn Johnson (Participant)

Malinda Lo (Participant)

Lauren Myracle (Participant)

Stephanie Perkins (Participant)

Rainbow Rowell (Participant)

Robin Wasserman (Participant)

Scott Westerfeld (Participant)

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?) ...

Autographs: LeakyCon Musicians II

1 hour, 4:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)

Signing

Adam Dubberly (Participant)

Lauren Fairweather (Participant)

Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Meghan Tonjes (Participant)

Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)

No wristband is required for this signing!Signing ProcedureYou may only have one item signed at...

Autographs: Supernatural

2 hours, 4:00 PM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)

Signing

Adam Glass (Participant)

Alaina Huffman (Participant)

Robbie Thompson (Participant)

This signing requires a wristband.LeakyCon 2014 Signing & Photo Booth ProceduresLeakyCon is one of very few conference...

5:00 PM

Dance Against the Dark Arts: We Love Weasleys!

40 minutes, 5:00 PM EDT - 5:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W101

Workshop

Maddy Herzog (Participant)

Alicia Wilson (Participant)

Madeline Wilson (Participant)

For the fourth straight year, Dance Against the Dark Arts is returning to LeakyCon with a completely overhauled version of their most popular progr...

Make it IRL

40 minutes, 5:00 PM EDT - 5:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W109 B

Workshop

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

Paul DeGeorge, Harry and the Potters (Participant)

Matt Maggiacomo (Participant)

Andrew Slack (Participant)

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...

Autographs: Mina Lima

1 hour, 5:00 PM EDT - 6:00 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - Signing Booths (Marketplace)

Signing

Eduardo Lima, MinaLima (Participant)

No wristband is required for this signing!Signing ProcedureYou may only have one item signed at...

6:00 PM

How to Eclipse Without Really Trying

40 minutes, 6:00 PM EDT - 6:40 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W101

Workshop

Katy Rico (Participant)

Lori Haynes, Patriot Trans Inc. (Participant)

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...

LeakyCast Presents: The Great Debate

1 hour, 6:00 PM EDT - 7:00 PM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - W109

Panel

Brad Ausrotas, Con of Thrones / LeakyCon (Participant)

Amanda McAllister (Moderator)

Leah Cornish, Mischief Management (Participant)

Josh Wittge (Moderator)

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...

8:30 PM

Esther Earl Rocking Charity Ball

4 hours 30 minutes, 8:30 PM EDT - 1:00 AM EDT

Orange County Convention Center - MainStage

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