ConQuesT 50: Full Schedule

5:30pm CDT

Ask an Editor Anything

What really goes on behind the slush pile? Is there seriously any "Secret Smof Tricks" that will help get your manuscript to the contract table? And how do you find the right short story market for you? Real live editors lift the editorial curtain and answer your questions.

Moderators

Brent Bowen

Turned onto reading at an early age–the product of bible stories given as punishment for stealing candy from a drug store–Brent Bowen devours books of all genres. Since then, Brent’s first paid, published story was a tweet (per word it’s a pretty good gig), and he’s studied... Read More →

Speakers

Julia Mandala

Bryan Thomas Schmidt

Freelance Writer/Editor

A national bestselling and Hugo-nominated editor, author, and screenwriter, Bryan Thomas Schmidt has written or edited novels including The Saga of Davi Rhii Trilogy, The Martian by Andy Weir, and entries in the Predator, X-Files, Monster Hunter International, Joe Ledger, and Decipher’s... Read More →

Darren Hennessey

Darren Hennessey is the editor of "Bargains", an anthology of stories about striking deals with Gods, Demons, Faeries and all manner of supernatural outsiders, being released in May by Pine Float Press. Darren has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Creative Writing so naturally he pursued... Read More →

Guy Anthony De Marco

Author, Editor, Publisher, Evil Brain Trust, LTD

Guy Anthony De Marco is a speculative fiction author; a Graphic Novel Bram Stoker® and Scribe Award finalist; winner of the HWA Silver Hammer Award; a prolific short story and flash fiction crafter; a novelist; a poet; an invisible man with superhero powers; a game writer; a disabled... Read More →

Saturday May 25, 2019 5:30pm - 6:30pm CDT
Empire A

Literary, Publishing, Writing

8:30pm CDT

So... what're YOU working on?

I would love to have a reading room with a rotating discussion in which creators get to sit for fifteen minutes and talk about their current project. Basically, have two seats at the front. One creator sits down, another one sits next to hir and says "So... what're you working on?" and then steps aside. After fifteen minutes of talking and q/a from the audience, another creators steps up and the process resets. It'd be a great ongoing thing.

Moderators

Sean Demory

Founder, Pine Float Press

Sean Demory is an author of short fiction and the founder of Pine Float Press. His work has been included on the recommended reading list for Locus Magazine and has received honorable mention in the Best Horror of the Year, a fact that he’ll milk as long as possible. He is currently... Read More →

Speakers

Claire Ashgrove

Author, Claire Ashgrove

Building on a background of fantasy game design, a fascination with history, and a lifetime love of books, award-winning author Claire Ashgrove brings to life action-filled, passionate journeys of the heart. Most noteably known for her involvement in the romance community, she writes... Read More →

Bryan Thomas Schmidt

Freelance Writer/Editor

Holly Messinger

Fashion, Fiction, and Hand-to-Hand Combat

Holly Messinger is a writer, costumer, and martial artist who enjoys silk dresses, edged weapons, and semicolons. She is the author of the weird western, The Curse of Jacob Tracy, and her short fiction has appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies and Baen's Universe.

Saturday May 25, 2019 8:30pm - 9:30pm CDT
Van Horn C

11:30am CDT

Education and Horror

How educators can better use genre fiction to connect with their students and to further teaching outcomes.

Moderators

Tyler Unsell

Speakers

Sean Demory

Founder, Pine Float Press

Kathy " 'Kat" Hinkle

Madeline Clark "Maddie"

Maddie spends her time writing short horror and fantasy stories and painting Kindness Rocks. Her philosophy on writing consists of two rules: 1. Never, ever kill the dog! And 2. You can't break the rules of writing until you understand the rules of writing.

Sunday May 26, 2019 11:30am - 12:30pm CDT
Benton

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