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Saturday, April 29
 

3:30pm EDT

Fanfiction for Fun (and Profit?)
You can't sell fanfiction. So is writing it a waste of time? No way! Learn to use your fanfiction as a stepping stone to creating original characters and stories. 
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Katrina S. Forest

Author/Panelist, Forest Fanfics
Katrina S. Forest is a Clarion West alumna and a member of SFWA. She runs the recently re-launched Urban Fantasy Magazine and released her first middle grade book, My Best Friend Runs Venus, this June. You can learn more about her work at KatrinaSForest.com.

Saturday April 29, 2017 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Live 5 [Floor 3, Heritage A]
  Panels-Workshops, Anime, Comics/Graphic Novels, Creative Writing/Fan Fiction, Josei, Seinen, Shonen, Shoujo

5:30pm EDT

Art+Story : Making Independent Comics and Visual Fiction
Join John Salvino and Shannon O'Connell as they run down their processes for making original, independent comics. Any aspiring storytellers are invited and encouraged to bring questions about how to get stories from your brain to the page. Presentation with Q&A afterward.
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avatar for John Salvino

John Salvino

John Salvino is an artist based in Lancaster, PA. He makes sumi ink paintings, comics, and sculpture that explore fantasy and science fiction.

Saturday April 29, 2017 5:30pm - 6:30pm EDT
Live 6 [Floor 3, Heritage B]
  Panels-Workshops, Anime, Comics/Graphic Novels, Manga, Creative Writing/Fan Fiction, Sci-Fi, Webcomics

6:45pm EDT

Into the Temple: Lucha Underground's Mythology examined
To the believers out there, Lucha Underground has changed what we consider standard when it comes to wrestling. Its high flying action, the people in attendance, and most of all the story line. We are going to take a look at what makes LU stand above the rest and how other promotions can learn from it.
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Patrick Burden

QA Analyst, Drexel University

Saturday April 29, 2017 6:45pm - 7:45pm EDT
Live 5 [Floor 3, Heritage A]
  Panels-Workshops, Creative Writing/Fan Fiction, Pop Culture

10:15pm EDT

Eye of Argon Reading [18+]
The Eye of Argon, largely regarded as one of the worst short stories ever written, is a scifi convention tradition. In this "you laugh, you lose" contest, come try your hand, and see if you can read even a paragraph without hesitation, laughter or pronouncing the words too correctly, and you may be able to take home the fabled Golden Grignr
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Brian Harkless

Department Head, Mobile Tech

Saturday April 29, 2017 10:15pm - Sunday April 30, 2017 12:00am EDT
Live 5 [Floor 3, Heritage A]
  18 Plus Wristband Required, Creative Writing/Fan Fiction, Sci-Fi |   Panels-Workshops, Creative Writing/Fan Fiction, Sci-Fi
 
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Artemis [Floor 3, Walnut]
Exhibit Hall [Freedom B]
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Live 1 [Floor 2, Commonwealth 3]
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Live 4 [Floor 3, Hickory]
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Live 7/Autographs [Tellus 360 The Temple]
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Montgomery House, First Floor
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Outside Freedom A
Tabletop Gaming [Floor 2, Commonwealth 1 + 2]
Video 1 [Floor 2, Independence]
Video 2 [Floor 2, Federal B]
Video Gaming [Floor 3, Heritage D+E]
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