Peng Shepherd

Participates in 7 items

Peng Shepherd was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where she rode horses and trained in classical ballet. Her debut novel, The Book of M, was chosen as an Amazon "Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the Year," and has been featured on The Today Show, NPR On Point, and in The Guardian, io9 Gizmodo, and Elle Canada. She has an M.F.A.from New York University's Creative Writing program and is a winner of the Elizabeth George Foundation's emerging writers grant. She can be found at www.pengshepherd.com or on Twitter @pengshepherd.

Sessions in which Peng Shepherd participates

Friday 10 August, 2018

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

2:00 PM

Writing with Multiple POVs or Unusual Narrators

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

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Wizard's Chess Room (A306/307)

Panel

Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Moderator)

Peng Shepherd (Participant)

Robin Benway (Participant)

Julie Murphy (Participant)

Anna-Marie McLemore (Participant)

Past tense limited narratives of the first- and third-person may be the standard in Young Adult, but these authors create unique voices that turn t...

3:15 PM

Genre Writing

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

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)

Panel

Melissa Lawson (Moderator)

Peng Shepherd (Participant)

Anna-Marie McLemore (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Mindy McGinnis (Participant)

Mackenzi Lee (Participant)

Fantasy! Science fiction! Alternative history! What are some of the challenges (and joys) of creating or bending rules, recreating stories in a new...

4:30 PM

Robin Benway & Peng Shepherd Signing (Free Session)

1 minute, 4:30 PM CDT - 4:31 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Scrivenshaft's Autograph Area

Autograph Session

Robin Benway (Participant)

Peng Shepherd (Participant)

This session is free, but you must reserve a ticket in order to attend.

Saturday 11 August, 2018

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

11:30 AM

Writing Advice We Wish We'd Known When We Were Younger

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

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (A201/202)

Panel

Aliza Weinberger (Moderator)

Peng Shepherd (Participant)

Kacen Callender, Hurricane Child (Participant)

Robin Benway (Participant)

Nic Stone (Participant)

Let yourself be terrible. Write what you know. Harry Potter wasn't built in a day. Everyone has heard the basics, but what do writers in the...

2:30 PM

Robin Benway & Peng Shepherd Signing (Free Session)

1 minute, 2:30 PM CDT - 2:31 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Honeydukes Autograph Area

Autograph Session

Robin Benway (Participant)

Peng Shepherd (Participant)

This session is free, but you must reserve a ticket in order to attend.

Sunday 12 August, 2018

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

10:15 AM

Found Families

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

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Charms Room (A130/131)

Panel

Mindy McGinnis (Moderator)

Robin Benway (Participant)

Peng Shepherd (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Young adult literature, by definition, demonstrates a growing distance from—or even absence of—parental guidance while equally important relationsh...

12:15 PM

Robin Benway & Peng Shepherd Signing (Free Session)

1 minute, 12:15 PM CDT - 12:16 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Honeydukes Autograph Area

Autograph Session

Robin Benway (Participant)

Peng Shepherd (Participant)

This session is free, but you must reserve a ticket in order to attend.