Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
Sessions
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Writing Antagonists Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- What does it take to write a baddie that readers love to hate? How about a complex, flawed antagonist that'll spark debate for years to come (*coug...
- Panel
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- From Fan Creator to Published Author Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Fan spaces have long provided budding creatives with opportunities to practice, whether that be through fanfiction, fanart, blogging, or YouTube vi...
- Panel
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Rape Culture in the Wizarding World Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Love is not a potion and your least-favorite DADA professor does not deserve to be sexually assaulted, but you wouldn't know it from the books . Jo...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Short Stories and Anthologies Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- What does a story need to be satisfying in fewer pages? How is having a piece in an anthology different from publishing a novel? In this session, w...
- Panel
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- LGBTQIA+ Meetup Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Are you part of the LGBTQIA+ community? Are you an ally to the queer community? If so, this meetup is a great place for you to hang out, meet other...
- Meetup
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Fantastic Scores and Who Conducts Them Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- The music and orchestrations of the Wizarding World films have become an iconic part of the Harry Potter fandom. John Williams, Patrick Doyl...
- Panel
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
- LeakyCon Trivia Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 6:00 PM EDT - 7:30 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Special Event
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- Author AMA Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Panel
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Trans Magic: Gender in the Wizarding World Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Trans folks have existed throughout time and space, so it stands to reason they exist in the wizarding world too. Our program will unpack the pros ...
- Roundtable
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Wizards in Space Literary Magazine: We Tell Your Story Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Wizards in Space was born from the Harry Potter community, in an effort to showcase the original works of its talented fans. We're he...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- How Harry Potter Influenced Us Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- The "Harry Potter Generation" has grown up and some of its members are now adults creating stories of their own. We'll discuss how our lov...
- Panel
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Theorizing for the Bored Witch and Wizard: After Dark Edition Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- What makes a creature magic? Like centaurs are cool but so are fireflies and anglerfish. Is there a wizard version of Uber? Is it broom or side-alo...
- Panel
10:15 AM
10:15 AM
- How Did Hagrid Use The Toilet? And Other Questions About Wizarding World Logistics Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 10:15 AM EDT - 11:15 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Have you ever asked yourself why Dumbledore never fixed his broken nose? What about whether Veelas seduce gay/bi/pan women? In this roundtable...
- Roundtable
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Marvel, Star Wars, and More: Writing Tie-Ins Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- In 2019, properties like Marvel and Star Wars reach across film, TV, comics, and prose. We'll interview two authors who've written tie-in books for...
- Panel
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- The Origin of House-Elves Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 12:45 PM EDT - 1:45 PM EDT | 1 hour
- This session will trace and speculate about the history and magic of house-elves. Join us as we talk about what their lives might have been like be...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Accio Identity: Wizard Rock and the Magic of Community Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 2:00 PM EDT - 3:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- 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...
- Panel
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- Finding Your Place: Intersectionality in the Wizarding World Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 3:15 PM EDT - 4:15 PM EDT | 1 hour
- It's not hard to find a character in the Harry Potter universe who struggles with their identity and how it impacts their standing in the wi...
- Panel
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- The Evolution of Grindeldore Seaport World Trade Center - Harborview Ballroom
- 4:30 PM EDT - 5:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Twelve years after J.K. Rowling first revealed that Albus Dumbledore was gay and in love with Gellert Grindelwald, the Grindeldore ship is finally ...
- Panel