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Preliminary Program Grid for Randee Dawn This is the Preliminary program schedule. Randee Dawn may or may not actually be on these items, but probably will. However, due to circumstances beyond our control, modifications to the program can occur throughout the convention.

Friday 5:00 pm: The Future of Cinema (Ends at: 5:55 pm) Monroe Participants:David Bartell, Randee Dawn (M), Shahid Mahmud, Sherin Nicole Movie theaters are struggling. There are new release models, which include direct to streaming. The studios seem to prefer to retread old stories rather than break new ground. What stories are in the works to break those models? Is there a way to save the theater experience? Is there anything worth going to see in the next few months?

Friday 7:00 pm: The Secondary Character Steals the Show (Ends at: 7:55 pm) Eisenhower Participants:Ken Altabef, Randee Dawn, Paul Haggerty, Barbara Krasnoff (M), Wednesday Mourning Come for Carl but love Princess Donut. Although she may argue that she is the main character, the series is named after Carl. A show-stealing secondary character is not new. And there have been other characters who become more popular than the main. Why does this happen? Do authors know that a secondary character may become more when they are writing the story?

Friday 9:00 pm: Apocalypse Now (Ends at: 9:55 pm) Jackson Participants:Doc Coleman (M), Randee Dawn, Mike McPhail, Meridel Newton, David Walton It's the end of the world! What talents allow people to survive at the end? Based on the type of the ending, panelists discuss what skills will help. Disease, nuclear war, alien invasion, the implementation of a system world?

Saturday 11:00 am: Cooking Up Fiction (Ends at: 11:55 am) Monroe Participants:Randee Dawn, Diana Peterfreund, Mark Roth, Michael Swanwick, Karlo Yeager Rodriguez (M) People love to eat. Descriptions of meals and meal creation can drive a lot of storytelling. Sometimes the meals go well, other times they end up burnt and in the trash. What are some meats, veggies, and other concoctions which drive people's interest? From Klingon Blood Wine to dinosaur skewers a discussion of making a great meal in a story.

Saturday 7:00 pm: Mass Signing and Awards Ceremony (Ends at: 8:55 pm) Atrium Participants:Danielle Ackley-McPhail, Sarah Avery, Martin Berman-Gorvine, Jennifer Brinn, Jack Campbell, Michael Capobianco, Neil Clarke, Doc Coleman, Randee Dawn, Matt Dinniman, Tom Doyle, Andy Duncan, Jim Freund, Paul Haggerty, Elektra Hammond, Bjorn Hasseler, Larry Hodges, Danian Jerry, Barbara Krasnoff, Bill Lawhorn (M), Mike McPhail, Meridel Newton, Joshua Benjamin Palmatier, Jennifer R. Povey, Alex Shvartsman, Ian Randal Strock, Sheree Renée Thomas, Jean Marie Ward, Joan Wendland The annual gathering of Capclave attendees with presentation of the Guest of Honor Gifts, the WSFA Small Press Award, and the Baltimore Science Fiction Society's Amateur Writers Award.

Sunday 10:00 am: Author Reading: Randee Dawn (Ends at: 10:25 am) Adams Participants:Randee Dawn Randee Dawn reads from new and upcoming works.

Sunday 2:00 pm: Companions, Pets, and More (Ends at: 2:55 pm) Eisenhower Participants:Jennifer Brinn, Randee Dawn (M), Matt Dinniman, Miguel O. Mitchell, Jean Marie Ward Princess Donut, Lassie, and Big Dee each play a roll in moving the plot forward. What is the role of the animal character? How do you convince readers of their animal nature even while they develop beyond the simple impulses of their origins?

Page last updated: 9 September 2024