Darkover^® Grand Council Meeting

11/4/10 - Programming is up now!

Alternate programming takes place all three days of the convention. It consists of panels and lectures by our guests in a more intimate environment than main programming. Besides the panels and lectures, Friday afternoon we will be showing a video of Clam Chowder from the 1980's.

Alternate Programming
Chesapeake Room 3-6

Friday

4:00 PM - How To Submit Short Fiction for Publication. Finding markets for short fiction, submission etiquette, keeping track of submissions & what to do when you get rejected.
Kelly Harmon

5:00 PM - The Different Faces of Art. Each artist does very different things, yet it is all "art".
Tristan Alexander, Helen Fleischer, Nancy Janda, Amanda-Lee Ronayne, Hannah Shapero. Heather Rose Jones, Moderator

6:00 PM - Clam Chowder from 1985 - DVD. (2 hours)

Saturday

10:00 AM - Yes, Men Write Fantasy Too.
J-F Bibeau, Timothy Liebe, Don Sakers. Jack Frost, Moderator

11:00 AM - A Vampire, a Cat, a Disembodied Brain, a Sentient Computer, an Angel, a Living Legend. These have all been "heroes". How do you make something/one that is not human, seem human?
Margaret L. Carter, Scott MacMillan, Leona Wisoker. Jennifer Heise, Moderator

12:00 NOON - On Beyond Mainstream Publishers. Where else can I go?
Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Debra Killeen, Mike McPhail, Elisabeth Waters. Alanna Morland, Moderator

2:00 PM - Is a Cat a Requirement? Familiars and pets in the writer's life.
Kelly Harmon, Heather Rose Jones, Timothy Liebe, Alanna Morland, Tamora Pierce. Melanie Mansfield, Moderator

3:00 PM - Smallville, Buffy, Eureka, Medium, Heroes. Has science fiction become mainstream?
Debra Killeen, Timothy Liebe, Don Sakers. Jack Frost, Moderator

4:00 PM - Unstable Worlds. Exploring art and mental illness.
Amanda-Lee Ronayne

5:00 PM - Words, Words, Words. Poetry in science fiction and fantasy.
Violette L. Reid & Herbert Gerjuoy

6:00 PM - My Favorite SF/F Book or Story.
Scott MacMillan, Tamora Pierce, Leona Wisoker, Elisabeth Waters, Don Sakers, Moderator

Sunday

9:00 AM - Michaeline Christian Mass.

11:00 AM - Wearing and Modeling Your Costume. So you've made or bought this stupendous outfit. What next? We will explore the value that proper posing, personifying & body language can bring to a costume, & how to achieve it. From candid hallway pictures to professional photoshoots.
J-F Bibeau

12:00 NOON - Improv Association. Drop the names of your favourite fiction characters into a hat. Then form a team to draw random names from that hat, & archetypes from another. Match them up as you please & then reenact the resulting story! Will Gandalf be your villain? Will Barney the Dinosaur be your damsel in distress? Will you even have a hero at all?
J-F Bibeau

3:00 PM - Tamora Pierce talks to her fans. Open to all, not just convention attendees.

Guests of Honour

Elizabeth Bear

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Amanda-Lee Ronayne

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Katherine Kurtz

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Clam Chowder

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