Editors

June 05, 2021

Writing Speculative Justice (sponsored by L.E. grabowski)

Kansas City Local Time:
June 5, 2021 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm

Authors discuss what we can and should be thinking about while building systems of justice into our speculative worlds.

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Interrogating Scare Tactics: Today’s Horror Writing (Sponsored by Clarion west)

Kansas City Local Time:
June 5, 2021 9:30 am to 10:30 am

Authors and editors discuss how current horror writers are subverting the genre’s troubling past and what new twists lay ahead.

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It’s My Story, Too! (Sponsored Plottr)

Kansas City Local Time:
June 5, 2021 8:00 am to 9:00 am

Authors discuss their processes for creating side characters and their stories.

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June 04, 2021

What Sheltering-In Teaches Us About Our Speculative Worlds (Sponsored by Uncanny)

Kansas City Local Time:
June 4, 2021 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Writers discuss what experiencing a real worldwide pandemic has taught them about crafting speculative worlds.

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Actually Writing the Comic You Promised (Sponsored by podium audio)

Kansas City Local Time:
June 4, 2021 9:30 am to 10:30 am

Experienced comics writers discuss the unique challenges of writing a graphic novel script that’s already been sold.

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Crafting the First Line (Sponsored by Plottr)

Kansas City Local Time:
June 4, 2021 8:00 am to 9:00 am

Authors and editors discuss what makes a first line successful at a craft level, breaking down their favorites and sharing their own strategies.

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June 06, 2021

How Quarantine Has Changed the Middle Grade and Young Adult Markets (Sponsored by Candlewick press)

Kansas City Local Time:
June 6, 2021 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Experienced authors and editors discuss how the middle grade and young adult markets shifted due to COVID-19 and how they stay agile as the rules begin to shift.

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Taking Marginalization to Acquisitions (sponsored by Liminal Fiction)

Kansas City Local Time:
June 6, 2021 9:30 am to 10:30 am

Panelists: Diana M. Pho, Ruoxi Chen, Angeline Rodriguez and Tiana Coven (moderator)

Editors discuss how they approach pitching books featuring marginalized identities and non-western inspired worlds in acquisition meetings to marketing and sales teams that might fear they are not “commercial enough.”

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Hanging up Your Shingle: How to Start in Freelance Editorial (Sponsored by podium audio)

Kansas City Local Time:
June 6, 2021 8:00 am to 9:00 am

Experienced freelance editors give insights on how writers and publishing professionals can set up their own businesses in editorial.

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June 04, 2021

Middle Grade and Young Adult Literature… in Spaaaaace! (sponsored by 4theWords)

Kansas City Local Time:
June 4, 2021 8:00 am to 9:00 am

Authors of middle grade and young adult science fiction discuss craft and career strategies to make this often hard-to-sell category more appealing to gatekeepers.

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